IMBA Internship
Experience scope
Categories
Accounting Market research Operations Project management Marketing strategySkills
operations and project management business consulting international marketing financial analysis market researchThis summer, a student from the International MBA (IMBA) program will be paired with your organization to work in an area of your choosing, for 420 hours. Students can be engaged for one or more particular projects, or more generally on a particular focus area, and should spend at least 12-weeks full time with your company.
The students have between 2-10 years of work experience, speak at least 2 languages, and are among the top MBA students globally. Their areas of focus in the internships could be marketing, finance, branding, market research, growth strategy, operations, supply chain, consulting, or another area linked to their studies, but should be sufficiently complex to provide a challenging work experience and benefit to your organization.
This internship is a credit course and has a coop structure, thus Schulich IMBA Department can issue a tax credit letter.
This can be a virtual internship.
Learners
Planning: The organization and the project will be initially vetted by the Schulich IMBA Assistant Director, Internships and Corporate Services.
After that, the IMBA student will meet with organization representative(s) to devise the project scope and specify the student's responsibilities and line of reporting.
These will be approved by the Schulich IMBA Director and the IMBA Assistant Director, Internships and Corporate Services.
Execution: The students will work on the deliverables outlined in the project plan(s) full time over a period of 12 weeks. Deliverables will vary for each organization.
The organization willl be required by Schulich to evaluate the student at the end of the internship. This is a mandatory requirement for the student to pass the internship course.
Project Examples
Requirements
Areas of focus for the students could include:
- Creation of financial statements and a pitch deck for a start-up to provide to investors.
- Developing a user acquisition strategy for a new mobile app.
- Providing an international expansion strategy for a growing business.
- Conceiving, designing and developing marketing initiatives for cross platform campaigns spanning mobile and web
- Identifying the scope of a certain technology within a particular sector (ex. financial); understanding best practices for implementing this technology across the globe and developing strategies to position your company in the Canadian market
- Analyzing purchasing data to anticipate future needs, analyzing stock rotation, and optimizing inventory control procedures
Note: Preference will be given to industry partners who are able to offer compensation. Historically our students are paid 20 to 35$/h. If you engage the student under the co-op structure Schulich School of Business will provide the tax credit letter.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Be available for a quick phone call with Schulich Assistant Director Internships to confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the course.
Complete additional forms describing the work placement, as required by Schulich.
Provide an evaluation of the student at the end of the Work Term.