How to Get an Internship at the World Aquarium in St. Louis
It’s not lions, and tigers, and bears. No, at an aquarium, it’s stingrays, jellyfish, and sharks. And the best part is feeding time. At the World Aquarium in St. Louis, visitors get to watch the creatures of the sea get fed. But it’s the interns who get to help. Not to mention, interns get to go behind the scenes. And the experts at the World Aquarium are always ready to share their knowledge.
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Instructions
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College Interns
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Decide which type of internship you would like, such as the research, educational, or public relations internship.
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Choose the research internship if you enjoy working on environmental projects, and want to study the habitat of difference species of the sea.
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Pick the educational internship to learn about how an aquarium runs and what can be done to interest a broad spectrum of people.
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Select the public relations internship to help with summer programs at the aquarium, or several other plans to get the public interested in the aquarium.
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Fill out an application. This will include information about when you are available to work, previous employers, and your major. You will also have to explain why you want to intern at the World Aquarium in St. Louis.
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Send in a completed reference form. This goes along with your application. Instead of sending a name and a phone number as a reference, you will choose someone to fill out information on this sheet. Your reference will include information about how well your reference knows you and whether he believes you are reliable.
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Wait for the World Aquarium to contact you. A representative will give you instructions about your start date and the specifics of your job if you have been selected.
High School Interns
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Devote at least one day a week to the internship. You may also be able to get class credit through your high school for the internship.
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Fill out an application. You will have to explain why you want to intern at the World Aquarium, and provide other basic information.
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Get your reference form completed. You can ask a teacher, mentor, or employer to vouch for you, and verify that you are reliable and ready for an internship.
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Start your internship. A representative from the World Aquarium will let you know whether you have been selected for the internship.
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Tips & Warnings
There are extra opportunities for people interested in learning more about the aquarium through a job shadow program.
College students may receive credit for the internship.
Internships are unpaid.
