Organizations Offering HR Internships
- Microsoft
- Vera Wang
- JPMorgan Chase
- Central Intelligence Agency
- Macy’s
Business schools highly recommend adding an internship to one’s human resources curriculum for firsthand industry experience. Human resource management is a multifaceted field that’s hard to learn simply from a textbook. Therefore, internships are helpful for spending a few weeks in the shoes of an HR professional. Whether paid or unpaid, internships add sparkle to résumés that may otherwise be pretty sparse. Moreover, internships cement strong corporate connections that could turn into full-time jobs after graduation. This article will outline five outstanding examples of internships for HR majors committed to workforce betterment.
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1. JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase is the world’s sixth largest multinational investment bank worth $2.7 trillion with over 256,000 employees under CEO Jamie Dimon. Though best known for finance, JPMorgan Chase has a stellar Human Resource Analyst Development Program too. These 10-week HR internships provide résumé experience compiling data on employee performance. Each bachelor’s HR major must exhibit solid communication, critical thinking, and mathematical skills to begin the Early Insight orientation. Since 2000, JPMorgan Chase has hired human resource interns in 60+ nations, such as Poland and Israel, with full-time job offers possible.
2. Macy’s
Macy’s is the globe’s largest fashion goods retail chain led by CEO Jeff Gennette with around 130,000 workers and 875 department stores generating $24.8 billion yearly. For help stepping into the clothing industry, Macy’s has the Human Resource Summer Internship available. Each June, the Fortune 500 company recruits rising college seniors with minimum 3.0 GPAs to Cincinnati for this 10-week professional development experience. Mentors are assigned to real-life intern projects on topics like employee benefits, recruitment, and talent development. Macy’s interns could then start the two-year HR Executive Development Program after graduation.
3. Microsoft
Microsoft became the United States’ most valuable publicly traded tech giant in 2018 under CEO Satya Nadella worth $258 billion with nearly 135,000 employees. Currently, Microsoft lists open positions from Beijing to Dublin for the 12-week HR University Internships. Eligible students are full-time bachelor’s, MS, and MBA majors in business who have at least one semester remaining. Accepted interns work alongside senior leaders to optimize operations for employee empowerment. Uniquely, Microsoft has a Diversity & Inclusion Council where interns can advocate for gender, disability, and LGBTQ equality. The program also gives health care coverage and product discounts.
4. Vera Wang
Vera Wang, Forbes’ 34th best self-made woman worth $630 million, is a leading bridal gown designer who directly employs over 200 people with 21 flagship stores. The André Leon Talley Award winner’s fashion house accepts résumés and cover letters for Human Resources internships each Spring. At the Carlyle Hotel on New York’s Madison Avenue, interns assist the HR manager with recruiting talent and monitoring employee files. The for-credit position requires college upperclassmen work three days weekly from January to May. Though unpaid, the experience working for the 2005 CFDA Designer of the Year helps HR, psychology, and industrial psychology majors.
5. Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is the United States’ foreign security branch presently led by Director Gina Haspel with a $15 billion budget and around 21,500 employees. Its Directorate of Support offers qualified U.S. citizens a Human Resource Officer Undergraduate Program just outside DC in Langley, Virginia. These full-time internships suit HR, business, psychology, and public administration majors exceeding 3.0 GPAs. Compensating $20.75/hour, the $43,300 job involves supporting the CIA’s payroll, benefits, and staffing operations. Central Intelligence Agency applicants must pass a medical, psychological, drug use, and background exam.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicted that employment of HR specialists will grow quickly by 7 percent through 2026 for 38,900 new jobs nationwide. However, beating the competition isn’t easy usually. In May 2017, NACE Journal reported that 81.1 percent of alumni cited internships as helping forge their career directions. Internships and professional certifications are often the most impressive to hiring corporate offices.
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