Job Description
Co-Op Student/Intern Applications Development-10538
Description
Are You The Next Mobile Apps Superstar?
Co-Op Student/Intern Applications Development
Founded in 1944, Parsons, an engineering, construction, technical, and management services firm with revenues of $2.7 billion in 2011, is 100% owned by the Employee Stock Ownership Trust. We conquer the toughest logistical challenges and deliver design/design-build, program/construction management, professional services, and innovative alternative delivery solutions to private industrial customers worldwide as well as to federal, regional, and local government agencies. Parsons is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on infrastructure, environmental, and defense/security. Currently, more than 11,000 Parsons’ employees are engaged in more than 4,500 projects in 50 states and 26 countries. These dedicated workers speak 89 languages collectively, and hold more than 10,300 college degrees and professional registrations. Parsons’ employees continue to go anywhere in the world, meet every technical and management challenge, and persevere until the job is done.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Under close supervision of a degreed professional, completes routine technical support assignments. Assignments are designed to develop a working knowledge of policies, practices, and procedures related to field of study. This is a developmental position for college interns who are pursuing a technical (non-engineering) field of study.
May perform any or all of the following types of assignments in the office or at a field site:
Participates in field activities and special studies. Makes observations, collect samples, performs routine tests, and maintains documentation. Prepares required field and office reports of various activities and findings.
Researches and gathers statistics and related data for periodic and/or special one-time reports. Reviews, verifies, and formats this information into reports for use within and outside the unit. Such reports may be in spreadsheet or graphical formats, or narrative-style word documents. Prepares accompanying correspondence and distributes reports as directed.
Build sample applications that demonstrate:
o HTML5 and CSS3 coding, especially new HTML5 tags that were not available in previous versions.
o How ASP.NET Model-View-Controller (MVC) applications can serve up both mobile and desktop browser applications that utilize the same business logic and database.
o jQuery and jQuery techniques.
Find good online (free) resources that allow the team to learn Mobile, jQuery and MVC development techniques.
Document the procedures for including jQuery Mobile, Webkit and related technologies into Microsoft Visual Studio applications.
Lead “brown bag” sessions to review all of the above with the team.
Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate. Qualifications
PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:
Incumbent must be enrolled in technical curriculum at an accredited college or university and completed at least one year of study.
SKILLS/COMPETENCIES:
Familiarity with tasks, techniques, and PC software packages typically associated with field of study.
Parsons offers an ethical, challenging, diverse, rewarding and fun work experience where enthusiastic, responsible people use their energy, talent and dedication to make a difference in the world.
We provide career growth and development, a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance; tuition reimbursement program; credit union membership; Employee Stock Ownership Plan and a 401(k) plan. Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. M/W/D/V.
Job
Interns
Primary Location
US-CA-Pasadena
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JOB TITLE
Co-op Student/Intern Applications Developer
Category: What the employer wants What I have
Education:
High School, College, Certifications,
Training,
Licenses,
College courses taken, desired GPA, etc. Technical curriculum in an accredited university I am a current student in the NSU.
Completed at least one year of study I am in my second year in my university education.
Category: What the employer wants What I have
Experience:
Jobs, Internships, volunteering, years on job, level of experience, etc. No experience is required. This is my first internship and therefore I lack experience.
Category: What the employer wants What I have
Skills:
Computer hardware / software,
sales, cashier,
leadership,
writing,
communication,
language, etc… Ability to use PC software packages In the university curriculum, these skills are very useful for anyone studying in my area. Therefore, I have good experience with the software packages because of their essentiality.
Familiarity with the task and techniques for the job. Although I have not worked in another company, I am familiar with the task that I am required to do. I have attended seminars and workshops that deal with the task and therefore I have mastered the techniques that are necessary.
Technological ability. I am well conversant with developing of applications. My specialty in the apps work is in development of documents.
Attending of fieldwork.
I have experience with going out to the field to collect data. In the fieldworks that I have attended, I have been in charge of gathering and analyzing of the data.
Category: What the employer wants What I have
Personal Qualities:
hard working, independent, self-starter, quick-learner,
good communicator, Hard-working I am a hardworking person who has acquired good grades in all stages of education.
Responsibility I am a responsible student who has been made the laboratory student leader for the last two years
Enthusiastic I am eager to learn new things and that is one of the reasons why I have chosen to apply for an internship in your company.
Dedicated I am dedicated in my work which is the reason why I have been chosen to represent the students in the lab for another year consecutively.
Category:
What the employer wants What I have (or am willing to do)
Miscellaneous such as:
Ability to relocate or travel, willingness to take a drug test or background check, US Citizenship, passport, travel experience, etc. Willingness to travel because of the field studies. I have no problem with travelling since am used to that. I have hard to commute long distances in during my high school education.
