Virtual Internships in Business

Main contact
University of Rochester
Rochester, New York, United States
Director, Career Curriculum Initiatives
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Timeline
  • July 16, 2020
    Experience start
  • August 22, 2020
    Experience end
Experience
5/9 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Sales, Business services, Banking & finance, Marketing & advertising, Business & management, Human resources & recruitment, Public relations & communications

Experience scope

Categories
Accounting Market research Operations Project management Marketing strategy
Skills
business consulting financial analysis market research operations & project management business strategy
Student goals and capabilities

In partnership with the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and Arts, Sciences & Engineering, The Barry Florescue Undergraduate Business Program offers a BS and BA degree in business, both of which build on the principles of economics and statistics. They are designed to provide students with an analytical approach for addressing current as well as future opportunities and challenges in both for- and not-for-profit organizations.

Students pursuing a major in Business complete coursework in:

  • Accounting
  • Financial Management
  • Corporate Finance
  • Business Information Systems & Analytics
  • Operations & Strategy
  • Marketing
  • Economic Theory of Organizations

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Any level
150 students
Project
150 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Example deliverables include, but are not limited to:

  • Presentation of project process undertaken
  • A short (~8min) pitch video
  • Short research paper or report with interactive elements
  • User journeys/experience maps
  • Design mockups
  • Social media content creation
Project timeline
  • July 16, 2020
    Experience start
  • August 22, 2020
    Experience end

Project examples

Requirements

Some examples of projects students can contribute to, include:

  • Developing business and development plans
  • Optimize sales and lead generation
  • Wealth and risk management
  • Market research
  • Communications strategies
  • Marketing campaigns and brand management

Additional company criteria

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

  • Q1 - Checkbox
  • Q2 - Checkbox