The Right Internship
The right MBA Internship can be the perfect opportunity for a challenging and professionally satisfying full time career. MBA students from Sloan School at Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently met with several biotechnology and high-tech industry professionals to better understand the availability of internships in the Boston area. While 2009 proved to be a challenging year for companies that were hiring across the U.S., students returned from the field with much enthusiasm for a brighter future especially in Seattle and the Silicon Valley. New startups in both the alternative energy sector and in high technology can be seen and the prospects for the coming year are generally positive.
MBA students who will be graduating in 2011 are also seeing some exciting opportunities in areas such as e-commerce and the need for hardware and software specialists. Many companies have had tough decisions to make over the last couple of years and as a result have foregone updating or refurbishing much of their equipment. The larger high technology companies have already begun to feel a positive resurgence and renewed confidence in the economy. This will inevitably reach many small and medium sized businesses well before the 2011 MBA graduating class are ready to explore new career opportunities. This is something to consider when creating your MBA Internship Applications .
A high percentage of U.S. companies are expected to step up their capital spending and are increasingly looking to invest in both communication and computer technology. With both the government's and society's interest in greener and environmentally responsible businesses another area that appears to be experiencing growth is the renewable energy sector. The Department of Energy has also expressed a keen interest in innovative water purification systems leading to a greater need for water reuse.
With today's economic upswing many of the top MBA business schools are once again enjoying an increased and diverse student population. Colleges and Universities across North America and Europe have met the challenge of producing the highly skilled and versatile MBA graduates that corporations are once again demanding. Marketplace globalization is gaining more ground and with it an increase in professionals with sophisticated international marketing skills is also on the increase. MBA graduates who are trained in international legal and financial business issues as well as in sustainable growth are being recruited by number of companies.
Graduates with an MBA degree as well as seasoned professionals looking to explore new challenges are once again looking to successful companies of all sizes who have in the past proven their ability to hire with continued expansion in mind.
Some of these top organizations and recruiting companies include:
- The Whirlpool Corporation
- AT&T
- Intel Corporation
- General Electric Company
- Sears Holdings Corporation
- IBM
- Exxon Mobil Corporation
- Procter & Gamble
- Ernst & Young LLP
- United Airlines
Students entering business school will certainly benefit with this renewed growth in industry and the positive outlook in e-commerce as well as emerging trends in "green" industries. A healthy balance of past business and leadership experience combined with the right internship will go a long way to securing a professionally and financially secure future for the right MBA graduates.
