2008 Best Practices Data Report
About The Sample
The following is a brief snapshot of our 2008 data:
- 49% have participated in more than one internship.
- 85% agree that taking part in an internship is a critical part of the career planning process.
- 62% of interns receive financial aid.
- 40% have interned at a not-for-profit organization.
- 80% of interns have at least one other job aside from their internship.
- The top eight reasons students pursue internship are academic in nature (as opposed to monetary.)
2008 Survey Participants' Internship Sites* |
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20th Century Fox |
Hyatt Hotels |
Teach For America |
AARP |
IBM |
The Wall Street Journal |
Adidas |
ING Direct |
TJX Companies |
American Express |
JP Morgan Chase |
Travelers Insurance |
American Heart Assoc. |
KPMG |
TV Guide |
Ameriprise Financial |
Kraft Foods |
Twentieth Century Fox |
Ann Taylor |
Liberty Mutual |
UBS Financial |
Aramark |
Lockheed Martin |
United Way |
BAE Systems |
L'Oreal Company Stores |
US Postal Service |
Bank of America |
Marriott |
US Army |
Bausch and Lomb |
Merck |
US Census Bureau |
Bayer Healthcare |
Merrill Lynch |
US Congress |
Black and Decker |
MetLife |
US Department of State |
Bloomberg |
Microsoft |
US Department of Defense |
Bose Corporation |
Morgan Stanley |
US Department of Justice |
Boy Scouts of America |
MSNBC |
US Food and Drug Administration |
Cisco Systems |
MTV Networks |
US Steel |
Citi |
NBC Universal |
USA Today |
Citizens Bank |
New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. |
Verizon Communications |
CNN |
Nordstroms |
Viacom |
Deloitte and Touche |
Northrop Grunman, Corp. |
Wachovia Securities |
Deutsche Bank |
Novartis Pharmaceuticals |
Walgreens Company |
DirecTV |
Pfizer |
Walt Disney World |
EMC Corporation |
Pitney Bowes |
Watson Wyatt |
Enterprise Rent A Car |
Price Waterhouse Coopers |
Welch's |
Ernst & Young |
Prudential Financial |
Wells Fargo |
ESPN |
Putnam Investments |
Wyeth Biotech |
Estee Lauder Companies |
Ralph Lauren |
Wynn Resorts |
Ethan Allen |
Raytheon |
XM Satellite Radio |
ExxonMobil |
Saks Fifth Avenue |
YM magazine |
Fidelity Investments |
Salvation Army |
YMCA |
First Investor's Corporation |
SAP America, Inc. |
Yum! Brands |
Foot Locker, Inc. |
Seventeen Magazine |
YWCA |
General Electric |
Siemens Corporation |
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Genzyme |
Sirius Satellite Radio |
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Girl Scouts USA |
Six Flags |
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Goldman Sachs |
Social Security Administration |
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Herr Foods, Inc. |
Sony BMG |
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Hess Corporation |
Staples, Inc. |
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Hill Holiday |
Starwood Hotels |
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Home Box Office |
State Street Corporation |
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HSBC |
Sun Life Financial |
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Hugo Boss |
Target |
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2008 Participating Universities* |
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Albright College |
Lasell College |
Springfield College |
Babson College |
Lehman College |
St. John's University |
Baruch College, CUNY |
Lesley University |
St. Lawrence University |
Bentley College |
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania |
Stony Brook University |
Boston College |
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania |
Susquehanna University |
Bowdoin College |
Marymount University |
Sweet Briar College |
Brandeis University |
Middlebury College |
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey |
Bryant University |
Monmouth University |
The University of the Arts |
City College |
Montserrat College of Art |
Towson University |
Colgate University |
Moravian College |
Tufts University |
Curry College |
Mount Ida College |
University of Baltimore |
Darton College |
Mount St. Mary's University |
Delaware University |
Dickinson College |
Philadelphia University |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Endicott College |
Pratt Institute |
University of Maryland, College Park |
Ferrum College |
Randolph College |
University of Massachusetts Lowell |
Framingham State College |
Regis College |
University of New Hampshire |
Geneva College |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
Ursinus College |
Green Mountain College |
Rutgers University |
Vassar College |
Hampden-Sydney College |
Rutgers University |
Westfield State College |
Hampshire College |
Sacred Heart University |
Westminster College |
Hostos Community College |
Sarah Lawrence College |
Wheaton College |
Johnson College |
Siena College |
Wheelock College |
Juniata College |
Skidmore College |
Widener University |
Lafayette College |
Southern New Hampshire University |
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* The preceding lists are only partial, and do not denote endorsement by the listed organizations of this, or any other Intern Bridge product or service. Please note, due to our survey-taker privacy policy, we do not cite specific students, universities, or employers within the report. Information is presented from an aggregate perspective, while drawing on the expectations and experiences of thousands of students at the nation's top employers.
