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2016 Summer Internship! Check it out!

User Profile: Laura
Laura June 1st, 2016

Are you looking for a meaningful way to spend your summer? Well, look no further, today, we are excited to invite you to join the 7 Cups Summer Internship Program. A summer internship is an opportunity offered by an organization to work for a fixed, limited period of time to advance your professional experience.

The 7 Cups summer internship is specifically designed to give you valuable experience in the following skills:

------> Active Listening Skills & Best Practices

------> Community Engagement: experience the connectivity of being part of an online community

------> Build therapeutic relationships with the members you support on the site

------> If you are a psychology major or working towards getting your counseling degree, you will gain solid experience working in the field

Note: You do not need to be a studying psychology or counseling to apply. People from all backgrounds are welcome.

------> Add meaningful experiences to add to your professional resume

If you'd like to learn more about how 7 Cups can be an asset to your professional career, please check out this helpful guide written by our Teen Community Manager @iara!

Other important facts about the internship:

------> You can do it on your own time! The hours spent volunteering are flexible!

------> You can do it in conjunction with other internships, jobs or volunteer programs

------> You can participate in the internship community! Join other active interns and share in this experience together

Requirements to sign up:

1. Create a listener account and successfully complete the active listening training

2. Have a minimum of two, 1-1 chats under your belt. We will not accept applicants who have not taken this preliminary step. This step ensures you are comfortable with taking chats and our community platform.

3. You must be a self-starter & be ambitious to get started & work through each piece of the internship

4. Fill out the internship application here!

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User Profile: lovelyBeauty42
lovelyBeauty42 June 3rd, 2016

I wana be a part of it

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User Profile: Eunoia
Eunoia June 3rd, 2016

@lovelyBeauty42

Yay! we would love to have you as an intern!

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User Profile: lovelyBeauty42
lovelyBeauty42 June 3rd, 2016

@Eunoia

Looking forward to it :3

@Eunoia how do you apply for it?

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User Profile: Eunoia
Eunoia June 6th, 2016

@selfconfidentJackfruit3312

You can apply HERE.

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User Profile: Pao1997
Pao1997 June 3rd, 2016

I want to be part

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User Profile: cristiana33
cristiana33 June 3rd, 2016

@Pao1997

Hey there! To be able to apply you first need to sign up to be a Listener. Then you can fill out the Internship signup form mentioned at the beginning of this thread. Just scroll up and read all the info.

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User Profile: TechnoBunny
TechnoBunny June 3rd, 2016

May I be a part of it??

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User Profile: cristiana33
cristiana33 June 3rd, 2016

@TechnoBunny

Read the first post of this thread to learn about what you need to do if you want to be a 7 cups intern this summer. :) Scroll up!

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User Profile: Sidthekid52799
Sidthekid52799 June 3rd, 2016

What are the duties of an intern?

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User Profile: cristiana33
cristiana33 June 3rd, 2016

@Sidthekid52799

Hey! Great question!

An intern will spend a minimum of 10 hours per week of listening to members in 1-1 chats (minimum 8 weeks in total) - you can choose more if you want to.

Besides that, the intern will need to become an active member in our community, completing all trainings that are provided for listeners, become a group moderator and offer support in the chatrooms as well, do offline outreach and spread the word about 7 cups in his city & many other awesome things! We are offering great support to all interns, as each of them will have a mentor (just as new listeners have) & will have access to a special section in the forums and a chatroom just for them!

This internship requires commitment, patience, proactivity and passion to listen to members. Hope this answers your question. Feel free to ask more if you want to!

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@cristiana33. But how do you apply for it?

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User Profile: cristiana33
cristiana33 June 6th, 2016

@selfconfidentJackfruit3312

There is a link in th first post. Just scroll up.

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User Profile: WhisperofWinter
WhisperofWinter June 3rd, 2016

Is there a certain length of time that you have to have been a listener for to be considered for the position? I want to apply but I've only been listening for two weeks.

