Tuesday, March 3, 2009

John Wiley and Sons, Inc.

Marketing, Editorial, Production, Information Technology, New Media, Customer Service or Public Relations Internship
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-301744.html


About the interning organization:
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. offers a structured ten-week summer internship program for students typically between their junior and senior years of college who aspire to careers in the publishing industry. Cited in the Princeton Review's America's Top 100 Internships as one of the best internships available for students, the Wiley program provides students with the opportunity to gain practical work experience and learn from publishing professionals.
Internship assignments exist in a variety of areas within the company such as Marketing, Editorial, Production, Information Technology, New Media, Customer Service and Publicity, and are based at our corporate office in Hoboken, New Jersey (just across the river from Manhattan), at our distribution center in Somerset, New Jersey, at Wiley's locations in San Francisco, California, Indianapolis, Indiana and in Malden, Massachusetts.
The program combines on-the-job training with seminars and group luncheons. Internship programs are available throughout the year. The summer program offers a weekly stipend and runs from May through August. If you are interested in applying for an internship, submit a letter addressing why you would like to be selected for the program and areas of interest along with a resume.
Summer internship applications should be submitted by April 1 annually.

Semesters interns are needed: Su I & Su II, fall, spring annually

Number of interns needed: minimum of 1

Start date: On or near the first day of the semester, negotiable

End date:
On or near the last day of the semester, negotiable

Hours per week:
Minimum of 20 hours per week

Academic qualifications: Declared major or minor in the School of Communication

Location: To apply for a Wiley internship, please use the following contact information or visit http://tbe.taleo.net/NA4/ats/careers/jobSearch.jsp?org=WILEY&cws=1, choose a location and submit your resume indicating an interest in our internship program:

Credit: College credit toward communication major, minor or general electives. One hour of college credit is earned for 40 hours of work.

Evaluation: The evaluation and grade will be completed by Internship Coordinator Marilyn Kritzman and will be based upon the following:
· The student’s journal/log/observation of all intern activities
· The student’s copy of all work produced
· The student’s learning objectives and progress made toward the learning objectives
· Final paper
· The internship sponsor mid-internship evaluation
· The internship sponsor final evaluation

Method of Evaluation:
· Student’s journal/log: 20%
· Student’s work: 20 %
· Paper: 20%
· Internship sponsor mid-internship evaluation: 20%
· Internship sponsor final evaluation: 20%

Calendar:

· E-mail updates to faculty sponsor every month.
· Additional communication via email, phone or in person as needed
· All materials are to be submitted to Marilyn Kritzman on the Wednesday prior to final weeks of the semester/session registered.
· Internship sponsor evaluation due half way through the internship
· Internship sponsor final evaluation due the Wednesday of finals week with the rest of the material. The evaluation may be submitted with the student’s materials in a sealed envelope, or the sponsor may submit it separately by the due date.



Student’s Signature


Intern sponsor’s (at internship site) signature


Coordinator of Undergraduate Internship’s (Marilyn S. Kritzman) signature