Finding Your SIP Intern
Learn how to find and select an SIP Intern from the resources below. The Geological Society of America (GSA) helps recruit and manage the application system for Scientists-in-Parks (SIP) Intern positions. Please contact sip@geosociety.org if you have questions related to this page.
1. Review Applications in Breezy HR
Find applications for your SIP Intern position(s) in Breezy HR. Check out detailed instructions below about viewing candidates and using the Breezy web platform. If you are new user, keep in mind you must self-initiate a Breezy account so the program can add you to your position hiring team(s) after applications close.
2. Refer to Interview Guidance for SIP Interns
Use the following guide to help structure the interview process and incorporate tips and resources for inclusive interviewing before meeting with top candidates.
3. Send Notice of Selection on Offer Day
You must wait until SIP Offer Day in the timeline and email a notice of selection to your top candidate, inviting them to participate. Use the email template to prepare the selection notice for your candidate so you can be ready when SIP Offer Day arrives!
4. Enter the Intern Who Accepts in the SIP Portal
After the candidate accepts the tentative offer and you work together on selecting a start date, enter their information into the SIP Portal managed by NPS. Start dates must fall on a Sunday or Monday within the program season.
Offer Letters
Your selected SIP candidate may request a copy of their offer letter. SIPs will receive their offer letter with all other Stewards onboarding tasks 3–4 weeks prior to their intended start date. Stewards Individual Placements creates SIP onboarding paperwork in an online system and cannot create the offer letter until the enrollment team officially moves the SIP from the SIP Portal into a separate database.
5. Notify Interviewees
After you enter your selected candidate's information into the SIP Portal, email all candidates you interviewed to let them know you have filled the position. The program will notify all other applicants who applied to the position.
Use this email template: Position Filled Notice for Interviewed Candidates – Email Template II
