Worksite Frequently Asked Questions

NYC Ladders for Leaders is a college and career readiness program offering New York City high school and college students professional paid summer internships, career guidance, and leadership development workshops. 

Anyone with prior work experience (paid or volunteer) who is:

• A permanent resident of one of the five boroughs of New York City
• 16 to 21 years of age
• A current high school (sophomore and up) or college student
• Legally allowed to work in New York
• Minimum of 3.0 GPA

Application is being scored and evaluated based on the following:

1. Essay questions
2. Resume
3. Transcript

The program typically starts the first week in July and participants work 25-40 hours per week for a minimum of 6 weeks.  However, many employers have extended offers to their interns to continue on past the 6 weeks.

All internships are paid and the salaries are set at employer’s discretion at New York State minimum wage or higher.

Many employers conduct interviews with the participants and make final selection decisions. Students are referred to employers based on their needs and participants’ skills and interests.

Our partners provide interns with meaningful and supervised work experiences including but not limited to the following:

• Incorporating Ladders interns into existing summer internship programs
• Assigning special projects in addition to day to day responsibilities
• Exposing their interns to client meetings, participating in a department-wide activities, field trips, and team building opportunities
• Provide opportunities for interns to hold informational interviews with Senior Managers
• Provide administrative support to their assigned departments