Benefits & Responsibilities for Employers

Employer Benefits

  • Access high-quality student talent from a wide range of Social Science disciplines
  • Add innovation, enthusiasm, and new perspective to your organization's projects and files
  • Create a talent pipeline for future full-time hires!
  • Short-term (10 - 16 weeks) and long-term (8 - 16 months) options available, to fit your organizaton's needs (see Timelines and Recruitment for more details)

Want to get started? Contact us at HireSocialSci@uwo.ca

Employer Responsibilities

It is expected that employers hiring from the Social Science Internship Program will:


Testimonials

  • Steve Todd, Polar Imaging Inc. with Alexandru Ion, Marketing Intern, Western Social Science student

    “Something we value about Alex is his ability to really own the position. It was clear the first day that he go here, he was eager to take what he had learned through his education and apply it in a practical manner to our business processes.”

    - Steve Todd, Polar Imaging Inc. with Alexandru Ion, Marketing Intern, Western Social Science student

  • Sarah Imrie, Start.ca with Rettika Mandal, Marketing Intern, Western Social Science Student

    “What I think is so important about Liberal Arts students in tech is the outside perspective that they bring. Their research skills, their understanding of their demographic and giving their input on how we should execute things was instrumental for us being able to develop our work.”

    - Sarah Imrie, Start.ca with Rettika Mandal, Marketing Intern, Western Social Science Student

  • Alexandru Ion, Western Social Science student on his internship experience at Polar Imaging Inc

    “It’s made me confident in myself, as well as set my expectations for what I can expect when I graduate.”

    - Alexandru Ion, Western Social Science student on his internship experience at Polar Imaging Inc. (Summer 2018)