Top 100 Internship Programs of 2023

Congratulations to the 2023 #1 Internship Program winner, Northrop Grumman.

 
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This list is determined by an expert panel and thousands of public votes. Winners are listed in alphabetical order, not by ranking.


Company Name Award Do You Pay Your Interns? Fun Fact
Northrop Grumman #1 Program Winner Yes Northrop Grumman's program is about focusing on providing the coaching people need in order to maximize their potential; it’s an opportunity to learn about growth, development and coaching of employees across the board.
World Wide Technology DEI Champion Award Yes DE&I is paramount at WWT, including in its internship program. DE&I is ingrained in WWT's Core Values, emphasizing Embrace Change and Diversity of people and thought. DE&I defines their identity & sets them apart, contributing to their excellence.
The Trade Desk Intern Growth Award Yes The Trade Desk’s internship program enables interns to translate what they learn in an academic setting to the real-world. A “learning by doing” culture emphasizes critical thinking, creative problem solving, networking & communication. Preparation is rounded out through a mentorship program where interns are provided coaching, performance feedback & project guidance.
Mattel Innovation Award Yes Innovation is ingrained in the culture of Mattel, and the internship program is no different. Each intern owns an individuals project during the summer. Project's may from range from expanding the blue sky portfolio and analyzing play patterns in our Play Lab to leveraging the latest toy trends.
Radio Flyer Small But Mighty Award Yes Radio Flyer's size sets them apart. Their well-known brand is big, & their team is small and agile. They believe this is a superpower, as it enables them to provide work that matters & challenges the intern, gives interns direct access to leadership, & contributions they make in our award-winning office are seen & felt deeply by their Flyer peers.
ABB - Yes Intern conversion rate went from less than 10% in 2020 to over 65% in 2022. ABB holds and intern competition each year where the winning team of interns gets to choose a charity to which the company makes a donation.
AbbVie - Yes AbbVie believes patients are their North Star. Interns also have the opportunity to hear directly from patients about their experience. Interns learn that regardless of the functional area, the work done at AbbVie makes a difference.
Adobe - Yes Adobe's Org Champions foster a sense of belonging for interns, instilling confidence in them as they move forward in their careers, connecting interns to leaders across the company, and hosting welcoming social hours.
AeroVironment - Yes AeroVironment's leadership has invested in the future of our workforce. We have tripled the number of interns from 2022 to 2023; and we are excited to keep growing!
Akamai - Yes Akamai intentionally hosts events like a wellness campaign, an intern Olympics, and weekly global coffee chats to connect and foster engagement amongst their interns in the Americas, EMEA, and APJ regions.
Albemarle Corporation - Yes Albemarle leads with care when it comes to their internship program. In 2020, when COVID-19 hit, they provided stipends to interns due to canceling the program and gave every intern a returning internship offer or full-time time consideration if they were seniors.
Alcon - Yes Interns at Alcon enjoy awesome experiences like coffee chats with top leadership from every area of the business, taking over social media for the day, participating in a demo cataract surgery, and they get to help the world See Brilliantly.
Allegiant Air, LLC - Yes By exposing interns to different departments such as flight operations, maintenance, safety & security and more, they gain a holistic understanding of the industry and discover their areas of interest.
American Express - Yes American Express offers interns meaningful work and many opportunities to grow throughout their career, a flexible and inclusive culture with a strong sense of belonging, and competitive pay and benefits to support their holistic wellbeing—their mental, physical and financial health.
Aptiv - Yes Aptiv's internship program cultivates a vibrant, inclusive culture for a successful experience. This year's cohort of interns represents the most diverse group ever, bringing a multitude of perspectives, experiences, and talents that enrich collaboration and fuel innovation.
Baker Tilly - Yes Interns at Baker Tilly get paid holidays, summer Friday's and the ability to contribute to their 401k!
