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In an effort to provide our students with support in internship and career searches, many of our faculty members worked with our Management Advisory Board and our Recent Alumni Board members to create the following resources. There are certainly more opportunities for Management majors to pursue than this; however, we feel that this is a great start. This page will be updated on a frequent basis. 

1901 Group is an IT services company headquartered in Reston, VA that focuses on the use of enterprise managed services that leverage the cloud to securely monitor, manage, and optimize complex IT environments. The company specifically caters its IT service delivery to the federal marketplace. While 1901 Group typically hires BIT majors, with the right skills and interests, MGT students could also be a good match for the following internships:

  • Contracts Specialist
  • Human Resources/Recruiting
  • ITSM Technical Writer
  • Sharepoint Administration
  • Systems Development – Automation and Analytics

Aldi is a grocery store company headquartered in Essen, Germany with the primary goal of creating a faster, easier, and smarter way to save money on high-quality groceries and more. Currently, the company is experiencing unprecedented growth in the United States with over 100 new stores opening every year. Aldi is typically interested in ACIS, BIT, FIN, MGT, and MKTG majors for such internship positions as:

  • Buying Intern – Data Analyst
  • Buying Intern - Marketing
  • District Manager
  • Facilities, Systems, & Sustainability Intern
  • Internal Reporting Analyst

ALKU is a highly specialized consulting firm headquartered in Andover, MA with services comprised of six niche focused areas: ERP, Healthcare IT, Life Sciences, Government, Cyber Security, and AWS. Differentiating ALKU from its competitors is its focus on speed, accuracy, agility, and specialized knowledge and experience. ALKU has historically expressed interest in ACIS, BIT, FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors to consider its highly coveted Sales Internship Program.

Headquartered in Houston, TX, alliantgroup is the nation’s premier provider of specialty tax services with the mission of strengthening American businesses by helping U.S. companies and their associated CPA firms take full advantage of federal and state tax credits, incentives, and deductions. The firm strives to educate businesses about all of the options available to them to encourage innovation, grow jobs, and compete in the global economy. alliantgroup typically hires ACIS, BIT, FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors for their available full-time positions.

Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Amazon’s goal is to be Earth’s most customer centric company by continually raising the bar of the customer experience through the use of the internet and technology to help consumers find, discover, and buy anything. Additionally, Amazon strives to empower businesses and content creators alike in an effort to help them maximize their success. Amazon typically prefers to hire BIT and MGT majors for their full-time positions.

Appian Corporation is a cloud computing company currently headquartered in Mclean, Virginia. The company sells a Platform as a Service for building enterprise software applications. It is focused on low-code development, business process management, and case management markets At this time, our internships are based primarily in Engineering and CIO. Depending on the student's technical skillset, they may be a good match for the following roles:

  • Software Engineer Intern
  • Quality Engineer Intern
  • Cloud Software Engineer Intern
  • Strategy Analyst Intern

Headquartered in Rockville, MD, Aronson LLC provides today’s most active industry sectors and successful individuals with a comprehensive platform of assurance, tax, and consulting solutions. To better serve the needs of clients, people, and the community, Aronson LLC has been purposefully expanding its service offerings and deepening its specialties. Aronson LLC helps clients maximize opportunity, minimize risk, and unlock their full potential from startup to exit. While this company typically focuses on ACIS majors, with the right skills, students could be a good fit for Aronson LLC’s summer or winter internship programs.

Headquartered in Richmond, VA, the APA serves Virginia citizens and decision-makers by providing unbiased, accurate information and sound recommendations to improve accountability and financial management of public funds. It is part of the Virginia government’s legislative branch and reports through the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) of the General Assembly. While the APA typically hires ACIS majors, students with the right skills and interests could consider a career here.

