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A current Disneyland Resort role using forecasting, statistics, simulation, capacity analysis, and process improvement.
2027 posting available at reviewA broad summer portfolio covering merchandising, finance, inventory, marketing, supply chain, software engineering, UX, security, and store leadership.
Fall recruiting · rolling reviewPaid student internships across management, marketing, finance, IT, science, engineering, and other business functions.
Check current internshipsUndergraduate internships across merchandising, supply chain, finance, analytics, software engineering, product, marketing, people, and corporate operations.
Browse undergraduate opportunitiesPaid student internships and co-ops across game development, software, art, design, analytics, publishing, marketing, finance, and studio operations.
Check early-career rolesPaid internships across design, engineering, finance, marketing, manufacturing, merchandising, product creation, strategy, supply chain, and technology.
Open internship search availableA paid hotel-operations internship lasting at least ten weeks, with hands-on property training and role-specific hospitality experience.
Live hotel internship searchStudent internships across hotel properties and corporate teams, including operations, finance, marketing, technology, HR, and commercial work.
Explore regional student pathsStructured student internships and co-ops across finance, marketing, engineering, food science, technology, supply chain, sales, and operations.
Browse current student openingsA project-based energy internship with technical and commercial paths, supervisor and mentor support, assessments, and a final presentation.
Check Assessed Internship openingsStarbucks' 10-week paid summer internship at its Seattle headquarters for college students in their junior year, with project work, executive roundtables and relocation support available.
Applications open around fallMondelēz International's paid 10-to-12-week US summer internships across R&D, sales, packaging, finance, supply chain and manufacturing, with about 90 to 100 interns each summer.
Applications open early September; rolling interviewsA paid ten-week corporate summer internship across CVS Health's business areas, from actuarial and underwriting to technology, merchandising and supply chain.
Applications September–MarchA ten-week beauty-industry internship across design, digital media, visual merchandising, store and package design, copywriting and social content.
2027 posting live at reviewA six-month consumer-products co-op spanning merchandising, retail sales, marketing, supply chain, finance, design and return-on-investment analysis.
2027 posting live at reviewA private-label apparel design placement covering trend and brand research, sketching, color and mood presentations, technical packages, product-lifecycle work and cross-functional collaboration.
Applications open at review · until filledA paid corporate retail cohort in finance, fashion design, merchandising and supply chain, with company-wide programming and opening-specific project work.
Opens Oct 12 · seven-day windowA paid ten-week cruise-industry program across hospitality, marketing and sales, maritime architecture and design, digital, analytics, procurement, technology, finance and other shoreside teams.
Seasonal postings · check current openingsA paid eleven-week beauty-science internship with laboratory work, an individual strategic project, mentorship and a final presentation to senior leadership.
Summer 2027 application window closed — check current internshipsA thirteen-week summer program with meaningful project work, mentorship and placements across engineering, advanced technology and Spectacles teams.
Check open internship rolesA ten-week vaccines commercial internship covering brand strategy, market research, customer segmentation, campaigns, return-on-investment analysis and launch preparation.
Summer 2027 application open through Dec. 11A ten-week retail-technology internship working on reliability, automation, cloud infrastructure, observability and engineering productivity.
Summer 2027 role filled at reviewAn eleven-week paid consumer-food internship with project ownership across sales, supply chain, demand science, research and development, finance, technology and business services.
Summer 2027 roles listed at reviewA three-day food-industry exploration program for freshmen and sophomores that concludes with interviews for an internship the following summer.
Applications typically go live Feb.–Mar. · check next cycleA paid eleven-week retail internship with project ownership across technology, analytics, project management and other corporate functions.
Summer 2027 applications open through Oct. 23A retail-supply-chain internship focused on observing operations, collecting and analyzing data, recommending improvements, solving practical problems and presenting results.
Summer 2027 Dallas role live at reviewA ten-week retail internship spanning merchandising, finance, planning, design, supply chain, marketing, store operations, HR and technology.
Summer 2027 application open until filled at reviewStudent internships and co-ops in a global consumer-products company, including finance, customer development and research opportunities.
Check available student opportunitiesPaid 2027 engineering internships and co-ops on product, material, process, operations and experimental-design projects in Kimberly-Clark teams.
2027 engineering application available at reviewCoca-Cola's Ignite internship pathway for focused exposure to a business function, professional learning and work across the company.
Q1 application period · monitor official rolesAn 11-week summer internship with a real-world Mars project, continuous learning, coaching and networking across consumer, technical and business functions.
Check current Mars student openingsAn early-college Mars experience that introduces sophomores to sales, engineering, finance, HR, supply chain, analytics, procurement, R&D and related functions.
Check current Mars student opportunitiesA paid North America undergraduate program across digital, marketing, operations, sales, product development and design, with mentorship and cross-functional projects.
January 2027 application period publishedUnder Armour's paid US Rookie internships pair business-critical projects with mentors, executive sessions and professional development across many functions.
Summer 2027 roles available at reviewA three-day virtual corporate-retail summit with former interns, senior leaders and a case study that can jump-start recruiting for Summer 2028 internships.
