Summer internships are influential in MBA students’ future careers, often helping define their paths and connecting them with the companies and firms where they may be employed. Whether they want to try out a new industry, work abroad or develop skills in a particular area, an internship or other will make students’ summer a professionally rewarding experience.
This is especially true at London Business School, where 100% of students do some type of summer program after the first year and 91% accept offers with new employers.
The majority of students access internship opportunities through London Business School’s Career Services team who have a wide and established network of companies from startup to large structured corporate programmes, all interested in LBS students. Others use personal contacts or access the School’s wider network of students, alumni and industry contacts when setting up summer opportunities.
For those who are interested in alternative paths, LBS offers two other choices: the Summer Consulting Programme and the Entrepreneurship Summer School.
The highly-competitive Summer Consulting Programme gives students opportunities to work on complex business problems and immerse themselves in the business consulting world. Six to eight top MBA students gain hands-on experience by joining forces to provide high-end consultancy services to a range of clients throughout the summer internship period.
Elective Entrepreneurship Summer School allows students to test the feasibility of an idea using field-based research and present findings to a panel of angel investors, who offer advice throughout the summer and appraise ideas. A mentor provides students with support as they hone their proposals.
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