Southeastern NE Defense Industry Alliance Is Taking Applications for Real Jobs RI Internships
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance (SENEDIA) is currently accepting applications for its internship program through Real Jobs Rhode Island (Real Jobs RI).
According to SENEDIA, interns will gain 80 hours of paid, hands-on work experience at some of the most innovative companies in the state’s robust defense industry, including opportunities in cybersecurity, engineering and science, supply chain management, undersea technology, and more. Current and former participants – both interns and employers – encouraged prospective applicants to learn more in a series of testimonial videos released this week as SENEDIA continues to attract new employers and interns to the program.
“If you want a great job – high pay, high tech, high demand – think about our internship program. We will connect you to real, on-the-job experience at a company that maps with your career goals,” said Molly Donohue Magee, SENEDIA’s executive director. “Southeastern New England is the hub for undersea technology and submarine shipbuilding and a major player in the nation’s defense landscape, and our interns are at the front of the line in accessing exciting, hands-on job opportunities in this strong and growing sector.”
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"As Rhode Island looks towards our economic recovery from the pandemic, providing high-quality, demand-driven job training opportunities through Real Jobs RI – like SENEDIA's internship program – is now more important than ever,” said Scott Jensen, Director of Rhode Island DLT. “SENEDIA's internship program paves the way for Rhode Islanders to land great jobs in the state's thriving defense sector. I encourage all defense industry employers and eligible interns to consider participating in this rewarding and successful program."
More than 90 percent of SENEDIA interns have found full-time employment after graduation, with many landing at SENEDIA’s member companies.
At NeQter Labs, for example, a cybersecurity compliance company based in Pawtucket, 70 percent of the current workforce is made up of former SENEDIA interns. Richard Astle, the CEO and Co-founder of NeQter Labs, says the internship program is as beneficial for member companies as it is for participating interns.
To be eligible, internship participants must be U.S. citizens, have no criminal record, be available to work at least 8-10 hours each week, and must be military veterans or current students, either in their second year at CCRI, their fourth year at a four-year institution, or in graduate school.
To learn more about the SENEDIA internship program, visit www.senedia.org/real-jobs-ri/internships, or apply to be an intern or employer through the program by reaching out to [email protected].
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