Company: Affliated Computer Services (ACS) Unclaimed Property Clearinghouse
City: Boston, MA
Paid
In May 2008 I found this internship through my school’s career department. The interview was short and sweet and I was offered the job on the spot, so I took it. At first it was full time for the summer, 8-5, with opportunity for lots of overtime (sometimes mandatory). I started (and still remain) at $12 an hour. The environment is a typical office I guess, lots of cubicals, dress is business casual, and most people I work with are 20 or 30ish. They are all very nice and helpful (it’s not a completely strict environment, we joke around a lot), and my boss has been great. The work itself is kind of mundane, but I do the same things as the rest of the people in my department, such as property requests, processing, and other duties randomly assigned, and yes, I did start out doing some dreaded filing. I use the computer about 99% of the day, especially excel, access, word, and other programs ACS uses to process issues and etc, so computer skills are important. I thought I was only going to be there until the end of August, but they hired me part time afterward, and I can work as much or as little as I want! They are very flexible, and along with an hourly wage they offer bonuses if we make budget each quarter (pt gets only half, but still, can’t complain!) Currently I work M-F 8-2, and I’m glad to have a job, even though it might not exactly be what I want to do forever. Overall, it has been a good experience though, and I would recommend this internship to another person.
