BKD ▪ Houchens Industries ▪ State Farm Insurance ▪ Hilliard

Lyons ▪ General Motors Corvette Plant ▪ Wells Fargo ▪ United

Way ▪ Connected Nation ▪ JB Hunt Transport ▪ Berry Plastics ▪

Cheetah Clean ▪ KIIS Abroad ▪ Fruit of the Loom ▪ Coats Finan-

cial Planning ▪ Aramark ▪ Kirby & Kirby, CPAs ▪ Hensley &

Throneberry ▪ Landmark Partners ▪ LBMC ▪ Constellium ▪

Cummins ▪ Aflac ▪

Common- wealth

Health Corpora-

tion ▪ Hangout Creative ▪ Trace Die Cast ▪ Federal Mogul ▪ Leo

Eggleton, CPA ▪ Caterpillar ▪ Dart Container ▪ Northwestern

Mutual ▪ Ernst & Young ▪ WKU Store ▪ Erie Insurance ▪ Bowl-

ing Green Area Chamber of Commerce ▪ Walgreens ▪ Walt

Disney World ▪ Camping World ▪ Owensboro Medical Health

Systems ▪ Crowd South ▪ Magna ▪ Assured Partners NL ▪ Frank-

lin Bank & Trust ▪ Gerald Printing ▪ Blue & Co. ▪ Van Meter

Insurance Group ▪ Scotty’s Contracting and Stone ▪ WKU

Sports Marketing ▪ Moore Insurance Agency ▪ UPS ▪ CRI ▪ Ben-

dix Spider ▪ Hancock Bank & Trust ▪ Hilliard Lyons ▪ Bowling

Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau ▪ Brand Mentors ▪

Center for Applied Economics ▪ North American Stamping

Group ▪ Auburn Leather Company ▪ Champion Pet Foods ▪

BRADD ▪ Kenmold▪ Akeboro Brake Corporation ▪ Wal-Mart ▪

Chandler Property Management ▪ Sumitomo Electrical

Wiring Systems ▪ Kentucky Department of Transportation ▪

Consolidated Electrical Systems ▪ Vanguard Labs ▪ Nashville

Predators ▪ Wendy’s of Bowling Green▪ Citizens First

Bank ▪ Pan Oston▪ Hughes and Coleman ▪ Level 4 Wealth Man-

agement ▪ Allstate ▪ Junior Achievement ▪ Clear Defense Pest

Control ▪ WKU-PBS ▪ U.S. State Department ▪ Logan Alumi-

num ▪ US Bank ▪ Oxmoor Auto ▪ Yonts & Co. ▪ Universal Mu-

sic Group ▪ Enterprise ▪ BKD ▪ Houchens Industries ▪ State

Farm Insurance ▪ Hilliard Lyons ▪ General Motors Corvette

Plant ▪ Wells Fargo ▪ United Way ▪ Connected Nation ▪ JB Hunt

Transport ▪ Berry Plastics ▪ Cheetah Clean ▪ KIIS Abroad ▪

Fruit of the Loom ▪ Coats Financial Planning ▪ Aramark ▪ Kirby

& Kirby, CPAs ▪ Hensley & Throneberry ▪ Landmark Partners ▪

LBMC ▪ Constellium ▪ Cummins ▪ Aflac ▪ Commonwealth

Internship opportunities exist in all

fields of study at the Gordon Ford College of

Business with positions available across

multiple industries, giving students

real-world experience and a larger network

of contacts. Students not only have the

chance to earn course credit but often can

find permanent employment as a

result of contacts made in the industry. An

internship is designed to connect classroom

learning with the business community.

gordon ford college of business

internship

P R O G R A M student information

I N V E S T I N Y O U R F U T U R E

For more information, contact: Monica Duvall

Internship Coordinator monica.duvall@wku.edu ▪ (270)745-4136

P A S T I N T E R N S H I P P R O V I D E R S

I N T E R N S H I P S M A K E A D I F F E R E N C E

61.1%

Source: NACE 2017 Internship & Co-Op Survey Report

Source: Job Outlook 2018, NACE

Top 2 items sought on a recent

graduate’s resume:

▪ Internship experience

▪ Industry experience

81% of college seniors have

completed at least one internship

Source: NACE 2017 Internship & Co-Op Survey Report

For employers who have

formal internship programs,

75% of them use the program

to target full-time employees

Source: NACE 2017 Internship & Co-Op Survey Report

Key Attributes Employers Seek:

Problem-Solving Skills

Ability to Work in a Team

Communication Skills

Leadership Source: Job Outlook 2018, NACE

Internships are a proven way to

gain relevant knowledge, skills,

and experience.

of students offered full-time

employment had internship

experience

Internships are an investment in your

future! They provide an opportunity to meet

those currently working in the field as well as a

chance to see what's involved in a typical work

day. Through meaningful real-world experiences

and networking, internships provide a strong

career foundation for students and offer a

competitive advantage for future employment.

Internship experiences introduce you to a

potential career, perhaps a potential employer,

and provide an opportunity for students to build

a more substantial résumé.

—Jessica Anderson Finance Intern

First Farmers & Merchants Bank

“My internship confirms my passion for

finance. I like working with people and

helping them better their lives. One of the

most important lessons I learned is that

people bank with people.”

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