Global Company Offers International Internships to Help College Students Compete in Today's Challenging Job Market
San Francisco, CA, May 05, 2009 --(PR.com)-- College students this year are faced with launching their career during one of the most competitive job markets in the last two decades. Not only are jobs sparse and in high demand, but these graduates will be competing head-to-head for entry level positions with seasoned professionals laid off as a result of the economic crisis. A growing San Francisco company, Intrax Intern Abroad, is offering college students the opportunity to stand out from the crowd by living abroad for the summer while participating in a professional internship.
As company recruiters are flooded with resumes from overqualified candidates with previous professional experience, there is nothing more important for new job seekers than having a big differentiator on their resume. College graduate resumes typically include a laundry list of summers waiting tables, leadership positions in school clubs and occasionally professional work experience serving Executives coffee or picking up dry cleaning. Intrax Intern Abroad’s program recruits ambitious students from top U.S. and Canadian universities and matches them with prominent companies in the UK, Spain, France and Japan according to their career objectives. Companies range from small entrepreneurial firms to large globally known financial institutions and software giants.
Managing Director of Intrax Intern Abroad, Terry Cumes says “With globalization occurring at such a rapid pace, we wanted to build a program that provides young professionals with practical life experiences in a professional environment, while also exposing them to an international experience akin to study abroad. Our interns work on specific projects receiving frequent performance evaluation from their supervisors and also participate in our proprietary Global Skills training classes. Our goal is to make sure that these interns come home with newly acquired professional skills, tangible accomplishments and recommendations from top international professionals that will allow them to excel in their future career.”
Jim Key, Director of Marketing drives the message home for students, “Imagine living in Paris with 10-15 other students, taking the Metro daily, working closely with your French colleagues at UN Environmental Program or Ballou PR on a real project and then enhancing your experience with a curriculum that covers topics such as intercultural competence, leveraging your personal network, branding yourself, etc. Can you think of a better way to spend your summer?”
There couldn’t be a better team to deliver this internship experience; Intrax Intern Abroad is made up of professionals with MBAs from top 10 universities who have lived, worked and studied across the world. Each individual tapped into their personal network to secure partnerships with a broad range of global companies that, in turn, will benefit from talented young Americans diversifying their workplace and contributing to major projects.
The deadline for students to apply for 2009 summer internships is May 15. Interested students should call 800.579.1709 or apply online at www.intraxinternabroad.com as available positions are filling fast.
About Intrax Intern Abroad
Intrax Intern Abroad is a part of Intrax Cultural Exchange, a family of companies dedicated to international travel and educational exchange since 1980.
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As company recruiters are flooded with resumes from overqualified candidates with previous professional experience, there is nothing more important for new job seekers than having a big differentiator on their resume. College graduate resumes typically include a laundry list of summers waiting tables, leadership positions in school clubs and occasionally professional work experience serving Executives coffee or picking up dry cleaning. Intrax Intern Abroad’s program recruits ambitious students from top U.S. and Canadian universities and matches them with prominent companies in the UK, Spain, France and Japan according to their career objectives. Companies range from small entrepreneurial firms to large globally known financial institutions and software giants.
Managing Director of Intrax Intern Abroad, Terry Cumes says “With globalization occurring at such a rapid pace, we wanted to build a program that provides young professionals with practical life experiences in a professional environment, while also exposing them to an international experience akin to study abroad. Our interns work on specific projects receiving frequent performance evaluation from their supervisors and also participate in our proprietary Global Skills training classes. Our goal is to make sure that these interns come home with newly acquired professional skills, tangible accomplishments and recommendations from top international professionals that will allow them to excel in their future career.”
Jim Key, Director of Marketing drives the message home for students, “Imagine living in Paris with 10-15 other students, taking the Metro daily, working closely with your French colleagues at UN Environmental Program or Ballou PR on a real project and then enhancing your experience with a curriculum that covers topics such as intercultural competence, leveraging your personal network, branding yourself, etc. Can you think of a better way to spend your summer?”
There couldn’t be a better team to deliver this internship experience; Intrax Intern Abroad is made up of professionals with MBAs from top 10 universities who have lived, worked and studied across the world. Each individual tapped into their personal network to secure partnerships with a broad range of global companies that, in turn, will benefit from talented young Americans diversifying their workplace and contributing to major projects.
The deadline for students to apply for 2009 summer internships is May 15. Interested students should call 800.579.1709 or apply online at www.intraxinternabroad.com as available positions are filling fast.
About Intrax Intern Abroad
Intrax Intern Abroad is a part of Intrax Cultural Exchange, a family of companies dedicated to international travel and educational exchange since 1980.
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Emilie Colker
888-552-9872
www.intraxinternabroad.com
Emilie Colker
888-552-9872
www.intraxinternabroad.com
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