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Governor's Internship Application

The Governor's Internship Application is being revised and is currently not available. Please check again later for availability

Unpaid internships are available to students during the spring, summer, fall and winter semesters. The Governor's Internship Program provides a meaningful professional experience and lens into state government. Note: This is a different program than the Governor's Fellows program. The Governor's Fellows program will continue to run during the summer.

Requirements
Applicants should be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week. Interns will be assigned to a Secretariat or Executive Office and will report directly to a staff mentor within the department.

Students must meet the following requirements to be considered for an internship:

• Enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program
• 3.0 or higher GPA
• At least 18 years of age

Completed current resume must be submitted together with this on-line application.

For additional information, please contact:
Internship Coordinator
Executive Office of the Governor
Patrick Henry Building
Richmond, Virginia 23218

Personal Information

First Name: *

Last Name: *

Date of Birth:
mm/dd/yyyy *

 

Address: *

Address 2:

City: *

State: VIRGINIA ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA GUAM HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA PUERTO RICO RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGIN ISLANDS WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING *

Zip Code: *

Phone Number
(no dashes): *

E-mail Address: *

 

School: *

Year you will Graduate:
yyyy *

Are you a Virginia Resident?: Yes: No: *

Are you attending a Virginia Institution?: Yes: No: *

Resume Upload

NOTES:

• Please use the browse button to select your resume.
  You need to provide the ENTIRE path to the document in order to successfully upload your document.
  EXAMPLE: C:\Documents and Settings\ksmith\My Documents\internship\resume.pdf

 

• In order for your application to be reviewed your document file must be one of the following file types:
• Microsoft Word compatible (.doc or .docx)
• Adobe pdf (.pdf)
• Rich Text Format (.rtf)

Please attach your Resume: *

References

Reference 1 Information:			Reference 2 Information:
Name:	*		Name:	*
Title:	*		Title:	*
Email:	*		Email:	*
Phone:	*		Phone:	*

Availability

Please indicate your availability:
 

First Available Start Date:
mm/dd/yyyy *

Last Available End Date:
mm/dd/yyyy *

Hours/Week:
*

 

Questions

Please answer the following questions.
Each answer is limited to 800 words:

Question 1: Why do you want to intern for the Office of Governor McDonnell?:*

 
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Question 2: What personal skills or experiences will make you a successful intern?:*

 
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Question 3: Describe a situation in which you added value to a project. Please use an example within the past four years.:*

 
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Question 4: What are your long term career goals and ambitions?:*

 
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