Auto-Owners Insurance, headquartered in Lansing, MI, is one of the nation’s largest insurers and is recognized for its exceptional financial strength and stability. To deliver its insurance policies, Auto-Owners Insurance partners with independent agents who provide their clients with local, personalized expertise. This company typically hires ACIS, BIT, FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors for the following internship opportunities:

  • Claims Intern
  • Claim Representative Internship
  • Commercial Lines Underwriting Intern
  • Personal Lines Underwriter Internship

Baker Tilly is a leading advisory, tax, and assurance firm headquartered in Chicago, IL dedicated to building long-lasting relationships with its clients. Its primary goal is to enhance and protect the value that their clients created for themselves. Baker Tilly typically hires ACIS, BIT, FIN, and MGT majors for its full-time, internship, and/or externship positions, notably its Tax and Audit Internship, Recruiting/Sales Internship, and Accounting Internship.

Belk is a private department store company based in Charlotte, NC that values family and community and provides customers with the opportunity to find their own unique way to express who they are. Currently, Belk is focused on investing in store renovations and technology enhancements to better serve its clients and communities, and it is planning to continue discovering new ways to help its customers foster lives that are personally fulfilling. Historically, Belk has expressed interest in ACIS, FIN, MGT, and MKTG majors for several internships, including the following:

  • Accounting
  • Communications
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Information Technology
  • Operations and Supply Chain Management

Burdette Smith & Bish LLC (BSB) is headquartered in Fairfax, VA and employs over 40 professional accountants who are skilled in all areas of tax, financial accounting, and assurance and offers services like tax preparation. BSB provides these services to individuals, businesses, estates, trusts, and not-for-profits. While BSB typically focuses on ACIS majors, students with determination and the right set of skills could also find success in one of the company’s full-time positions like Tax Manager, Audit & Assurance Manager, or Senior Accountant.

Camden Property Trust, which is headquartered in Houston, TX, offers its clients a variety of options to help them find their new homes. Since Camden owns a portfolio of apartment communities across the country, the company’s core competency is property operations, as it focuses on leasing, managing, marketing, and maintaining those properties. Students majoring in HTM, MGT, MKTG, or REAL might be interested in pursuing some of Camden’s internship opportunities.

Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We were founded on the belief that the banking industry would be revolutionized by information and technology, beginning with credit cards. We are now the nation’s fifth-largest consumer bank and eighth-largest bank overall.

INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS

As an intern, you’ll have the opportunity to tackle challenging projects head-on with the support of your team and peers. There’s no better way to prepare for a professional career than by digging in and experiencing collaboration and problem solving first-hand. If this sounds like something you're interested in, check out our internship programs to find the right one for you.

Management students can find positions in Analytics, Human Resources, Management, Strategy, Technology and others.

Carahsoft Technology Corp. is The Trusted Government IT Solutions Provider® delivering best-of-breed hardware, software, and support solutions to federal, state and local government agencies. Carahsoft is one of the most successful, fastest growing technology solution providers in the nation.

Carilion Clinic is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Roanoke, VA that seeks to advance care through medical education and research, help its community stay healthy, and inspire its region to grow stronger. Its comprehensive network of hospitals, primary and secondary physician practices, and other complementary services combine to provide roughly one million Virginians with quality care. While Carilion typically hires ACIS, FIN, and MKTG majors, students with the right interests and skills could consider some of the internship opportunities Carilion has offered in the past, including human resources, marketing, information technology, interior design, finance, and accounting.

CarMax – based in Richmond, VA – is the nation’s largest retailer of used cars and is committed to innovation and iconic customer experiences. Its goal is to transform the car-buying process from a stressful, dreaded activity to one that is honest and straightforward with “no-haggle” prices. While CarMax usually focuses on students majoring in ACIS, BIT, FIN, and MKTG, those with the right skills and interests could pursue one of the following opportunities:

  • Product Design Intern
  • Product Manager Intern
  • Technology Intern

ClearDefense Pest Control (CDPC) is a pest control service with locations in NC, SC, VA, OH, MO, and TN that uses environmentally conscious practices to decrease its clients’ exposure to mosquitos, termites, and other pests. CDPC usually hires ACIS, FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors for coveted internship opportunities.

