Top 10 Internships for College Students in 2017 - TheJobNetwork

Top 10 Internships for College Students in 2017 - TheJobNetworkYoure in college, or a recent graduate. Maybe you already have a solid idea of where you want to go, and what you want to do next. Great Maybe youdont. Thats great too. Whether youre looking to test the career waters of a job related to your major, or youre still figuring out what you want your post-college career path to be, internships are an excellent way to refine your thinking and build experience. Lets look at 10 of the top internship options in a variety of fields, based on sources that take intern feedback into account, like Vault.coms annual rankings and Glassdoors survey of internship opportunities. googletag.cmd.push(function() googletag.display(div-gpt-ad-1467144145037-0) ) Best Social Media Internship facebook incPerhaps youve heard of this company? Facebook ranks highest on a recent Glassdoor survey of best internship companies, with feedback like, Facebook has one of the best design teams in the world, and deals with particularly hard problems. Interns get lots of responsibility, but the biggest learning is from the people around you.Facebooks focus on tech, data, and social media provides cutting-edge internship opportunities, as well as spots in geschftsleben operations.Compensation Paid/stipendDuration 6 to 12 weeksLocation Facebooks headquarters are in Menlo Park, California, but the company has office locations all over North America, including New York, Washington DC, and Chicago.Best Health Care Internship Aetna Summer Associate ProgramInsurance company Aetnas summer program gives interns the opportunity to learn about all aspects of the geschftlicher umgang side of insurance, as well as build general office and career skills. Each intern has the opportunity to work on a cross-functional project that takes on a real-life geschftlicher umgang issue faced by the company. This kind of real world experience is definitely not your stereotypical coffee-and-copies internship. Interns are also offered many marketing opportunities, and the chance to work with company mentors to help build their career beyond the internship.Compensation Paid/stipendDuration 6 to 12 weeksLocation Aetna is based in Hartford, CT, but has other offices (and internship opportunities) around the U.S. as well.Best Financial Services Internship Northwestern MutualFor students majoring in Finance, Accounting, or other related geschftliches miteinander fields, Northwestern Mutuals internship program gives students hands-on experience working on financial planning, client tafelgeschirrs, and consulting. Interns receive a stipend for their 6-12 month terms. Approximately one-third of Northwestern Mutual interns are offered a full-time position with the company after graduation.Compensation Paid/stipendDuration 6 to 12 monthsLocations The company has offices throughout the U.S.Best Media Internship Nickelodeon Animation Studio Nickternship ProgramIf youve ever wanted to see how the Spongebob i s made, this internship at Nickelodeons Animation Studio could be for you. Geared toward animation enthusiasts or those who want to work in the childrens entertainment industry, this internship helps Nickterns build general business experience while also taking specialty classes and workshops in areas like storyboarding, character design, pitching concepts, production and post-production, and presenting. Even if you cant draw, the Studio offers internships in virtually every area of the business TV production, development, talent development and casting, office management, digital operations, business operations, sales and marketing, human resources, and public relations. Nickterns also get perks like free movie screenings and admission to industry events, as well as networking opportunities.Compensation PaidDuration 6 to 12 weeksLocation ab gehts Angeles, CABest Energy Internship Westar Energy Internship ProgramIf youre interested in finding innovative ways to provide energy, Westa r Energys internship program is a way to build skills and experience in the expanding field of green energy solutions. Headquartered in Kansas, Westar is the largest electricity provider in the state. For its interns, the company is committed to providing hands-on business experience, as well as building knowledge about the future of energy and electricity.Compensation Paid/stipendDuration 3 to 6 monthsLocation Topeka, KS and Wichita, KSBest Retail Internship Burlington Stores Summer Internship ProgramBased in the Burlington Stores companys corporate offices in New Jersey, interns learn the ins and outs of the business behind a nationwide discount department store chain. Burlington is committed to providing meaningful learning experiences for its employees, including leadership development seminars, mentorship opportunities with senior management, seminars on retail practices and technical skills, store tours, and projects based on real business scenarios.Compensation Paid/stipendDu ration 6 to 12 weeksLocation Burlington has stores all over the country, but the internships are primarily located in its corporate offices in Burlington, NJ and Edgewater Park, NJ.Best Engineering Internship Capital One Technology Internship ProgramWith its engineering focus, financial and IT company Capital Ones internship program is geared toward the STEM student. These hands-on programs give interns specialized experience in software engineering, data engineering, and cyber security engineering. Interns work on collaborative engineering projects, and also attend business and leadership seminars throughout the term.Compensation Paid/stipendDuration 10 weeksLocation San Francsico, CA, New York, NY, McLean, VA, Richmond, VA, Plano, TX, Chicago, IL, and Wilmington, DEBest Startup Internship Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers (KPCB) Fellows ProgramIf youre interested in the startup world, but you arent finding many targeted internship opportunities, consider programs like KPCBs. KPCB is a venture capital firm that specializes in working with tech startups. Its Design and Engineering Fellows program helps interns build the tech and creative skills they can apply to startup companies (or even start their own). The Fellows program offers unique networking opportunities in Silicon Valley, as well as the opportunity to spend a full year working for a Silicon Valley startup.Compensation Paid/stipendDuration 3 to 6 months, plus a potential year of employmentLocation Mountain View, CA, Palo Alto, CA, San Francisco, CA, San Jose, CA, San Mateo, CABest Poli-Sci Internship Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) InternshipConsistently ranked among the best U.S. government internship programs, the CIAs program is geared toward providing work and civil service experience for promising undergrads, particularly minorities and students with disabilities. While you likely wont be sent deep undercover, Homeland-style, you will gain practical experience in the daily operations of one of t he biggest U.S. government offices.Compensation UnpaidDuration FlexibleLocation Washington, DC metro areaBest Multidisciplinary Internship NBC Universal Campus 2 Career Internship ProgramAs a massive media company, NBC Universal offers internships in areas like television production, news, business operations, ad sales, legal, marketing, media relations, accounting/finance, business, strategy, human resources, research, and marketing.Compensation Paid/stipendDuration FlexibleLocation NBC Universal has headquarters in New York City and Los Angeles, but there are internship opportunities at its offices and sister companies throughout the country.If youve got your career sights set on a particular path, or know you want to do some experimenting and skill-building while you figure out your long-term plans, internships are one of the best ways to ease from student mode to professional mode. Wherever you decide to plant your intern flag, TheJobNetwork has you covered