OKSAAfww) Intern, Assessment Services at Port Authority of NY & NJ

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The Human Resources Department is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented intern to join the Assessment Services Unit. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands‑on experience across employee selection, assessment development, and large‑scale recruitment operations. The intern will be exposed to a wide range of job titles and hiring processes that support the Port Authority’s mission to “Keep the region moving”, including operational, maintenance, leadership, and public‑safety roles.

This role provides meaningful, real‑world experience in talent selection and assessment work that directly contributes to building and maintaining a highly qualified workforce.

• Conduct job analyses to identify critical competencies
• Assist in the development of written, oral, and practical assessments
• Support test administration logistics, scheduling, and coordination
• Assist in facilitating the movement of PAPD Police Officer candidates through multiple selection and testing phases
• Perform descriptive and basic statistical analyses to monitor applicant progress and recruitment outcomes
• Contribute to assessment reports, recruitment metrics, and documentation to ensure defensible selection processes
• Help prepare training materials for item writers and assessment raters

• Enrollment at a college or university at the time of the internship
• Major in Industrial/Organizational Psychology or a related discipline

• Strong interest in assessment science, employee selection and data analytics
• Familiarity with employment testing standards and basic statistics
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem‑solving skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Experience with statistical tools is a plus (SPSS, R)
• The start date is expected to be in September 2026
• This internship will require 20 hours per week
• In accordance with Port Authority policy, this position permits interns to work remotely a maximum of one day per week. In person collaboration is essential to how the Port Authority conducts business and regular in‑office days or team collaboration days may be required depending on business needs. Some internships may require interns to be fully in‑person.

• Only applicants under consideration will be contacted
• If selected to move forward, the hiring team will reach out directly to schedule 1-2 interviews
• Different internships will have different timelines for interviews
• The hourly rate range is $18.61 to $28.72 (the exact rate will be determined by internship type and rising school year)
• Ability to opt in to the New York State and Local Retirement System