| URL | http://www.internships.com/ |
|---|---|
| Slogan | "Hired Education" |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Internships search engine |
| Registration | Optional |
| Owner | ARC International Group |
| Launched | 2009 |
| Revenue | subscription-based |
| Current status | Active |
Internships.com is a Burbank, California-based web venture of the ARC International Group focused on providing internship resources and services for students, employers and educators. The site offers free internship searching, posting and a library of resources from career experts including "Intern Coach" Colleen Sabatino, as well as a researched guide on U.S. intern hiring laws. Some of its premium student features are subscription-based. As of October 2010, the company had offices in Burbank and Boston, Massachusetts. Its mission statement is to "Build the premier internship marketplace to strengthen tomorrow’s workforce." [1]
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Internships.com was founded in 2009 by former MP3.com president Robin D. Richards and chief financial officer Paul Ouyang.[2] In an interview with SoCalTech.com, Richards said he chose the site as his next project because he saw no other centralized place for young people to seek career-building work experience.
"Kids from the big schools will get recruited, especially if they're in technology or economics,” Richards said. “And the wealthier kids might ask Mom, Dad, or their uncle to hook them up. But, what happens to the other 25 million college students looking for an internship? Where's the marketplace?"
The site launched in early 2010.[3] as an entirely free resource and internship search engine, then added a paid "Premium Advantage" student membership during the summer touting featured search and resume placement, a corporate directory and its proprietary "Intern Certification Program," among other listed services.
As of Oct. 1, 2010, the site claimed to index more than 20,000 internships in the United States and abroad.[4]