X3 Internships
Outside the classroom, inside the workforce
X3 is a paid internship for high school and early college-age students that pairs interns with local employers to build homegrown talent.
- Real-world Learning: Students are embedded with local employers, learning essential skills and building a stronger workforce pipeline.
- Financial Equity: Interns earn a stipend that respects their time and contributes to their family, replacing minimum wage jobs that offer little learning with rich work experiences that build resumes.
- Social Capital: X3 builds professional connections that transform into new career paths—ensuring historically underserved students receive the mentorship and opportunities they deserve.
X3 High School Internships
Explore, Experience, Expand
Explore new careers, experience real-word work, and expand possibilities for your future.
As an intern you’ll receive:
- One-on-one mentorship and coaching
- On-the-job experience
- School credit
- Resume skill-building
- Pay stipend
- Mental health support and social-emotional learning
- Assistance with transportation or childcare
Types of Internships
- Meaningful, on-site internships at local businesses with individual mentors
- 13 weeks, 12 hours/week, monthly stipend
- Interns are fully supported by the X3 team
- Theme-based group internships, held in person, virtual, or hybrid
- A supportive team environment, career exploration, and work readiness skill development
- 10 weeks, 6 hours/week, monthly stipend
—Lakin Epaloose,
Zuni High School capstone student
—Kelly Contreras,
X3 intern
—Brian Marquez,
X3 NeXt intern
—Marcos Arellano,
X3 intern at Bradbury Stamm Construction
—Melani Alonso,
X3 intern at the UNM Women’s Health Clinic
X3 NeXt Internships
Take the NeXt step
The X3 NeXt program is designed for college-aged youth who are interested in exploring career options through real-world experiences.
The NeXt program pairs students with local employers to gain work-based experience while they earn certificates and degrees from 2- or 4-year colleges and/or other training programs.
X3 for Employers
Meet student potential with possibility
Welcoming an X3 intern into your organization actively helps shape future talent in your profession while building and retaining local New Mexico talent. The Future Focused X3 Team interviews and pairs students with employers based on their interests and your organization's unique needs. Becoming a mentor to an intern not only can help shape your ideal future employee, but can help your organization's leadership build effective training and management skills. Other benefits include:
- Employers are fully supported by the X3 team throughout the internship
- X3 team manages payroll, insurance, training, and evaluation tools
- Training for interns and their mentors with 24/7 support
- 11 week, on-site intern with 12 to 25 hours per week
- Cultivate future employees, with potential to hire
For more information on how to work with an X3 Intern at your organization, reach out to X3 Director, Rebecca, at [email protected] or check out the frequently asked questions below.
X3 Mentor Stories
—Charles Dorsey,
X3 Mentor and School Social Worker, Technology Leadership High School
—Brian Henderson,
X3 Mentor and Owner of Next State Systems
—Arlenda Thompson,
X3 Mentor and Family Medicine Clinic Unit Director, UNM Hospital
Tatiana Falcón Rodríguez,
Presbyterian Hospital Community Health Program Manager
—Diana Delgado,
Former Community Outreach Coordinator, City of Albuquerque Cultural Services Department
Sponsor a Student
SPONSORSHIP LEVELS:
$6,000 to sponsor one student for the full year
$3,000 to sponsor one student for one session
$1,500 to sponsor two group interns
Ready to sponsor an intern?
Please reach out to Mistie at [email protected]