Economic Research Intern

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: headings

for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content. We need to parse the job posting. First, we have a lot of introductory text: "Welcome to South Carolina..." etc. That's basically about the organization, maybe "About the role"? Actually "Job Purpose" etc. The posting includes "Job Responsibilities:" with bullet list. Then "Applied Research & Analytical Product Development". Then "Other Economic Intelligence". Then "Minimum And Additional Requirements". Then "Preferred Qualifications". Also schedule info: "Must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week onsite... Schedule is flexible within normal business hours (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday – Friday) and set in coordination with the supervisor to accommodate class schedules." So schedule info present. Pay? Not mentioned. Benefits? Not mentioned. So we should not include Pay or Benefits sections. We need sections: About the role? Could be the introductory description about the department and job purpose. Could be considered "About the role". We'll include that as a section with

About the role

and then paragraphs. Responsibilities: we have detailed responsibilities. We'll put

Responsibilities

and then a

• list. Requirements: Minimum And Additional Requirements section. We'll put

  Requirements

  and list. Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications. Could be

  Qualifications

  or maybe separate "Preferred Qualifications". The instruction says use headings like Qualifications. We'll put

  Qualifications

  and list. Skills: maybe we could extract skills from Preferred Qualifications (analytical, communication, etc.) but we already have Qualifications. Could also have Skills section but we might combine. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Schedule. That's five sections. Schedule: we have schedule info. We'll put

  Schedule

  with paragraph. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep the details. We need to format lists appropriately. Let's extract content. About the role: The introductory paragraphs before "Job Responsibilities:" include: "Welcome to South Carolina. The new headquarters of American innovation. The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) is committed to maintaining the state’s long-term competitiveness while building a modern economy — one that is diverse, supporting businesses at every phase of their lifecycle, while allowing people to live and work where they love. As one of 22 cabinet agencies, S.C. Commerce is the state’s lead economic development agency. Its mission is to create economic opportunities to increase choices for all South Carolinians, which it does by supporting new and existing businesses and partnerships that fuel emerging industries such as life sciences, headquarters, and advanced energy. To drive the state’s advanced energy potential and global impact, S.C. Commerce helped organize the SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC NEXUS), designated as one of 31 federal Technology and Innovation Hubs in 2023. A national leader in foreign direct investment, South Carolina extends its international reach with representation in Europe and Asia, ensuring the state remains a top, global business destination from launch to legacy. Job Purpose: The South Carolina Department of Commerce is seeking to fill two Economic Research Internship positions on our Research Team. The Research Team is an internal service unit: we conduct quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis in direct support of the state's business recruitment and business support efforts. Our work informs decisions that shape South Carolina's economic development strategy. The Research Team is evolving into a proactive economic intelligence unit that identifies emerging trends, develops new analytical products, and anticipates questions before they are asked. Interns joining us will have an opportunity to contribute to that evolution while gaining hands-on experience with applied economics, real-world data, and the practice of economic development." We'll keep that as prose in

  tags. Possibly split into multiple paragraphs but we can keep as one. Responsibilities: The bullet list under "Job Responsibilities:" includes: - Research Requests Support Real Research Requests From Economic Development Professionals By Collecting, Organizing, Analyzing, And Presenting Economic, Business, And Demographic Information. Assignments Include, But Are Not Limited To: * Cost of Doing Business analysis: comparing taxes, labor, real estate, utilities, and other factors relevant to corporate site selection and business recruitment. * Company research and due diligence: gathering business, financial, ownership, and industry information to support recruitment and incentive decisions. * Exploratory data analysis: investigating industries, labor markets, communities, and other factors related to confidential economic development opportunities. * Briefs and visualizations: developing one-pagers, fact sheets, charts, tables, maps, and infographics for internal and external audiences. - Applied Research & Analytical Product Development Work Alongside Economists, Analysts, And Other Team Members To Develop New Research And Analytical Products. Depending On Interests And Current Projects, Interns May Contribute To Applied Research Papers, Dashboards And Self-service Reports, Data Automation, Geographic Analysis, And Data Visualization Using Tools Such As: R (R Studio) and Python Power BI, HTML, ArcGIS/ESRI Advanced features of Excel - Other Economic Intelligence Monitor economic data, research, and emerging trends for developments that could affect South Carolina's industries, workforce, communities, or competitiveness. This may include topics such as regional economics, labor markets, industry clusters, international trade, business costs, and demographic change. Interns will be encouraged to move beyond reporting numbers and ask: What changed? Why does it matter? What might happen next? Findings may be developed into short research briefs, presentations, visualizations, or longer applied research projects, that could be shared with agency leadership or legislative officials. We need to turn each bullet into

