Boston PIC

Making Connections for Boston

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Find out how the PIC can help you:

Youth

Get a summer job or complete your education

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Partners

Connect with PIC initiatives by hiring a student, joining a convening, and accessing labor market information

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Employers

Bring value to your company and community by hiring high school and postsecondary students

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MassHire

Connect to jobseekers, training, and statewide workforce initiatives

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The Boston Private Industry Council

About Us

For more than 40 years, the PIC has worked at the intersection of business and community interests to connect Boston residents to promising career pathways, while creating a diverse talent pipeline for local employers. Our work is grounded in the belief that meaningful employment changes lives, lifts people out of poverty, and strengthens the local economy. We partner with the Boston Public Schools to connect school to career and with leading institutions and employers to promote equitable practices.

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Our Partners


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PIC Profiles

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Having the opportunity to watch students grow and develop during the internship has truly been a gift.

- Linda Pronjari

This summer, Liberty Mutual went all in on summer jobs. During Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2024 State of the…

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The most impactful [thing I've learned through my internship] is just seeing different people’s career journeys and how they get to their current jobs.

- Mariaelena Suazo

The three PIC summer interns at Boston University, Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, have a packed…

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The students are well-qualified, conscientious, eager to learn, and they're a positive influence for us and our patients.

- Dr. Joel Oster

For decades, Boston’s hospitals—the biggest employment sector in the region—have partnered with the PIC to give BPS students…

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This internship has been very impactful for me because I was able to pick up so much experience about possible career choices.

- Arthur Le

Each year, Boston-based architecture firms work in partnership with the Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) and Boston Public…

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Being an intern here has shown me what it’s like to work in healthcare and allowed me to build character and skills under the support and guidance of great mentors.

- Ana Heredia

Boston is home to some of the nation’s best physicians and hospitals, making the city a longtime leader…

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I feel very privileged because I know older generations of people of color didn't have these opportunities when they were growing up. They didn’t have easy access to STEM careers because they were minorities.

- Najma Abdi

The City of Boston is home to a thriving biotechnology industry, hosting a number of biotech companies, ranging…

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