Ranked among the largest accounting and consulting firms in the United States, Cherry Bekaert – headquartered in Richmond, VA – provides clients with the guidance and support needed to achieve their organizational goals. Its services help clients understand their specific marketplace as well as make the most of emerging opportunities. Cherry Bekaert generally offers opportunities to ACIS majors, but any student possessing interest and knowledge in this branch of consulting could be successful in the company’s internship program.

CohnReznick – headquartered in New York – is one of the country’s leading accounting, tax, and business advisory firms that strives to serve its clients on a local, regional, national, and international basis. CohnReznick is committed to providing clients with a hands-on consultative team and technical experts capable of responding to their intellectual needs, creating a proactive service experience, and focusing on setting and attaining goals. While CohnReznick typically searches for ACIS majors, they have a Tax & Audit Internship Program that any interested and qualified student could pursue.

Convergenz LLC, which is headquartered in McLean, VA, is a leading human capital solutions firm that has distinguished itself as a strategic IT staffing partner in key vertical markets, serving both commercial and government sectors. Its primary purpose is to build internal and external relationships and to help connect people with opportunities across North America. Convergenz LLC has historically expressed interest in BIT, HTM, MGT, and MKTG majors for their full-time positions.

Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Cushman & Wakefield is a global leader in the commercial real estate industry, creating innovative real estate solutions for its clients. The company represents clients in buying, selling, financing, leasing, managing, and valuing assets while simultaneously offering strategic planning and research, portfolio analysis, site selection, and space location services. Cushman & Wakefield generally prefers FIN, MGT, and REAL majors for some of the following internship opportunities:

  • Client Accounting
  • EHS Tech Services Intern
  • Real Estate Intern
  • Research Analyst

In summer, the internship lasts 8 to 10 weeks, and during the school year, they typically last up to a semester. Interns work as part of a client service team in one of the businesses, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory, or Deloitte Tax LLP.

Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP – headquartered in Charlotte, NC – is a leading professional services firm offering assurance, tax, and advisory services to clients both nationally and internationally. DHG’s main strengths are its technical knowledge, industry intelligence, and futuristic approach, which, when combined with its passion for helping clients achieve their goals, helps the company provide an unparalleled client experience. Despite the fact that DHG mostly focuses on ACIS majors, students with an interest in this career path could pursue its Leadership Conference program or its internship opportunities.

E. & J. Gallo Winery is a winery and distributor headquartered in Modesto, CA that believes in the importance of preserving and enhancing the land for future generations to enjoy. The company is committed to building strong relationships with its distributors, customers, and employees as well as contributing to the long-term success of the global wine industry. E. & J. Gallo Winery is typically open to ACIS, BIT, FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors for their internship and full-time positions.

Enterprise Holdings – headquartered in St. Louis, MO – offers extensive car rental, carsharing, truck rental, fleet management, retail car sales, and other transportation services to its customers, reinforcing its mission to help people get where they need to go. Enterprise Holdings believes that operational and financial achievements don’t last unless they are met with superior customer service. This company has historically expressed interest in FIN, HTM, and MGT majors for some of the following positions:

  • Accounting Intern
  • Customer Service Summer Internship
  • Management Trainee Intern
  • Sales Management Trainee Intern

Headquartered in Roanoke, VA, ETS Recruit’s highly specialized recruiting strategies have placed thousands of medical practitioners in various practices across the country. Its goal is to bridge the gap between opportunity and talent. ETS Recruit typically looks for highly motivated and interested BIT, HTM, MGT, and MKTG students to apply for their internship position.

At EY, our purpose is Building a better working world. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

Student programs

Are you curious enough about the future to help us shape it? Our supportive and inclusive culture enables students to make an impact before they even join us. Learn more about our student programs.