• . The sub-bullets could be nested lists or just part of the li text. Simpler: each main bullet as
• with the details inside. We'll preserve the text exactly. Requirements: "Minimum And Additional Requirements" includes: - A high school diploma and relevant program experience. - A bachelor's degree may be substituted for the required program experience. - Must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week onsite at the Department of Commerce office in downtown Columbia, SC. - Schedule is flexible within normal business hours (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday – Friday) and set in coordination with the supervisor to accommodate class schedules. - Requires the ability to handle confidential project information with discretion. We'll list these. Qualifications: "Preferred Qualifications" includes: - Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in Economics, Business, Public Policy, Statistics, Data Analytics, Geography, or a related field. - Intellectual curiosity about economics, economic development, business, or public policy. - Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, with an interest in understanding what data means rather than simply reporting it. - Clear written, verbal, and visual communication skills. - Attention to detail and a willingness to learn unfamiliar data, methods, and tools. - A collaborative, service-oriented approach to research. - Experience with economic data or analytical tools is helpful, but we do not expect interns to arrive knowing everything they will use here. - Curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to learn matter more. We'll list. Schedule: Already included in requirements but we have separate schedule section. However schedule info appears also in requirements. To avoid duplication, we could keep schedule info only in Schedule section and not duplicate in Requirements. But the instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; we can keep it in both places? Might be duplication but okay. However better to avoid duplication but still preserve info. We could move schedule info to Schedule section and remove from Requirements. But then we lose that info from Requirements section. However the requirement about working 20 hours per week onsite is not schedule; that's separate. So we can keep: Requirements: - High school diploma and relevant program experience. - Bachelor's degree may be substituted for required program experience. - Must be able to work a minimum of 20 hours per week onsite at the Department of Commerce office in downtown Columbia, SC. - Requires the ability to handle confidential project information with discretion. Schedule: - Schedule is flexible within normal business hours (8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday – Friday) and set in coordination with the supervisor to accommodate class schedules. That preserves all. Now we need to output HTML fragment only. We'll wrap each section in

  and then

  or

  . For About the role: we can put

  with the text. We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like EEO etc. Not present. Let's craft. Be careful to preserve punctuation and line breaks? Not needed. We'll output:

  About the role

  Welcome to South Carolina. The new headquarters of American innovation. The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) is committed to maintaining the state’s long-term competitiveness while building a modern economy — one that is diverse, supporting businesses at every phase of their lifecycle, while allowing people to live and work where they love. As one of 22 cabinet agencies, S.C. Commerce is the state’s lead economic development agency. Its mission is to create economic opportunities to increase choices for all South Carolinians, which it does by supporting new and existing businesses and partnerships that fuel emerging industries such as life sciences, headquarters, and advanced energy. To drive the state’s advanced energy potential and global impact, S.C. Commerce helped organize the SC Nexus for Advanced Resilient Energy (SC NEXUS), designated as one of 31 federal Technology and Innovation Hubs in 2023. A national leader in foreign direct investment, South Carolina extends its international reach with representation in Europe and Asia, ensuring the state remains a top, global business destination from launch to legacy. Job Purpose: The South Carolina Department of Commerce is seeking to fill two Economic Research Internship positions on our Research Team. The Research Team is an internal service unit: we conduct quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis in direct support of the state's business recruitment and business support efforts. Our work informs decisions that shape South Carolina's economic development strategy. The Research Team is evolving into a proactive economic intelligence unit that identifies emerging trends, develops new analytical products, and anticipates questions before they are asked. Interns joining us will have an opportunity to contribute to that evolution while gaining hands-on experience with applied economics, real-world data, and the practice of economic development.

  Responsibilities

  • Research Requests Support Real Research Requests From Economic Development Professionals By Collecting, Organizing, Analyzing, And Presenting Economic, Business, And Demographic Information. Assignments Include, But Are Not Limited To: Cost of Doing Business analysis: comparing taxes, labor, real estate, utilities, and other factors relevant to corporate site selection and business recruitment. Company research and due diligence: gathering business, financial, ownership, and industry information to support recruitment and incentive decisions. Exploratory data analysis: investigating industries, labor markets, communities, and other factors related to confidential economic development opportunities. Briefs and visualizations: developing one-pagers, fact sheets, charts, tables, maps, and infographics for internal and external audiences.
  • Applied Research & Analytical Product Development Work Alongside Economists, Analysts, And Other Team Members To Develop New Research And Analytical Products. Depending On Interests And Current Projects, Interns May Contribute To Applied Research Papers, Dashboards And Self-service Reports, Data Automation, Geographic Analysis, And Data Visualization Using Tools Such As: R (R Studio) and Python Power BI, HTML, ArcGIS/ESRI Advanced features of Excel.
  • Other Economic Intelligence Monitor economic data, research, and emerging trends for developments that could affect South Carolina's industries, workforce, communities, or competitiveness. This may include topics