Boeing - Yes Beyond Boeing's amazing products and assignment opportunities, interns work with a dedicated Intern Experience Team for a best in class experience. The team hosts over 50 sessions with interns & managers covering topics ranging from travel benefits to weekly welcome calls to conversion.
CBRE - Yes CBRE's CEO gives his time each summer to have lunch with local interns and they are encouraged to ask questions during their time together. It has become a favorite event for the intern class and a tradition of the program.
CDK Global - Yes CDK Global doesn't have a “typical intern”. School, program, or GPA don’t disqualify someone. They accept any students if they’re enrolled in college: rising sophomores, students graduating in August, community college students, changed majors, and more.
CDM Smith - Yes Each summer features an Intern T-shirt Contest, it creates a fun shirt for the cohort and kicks off a firmwide fundraiser. The top design is sold to raise funds for a charity of the winning intern’s choice. The company matches all funds, last year we raised $7,500!
Cirrus Logic - Yes Each intern is assigned a signature project to work on over the summer and present on before their internship ends with a Q&A. This project is associated closely with the work of the individual team and has benchmarks and measurable goals.
Cisco - Yes Based on intern feedback, Cisco created the Intern Ambassador Program and handled the initial setup and facilitation of the leader applications. From there, the interns took the lead in collaborating with one another across teams with the ambition and drive to make this new initiative a success.
Citi - Yes Consistency across all internship programs is what makes Citi unique. They have 2,000 interns across over 50 programs globally throughout our 10-week summer program & are focused on having a consistent experience for all interns
Colony Brands, Inc. - Yes Colony Brands is very proud that approximately 10% of our current workforce are made up of former interns. Numerous former interns come back to work with Colony months or years after they completed their internships, which speaks to the positive experience they had.
Credera - Yes Credera intern's nominate peers who exemplify the company's core values. The CEO presents winners with their Core Value award. It's a meaningful way to celebrate the interns and recognize their embodiment of our values - people first mentality, integrity, tenacity, humility, and excellence.
CVS Health - Yes Since 2019, CVS has integrated it's internship program with Aetna's. Since 2019, they've brought leaders from both programs and business teams together to create a consistent experience, and this summer are hosting over 430 interns!
Datadog - Yes Interns have been baked into Datadog's success since our product was created - our fourth employee started as an intern and has since grown into a leadership role.
Deloitte - Yes Interns are given a “golden ticket” to network with anyone within the organization—there are no limits. The golden ticket demonstrates the value internships hold for the organization—people openly invite interns to schedule networking calls—because they know it will pay dividends in the end.
eBay - Yes eBay is particularly proud of our intern conversion rate: on average, each year 85% of our interns who perform well get full-time employment offers. Then, 75%-80% of interns who receive an employment offer accept.
Experian - Yes Experian welcomes students from 50+ universities, 30+ different majors at all degree levels from bachelor's to Doctorate. They designed a program that will allow them to grow professionally during their assignment.
Fannie Mae - Yes Several of the current senior leaders started as interns at Fannie Mae, including the Chief Information Officer, and Vice President of Single-Family Business Office.
FOX Corporation - Yes The Campus Team at FOX does not just talk the talk, they walk the walk. Half of their mighty team of four started their careers as interns themselves.
Freese and Nichols Inc. - Yes Freese and Nichols is most proud of is how much the entire company gets excited for the intern program. Everyone is quick to be a part of the celebration and that is what makes things so special.
FTI Consulting - Yes At FTI Consulting, interns work alongside leaders who have worked on headline-making engagements, such as the Madoff Ponzi scheme investigation. With the organization's headcount nearing 8,000 employees, interns gain exposure without feeling like just a number.

