Please note: We are still accepting applications for late Summer 2013!

About Interning in Mexico

Mexico’s vibrant culture is a melting pot of influences that are ancient and modern, local and international. This dynamic and lively environment is ideal location for interns who want to experience cultural immersion both in and out of the workplace and to feel connected to an international community of professionals in their field. Interns in Mexico have the opportunity to practice their Spanish in a real world setting while gaining hands on work experience that will give them a competitive advantage in the work place.

Interns can expect to work side by side with local colleagues, receive direction from a manager or staff member, and behave just as one would in a real job. On weekends or after work hours, interns engage in a host of activities depending on each participant’s tastes. Interns share meals with new friends or host family members, take in cultural events, explore the city, or even take day or weekend trips outside of the area. World Endeavors provides a list of possible activities in the area and the World Endeavors local coordinator can also function as an ever present guide and ambassador to the area.

Language Training

World Endeavors’ Internship in Mexico program includes 80 hours of immersive Spanish language training during the first four weeks of the program, for all interns staying two months or longer.  Interns spend the first four weeks in Mexico concentrating on their Spanish language skills, and then transition into their internship beginning in the fifth week.  Interns with a stronger command of Spanish may in some cases begin their internship earlier.

About Interning Abroad

An international internship is one of the most exciting and challenging ways you can jump-start your professional career. The experience may be just the thing to electrify your resume and make you stand out in a competitive crowd of fellow jobseekers. More importantly, an international internship is an effective way to invest in your own personal and career growth because it gives you the opportunity to:

• Acquire Real-life Professional Experience. Many complete their degree with only an academic or theoretical knowledge of their chosen profession. World Endeavors internships are professional and experiential, which means that you will learn about your profession by actually working in it.
• Gain Hands-on Practical Skills. This is the kind of experience that can round out your capabilities and give you more agility in a job market that increasingly demands more from prospective hires.
• Develop Global and Cultural Savvy. Job applicants with an international internship on their resume truly stand out as more and more employers look for candidates with demonstrated cross-cultural communication skills, foreign language skills, and international experience.

Internships for Credit

Are you doing your internship to fulfill an academic requirement, or would you just like to earn some academic credits for your internship experience?  World Endeavors is here to help.  About half of World Endeavors interns complete their internships for credit, and our advisors are experienced in coordinating internships to meet students’ academic requirements.  Contact World Endeavors to learn more!

Eligibility

Interns must be 18 years of age or older and have completed high school (or equivalent).  World Endeavors’ International Internship program is open to current students, graduates, and mid-career professionals.