Corporate
Samsung’s Virtual Summer Internship Readies Next-Gen Workforce for New Era
5/7/2020
This summer, interns across the United States are entering the workforce at a time of dynamic change and will get to experience the reinvention of job functions and new ways of working. While Samsung’s employees have already made remote workplace adjustments, our University Relations (UR) team has been working hard behind the scenes to adapt the forthcoming internship program for a resilient future.
Samsung’s internship program has been consistently ranked as one of America’s best by WayUp and Glassdoor. For 2020, the 8-week summer initiative has gone virtual. It will include a project-specific to the intern’s role in a variety of function areas, learning and development opportunities through remote executive lunch and learns, a corporate social responsibility activity, and a final group presentation to the CEO and other leaders.
This summer, Samsung is welcoming one of its most diverse intern classes yet. Twenty-nine colleges and universities are represented and 54% of Samsung’s intern class is female. A broad range of roles was offered – from engineering to product marketing to data analytics and insight— and this intern class is bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to the organization.
Anu Bygari, a first-year MBA student at Yale School of Management, shared her thoughts on the shift to a virtual program. “I’ve come to appreciate even more the experiences and joy made possible by the wonders of modern virtual reality, and am incredibly grateful that the internship program was not canceled. The UR team has been helpful, insightful, communicative, diligent and kind every step of the way.”