The Geauga Growth Partnership announces their January 20 Open House for Geauga County juniors, seniors and their parents to learn about the 2015 Paid Summer Internship program.
The event will be held at the Kent State Geauga, 14111 Claridon Troy Road in Burton, Ohio, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30pm. It is open to any in-school or home-schooled junior or senior who is a Geauga County resident. Go to Eventbrite to register.
Many sponsors will be present to speak their companies and describe the positions being offered. There will be a short question and answer period for the parents and students and the program will end in time for conversations with students and parents.
Interns are selected in a competitive process that begins with applications that are due February 13, 2015, by 5pm. A full application, including all forms, is available from high school guidance counselors or on the GGP website, where details on the open positions are also available.
In addition to the application process, interns will be interviewed by sponsoring employers at their place of business. The goal is to provide 50 internship opportunities and we thank our sponsoring companies for their participation.
“We are delighted to offer these internship opportunities to Geauga students,” said Lee Imhof, chair of the Partnership’s Internship Task Force, “and we encourage all interested students and their parents to attend the January 20 Open House. These internships give our students real-world experience in the workplace and insight into employment opportunities in Geauga County.”
In 2014, interns worked in many different business environments with a wide variety of Geauga County employers. For 2015, the preliminary list of employers includes: Aerospace Maintenance Solutions (Chesterland), Assure Vault (Chesterland), Arms Trucking Co. (E. Claridon), Auburn Bainbridge Excavating (Bainbridge), Bremec Group (Chesterland), Chow Down (Huntsburg), Company 119 (Chardon), d’Marie, Inc. (Bainbridge), Exscape Designs (Chesterland), Fairmount Santrol (Chesterland), Flambeau Products (Middlefield), Fowler’s Mills Golf Course (Chesterland), Gold Key Processing (Middlefield), Geauga County Recorder’s Office (Chardon) , Geauga County Court of Common Pleas (Chardon), Geauga County Mapleleaf (Chardon), Geauga Growth Partnership (Newbury), Great Lakes Cheese (Troy), Kinetico (Newbury), Mayfield-Sand Ridge Golf Club. (Chardon), Metzenbaum Sheltered Industries (Chesterland), NMS Certified Public Accountants (Chardon), Sheoga Hardwood Flooring (Middlefield), Troy Chemical Industries (Troy), United Way of Geauga County (Chardon), Universal Disposal (Hambden), University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center (Chardon).
Questions about the 2014 GGP Internship Program may be directed to Georgia Klemencic at gklemencic@geaugagrowth.com or call 440-564-1060.
Geauga Growth Partnership, Inc. is a business-led organization dedicated to the retention, growth and attraction of jobs, investment and economic growth in Geauga County. Contact info@geaugagrowth.com.
