The PENCIL Internship Program provides students in New York City and its surrounding communities with access to career readiness training, connections to professional mentors, and the opportunity to secure a paid summer internship. PENCIL currently implements remote internships as well as paid work-based learning experiences including the Ladders for Leaders program. Applicants are required to live in NYC. There is no GPA requirement for participants to apply for Ladder for Leaders. Click Here to Learn More
New York’s thriving economy offers a world of opportunity to highly motivated students looking for college and career success. PENCIL helps connect employers and volunteer mentors to skilled, motivated, and enthusiastic students as they enter the professional world. All students must complete over 20 hours of pre-employment training to qualify for internships. Employers or volunteer mentors are assigned a PENCIL staff person to identify candidates and support them before, during and after the placement process. Sign Up to Learn more
Ladders for Leaders is a nationally recognized program that offers motivated New York City high school and college students the opportunity to participate in paid professional summer internships with leading corporations, non-profit organizations and government agencies in New York City.
The Ladders for Leaders application is now closed.
Please contact l4l@pencil.org with any questions.
Please email Tiana Douglas, Program Manager – Internships if you are looking to get involved!
Eight years ago I was a PENCIL, Inc. fellow starting my summer internship at Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP. I am so grateful for the experiences afforded to me by PENCIL and I am glad that I could share tokens of wisdom with the interns the same way countless others have done with me.
My introduction to PENCIL started with a three-day orientation from 9 am to 5 pm in the Microsoft corporate office in Manhattan during midwinter break. After that day, I created a LinkedIn profile and added everyone that I spent my days at orientation with and added all the professional contacts I’ve met after. I found myself, my brand, my label, and I felt confident to be Sharmin Kashem.
PENCIL, Inc. opened the door to my first professional experiences at NYU Langone Health & Bloomberg LP. Programs like PENCIL give students a fighting chance in competitive industries. I feel like they provided me with a leg up!
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