Career Readiness & Internship Program

SHE WORKS Purpose/Mission:

To provide internship equity and equip young women with career-readiness skills, professional purpose, professionalism, and social capital (network) so they may thrive in the workforce.

SHE WORKS equips diverse, young women with career-readiness skills and connects them with internships at companies that demonstrate female leadership.

Apply for summer 2025 internships now

SHE WORKS is an accredited, equal opportunity internship program with both paid and unpaid internships and volunteer opportunities (determined by employer).

Please contact hannah@golivegirl.org with any questions.

SHE WORKS SUMMER 2024

At least 100-hour Paid Internships. Full-time internships are available!
Dates/times at the discretion of Employer & Intern

2024 TIMELINE

Applications open September 13th

Phase 1 Deadline: December 1st

Phase 2 Deadline: March 31st

May 13th-May 29th: Career Readiness Mandatory Intern Training Sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-5:15 pm via Zoom

June-July 31: Internships take place (coordinated with the employer)

Watch Our Intern Open House Below:

INTERN REQUIREMENTS

College Student (Rising college freshman through rising college senior)
Ability to virtually attend weekly career-readiness workshops in June
Ability to work at least 100 hours between June 1, 2024 - July 31, 2024.
Most internships will be in-person, with some hybrid and remote options.
Submission of final report/presentation to LiveGirl
Must reside and be able to work in the United States legally. Those not located within the United States and/or do not have authorization to work in the United States will not be considered for the SHE WORKS program.

Become a SHE WORKS Mentor!

Provide career readiness mentoring via weekly Zoom check-ins with college students during their She Works summer internship to provide coaching and navigation of workplace challenges.

We will assign you 1-2 mentees.

Timing/Commitment: May 15th-July, one hour weekly (your vacation weeks will be blacked out)

If you are ready to pay it forward, please sign-up below.

We will follow-up with more details early April.

Learn more

About Our Employer Network:

Companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small businesses.
Companies include AXA XL, Bankwell, Boeing, Northwestern Mutual, Stone Point Capital, The Office of Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Pitney Bowes, nonprofits, and so many more!
99% of employers indicated that their SHE WORKS intern met/exceeded expectations and will return to the program.

All SHE WORKS interns will be assigned a mentor (to provide day-to-day support) and a project champion (to provide project deliverables and ultimate project ownership).

FINE PRINT

Internships may be in-person, remote, or hybrid with majority in-person
LiveGirl is not involved in the employment relationship

CAREER-READINESS TRAINING

Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-5:15 pm via Zoom

Fall 2024:

November 7th

Training #1: College to Internship Professionalism: Building Resumes, Interview Preparation, and Professionalism 101

November 14th

Training #2: Career Ready: Networking for Success, Building Confidence, and Discovering Your Professional Purpose

November 21st

Training #3: Authentically Appropriate: Embracing Your Personal Brand in the Professional World

Summer 2025:

May 13th

Training #1: Professionalism Part 1: Managing Oneself

May 15th

Training #2: Professionalism Part 2: Relationships and Networking

May 20th

Training #3: Confidence, Values and Presence

May 22nd

Training #4: Time Management and Communication

May 27th

Training #5: Personal Finance

May 29th

Training #5: Equity & Inclusion

July 27th

Program Debrief/Report Out

LiveGirl’s Role

LiveGirl will match employers and program participants, as well as coordinate the career-readiness training and service leadership hours. All employment-related questions should be directed to the employer.

Employer’s Role

Provide a quality 100-hour internship experience. The employer determines whether the internship is paid or unpaid; if unpaid, it must pass the “primary beneficiary test.” Learn more.

Participant’s Role

1) Career-readiness training
2) 100 hours of internship work experience

Why SHE WORKS?

To provide internship equality and close the female leadership gap. When it comes to internships, connections matter most.

91% of surveyed college interns indicate that connections landed internship (43% family connections). - Forbes

Although women and men are participating in internships at nearly the same rate, women participate in 20 percent more unpaid internships than men.*

When race is considered, Hispanic American students have the lowest rate of participating in an internship (53.3%), followed by African American students (59.5%), Asian American students (63.2%) and Caucasian students (68.2%).*

Internship experience has been proven to increase a student's chance of getting a job in their field with 51.7% of graduating students who held an internship receiving a job offer by graduation.*

*Source: Leveling the Playing Field: The Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities of Internships in the U.S, BA Rudolph Foundation

“Thank you so much for the amazing opportunity to participate in these informative training sessions! I enjoyed getting to know more young women through networking, as it was inspiring to make connections over zoom. I also greatly valued all of the resources presented to us from the weekly articles to the guest speakers. I am grateful to have learned so much about professionalism, leadership, and diversity in the workplace, and I know I will use these tips for future experiences. SHE WORKS and Live Girl are now great resources to me, and I hope I can work again with you in the future!”

— Clea Ramos, SHE WORKS Career Readiness Program Graduate