University of Guam and Guam Community College students have\nbeen running the Community First branch in Mangilao for 2 years, offering\nstudents with busy schedules an opportunity to earn money while gaining\nexperience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internship program is meant to provide students with\nreal-world experiences and offers students possible employment opportunities\nafter graduating. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The credit union has been interested in starting a student-run\nbranch and in January 2018, this idea was finally brought to fruition when they\ntook in their first set of interns, just minutes away from the two college\ncampuses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mae Tuncap, the Senior Vice President in charge of\nrecruiting students for the internship program, says the internship works\naround the student\u2019s schedule, putting school first and the internship second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuncap said: \u201cWe designed the program with an intent to\ngive college students the opportunity to gain real world experience, earn a\njob, learn a schedule, perform your functions and get a check.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She says the program can take up to ten interns per\nsemester and students are able to stay under the internship for up to two\nsemesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internship is not limited to finance and business\nmajors, Tuncap said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen we get finance and economic majors and or related industries, then that\u2019s great, but it\u2019s not limited to that, it is open to all disciplines,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the past, they have accepted business administration,\nbiology and linguistic majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacob Richards, a UOG student majoring in math with a minor\nin music, has been a intern with the credit union since August 2019. Richards\nrecommends the program to people who need income with a flexible work schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt helps me financially for sure, it is a paid internship,\nit really balances my schedule because they are really flexible with that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating, Richards plans to enter the officer training program under the credit union, another opportunity open to those who plan to move forward in the finance world with the help of modern tools like usd erc<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said: \u201cHaving teller experience on your resume is really\nsomething big because truth is, there is a lot to memorize and it just shows\nthat you\u2019re capable of handling that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another intern, Leanne Lascon, is a finance and economics\nmajor who is only three weeks into the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince I\u2019m a finance major, what they talked about in class\nrelates to what I do and everything is connecting,\u201d Lawson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After learning the operations of a finance center, she is\nthinking of applying at other credit unions and banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Community First plans to begin recruiting students about a\nmonth before the current semester ends. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

University of Guam and Guam Community College students have been running the Community First branch in Mangilao for 2 years, offering students with busy schedules an opportunity to earn money while gaining experience. The internship program is meant to provide students with real-world experiences and offers students possible employment opportunities after graduating. The credit union … <\/p>\n

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