<p>Hello.</p>
<p>I am a rising senior and I am wanting to find a internship in the business field. It really doesnt matter what. I want to do it for the experience.</p>
<p>I live in the Dallas Fort Worth Area (Texas) and I dont know of any places that hire high schoolers for intern positions. Do you guys know of any places I can look into?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>NASA (10char)</p>
<p>Let me give you the most important advice about internship. NEVER, I repeat NEVER let anyone talk you into interning with no pay. It amazes me how some companies exploit desperate college students this way. If you cant find a paid internship, to hell with it. Take more classes instead, graduate sooner, and get a real full time job. Trust me, I've been there. The best place to find an intership IMO is your school's career office. Thats where companies come to recruit and thats where they know they are getting actual students, not someone who just claims to be in school.</p>
<p>Jimmy hes just a kid, high school student. I doubt any company with a real internship program will hire a high school kid.</p>
<p>unpaid internships are totally fine, as long as you learn something.</p>
<p>My D (rising college soph.) is currently doing an unpaid internship at a genetics research institute. One of the researchers she is working with told her she wishes she had done any kind of internship during her college years. She couldn't find anyone wanting to hire her out of grad. school because she had no actual "real world" experience. She finally did the internship step after grad school and was then considered employable. My D has learned a great deal this summer due to generous amounts of time and guidance given to her by the research staff and will come away with good recommendations, reassurance that she is in the correct major at her university and a chance to return to the institute next summer in a paid position. While she doesn't have a check to cash, she has had a very valuable experience. Sorry, JJ you're advice is way off the mark. Excel, while the word internship may sound better on an application or resume' while you're in high school having a "old fashioned" summer job is a valuable commodity, especially if it is in something related to what you may want to study in college. Network with your friends' parents and your parents' friends. As a H.S.er the people who know you best will be most willing to give you a chance. If one of these people is in a career you may wish to persue, "interview" them. Find out how they started out. If that person doesn't have a job for you perhaps they know someone else in the business that does. Be persistant. Good luck.</p>