2016 Adler Summer Teen Internships

The Adler Planetarium High School Internship Program places students in professional museum roles that range from presenting on the museum floor to assisting in high-altitude balloon launches to working with our social media team to develop content for the Adler's Tumblr, Instagram and more! Read more about the Adler's Summer Internship program here!

The paid 8-week internship program runs from June 27 to August 19, 2016. Interns work approximately 25 hours per week in a group of their peers.

Applications for Summer 2016 are now closed.

Check out videos about last summer here. Scroll down for more info about the program and how to apply!

Please read the complete program information packet (with instructions on how to prepare your resume and cover letter/introduction) before submitting your application. To apply, you must submit the following:

1. Make sure you have your resume and cover letter/introduction READY. (See below for help!)
2. Go to http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/career-opportunities/, click "Find Open Positions", select Category “Internship” and click “Search”. Click on the High School Summer Intern link.
3. You will be prompted to “Continue” and then create a log-in with a valid email address.
4. Once you have set up your account, you will be walked through the application.

• Upload a saved version of your resume to the Resume page.
• Upload a saved version of your cover letter/introduction to the Document page.
• For any section that doesn't apply to you (ex: work history, military history, things you covered in your resume, etc), click "Click this button if you have no information to enter" at the bottom.
• For Education, please include your high school.

Select applicants will be invited to interview for positions in the third week of April, at which time they will be asked for additional application materials. More information and all links will be available on our website at http://bit.ly/adlerteens.

What Your Resume Can Include:

1. Name & Contact Info
2. Education (high school only)
3. Badges earned
4. Work Experience
5. Volunteer Experience
6. Extracurricular Activities
7. Relevant Skills and Languages
   
8. Honors/Awards

Tips:

• Make it easy to read: keep it simple and follow the format.
• Put your experiences in order from most to least recent (aka, put your current stuff before your old stuff)
  
• For each experience, briefly describe what you did or what you were responsible for. Hiring staff might not be familiar with abbreviations or clubs you mention.
• Make sure to PROOFREAD!
• Don’t worry if it’s short. In fact, it shouldn’t be more than a page long.

Check out this helpful guide for more tips and examples!

You can also choose to submit a non-traditional cover letter in the format of a slideshow (PowerPoint), which could feature text and images of your own creation that address the same themes of who you are and why you want to be an Adler Intern.

What Your Cover Letter Should Include:

• Your name and contact info
• A greeting
• What position you are applying to
• How you are qualified for the job
• Why you want the job (aka, what about the Adler program appeals to you? how will this help you?)
• A polite closing

Consider the following questions to guide your cover letter/slideshow. You don’t need to answer any of them, but they are a good starting place:

• Describe a situation where you identified a problem and took initiative to solve that problem. You may select a situation from your personal life, a job, a club or your school.
  
• Describe how at least one item in your resume has prepared you to be an intern at the Adler. Make sure to consider the position you are most interested in when you respond, focusing on your first choice.
  
• Think about what skills and abilities you hope to gain from this internship. Why do you need this opportunity at the Adler more than other applicants might?
  

Tips:

• Begin your letter with "Dear Adler Teen Programs team" or something else more general.
• Use your letter to go into more detail or offer additional info about yourself. Don't restate your resume word-for-word on your cover letter!
  
• Reference specific things you read in the job info in your letter -- for example, you saw that a citizen science position is available, and you've always wanted to learn more about how scientists can work with non-science people to do work.

Check out this example letter format for an idea of what cover letters might look like.

Get in touch with us by tweeting at @adlerteens or by emailing us at youthprograms@adlerplanetarium.org!

Email: youthprograms@adlerplanetarium.org
Website: www.adlerplanetarium.org
Location: 1300 S Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL
Phone: 312-542-2211
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/adlerteens
Twitter: @adlerteens