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No, It's Still Not Too Late

A Sampling of Jobs You Can Still Apply for

By Sam Murrell

It's March and everyone you know is getting geared up for one of those jobs that looks great on the old resume:

The guy across the hall has an internship on the hill with his congressman.

Your roommate has a job in the emergency room at the hospital back home.

Worst of all, the woman next door said that all the deadlines for summer jobs were a month ago.

And you? You've been so busy with your classes that you can't seem to find time to make it over to the career services office and find yourself a job. Better not waste your time now--the woman across the hall was right All the internships on the hill are gone.

But don't be alarmed. The following is a far-from-complete list summer opportunities whose deadlines haven't passed you up, but we hope it'll be of some help.

Yellowstone National Park

Hamilton Stores of West Yellowstone, Montana is looking for students 19 or older to work in convenience stores located in the park. You must work a minimum of 75 days.

Contact: Hamilton Stores, Inc.

Personnel Department

Box 250

West Yellowstone, Mont. Pay: $3.35/hr.

Outdoor Woodworking

Walpole Woodworkers of Walpole, Mass is looking for people to work outdoors building fences and outdoor furniture. Previous woodworking experience is helpful but not necessary.

Contact: Walpole Woodworkers

767 East Street

Walpole, Mass 02081

phone: (617)668-2800

Summer Cook

A family is looking for a summer cook to plan and prepare lunch and dinner menus for at least ten people a meal at a summer residence in Harwichport, Mass. A room is provided and you get one day off a week.

Contact: Mr. and Mrs. Bruce M. Steere

P.O. Box 660274

Dallas, Tx. 75266

phone: (214)521-3435 Pay: $250/week

New York Receptionist

Uptown Racquet Club is looking for a receptionist to greet customers and sit at the front desk at this squash and fitness club.

Contact: Uptown Racquet Club

c/o Zella Wololsky

151 East 86th Street

New York, NY 10028 Pay: $4.50-$5/hr.

Cape Lifeguard/Beach Attendant

The town of Dennis is looking for lifeguards and gate attendants for the summer season. Scheduling is flexible.

Contact: Dennis Town Office

P.O. Box D

South Dennis, Ma 02660

Hewlett-Packard Computer

Hewlett-Packard is offering internships for undergraduate concentrators in the engineering sciences, business, or computer science. The program is designed to introduce the potential employee to "the work, environs, technology, and culture of Hewlett Packard."

Contact: Student Employment and Educational Development Program

Hewlett-Packard Company

Mail Stop 20 AD

Box 10301

Palo Alto, Calif 94303-0890

Chicago Banking Internship

First Chicago Bank is offering twelve summer internships. You must be a junior to participate.

Contact: First Chicago Bank

1 First National Plaza

Chicago, Illinois 60670

phone: (312) 732-4000

Cape Cod Summer Jobs

The Cape Cod Summer Job Bureau reports that there are thousands of summer jobs available on the Cape, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard for college students. For the first time in years, businessmen say, there are seriously more jobs available than there are people to fill them. The job bureau charges no fee. If you're interested in finding out more, please send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope to the bureau.

Contact: 1985 Summer Jobs Program

Box 594, Room 12

Barnstable, Mass. 02630

N.J. Advisor/Teaching Fellow

The New Jersey School of the Arts needs people to serve as resident advisor and/or teaching fellow for a summer program for younger students. Various positions are available.

Contact: New Jersey School of the Arts

CN 500 Independence Mall Trenton, NJ 08625

phone: (609)633-3941 Pay: $300-700

Research at Woods Hole

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute has a limited number of positions available for research assistants every year. The deadline to apply is late March.

Contact: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute

Woods Hole, Mass 02543

phone: (617) 548-1400

Banking Internship in New York

The Bank of New York has a limited number of internships available to juniors becoming seniors.

Contact: The Bank of New York

48 Wall Street

New York, New York 10015

phone: (212) 530-8609

Research Grants for Juniors

Harvard students in junior tutorials are eligible for summer research grants for direct observation of politics and governmental processes in the United States. The grant is available to students in any concentration for work leading to a senior honors thesis or comparable project. Deadline March 15 at 5 p.m.

Contact: Institute of Politics

Kennedy School of Government

phone: 495-1360

Squam Lake, New Hampshire

The Science Center of New Hampshire needs people to teach natural history classes. Most of the students will be elementary students. Applicants for the position should be at least juniors.

Contact: Dave Erler

Science Center of New Hampshire

P.O. Box 173

Holderness, NH 03245

Appel Farm

Music art, and dance instructors as well as photagraphers are needed for staff positions at this summer program. You must be at least 21. Room and Board is provided.

Contact: Appel Farm

R D 3 Box 532

Elner, N J 08318 Pay: $600 summer

Real Estate in New York

Grenadier Realty Corporation seeks summer interns to work in the New York area and learn about the real estate profession. The firm seeks undergraduates of all concentrations, not just economics.

Contact: Vernon Douglas

Assistant Vice President

Grenadier Realty Corporation

Summer Intern Program

155 Elmira Loop

Brooklyn, NY 11239

phone: (212) 642-2550

Advise at Johns Hopkins

The Center for the Advancement, of Academically Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins needs students to act as resident advisors for younger students Room and board as well as salary will be provided.

Contact: Johns Hopkins University

Center for the Advancement of Academically Talented Youth

c/o Peter M. Finlay

2933 N. Charles Street

Baltimore, Md 21218

Teach at Computer Camp

Computer Ed. Inc. of Weston needs students to teach at its local day and resident camps as well as act as resident advisors.

Contact: Robert T. Linstone

99 School Street

Weston, Ma 02193

phone: (617)647-0054

Jewish Federation

The Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago is offering an eight-week field internship. The internship will focus on the Jewish community in Chicago.

Contact: Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago

c/o Laurie Granoff

I.S. Franklin Street

Chicago, III 60606

phone: (312)346-6700

Campguide

American Trails West has staff positions available to persons at least twenty-one. Guides will be given a small stipend to defray expenses.

Contact: American Trails West

92 Middleneck Road

Great Neck, NY 11021

phone: (800)645-6260

Etc....

And if you still can't find a summer job, you can write National Internship Search in Washington. For $15 they will provide you with a list of summer job possibilities with addresses and people to contact.

Contact: National Internship Search

2305 1 Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

phone: (202)965-1347

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