This Friday, students across Vista will clock out of their last shift of the summer.
They worked at botanical gardens and manufacturers, medical offices and marketing firms, city departments and nonprofits. They answered phones, greeted customers, sat in on meetings, and asked a lot of questions. And they got paid to do it.
This is the Velocity Summer Internship Program, and it may be the most quietly important thing the Vista Chamber of Commerce does all year.
Here is how it works. Rising high school seniors who attend a Vista Unified school apply, tell us about their career interests, and interview with local businesses. A real interview, for a real position. Once matched, they work up to 100 hours between mid-June and early August. The chamber covers their wages and handles the….
