Boston – JACA Architects recently attended Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Fall 2017 CO-OP + CAREER Fair, that drew over 200 potential employers and 850 students looking for co-op opportunities as well as full-time positions. Susie Festel, NCIDQ, Associate, Interior Designer, and Katherine Smith, BIM Specialist, represented JACA Architects at the fair
Katherine Smith, BIM Specialist for JACA Architects, at the recent Wentworth CO-OP + CAREER Fair.
Although this was the first time JACA Architects has attended the Fair, over the last three to four years JACA has been a frequent hirer of Wentworth students, offering as many as five students at one time an internship or co-op opportunity. Several interns have also been offered second internships at the firm.
According to Festel, interior design and architecture students have the opportunity in their internships to get involved in work as much as their experience allows. Frequently students assist with drawings and RFPs, and depending on their skill level, can be assigned more technical work as well. “The more they can do, the more we give them,” she said
Smith, who herself is a Wentworth graduate, joined JACA Architects in November 2015. “Being on the other side is definitely a unique feeling,” she said. “Through my own personal experience, I can impress how important these internships are, because they do lead to further networking and professional relationships, as well as, like in my circumstance, full-time positions.”