This list is determined by an expert panel and thousands of public votes. Winners are listed in alphabetical order, not by ranking.

Company Name Award Do You Pay Your Interns? Fun Fact
GE Aerospace - Yes GE Aerospace's program always follows through on our commitment to our interns when they receive an offer with us. Even during tough times, back during the pandemic in 2020, they hosted a 100% virtual internship for 589 summer interns.
General Dynamics - Yes General Dynamics interns are given an opportunity of a lifetime to make a real impact in solving some of the toughest defense and cyber security problems for our nation. Interns work on engineering and advancing technology across land, air, sea, space, and cyber.
General Mills - Yes 100% of interns receive mentorship during the internship program. 100% of interns that participated in post internship survey said they would recommend General Mills as a place to intern! 86% of interns accepted their fulltime position with General Mills.
GlobalFoundries - Yes Along with projects, GlobalFoundries interns are fully integrated into our teams and have the ability to voice their ideas on complex problems and business challenges. Interns are truly valued and spend time with Senior Leadership during the summer, including our CEO who has a fireside chat with interns and answers live questions.
GM Financial - Yes As part of orientation week, GM Financial addresses awareness on mental health and healthy boundaries in the workplace. To illustrate the importance, they bring an expert lead a mediation session during orientation week and discuss the importance of overall well-being.
GUESS?, Inc. - Yes The devotion of time and personal involvement that our Co-Founder and CEO pour into our internship program is something GUESS? takes remarkable pride in. These leaders display their care for interns by meeting them, answering their questions, and giving them valuable career advice.
Guidewire - Yes Our unique Guidewire Gives Back volunteer program gives all interns Volunteer Time Off. Interns are able to participate in any philanthropic activities that might be happening in or around the office, or participate in their own initiatives.
H&R Block - Yes H&R Block demonstrates their commitment to the value of work/life balance and they hold true to that by affording interns a paid week of PTO to reflect and reboot midway through the program.
Hanes - Yes Interns attend a Premier Lacrosse Game (PLL). The PLL on-field & sideline uniforms are designed & sponsored by Champion, one of HBI's iconic brands. Interns are given a VIP experience (holding the flag during the national anthem, on-field pre-game access, meet & greets with players).
Hannaford Supermarkets - Yes Hannaford helps students identify their purpose. They allow them a safe space to be themselves and experience a company that cares and supports them. They help them advocate for themselves, pay for any training or experience they want and truly aim to deliver the best experience.
Havas - Yes Above all, Havas emphasizse a culture and community that is rarely found in the workplace and take pride in offering the feeling of camaraderie, from the associate to the executive level.
Health Alliance Plan-HAP - Yes HAP values interns, they want to hear what the interns bring to the table: their thoughts, ideas, suggestions, etc. Employees work together by providing support and guidance to each other, developing connections that last and interns pick up on this authenticity.
Holcim US - Yes Holcim recognizes the value their internship program brings to the organization and have worked hard to unite the business around how the intern program is key to building a talent pipeline.
HUB international - Yes HUB International is introducing an awards program where interns from different offices can nominate their peers and managers as well as compete in a friendly, lighthearted competition. The event fosters team spirit, camaraderie, & friendly rivalry among interns.
Jabil - Yes Jabil interns come from over 12 US states and 11 countries. They have interns supporting 10 different functions across Jabil so they are able to learn about each function the business has from not only the resources available to them, but also each other.
Johnson Controls - Yes Milwaukee interns compete to design Hoan Bridge light show. Interns volunteer during Week of Action. 8-week innovation challenge solves Johnson Control's real problems, with patent submissions.
Kearney & Company - Yes Interns take over Kearney's Community Service ERG for the summer, planning events to raise money for 3 nonprofits located within the cities of our offices: historically, raising $10,000 within the 8-weeks.
Ketchum - Yes 2022 Fellow, Caden Harris, reflects on his time: “The Capstone Project helped me and my teammates get visibility and personal counseling from the Growth team at Ketchum . As I approached graduation, I stayed in contact with my mentors from the Business Development team, and that led to me getting a job at Ketchum!”
Kinaxis Inc. - Yes Recently, Kinaxis has continued to expand their internship program globally: In 2021, they filled 90 student roles, 106 in 2022 and 122 in 2023. They also worked with a local university to hire additional students who were unable to secure roles or had them cancelled at other companies.
Kohl’s - Yes Kohl's is proud to host the largest, most ethnically diverse class of interns from 280 universities and 44 different states! They have 261 interns at onsite offices, 19 fully remote interns, about 354 store interns nationwide. They credit a hybrid approach for making it possible to be inclusive.
KPMG LLP - Yes KPMG's internship is a collection of experiences that allow interns to see the depth and breadth of “the KPMG culture” – everything from training, to innovation, to community impact, performance management and mentoring opportunities to real work experience.
Leidos - Yes Leidos interns are the best recruiters. They activtely participate in our campus events and share with other students their experiences with us and encourage them to apply to our positions. The Intern Class of 2023 is the largest in their history!
Lumen Technologies - Yes Lumen is proud of its "Mentor Monday" Series. Over the 10 weeks interns get to interact with company team members in different organizations and levels of the company - some even former interns - to share insights on their personal and career journey.

