Undergraduate Internships
The College of Social and Behavioral Sciences encourages students to acquire practical experience related to their majors. Internships are one way that students can prepare for employment or graduate study. The College is working with alumni to develop potential opportunities. See below for a listing. Or go to Career Resources for additional information. Some scholarships for internships are available to support students who take unpaid internships. Click here for a listing offered through the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
MASSACHUSETTS BANKERS ASSOCIATION
The 2010 Financial Literacy Internship Education Program
Application deadline: November 16, 2009
The Massachusetts Bankers Association (MBA), representing all 210 banks doing business in
Massachusetts are pleased to partner with the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) in
offering a paid internship with potential academic credit during the Spring 2010 semester. MBA is
looking for 2-3 students who will work with campus and MBA representatives to learn about financial
literacy and design and deliver programs that will help inform their campus peers.
For more information and application, click here. For commentary about the internship experience from past recipients, click here.
RESPOND2 COMMUNICATION GROUP
(R2C)
Summer 2009 Internship Opportunity—Direct Response Advertising
Application deadline: Friday, April 10, 2009
Based in Portland, Oregon, Respond2 Communications Group is the
largest privately held full-service direct-response advertising agency in the country. R2C
Group provides accountable advertising for many of the world's leading brands, driving
response, revenue and profit. More than 200 employees are situated in Portland, OR;
San Francisco; Philadelphia; Billings, MT; and Providence RI. UMass Amherst alumna,
Michelle Cardinal ´89 (communication) CEO and founder of Cmedia, is group
president of R2C Group. She was involved in founding both companies in 1998 and helped
build the agency from a start-up into what it is today.
For more information about R2C, click here.
About the Internship: Students will work within the media and creative aspects of the
direct response business and will be exposed to a highly creative and results-focused
culture. Interns may be placed in the Philadelphia, Portland and/or Providence offices. Click here for more information and an application.
SMITH BARNEY
Summer 2009 Internship Opportunity
Application Deadline: Friday, April 17, 2009
Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., is a
full-service financial firm that provides brokerage, investment banking and asset
management services to corporations, governments and individuals around the world. In
more than 500 offices, financial advisors manage more than 8.8 million client accounts
representing nearly $1 trillion in assets. Clients range from individual investors to small and
mid-sized businesses, as well as large corporations, non-profit organizations and
family foundations. Click here for more information about Smith Barney.
About the internship: Students will work with UMass Amherst alumnus, Ronald
Grasso, Jr. ’92 (psychology), who credits much of his
success to his strong educational foundation. “Much of my work,” he says, “has to do
with being able to understand what motivates people and what will make them
comfortable and happy in their financial decisions.” Click here for more information and an application.
PIPER JAFFRAY TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT BANKING
Summer 2009 Internship Opportunity
Application deadline: October 31, 2008
About the internship: Piper Jaffray's Technology & Clean Technology Investment Banking group hires college juniors each summer for its Summer Analyst program. Summer Analysts generally work ten to twelve weeks within an industry or product group in Technology Investment Banking and have the opportunity to learn financial modeling and basic analysis of companies and industries, as well as gain an understanding of the dynamics of the capital markets. These positions are available in San Francisco. This is a paid position. To be eligible for this internship, students must have completed their junior year in college and be graduating in December 2009 or spring 2010. They must have a GPA of 3.3 or higher.
Students selected for this internship will:
- Be among a very select group of students chosen for this prime internship.
- Be expected to work long hours and learn a lot in a dynamic work environment in Piper Jaffray's San Francisco office.
- Work as part of a global team with professionals from across Piper Jaffray's offices and sectors – from San Francisco to Minneapolis to Shanghai.
- Learn financial modeling and basic analysis of companies and industries from experienced practitioners.
- Develop an understanding of the intricacies of capital markets.
Make valuable connections in the investment banking industry.
If successful, be offered full-time employment upon graduation.
The appropriate candidate will demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit as well as an interest in and some knowledge of the investment banking industry. Want to learn more about investment banking in general? Come to an info session on October 8. Click here for details.
RESUME AND COVER LETTER REQUIRED - COVER LETTER SHOULD ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
In one page or less, succinctly describe why you would be a qualified candidate for this internship in the Technology Investment Banking group at Piper Jaffray. What makes you stand out from the other candidates who want this internship? Why are you interested in a career in investment banking?
Interested candidates should log on to the UMASS eRecruiting site at http://umass.experience.com. Your username will be UMA plus your SPIRE NUMBER; the password is just your SPIRE NUMBER. For questions logging in, please contact 545-2224. Once on the site, click the Co-op option, type "piper" in keywords and search.
