Summer internships are usually a part of most university course curriculum nowadays. Through internships, students are given a hands-on training to familiarize them with how their chosen industry really works. It also allows students to discover new skills and improve old ones, meet new people and establish networking contacts.

Here’s a list of companies offering summer internship programs to help you get started in finding the right one for you. Happy internship hunting!

Unilever Philippines
Unilever Philippines has a summer internship program for students who are interested to take a career in the corporate world. The program aims to “provide students an opportunity to experience working in a Fast-moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, merging classroom learning and real-world practice, and allowing them to contribute to the organization through their delivery of challenging, and carefully crafted projects.”
They train students in various fields such as Marketing, Customer Development, Finance, Supply Chain, Research and Development, Human Resource, and IT.

For the application form and other details, log on to their website: http://www.unilever.com.ph/careers/coulditbeyou/unileversummerinternshipprogram/

Citibank Philippines
The Citi Philippines Summer Internship Program is an 8-12 week development program dedicated to providing meaningful learning opportunities for qualified students. Participants will be assigned to Institutional Clients Group (ICG) or Regional Consumer Bank (RCB), based on business requirements and can expect to engage in various learning and development programs while also receiving practical professional training. Interested candidates may send their resumes to careersinphilippines@citi.com with the subject, Internship Program: (Your name)

For more information, log on to: www.oncampus.citi.com.

Nestlé Philippines
For many years now, Nestlé has been partnering with reputable educational institutions, offering practical and theoretical training to selected students, in order to help them acquire more relevant and practical industrial skills.

They have a Student Trainee Program, a walk-in Training Program that combines office work and hands-on training. They also offer an Academic Linkage Program, where Nestlé provides shop floor and on-site training to selected students from educational institutions.

For more information, log on to: http://nestle.com.ph/Careers/Pages/StudentInternship.aspx

Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters is the “world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals.” They are currently on the lookout for Business Administration, Management, Economics, Finance, Management Engineering, Psychology, Behavioral Science, Human Resources and Communications students for their internship program. Students who will pass the application process will be assigned in their main office in Taguig City.

Journalism students who are interested in financial news are also encouraged to apply for Reuters’ Global Journalism Internship or Reuters’ Journalism Trainee program. They send interns in their international offices in the United States of America, Europe and Asia.

For more information, log on to their website: http://careers.thomsonreuters.com/

Smart Communications, Inc.
Smart Communications, one of the country’s top telecommunications provider, currently accepts Electronics and Communications Engineering students for their regional operations, Library Science students for their Makati office and Business students for their branches inside and outside NCR.

For more information, log on to Smart Communications Jobstreet page or email them at internships@smart.com.ph.

Jollibee Foods Corporation
Jollibee Foods Corporation, aside from offering summer jobs for students in their branches all over the Philippines, also offers internship positions for their main office in Ortigas. They currently have 8 internship positions available for Business students and 7 internship positions for Computer/IT students.

They send interview invitations by email so, if you are going to apply, be sure to check your email regularly!

For more information, log on to Jollibee Foods Corporation Jobstreet page.

Robinsons Land Corporation
Robinsons Land Corporation, one of the largest and leading real estate companies here in the Philippines, is engaged in the development and operation of shopping malls and hotels, mixed-use properties, office buildings, residential condominiums, as well as land and residential housing projects in key cities and other urban areas nationwide. They currently have 5 internship postions for Architecture and Urban Studies students for their office in Quezon City.

For more information, visit their Jobstreet page or log on to: www.robinsonsland.com.

We are looking for interns, too!
Bronze Age Media, Inc., a multi-media company focusing on education and new media publishing, is looking to hire students for on-the-job training. If you’re a student of any of the following courses, this internship may be for you:

• Computer Science / Information Technology
• Communication
• Marketing
• Journalism
• Development Communication
• Graphic design

If you’re interested, please send your resume and school referral form to recruit@careercamp.ph.