Consumer Reports:
Consumer Reports is the largest independent educational and consumer product testing center in the world with headquarters located in Yonkers, NY, published by Consumer's Union. The Westchester Magazine has described Consumer Reports as, “one of the best places to work in Westchester County”.
Mission Statement:
Consumers Union (CU) is an expert, independent, nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves. The organization was founded in 1936 when advertising first flooded the mass media. Consumers lacked a reliable source of information they could depend on to help them distinguish hype from fact and good products from bad ones.
Since then CU has filled that vacuum with a broad range of consumer information. To maintain its independence and impartiality, CU accepts no outside advertising and no free samples and employs several hundred mystery shoppers and technical experts to buy and test the products it evaluates.
Available Positions:
Under “General Internships” - Internships are available for Information Technology (Computer Science), Publishing/Marketing, Communications, Accounting and Finance (Business, etc.) and Survey Research (Computer Science, Library Science and research-related majors.
Additional internship opportunities are also available in editorial, advocacy, and engineering.
Qualifications:
Qualifications depend on the type of internship.
- Computer/word processing skills
- Well organized, detail oriented and able to handle changing priorities.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Editorial Interns:
- English, Journalism or Communications majors are encouraged to apply.
- Editorial interns must possess computer/word processing skills (particularly Microsoft Word on a MacIntosh computer).
- Candidates must be well organized and detail oriented and possess the ability to multi-task.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also required.
Advocacy Interns:
- Students interested in law, education, public policy, government, economics, sociology, humanities, English, business, library science or related disciplines are encouraged to apply.
- Candidates must possess a passion for consumer issues and be willing to fight for consumer rights.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
Engineering Interns:
- Open to all engineering students with a passion for testing and understanding how things work.
- All candidates must have a working knowledge of Windows, Word and Excel and a demonstrated ability to learn quickly and handle work assignments with minimal supervision.
- Candidates must also be detail oriented, flexible and have an ability to work well in a team environment.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also required.
Benefits:
Students will receive a stipend in the amount of $1500 at the completion of the internship. Students can also elect to do the internship for credit. Excellent opportunity to gain the relevants skills required for being considered for future employment at a major publication such as Consumer Reports.
To Apply:
