About us

Urban Interns is an innovative website that allows users to easily find part-time assistants.
On Urban Interns, you can:

search our database of prospective candidates and contact people at your discretion
post a job and have candidates respond to you through (your contact info will be protected until you respond back)
if you're looking for work, have users contact you for jobs, or search our database of jobs and apply
read and comment on our blog, which is chock full of ideas, tools and resources on finding, hiring and managing part-time assistants.

The Urban Interns Story

The vision for Urban Interns was born from our experiences as small business owners and our recognition of a need for this service. For small business owners and busy professionals, particularly in uncertain economic times, workloads can be unpredictable, and the tasks required of staff can vary from day to day. While a small business owner might need help with errands, online research and organizing files, hiring a full-time worker is not a cost-effective solution. And in cities like New York, there are many talented people who are specifically looking for part-time work-- to make some extra dollars, to gain valuable experience, or all of the above. The same capable people want flexibility in their schedule and have the skills to be great assistants.

We set out to create a place where these two segments could easily connect. Employers can search a robust database and filter by hours, availability or task. They can also post a job and let candidates respond. Assistants can also post their profile and search the database of jobs.

More advanced tools, such as shared calendars and to-do lists, will be added in the coming months. For now, we’re thrilled to bring more efficiency to small businesses and busy professionals, and to be providing flexible opportunities for job-seekers!

The Founders

Press

Urban Interns Launches New Product Features to Meet Growing Needs of Small Business Owners and Job Seekers - May 20, 2009

Urban Interns Launches - February 18, 2009