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Mar

Hire a Skilled DISD Career Institute East Student for Summer Internship

Dallas BA members are urged to consider hiring a DISD Career Institute East student for summer internship. Students are sophomores and juniors and have been vetted for employment by their teachers.

Paid internships for students should be from 4 to 6 weeks, potentially beginning June 6. Arrangements can be made for longer terms of employment if needed. Salary should be a minimum of $12 per hour.

Students at the Career Institute East gain a wide array of knowledge to prepare them to enter the workforce with a competitive edge. They begin their journey by selecting one of our eight pathways including construction, cybersecurity, electrical, heating-ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), interior design and plumbing.

Deadline to express interest by completing a Google Interest Form is March 4.

“Mock interviews” will be held March 21-25  at Career Institute East. Virtual interviews can also be arranged.  Even though these are “mock interviews” to give the students practice in the interview process, companies are  free to hire students at that point if they are a great fit.

Employers will be required to complete short evaluation forms that will serve as a check-off of how the students are performing on the job:  being on time, few or no absences, attentiveness to detail, getting along with others, performing tasks in a timely manner, completion of task given, etc. These forms will only have to be completed twice: once at the mid-way, and once again at the end of the internship.

Internship Process

  1. Submit the Google Interest Form by Friday, March 4.
  2. Set up in-person or virtual mock interviews with potential student candidates. Sample interview questions and rating sheets will be provided.
  3. Once candidates have been identified for hire, provide an official offer/hiring letter to the student.  Both the student and parent must sign this letter and will be disseminated through CI East.
  4. Collaborate on the onboarding process (this can be done at the worksite or paperwork can be filled out at CI East)
  5. Students begin work on June 6!