This list is determined by an expert panel and thousands of public votes. Winners are listed in alphabetical order, not by ranking.

Company Name Award Do You Pay Your Interns? Fun Fact
Maximus - Yes Maximus is most proud of the diversity they have achieved as the program has grown exponentially. This year, 75% of the intern class identify as people of color, and for 3 years consecutively, in a male-dominated field, Maximus interns continue to report as over 55% female.
McKesson - Yes McKesson is proud of the level of engagement displayed by their interns. From welcome gifts to snack boxes, they do their best to make sure they are appreciated. Managers are encouraged to give feedback and provide kudos when interns are doing a great job.
Medline Industries, LP - Yes Medline's program truly is one of a kind because of the PEOPLE at Medline. The people are what makes them so great - everyone is welcoming, open, willing to jump in, kind, and smart. Leadership has never been so accessible, even for interns.
Micron Technology - Yes While Micron has a diverse program, fun social events, networking & incredible benefits, they are most proud of is how much all of Micron cares & supports interns. From the CEO down to the managers, the Interns are cared for & know of their importance from the get-go. In post internship surveys, this is apparent!
Mondelēz International - Yes Mondelēz International's program leads draw upon their experiences, ensuring that interns receive an exceptional and equitable experience that they will cherish post program. The team’s genuine commitment to leading with empathy, creates an environment where interns can authentically express themselves and feel fully valued at work.
MongoDB - Yes Aside from the fact that 92-96% of MongoDB's interns receive return offers (for return interns and New Grads), and National Intern Day where they volunteer across the city, they have a summer Talent Show to feature interns' impressive talents.
Motorola Solutions, Inc. - Yes Students in Motorola's program are represented from over 100 colleges/universities. Some schools include Harvard, Stanford, North Carolina A&T, Carnegie Mellon University and many more. Not to mention, 72% of this summer's program is diverse including veterans and people with disabilities.
Navy Federal Credit Union - Yes Navy Federal Credit Union's internship program allows students to be authentic in the workplace! With a wide array of open positions, we recognize and celebrate that each intern brings unique attributes to the program.
NCR - Yes NCR's program is special because of the lasting impact left on previous interns. Year after year, former interns are the biggest advocates as they emphasize the role it has played in their career and personal life. Due to their advocacy, our program has seen a ripple effect of interest by students who seek a similar experience.
Nextdoor - Yes Nextdoor's internship program boasts an 80% conversion rate of interns becoming full-time employees. It features meaningful projects, mentorship, and a strong sense of community. Interns engage in challenges to promote social and problem-solving skills, lead company-wide All Hands, and interact with executive leadership, including the CEO.
Niagara Bottling - Yes The 2023 class was Niagara Bottling's largest ever, with 100+ interns across plants and HQ. Despite our growth, we maintain an intimate atmosphere, welcoming interns to be themselves, ask questions, and access resources. In 2023, we held an in-person Internship Summit in Southern California!
NVIDIA - Yes NVIDIA's intern program has a high success rate, as 90% of the 2023 New Grads choose to return to build their careers within the company. Several leaders started as interns & now lead different organizations within the company, showcasing the impact of university recruiting, internship programs, & diversity initiatives.
Oracle - Yes Oracle provides Interns the opportunity to connect with their Intern peers across the globe. Interns join a global community where they learn more about technology that scales to enterprises around the world – this includes topics from Corporate Architecture, to Applications, to the Cloud.
Paylocity - Yes A fun fact about Paylocity's internship is that they have interns that span across almost all 50 states. They come together for an in-person Intern Summit, where they can take the virtual connections and build them into in-person, real-life relationships.
Philadelphia Insurance - Yes Philadelphia Insurance is proud that this year features the largest cohort they have ever hosted. They provided a real-world environment that allowed them to have access to each other and existing employees across multiple time zones and departments.
PNC Financial Services - Yes PNC believes that our success is proportional to that of our communities. This philosophy is important to interns, whom they give $50 to donate to Donors Choose, a nonprofit that connects donors with classrooms. This year, they hosted a Grow Up Great activity for interns, who built wagons for children.