The FDIC is an independent agency created by Congress with the intent of maintaining stability and public confidence in the nation’s financial system. To accomplish this goal, it insures deposits, examines and supervises financial institutions for safety, soundness, and consumer protection, makes large and complex financial institutions resolvable, and manages receiverships. While the FDIC primarily focuses on ACIS and FIN majors, the agency has a number of internships and career programs available to students and employees:

  • Financial Institution Intern Program
  • Financial Management Scholars Program
  • Legal Intern Program
  • Summer Financial Research Fellow Program

FDM Group – headquartered in London, England – has a unique business model that provides college graduates and military veterans with high quality training to help them transition into professional IT and business consulting jobs. FDM Group’s internship program is great for ACIS, BIT, FIN, and MGT majors looking for a career in IT or within wider business operations.

Headquartered in Newport News, VA, Ferguson Enterprises strives to raise the bar for industry standards as the top-rated wholesale supplier of commercial and residential plumbing supplies. However, the company also acts as a diverse distributor that spans multiple businesses, including HVAC/R, waterworks, and industrial, and its associates provide expert advice and a range of products/services to help customers improve their construction, renovation, and maintenance projects. Ferguson Enterprises typically hires MGT and MKTG majors for the following internships and training programs:

  • Inside Sales Training Program
  • IT Training Intern
  • Logistics Leadership Training Program
  • Outside Sales Training Program
  • Sales Internship - Waterworks
  • Supply Chain Operations Training Program

Forcepoint is the leading user and data protection cybersecurity company, entrusted to safeguard organizations while driving digital transformation and growth.

Freedom Mortgage, which is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL, is one of the largest mortgage lenders in the United States and helps customers achieve and maintain the dream of homeownership. Freedom Mortgage originates loans, services mortgages, and alerts customers of opportunities for lower rates and monthly payments. The company typically hires FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors for its open positions in Sales, Underwriting, Servicing, Corporate – HR, Marketing, Finance, etc. – Operations, IT, Traditional Retail, and Wholesale & Correspondent departments. Freedom Mortgage also offers a “First Flyers” program for new college graduates looking to launch a successful career at the company.

Headquartered in Chevy Chase, MD, GEICO provides insurance to a wide range of customers, including government employees, military personnel, and individuals in the private sector. While its primary focus lies on auto insurance, GEICO also offers motorcycle, ATV, RV, boat, homeowners, renters, condo, co-op, mobile home, life, flood, and professional liability insurances, among others. GEICO usually hires all business majors – ACIS, BIT, FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL – for its Business Leadership Internship, in which interns receive an inside look at GEICO’s business operations, collaborate with their peers to develop real-world business solutions, and present their ideas to senior management.

Students interested in internships at Google should go to careers.google.com/students/ 

The portal provides information about jobs, internships, creating a great resume and different Google programs available for students. There is also a FAQ document at careers.google.com/stories/google-internship-faqs/

There are internships in Engineering and Technology and Internships in Business (Sales, People and more). Google tends to offer more internships in Engineering and Technology but there are some opportunities in Business. Most internships are for the Summer and are 12 - 14 weeks long but that can vary by job role and location. Internships in the DC area are offered in the Summer and Fall. Internships at Google are typically paid and locations are Worldwide.

If students have any specific questions about Google, feel free to contact a member of our Management Advisory Board, Jill McKinnon, who is a Federal Account Executive for Google Cloud at: jillmckinnon@google.com

The Government Accountability Office (GOA) – headquartered in Washington, D.C. – is an independent, non-partisan agency that works for Congress. It examines how taxpayer dollars are spent and provides legislators and federal agencies with objective information to help the government save money and work more efficiently. While GAO typically hires ACIS, BIT, and FIN majors, students possessing the proper skills and interests could consider applying for the agency’s paid or unpaid internship positions, which are available all year.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) provides workplaces by constructing, managing, and preserving government buildings and by leasing and managing commercial real estate. GSA’s acquisition solutions offer private sector professional services, equipment, supplies, and IT to government organizations as well as the military. Typically, GSA recruits ACIS, BIT, FIN, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors for full-time positions.

