Top Internships 2008
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Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation
You know the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences from its role in administering the Emmy® Awards. In addition to the famed award show, the Los Angeles-based organization is the force behind the Television Hall of Fame, the College Television Awards and the Archive of American Television. The Television Academy Foundation supports the archive's collection of more than 475 interviews with television luminaries, many of which may be viewed on Google Video (the two have a partnership), as well as the Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship. The Academy also offers workshops, seminars and conferences on the broadcast industry, as well as "behind the scenes" evenings for members with the producers and stars of television's most innovative programs.
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PricewaterhouseCoopers
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is the world's largest professional services firm, employing over 140,000 people in 149 countries. PwC maintains 22 industry-specialized practices. The firm offers specialized service across three lines: assurance, advisory and tax, and private company services. In the U.S., PwC operates as PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and is the country's sixth-largest privately owned organization. PwC places enormous importance on its internship program.
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Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network provides personalized financial services and offers inventive solutions for individuals' insurance and financial needs. Its success relies on the capacity of its salesforce to build relationships with clients independently. The internship program began in 1967 to provide students with an opportunity to work as independent financial representatives while still in school.
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National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is made up of 27 separate institutes and centers, each of which focuses on a different area of research. NIH is the world's largest biomedical research institution and employs 18,000 people, including 1,250 faculty and 3,800 postdoctoral fellows. Current research focuses such diverse areas as genomics, imaging and bioterrorism defense.
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Morris Arboretum
The Morris Arboretum, which sits on 166 acres in suburban Philadelphia, is part of the University of Pennsylvania. It was originally the estate of Quaker brother and sister John and Lydia Morris, avid nature lovers who transformed their garden into a haven for diverse plant life. They sowed the seeds for a horticulture and botany school and laboratory, which became a part of Penn in 1932. Today, the garden is open to visitors and contains a curated collection of trees and shrubs as well as several lovely display gardens.
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INROADS
INROADS is a nonprofit organization that trains more than 4,500 college students each year to think, plan and execute strategically. INROADS arranges multi-year internships with leading companies in various industries. Among the many Fortune 500s that regularly host INROADS interns are Deloitte, MetLife, Pfizer, Lockheed Martin, Liberty Mutual and Ernst & Young.
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Google Inc.
Ever since Google, the brainchild of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, first entered the scene in 1996, the search engine has remade the technological landscape. Incorporated in 1998, the whiz kid of Silicon Valley now has worldwide web property. Known for its search prowess and targeted marketing, Google is constantly expanding its technological reach, covering everything from email and blogs to online books and video.
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Citi
Citi, or Citigroup, Inc., offers financial services to corporations, financial institutions, institutional investors and governments across the globe. A leader in banking, capital markets and transaction services, Citi has a presence in more than 100 countries and provides a broad range of financial products and services to individuals through brand names including Citi Smith Barney, Citibank and Banamex.
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Apple Incorporated
Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak created Apple Computers in 1976 to make affordable, innovative computers for home and office use. Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple II, and "reinvented" the PC itself in the 1980s with Macintosh. Today, Apple Incorporated remains committed to creating superior PCs with G4 processor-powered computers, iPod music devices, iMac and Powerbooks and the iPhone, as well as a collection of products now used in schools and offices all over the world.
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XM Satellite Radio Inc.
XM Satellite Radio, the first U.S. digital satellite radio service, is unleashing a radio revolution across North America with nationwide coverage and digital quality sound. Its recent merger with Sirius satellite radio makes XM a part of the largest single satellite radio company on earth.
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