Protiviti - Yes Each year Protiviti's program evolves based on survey feedback from both employees and interns, and as the structure for the new year comes together, they are excited to see what will be a new branch of innovation within the program.
Reddit, Inc. - Yes Two of Reddit's Community Values – “Start with Community" & “Remember the Human” – are core to their program. When interns organically form their own community and host a “conversion offer sell trip” to Boston, MA to persuade everyone to accept the return offers, you know you’ve achieved a human approach to recruitment and engagement.
Restaurant Brands International - Yes RBI's Summer Internship program gives interns an opportunity to work on business critical projects that have a real impact on the business and guest experience.
Reynolds American - Yes Reynold's early career programming that starts with interns is the most prioritized program in the entire global organization! During the internship, interns have the chance to work with global counterparts, After completing the internship, students have the opportunity to enter a Global Graduate Program where they get to learn on the global scale!
Rubrik - Yes 100% of 2022 interns “strongly recommended” an internship at Rubrik to a friend. “Rubrik's culture of support is remarkable. From check-ins, professional development series, to the ERGs, I’ve felt supported at every step of the process."
Saks - Yes The Saks Internship offers a unique experience at a world renowned luxury ecommerce company. The program immerses participants into our organization by providing exposure to all areas of the business and our diverse inclusive culture. Through a robust curriculum, our goal is to enhance participants’ power skills, knowledge of our business foundations and networking opportunities. Interns work on teams across the organization in Merchandising, Marketing, People/ESG, Operations, Finance and Legal.
Samsara - Yes Interns are Samsara's next generation of talent, immersed in the company culture from the moment they onboard, Samsara encourages them to take every opportunity to grow, including participation in ERGs and clubs, and attending all company-wide events.
SAS - Yes When SAS says their internship program truly impacts our entire business, they really mean it! We have 68 different universities represented across 23 business units in our organization. Interns are part of the DNA at SAS. In fact, there are over 700 employees currently at SAS who started as interns.
Shell - Yes Shell hosts a welcome party so that interns form a sense of community from the moment they enter the doors at Shell. The team is there to great them, with decorations, to wish them good luck, answer questions, ease nerves, and interns have the opportunity to meet the the rest of their group.
SiteOne Landscape Supply - Yes SiteOne's intern program has grown by 64% in one year because of the creation of a new center of excellence, the Diversity and Early Talent Initiatives team. This year has been one about building and influencing, about incorporating a new employment brand reflective of students and diversity.
Slalom - Yes Interns at Slalom not only get to experience the amazing culture but also the incredible culture of their clients all in one summer. Interns have supported projects and been client facing at iconic brands around the world including Coca-Cola, Royal Caribbean, Disney, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Microsoft and Johnson & Johnson.
Spectrum - Yes Spectrum's hackathon gives interns the chance to collaborate cross-functionally to research, collect & analyze data for real solutions. The problem statements are not hypothetical or theoretical; interns are creating outcomes for a real business case.
Spirit AeroSystems Inc - Yes Spirit is proud of the fact that over 60 of their interns put in a combined 400 plus hours of service that included painting, organizing, parking lot cleaning, STEM camp assisting, groundskeeping and house building to help improve non-profit organizations that are vital to serving and assisting the greater Wichita Community.
Splunk - Yes Splunk interns can participate in a unique 6-week course on their enterprise products and their application to open data sources. Interns form into teams to identify a relevant social issue, and leverage Splunk products to produce impactful change. Final projects are shared on the intranet, and all employees vote for their favorite projects!
Stryker - Yes Stryker is proud to say that the internship program truly offers impactful work & projects that will help interns see how their work directly impacts improving healthcare across the globe. Interns are given 3-5 projects to complete over their 12 weeks and gives interns the ability to apply what they have learned in school.

