Internship: School of Agriculture - Western Illinois University

Hertz Farm Management, Inc. - 2010 Summer Intern Program

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Goal:

To employ a junior majoring in Agriculture with above average academic performance, excellent communication skills, a strong work ethic, and a farm background, for the purpose of learning the skills and responsibilities required of a professional farm manager.

Objectives:

Interview a select group of students that meet the criteria stated above.
Employ an intern for a 3-month period beginning approximately May 15 through August 15 at a competitive wage.
Provide the intern with a basic understanding of professional farm management, rural appraisal, and real estate sales through observation and specific work assignments.
The intern shall be based in the Monticello or Geneseo offices in Illinois.
One HFM employee shall coordinate the intern’s activities. The intern shall have the opportunity to work with a number of different HFM personnel.
The intern shall conduct himself/herself in a manner which reflects favorably upon them self, Hertz Farm Management, Inc., its staff, and clients.
The intern shall receive meaningful work experience which will reflect favorably upon Hertz Farm Management, Inc. and the professions of farm management, rural appraisal, and real estate sales.
The intern shall participate in an interim evaluation on or around July 1.
The intern shall complete an exit interview and evaluation at the end of the summer.

If interested, please email resume to R. Edward Kiefer at Hertz Farm Management, Inc. in Geneseo at ekiefer@gen.hfmgt.com. If you have questions, please call 309-944-2184.