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Internship Opportunities
The following list of interships were selected by and for LAS students as a sample of the internships currently available through the U of I Career Center’s I-Link. Find more details for these and other internships by searching I-Link.
Listings are updated weekly.
Posted: May 21, 2012
Regional and National Internships
- Morgan Stanley
- Morgan Stanley Strats & Modeling (MSSM) division is integral to our sales, trading, and banking businesses. Our primary focus is revenue-generating activities centered on analytics and technology. Our organization is comprised of embedded strat teams, who reside within the banking, commodities, equity, and fixed income businesses, and eight focused practice area groups. Our strats work with salespeople and traders to create revenue positive trading opportunities, design innovative products and maintain analytic models and other trading tools to identify new market opportunities and value-added trading strategies. This intensive 10-week summer Quantitative Finance Internship Program is designed to help you explore opportunities in Morgan Stanley Strats & Modeling. You would be assigned to a specific team where you would work closely with accomplished professionals on a series of substantive projects. You would also have the chance to learn about the activities of other teams throughout Sales & Trading. Application deadline is May 23.
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- Northwestern Mutual
- Interns’ main objectives are to identify target markets, pursue and attain clients, and maintain client relationships. Interns receive substantive training, during which they become familiarized with Northwestern Mutual’s products, sales methods, policies, and procedures. All interns must prepare for and pass a state licensing exam. Interns work with a mentor initially, until they are capable and confident enough to work independently. At that point, they are able to contact clients directly—something no other finance internship program can offer! About 33 percent of interns are offered full-time positions upon graduation. Application deadline is May 24.
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- Pangea Inc.
- We are a very young tech startup headquartered in Austin, Texas. You must be in the Austin area over the summer to qualify. We are looking for an entrepreneurial, ambitious person who is familiar with social media and interested in accomplishing personal goals and getting in-depth experience by working very closely with our founding team as we launch the world’s first Community Network, OurPangea. Internship is unpaid and if possible we will provide school credit. Application deadline is May 24.
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- WXRT-FM
- WXRT-FM is looking for enthusiastic interns who are eager to learn the dynamics of a large market radio station. WXRT has been nationally recognized as one of Chicago’s most legendary rock stations. Throughout the internship experience, interns will be representing the radio station at many of Chicago’s largest and most exciting events, including street festivals and concerts. WXRT interns will be closely involved in all integral areas of a radio station, which include marketing and promotions, interactive, sales, production, and programming. Representing WXRT in a public relations capacity is an extremely important role as an intern, and will contribute to the station’s overall image and success. Application deadline is May 24.
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- Spherion
- Applicants should be bi-lingual in Spanish and English. Candidates will be calling existing customers to perform research surveys for the Center for Consumer Feedback. Excellent customer service skills required. Must be proficient in reading and speaking Spanish as well as English. Team Lead positions monitoring other calls, counseling and coaching employees. Application deadline is May 25.
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- John Morrell Food Group
- The John Morrell Food Group retail sales division is seeking a current college student in the Champaign market to work temporarily for 15 weeks this summer in a small, assigned sales territory. The “Summer Sales Person” will visit customers, audit our products in retail grocery stores, focus on out of stock and promotional items, replace or post shelf tags, handle point of purchase materials, merchandise back stock and rotate inventory, and may attend some trade and marketing events. Chosen candidates will train with experienced sales staff prior to hitting the road. Great opportunity for college students to see sales in the consumer packaged goods industry and potentially could lead to a full-time sales position. Hourly rate and mileage will be paid. Could be eligible for internship credit through your school. Application deadline is May 25.
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