Hire SDSU Management Interns
Partner with our department to post internship opportunities, connect with qualified students, and learn about recruitment support
Partner with our department to post paid* internship opportunities, connect with qualified students, and learn about recruitment support
Expand your talent pipeline and increase productivity
- Approximately 200 management students per semester
Students are highly successful at collaborating and delivering on-site or virtually
- Management students add up to date knowledge and tech-savvy skills
Contribute to the development and readiness of emerging leaders
- Students are ready to learn and contribute
Five Easy Steps for Employers
Hire from over 500 Fowler College of Business Undergraduate Students annually. Students majoring in Management, Entrepreneurship and Human Resources will intern for 120 hours during the semester.
- Submit an Internship Interest Form for review and approval
- Conduct student interviews
- Contact the selected intern to arrange for your company’s onboarding process
- Complete an Internship Site Questionnaire
- Submit the Student Evaluation Survey at the conclusion of the internship
Project Examples
- Business Development: prospecting, research, program development, lead generation
- Marketing: website development, social media programs, content development, research
- Human Resources: on-boarding, handbook, job description review, employee wellness programs, vendor evaluation
- Operations: vendor research, event planning, asset review, presentation development, training plans, testing, manuals
- Entrepreneurial Ventures: market research, modeling, crowd-funding, campaign development, strategy planning
*Compensating interns is encouraged to attract and engage the best talent but is not required
The Value of Paid Internships
Approximately 70% of employers pay student interns and it is the best approach to remain competitive, build the employer brand, and provide a meaningful ROI based on the caliber of the students and their contributions
- Attracts top talent and improves your pool of intern candidates
- Increases the commitment of the intern
- Demonstrates your values as an organization through equitable payment for skilled student labor and access to internship opportunities
Hear from other employers
Costco
The paid internship allows Costco to cultivate a pipeline of future leaders.
Enterprise Mobility
Enterprise is proud of our 81% conversion rate of SDSU interns to Management Trainees post-graduation!
Nonprofit Solutions
We have been so lucky to have worked with so many talented students.
Get In Touch
Connect with our Management Internship team for more information
FAQ
Companies of all sizes and from all industries, from sole proprietorships to Multinational Corporations, including public, private and nonprofit entities, qualify.
Internships begin in May, August, and January.
- 200 each for Fall and Spring Semester
- 100 for Summer Semester
The Management 401 Internship Course is offered in the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. There is no deadline to post an internship. Students interview for internships before and up through the first three weeks of each semester, at which time they must present their internship proposals for the instructor’s approval to remain in the course. The best time to post an internship is as follows, to allow time for students to submit their resumes, interview and onboard. Employers should allow four weeks from posting an internship to onboarding.
Post May 10 for Summer Semester (11 weeks)
Internship concludes mid-August
Post Aug 10 for Fall Semester (14 weeks)
Internship concludes early December
Post Jan. 10 for Spring Semester (14 weeks)
Internship concludes early May
- Hourly wage
- Stipend
- Travel allowance
- Scholarship or grant
Compensation is commonly $18-25 per hour
- Professional projects and networks
- Feedback
- To experience work life
- A work space
- Direction and supervision
- Supervision (throughout the internship)
- Clear deliverables agreed to by company and student
- Evaluation (at the end of the internship)
- Course credit toward graduation for their Bachelor’s Degrees
- Compensation to assist with the high cost of living in San Diego
- Real-world experience from an established business
- Sign a Code of Conduct and Conflict Resolution
- Receive approval of the internship and company from the professor before beginning the internship. Requirements are presented at the first class meeting
- Dedicate a minimum of 120 hours to the internship either in-person, virtually, or hybrid according to the requirements of the employer
- Submit a final written personal reflection report at the conclusion of the internship
- Attend five SDSU Career Service Workshops
- Attend a professional business panel of corporate executives on the SDSU Campus
- Internship may be anywhere in the United States
Submit the Internship Interest Form, or
Contact Faculty Member Michael Sloan at [email protected] or Internship Coordinator Michelle Svay at [email protected]