Has anyone done a private sector internship?

Elizabeth Malkin — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 12:44:31 -0400

Have you ever had a private sector internship before? Internship programs can be crucial in creating a foundation for developing skills and gaining valuable experiences for employment in the civilian sector. It's both a great way to refurbish some of the skills learned during the years of service and a way to learn new ones.

RallyPoint has found the 5 best private sector internships for you to check out and to see if they might be a good way for you to start your transition into the private sector or to have a career change.

http://blog.rallypoint.com/2015/06/top-civilian-internships-programs-veterans-should-consider.html

Let us know if you have had an internship before, if so with which companies and what your experience was like, should other RP members apply there?

RallyPoint.com: 5 Internships Programs Veterans Should Consider

Response by LTC John Shaw made Jun 30 at 2015 1:14 PM

LTC John Shaw — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:14:40 -0400

I had two internships in 1986 (Arthur Young, now Ernst & Young) & 1987 (Churchill Downs, yes that is the Kentucky Derby) both taught me valuable lessons on work ethic and motivation while at University of Louisville.

Response by LTC Gavin Heater made Jun 30 at 2015 2:42 PM

LTC Gavin Heater — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:42:51 -0400

My employer, Eversource Energy, offers paid internships to environmental engineering students and finance and accounting students. We are starting a management cohort program this fall focusing on Operations, Engineering and Logistics tracks to name a few. Details to follow in a future post. Corporate website is: Eversource.com (caps not required).

Response by SSG Izzy Abbass made Jun 30 at 2015 3:14 PM

SSG Izzy Abbass — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:14:29 -0400

Great opportunity. One of the things I ran at the University of Colorado Denver was the Boots to suits program which would pair student Veterans up with mentors in many different sectors. It was kind of a mini-mentorship and the results spoke for themselves - 94% of graduating Vets who went through the program found jobs within 90 days of graduation. An internship can have the same impact. I wholeheartedly support these.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 30 at 2015 3:20 PM

CW3 Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 15:20:01 -0400

Thanks for posting Elizabeth Malkin . I am currently exploring pre-MBA internships for the spring/summer of 2016 while I am waiting to matriculate into my program next fall. This was a nice list of organizations to consider.

Response by SGT Joseph Goldman made Jun 30 at 2015 9:20 PM

SGT Joseph Goldman — Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:20:02 -0400

I would love to know if you guys can institute an option for soldiers looking for an internship. Personally, I would love to help our brothers and sisters in getting on the ground running! I can offer short term Internships that would allow them to get used to civilian work life and develop the needed networking to move forward in their careers.

Response by Maj Chris Nelson made Jul 1 at 2015 9:05 AM

Maj Chris Nelson — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 09:05:35 -0400

While nursing may have some internship opportunities in specialized areas, they are not the norm. More nurses are needed on the front lines of patient care. There IS opportunity to excel at non-front line patient care areas, but those opportunities are fewer. I would suspect that there may be some internship opportunities available in those areas...few/none interest me, so have not looked.

Response by LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow made Jul 1 at 2015 11:03 AM

LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 11:03:34 -0400

I did internships for my MA in Jewish Education and in Chaplaincy. Both were wonderful...

Response by SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL made Mar 19 at 2022 10:49 AM

SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL — Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:49:59 -0400

Thanks for sharing.