Hajoca Corporation is headquartered in Lafayette Hill, PA and provides plumbing, heating, and industrial supplies to its clients while simultaneously working to shape advances in the plumbing industry as a whole. Historically speaking, Hajoca Corporation has expressed interest in ACIS, BIT, FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors for its coveted full-time positions.

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Armonk, New York, with operations in over 170 countries. IBM produces and sells computer hardware, middleware and software, and provides hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM is also a major research organization, holding the record for most U.S. patents generated by a business (as of 2020) for 28 consecutive years.

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Work on projects that have a lasting effect on the world we live in and define the technology of tomorrow.

We are looking for the one-of-a-kind, to not just think outside the box, but reinvent it. At IBM, you will work alongside a global community of 6000+ interns in a workplace that champions inclusion and a culture of giving back.

IBM’s internship programs are an opportunity to learn from the best and develop skills that will make you stand out in today’s rapidly-evolving market. If you’re ready to do what you love and having a great time doing it, join us.

Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, Insight Global is a staffing company operating with the intent of developing people personally, professionally, and financially. Insight Global focuses on understanding its customers’ businesses, goals, and needs in order to consistently present highly qualified candidates and smart solutions. FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTGM and REAL students are typically considered for open roles.

KBR – which is headquartered in Houston, TX – is a global provider of comprehensive solutions for aerospace and defense, energy and chemicals, intel and data science, and federal and civilian markets. KBR emphasizes the importance of efficiency, safety, and sustainability when planning and designing its solutions. Historically, KBR has recruited FIN majors from Virginia Tech, but any qualified students could pursue opportunities in the following categories:

  • Business Acquisition
  • Engineering, Technology, & Science
  • Executive & Operations Management
  • Logistics & Government Services
  • Operations Support Group
  • Support Services

Headquartered in Alexandria, VA, Kearney & Company is a premier CPA firm focused on providing the Federal Government with services across the financial management spectrum. Since its founding in 1985, Kearney & Company has helped the Federal Government improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of its financial operations, increase its level of accountability and compliance with laws, regulations, and guidance, and protect its funds from fraud, waste, and abuse. Though Kearney & Company usually prefers ACIS and BIT majors, qualified students can pursue an externship, internship, or career here.

Kohl’s is headquartered in Menomonee Falls, WI and is a leading omnichannel retailer that offers both national and exclusive brands, incredible savings, and an easy shopping experience. Kohl’s typically favors HTM, MGT, and MKTG majors for the following internship positions:

  • Creative Marketing
  • Credit Decision Analytics
  • eFulfillment Center Leadership Management
  • Logistics
  • Process Planning
  • Store Finance
  • Store Management
  • Technology

Headquartered in Amstelveen, Netherlands, KPMG offers audit, tax, and advisory services to businesses, governments, public-sector agencies, not-for-profits, and capital markets. In order to provide the best service for its clients, KPMG strives to go to market as an industry specialist by combining its technical capabilities with a deep understanding of its clients’ businesses. While KPMG usually hires FIN majors, any interested students could apply for its Global Internship Program or full-time positions.

Marsh & McLennan is the world's leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people.

We help organizations across the private, public, and social sectors create the Change that Matters most to them. From the C-suite to the front line, we partner with our clients to transform their organizations, embed technology into everything they do, and build enduring capabilities. With exceptional people in 65 countries, we combine global expertise and local insight to help you turn your ambitious goals into reality.

memoryBlue is a sales development consulting firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. that specializes in helping a wide range of high-tech clients accelerate new business growth. While memoryBlue typically focuses on HTM and MKTG majors, qualified students who are interested in a career here may consider applying for its Professional Sales Internship.