Summer 2027 posting available at reviewUS student programs across merchandising, technology, distribution operations, field and retail management, and product development.
Check current US early-career rolesStudent projects across product R&D, marketing, technology, manufacturing, supply chain and other KDP teams, supported by experienced mentors.
Check current KDP student opportunitiesTwelve-week internships and six-month co-ops with tangible work across finance, marketing, sales, people, supply chain, technology and R&D.
Check current early-career openingsTen-week student internships with strategic projects, direct managers, mentors, development workshops and exposure to technology, retail and pet care teams.
Typical early-January application openingA ten-week Boston program for rising seniors in technology and business, with real projects, mentorship, workshops, networking and an innovation challenge.
Summer 2027 role available at reviewHands-on hotel internships across culinary, events, food and beverage, facilities, finance, HR, operations, revenue, rooms, sales and spa concentrations.
Property openings and dates varyIHG's named 2027 Atlanta corporate program across product and technology, finance, marketing, HR, impact and inclusion, communications, PR and real-estate development.
2027 interest registration availableCarnival Cruise Line's shoreside ten-week program across cruise-business departments, with professional development and networking.
Recurring program · check school and official listingsReal-world hotel-company assignments with orientation, workshops, coaching, leadership discussions, presentations and networking.
No matching student positions at reviewProperty-based luxury-hospitality internships with hotel operations exposure, leadership meetings, division-head interaction and strategic projects.
Check current property opportunitiesGlobal hospitality internships across hotel operations and headquarters work, with current opportunities spanning guest service, food and beverage, finance and communications.
Current global internship search availableA Nestlé Quality Assurance Center placement supporting sample preparation, microbiology assays, laboratory quality processes and consumer-product safety testing.
Summer 2027 posting available at reviewA ten-week corporate-finance program spanning sales finance, operations finance and brand finance, with leadership exposure, professional development and a capstone.
Reviewed finance listing removed — check current student internshipsAn early talent-community form for Smucker's Summer 2027 internships across consumer brands, corporate functions, food science, engineering and operations.
2027 interest form available · role applications separateA product, packaging and process-development internship using laboratories and pilot plants to test consumer-product formulations, materials, packages and manufacturing ideas.
Summer 2027 posting available at reviewA brand and marketing placement covering areas such as brand management, innovation, communications, digital marketing and shopper activation.
2027 applications open at review · deadline nearA year with a McDonald's supplier, rotating across agriculture and food-supply-chain work from farms to restaurants and contributing to sustainability and technical projects.
2027 applications open at reviewPaid food-industry placements across sales, marketing, engineering, food safety and quality, R&D, information technology, analytics and other functions.
Rolling role availability · search official openingsGlobal consumer-health and hygiene internships that provide role-specific work experience and can lead to consideration for a separate graduate opportunity.
Search current country and function openingsA Cox Automotive product placement covering client and market research, requirements, roadmaps, KPIs, project status and post-project evaluation.
Reviewed product role removed — check current Cox internshipsA 12-week marketing placement spanning market research, segmentation, brand development, channel strategy, demand creation, product management and social media.
Summer 2027 · published Nov 30 application end dateA marketing internship at a global ingredient and biotechnology company, centered on an assigned business project, cross-team work and an executive presentation.
Summer 2027 posting · verify availabilityA product-marketing placement supporting a product line through competitor research, new-product development, sourcing strategy and cross-functional coordination.
Paid Summer 2027 posting · verify availabilityA consumer-brand marketing placement across brand strategy, activation, media or innovation, with a strategic project and exposure to agency partners.
Summer 2027 posting · verify availabilityExplain whose need you addressed, what evidence you used, which constraints mattered and how the outcome was reviewed. Retail, campus, food-service, event and customer-support work can all provide relevant evidence when the scope is accurate.
A designer may need a process-rich portfolio, a merchant a market or assortment analysis, a hotel intern a service example, and an analyst a transparent model. Do not send the same generic sample to every consumer role.
Corporate internships and property, store or distribution placements can have different schedules and costs. Check nights, weekends, uniforms, transportation, housing, relocation support, physical requirements and full program dates in the exact opening.
Retail, restaurant and hospitality employers hiring undergraduate interns understand exactly what a shift in one of their stores or properties involves, and they read it as relevant. If you have worked one, say what you were responsible for, how busy it got, and a specific problem you handled. That is more persuasive to this sector than a generic leadership claim.
Consumer and hospitality businesses plan around peak trading and travel seasons, which affects both when internships run and when the teams hiring you are busiest. Some programs are built around a summer peak, others around a holiday period. Read the term dates carefully and check they fit your academic year rather than assuming a standard summer window.
Some are explicitly designed as pipelines into head-office functions, others are property or store based. The posting usually says which, and it is a fair question to ask a recruiter directly.
Usually not required, though it helps you speak about the work concretely. Where an opening involves a property or store placement, some employers do prefer it.
Many are; this directory records what the publisher states. Check the individual posting, and where a placement requires relocating to a property, ask what housing support exists before accepting.
Prepare for the automated stage of an internship application: timed skills tests, recorded one-way video questions, and situational judgment exercises.
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