News Information
Emerging Leaders Summer Internship Program & NBDC's National Resume Database |
| February 2nd, 2009 |
| Category Recruitment/Internship, Career Prep |
| **Dear Students, please let me know if you apply to either Emerging Leaders Summer Internship Program or to the National Business and Disability Council's national database by emailing me at sheft@illinois.edu. Thanks! Susann Sears The Emerging Leaders Summer Internship Program for College Students with Disabilities offers paid summer internships at many of America's leading corporations. These companies are members of the National Business & Disability Council www.nbdc.com and are proactive in recruiting qualified people with disabilities. To be considered for an internship, a student must be an enrolled undergraduate or graduate student with a disability, who has completed at least 60 credits, and is maintaining at least a 3.0 GPA. More information can be found on the web site at www.emerging-leaders.com. Please note: The application deadline for 2009 program has changed from December 31, 2008 TO Feb. 13, 2009!! In addition, the following is important information about a FREE service to students and graduates with disabilities: The National Business & Disability Council's National Resume Database, which was developed with the goal of bringing together top talent with disabilities and America's top employers in both the private and public sector. This service is provided free of charge to job seekers with disabilities and is open to applicants who have earned or are expected to earn a two or four year degree within the next six months or have completed equivalent technical training. Log onto www.nbdc.com and click onto Job Seekers. For more information, contact me at 516.465.1519 or email me at lfrancis@abilitiesonline.org. Laurie Laura M. Francis Manager of Corporate Services National Business & Disability Council at Abilities! |