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User Profile: Eunoia
Eunoia June 4th, 2016

@WhisperofWinter

Nope! Right now, everyone can apply :)

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User Profile: WhisperofWinter
WhisperofWinter June 4th, 2016

@Eunoia

I apologise allow me to rephrase. Is there a certain length of time that i have to be listening for to actually get the position? I would be really interested in doing this, but scared to get my hopes up in case I haven't been a listener for long enough you know?

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User Profile: Eunoia
Eunoia June 4th, 2016

@WhisperofWinter

Nope! Right now, there is no need for previous listening experience to sign up for the internship.

June 4th, 2016

@WhisperofWinter You don't have to be a listener for any x period of time before you are qualified to apply. You can apply as soon as you have done at least 2 support chats (chats with guests/members in 1-1s) and completed the initial listener training. These two requirements are also stated on the application form :D Let's say somebody joined today, they could still, possibly, sign up to be an intern on the very same day (as long as you meet these two requirements).

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User Profile: WhisperofWinter
WhisperofWinter June 4th, 2016

@skyisblue

Thanks guys!!! Super excited to get started!

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User Profile: Amelia
Amelia June 4th, 2016

@WhisperofWinter--we're excited to have you join the itnern family!!

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User Profile: abduane
abduane June 4th, 2016

Being an intern is the best thing ever!

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User Profile: Eunoia
Eunoia June 4th, 2016

@abduane

Yay! glad you like it!

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User Profile: abduane
abduane June 4th, 2016

@Eunoia haha it's the best :)

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User Profile: Ilovejesus22
Ilovejesus22 June 4th, 2016

I would love to do that!!

User Profile: aliyah01
aliyah01 June 4th, 2016

Ohhh this sounds exciting and fun! I don't know what we'll do, but I'd more than love to this! <3 :)

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User Profile: cristiana33
cristiana33 June 4th, 2016

@aliyah01

Hey.

An intern will spend a minimum of 10 hours per week of listening to members in 1-1 chats (minimum 8 weeks in total) - you can choose more if you want to.

Besides that, the intern will need to become an active member in our community, completing all trainings that are provided for listeners, become a group moderator and offer support in the chatrooms as well, do offline outreach and spread the word about 7 cups in his city & many other awesome things! We are offering great support to all interns, as each of them will have a mentor (just as new listeners have) & will have access to a special section in the forums and a chatroom just for them!

This internship requires commitment, patience, proactivity and passion to listen to members. Hope this answers your question. Feel free to ask more if you want to!

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June 4th, 2016

hello!

this sounds interesting but I can start in December to January?

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User Profile: cristiana33
cristiana33 June 4th, 2016

@selfconfidentNickel7673

Hey! The minimum amount of time you can sign up for the internship is 8 weeks (2 months). But you can surely start in any month you wish.

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User Profile: Claire91
Claire91 June 4th, 2016

@Laura

Hi Laura, thank you for this post! I have a quick question about the summer internship program - I applied recently and I just wanted to check that my application went through? I was also wondering how long it generally takes to hear back (I realize there are probably many applications to get through and that you're very busy!). Thanks so much!

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User Profile: Amelia
Amelia June 4th, 2016

@Claire91--these are getting processed within 3-5 business days and welcome emails will be sent out. Your group will get processed tonight. Feel free to pm me if you have a question

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User Profile: Claire91
Claire91 June 5th, 2016

@Amelia

Thank you, dear! :)

User Profile: philosophicalTown2356
philosophicalTown2356 June 8th, 2016

@Amelia: Hello!!

Are the internship positions still open? It would be of great help if you can tell me if they are still open and where can i apply.

thanks!!

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User Profile: Eunoia
Eunoia June 8th, 2016

@philosophicalTown2356

they are open all year round. :)

User Profile: Amelia
Amelia June 8th, 2016

@philosophicalTown2356

The instructions are in that original post by laura (pg 1 of this forum thread) and the link to apply is there also :)

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