Metro Systems, Inc. is a staffing company headquartered in Alexandria, VA that is committed to matching technology candidates to the best possible technology careers. Offering a wide array of services, skills, solutions, and opportunities, Metro Systems, Inc. strives to create lasting personal and professional partnerships by identifying the target market and matching them with their industries of best fit. Metro Systems, Inc. typically favors HTM, MGT, and MKTG majors to fill their internship and full-time roles.

Headquartered in McLean, VA, MITRE Corporation is a not-for-profit organization that works in the public interest across federal, state, and local governments – as well as industry and academia – to bring innovative ideas into such areas as artificial intelligence, intuitive data science, quantum information science, health informatics, space security, policy and economic expertise, trustworthy autonomy, cyber threat sharing, and cyber resilience. MITRE also operates federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), which assist the U.S. government with scientific research and analysis development and acquisition, and systems engineering and integration. While MITRE typically prefers ACIS and FIN majors, all students are encouraged to apply for their internship and co-op opportunities.

Explore NASA Internships

NASA internships and fellowships leverage NASA’s unique missions and programs to enhance and increase the capability, diversity and size of the nation’s future science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. Internships are available from high school to graduate level. Internships provide students with the opportunity to participate in either research or other experiential learning, under the guidance of a mentor at NASA.

nCino – headquartered in Wilmington, NC – is built by bankers for bankers to streamline all customer and employee interactions within a single could-based Bank Operating System that increases efficiency, transparency, profitability, and regulatory compliance across all lines of business. Generally, nCino prefers ACIS, BIT, or FIN majors, but qualified students may consider applying for any of the following open internship roles:

  • Customer Success Intern
  • Product Management Intern
  • Sales Enablement Intern

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, NetApp specializes in helping its customers get the most out of their data with industry-leading cloud data services, storage systems, and software. NetApp offers cloud data services, data storage software, data backup and recovery, all-flash storage, converged systems, data infrastructure management, ONTAP data security, and hybrid flash storage. NetApp typically hires BIT, FIN, MGT, and MKTG majors for its full-time and internship positions.

Headquartered in Milwaukee, WI, Northwestern Mutual assists its clients with financial planning, insurance, and investment decisions to mitigate the everyday financial stress that most people experience. Because it is a mutual company, it does not have shareholders or report to Wall Street; instead, it reports to its policyowners and clients. Northwestern Mutual is open to hiring ACIS, BIT, FIN, HTM, MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors to its award-winning internship program.

NTT Data Services, which is headquartered in Plano, TX, is a top 10 global IT services provider that addresses such client challenges as jump-starting cloud migration, reinventing the customer experience, streamlining business processes, or upgrading aging infrastructure. Typically, this company focuses on BIT majors, but any experienced and dedicated students may be considered for the following departments post-graduation:

  • Advanced Technologies
  • Application Delivery
  • Chief Digital Office
  • Consulting
  • Public Sector

Headquartered in Reston, VA, NVR, Inc. operates in two business segments – homebuilding and mortgage banking – and provides its sub-entities with sales and marketing support, vital human resource specialists, and an advanced information technology department. NVR Mortgage’s sole focus is to serve the needs of NVR homebuyers. NVR typically hires MGT, MKTG, and REAL majors for its highly coveted internship or full-time positions.

Headquartered in Reston, VA, Octo is a consulting firm that creates transformative solutions that enable government agencies to modernize faster and enhance citizen engagement. Some of its services and solutions include Artificial Intelligence, Agile DevSecOps, Blockchain, Cyber, Cloud & Infrastructure, Data Science, Open Source, and PMO Support. Octo typically focuses on ACIS, BIT, FIN, and MGT majors for its externship, internship, and full-time positions.

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With $1.334 trillion in assets under management, Prudential is the 9th largest institutional asset manager worldwide. Plus, we’re the 2nd largest life insurer in the United States.