This list is determined by an expert panel and thousands of public votes. Winners are listed in alphabetical order, not by ranking.

Company Name Award Do You Pay Your Interns? Fun Fact
T-Mobile - Yes At T-Mobile, they focus on employee experience, rewards, and work-life balance. They offer interns a benefit known as Live Magenta, this benefit specializes in mental health. Through this program, Interns are able to receive ten free therapy sessions through an EAP.
Tanium - Yes At Tanium, interns are getting real on-the-job training, experience, and strategic projects that contribute to making the world a safer, more secure place. Tanium expects excellence and commits to giving interns the resources they need: world-class training programs, a network of previous interns, exposure to leadership, and more.
Tata Consultancy Services - Yes One of TCS's interns presented a bill to US Senate and House that would create a publicly funded Quad STEM Fellowship program in which students from India, Japan, Australia, and US would study in the United States for one year at the post grad level.
Texas Instruments - Yes Over 1,100 US interns from 19 work sites were invited to a welcome event on their first day at Texas Instrument's Dallas headquarters. This exciting experience included paid business travel, executive keynote speakers, intern swag, an interactive panel, networking, lunch with recent college graduates, lawn games, photo ops and more.
The Cigna Group - Yes Four members of Cigna's Executive Leadership Team started their careers at Cigna as interns or early career hires, including our CEO, CFO and CHRO!
The Clorox Company - Yes All interns get flown into the Bay Area headquarters during the beginning of their internship! Clorox is extremely proud to be one of the only CPG companies headquartered in the West Coast and want interns to experience where they’ve originated over 110 years ago!
The Kraft Heinz Company - Yes Kraft Heinz is most proud of leaders’ commitment to the engagement and growth of interns. For example, in the first 2 weeks of the program, interns will meet with the North America Zone President, Chief People Officer, President of R&D, and Chief Strategy Officer.
Thermo Fisher Scientific - Yes Thermo Fisher Scientific offers students a chance to truly contribute to meaningful work that makes the world a better place and puts intern feedback at the forefront of reassessing its programs every year and making improvements in real time.
Unilever - Yes Unilever interns can bring their own purpose to life through the work that they do. Interns have the opportunity to work on projects and initiatives for beloved brands that improve the lives of consumers and their communities. This work will positively impact the business & help drive our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace.
Valero - Yes Valero interns enjoy a game-changing Intern Symposium each summer for two days of professional development, breakout sessions and networking with leaders and 80+ subject-matter experts who volunteer time to educate interns, answer questions and share their paths to career success.
Verizon - Yes Recently, Verizon completed a full-circle moment: they had a former Leadership Development Program (LDP) graduate, who was hired through our Campus program several years ago,grown her her career and join the team as a University Relations Lead.
Visa, Inc - Yes Visa is at the forefront of the AI revolution! They will be providing interns a chance to learn more about this exciting new wave of technology and even learn new models to combat fraud.
Walgreens - Yes Last year, Walgreens CEO was asked to do a Masterclass on Innovation. She selected three summer interns to join her in Atlanta for the recording where they were able to share their summer project with her live and in-person during her Masterclass recording that can be viewed by over 2 million subscribers.
WEX - Yes Wex's Intern Newsletter is produced by interns of various departments & features interviews with hiring managers, 'words of advice' from leadership and fellow interns, & event recaps. It has helped create community within the cohort, provides exposure to the intern program to the greater Wex team, & encourages AWESOME interns to have a voice!
Zillow - Yes Zillow is proud of their ability to listen to and incorporate feedback from interns, tailoring the program year over year and adapt to their evolving needs and desires.
Zimmer Biomet - Yes Zimmer Biomet's internships go beyond the ordinary. From practical work to design competitions and finance case studies, from networking events to sports team participation and a community day-of-service, ZImmer Biomet's transformative intern experience fosters learning, growth and meaningful connection for lasting impact.
 
 

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