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INTERNSHIP - IT User Interface-INT-03H

Description

IT User Interface Intern

Are you a college student seeking a unique internship experience this summer? Are you ready to 'learn by doing' from our diverse, highly motivated and well trained professionals? The Standard & Poor's 2010 Summer Internship Program is the right opportunity for you!

Standard & Poor's is the world's premier provider of investment research, market indices, credit ratings, financial data, and fixed income research and analysis. With more than 10,000 employees and offices in nearly two-dozen countries, S&P is valued by investors and financial decision-makers everywhere for its analytical independence, market expertise and thought leadership. For 150 years Standard & Poor's has been an integral part of the global economic infrastructure. Its operations provide essential information to nearly every segment of the global financial community, creating the tools, analysis and research needed to make informed investment decisions.

Standard and Poor's is currently seeking a self-motivated, bright, and talented individual to intern in our Portal Content and Collaboration department. The qualified candidate will be an artistic individual eager to learn the extent of the User Experience practice at Standard and Poor's.

Essential Accountabilities:

· Support three user experience staff with usability on projects

· Help conduct usability tests in our listening lab

· Work with our user experience team to develop governance documentation for our practice

· Assist in the development of application User Interface (UI) prototypes based upon business system defined requirements

· Participate in initiatives that measure quality and productivity standards

Qualifications

Qualified candidates will be enrolled in a four-year degree program at an accredited college/university and have a minimum 3.0 GPA.

Additional qualifications include:

· Highly detail oriented

· Interest in art/ computers

· Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, including Word, PowerPoint and Excel;

· Strong interpersonal, with effective verbal and written communication skills.

*The S&P Summer Internship Program is PAID.

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VERY COOL!

I'm still going to go to Berkeley this summer, but I'm going to call the recruiter back and say thank you. Hopefully they'll have a full time job like this when I get out of college.