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RMA Associates – which is headquartered in Arlington, VA – is a CPA and consulting firm that provides Federal Government-focused audit, consulting, and advisory services. The company implements innovative solutions to deliver measurable, lasting results for their clients. Despite the fact that RMA Associates usually prefers ACIS majors, any qualified students interested in pursuing an opportunity here may consider applying for one of its full-time positions after graduation.

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RSM’s vision is to be the first-choice advisor to middle market leaders globally.

Internships at RSM

At RSM, you’ll be valued as an individual while interning with our firm. We recognize your accomplishments and unique potential, and mentor you as a future leader. By working directly with key decision makers—both inside and outside the firm—you’ll move quickly along the learning curve to jump-start your career in accounting or consulting.

Headquartered in Madison, WI, Spectrum Brands is a home-essentials company that focuses on delivering innovative products and solutions to consumers for use in and around the home. Spectrum Brands is a leading supplier of residential locksets, residential builders’ hardware, plumbing, shaving and grooming products, personal care products, small household appliances, specialty pet supplies, lawn and garden products, home pest control products, and personal insect repellents. Though Spectrum Brands usually recruits MKTG majors, any student may be interested in applying for its internship position.

Headquartered in Swords, Ireland, Trane Technologies focuses on bringing efficient and sustainable climate innovations to buildings, homes, and transportation through its two brands: Thermo King and Trane. Thermo King provides climate-controlled solutions to transport refrigerated food, medicines, and other perishables around the world whereas Trane creates comfortable, energy-efficient indoor environments for commercial and residential applications.

Though Trane Technologies typically recruits ACIS, FIN, and MKTG majors, all driven and qualified students are invited to apply for and participate in its developmental programs or internships and co-ops.

UFP Industries – headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI – originally supplied lumber to the manufactured housing industry; however, the company is now a multibillion-dollar holding company with global subsidiaries that serve retail, industrial, and construction markets. UFP Industries historically prefers Virginia Tech’s ACIS, BIT, MGT, and MKTG majors for its renowned full-time positions.

Student & Recent Graduate Hiring

Do you want to be at the forefront of human capital management in the Federal government? Do you want to help bring health insurance to a nation? Or do you want to serve the American people? At OPM, our students and recent graduates are members of the teams implementing these and other exciting initiatives.

If you are a student or recent graduate who is interested in working at OPM, we have a variety of opportunities for you. OPM has developed a new initiative called Pathways to recruit America's students and recent graduates to rewarding careers in Federal public service.

The Federal Government offers unique hiring paths to help hire individuals that represent our diverse society. Learn more about each hiring path and your eligibility.

Headquartered in Dallas, TX, UWorld Roger CPA Review is dedicated to empowering the next generation of business leaders by shaping the future of accounting education. In other words, this company focuses on helping people achieve their CPA credentials by making the process engaging, fun, and motivating. While UWorld Roger CPA Review generally recruits ACIS majors from Virginia Tech, students across majors can find positions in the following areas:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Admin, HR, & Recruiting
  • IT & Customer Support
  • Sales & Marketing

Vertosoft is headquartered in Leesburg, VA and works to enable digital transformations that are cost effective while reducing complexity for government agencies. The company’s focus is on emerging technology growth in government, making it uniquely positioned to provide scalable, cloud-ready technology solutions that enable government agencies to deliver smarter, client-centric digital transformations. Vertosoft usually recruits BIT, MGT, and MKTG majors for some of the following positions:

  • Government Account Manager
  • Government Business Development Representative
  • Inside Sales Representative
  • Lead Development Representative 

Starting spring 2020, the Department of Management in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business brought together a talented and passionate pool of students to work as interns for the Division of Human Resources. 

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Our Management graduates have been placed at numerous leading organizations including but not limited to the following. Updated May 2023

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    Laura Raschke , bio

    Human Resource Management (MHR), Business Management (BusMGT) and Undecided Business majors

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    Koehler Slagel
    Koehler Slagel , bio

    Management Consulting and Analytics (MCA) and Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology (EIT) majors