They work on a variety of projects, often doing a number of different, important tasks. These may include conducting background research for a proposal, recruiting participants for and observing focus groups, writing reports on their observations of research we conduct, or designing a slide show presentation to illustrate findings of a recent survey. The work interns do is generally designed around their skills, but is meant to help them build new skills as well. PPA believes in providing the best possible internship experience, so that the company and student benefit mutually.
Training is available for a number of word processing, presentation, and database software packages.
Interns in the past have typically come from the fields of Communication, Social Science, and Political Science. However, positions are not limited to students in these areas. Students will be asked to submit a sample of their writing. Papers submitted for a class are perfectly acceptable. Students should be comfortable with computers and willing to learn or improve computer skills.