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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MassHire

Connect to jobseekers, training, and statewide workforce initiatives

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Employers

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

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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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The Boston Private Industry Council

About Us

For more than 45 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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PIC Profiles

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The impact on [school] departments is great...It's a rare win-win for everybody involved.

- Chris Leone

Whether they’re out in the neighborhood or at their school, PIC school-year interns are gaining critical professional skills…

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Developing relationships with peers and within the workplace gives interns a better idea of what their work environment will look like for whatever they want to do in the future.

- Stephen Osemwenkhae

Thomas Blake has worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston for almost two years, and he hasn’t…

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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 Insurance went all in on summer jobs. During Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2024 State of…

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I've been able to build a resume. I've been able to have more experiences. I've also been a little bit more in touch with my finances.

- Xzavien Larrama

Experience is truly hands-on for the three PIC interns at East Boston Social Centers, a nonprofit organization that…

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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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