If you are a recent graduate or have time in between your educational and professional lives, consider an internship to boost skills and put you on the right path.
Internship programmes are an ideal way for young people, new graduates and those looking for a career change to add to their skillsets and develop a stronger network of peers and mentors.
As August is the time when SiliconRepublic.com takes a closer look at careers and skills in the finance and fintech sectors, what better way to close out the month than to take a look at some of the relevant internships open to potential applicants?
Abbott
US medical device and healthcare company Abbott has room for a finance intern at its Dublin facility, supporting the business team. The successful applicant will gain exposure to financial planning, reporting, analysis and process improvement activities. The internship will also include specific assignments across the company. Placements can be engaged with over six, nine or 12 months depending on the needs of the applicant and 19 September is the closing date.
Carrier
Smart climate and energy solutions company Carrier is in the process of recruiting a motivated and detail-oriented treasury intern, who will join the growing treasury team based in the newly established Carrier Dublin Treasury Centre.
The programme is nine months long and will involve supporting the team in executing strategic projects including in bank account reduction, bank account certification and master data updates. The ideal candidate will either have or be in pursuit of a BA in finance or accounting. Additional certification is favourable but not a requirement.
Fineco Asset Management
Dublin-based asset management company, Fineco Asset Management, is looking for an intern to join its team. The right applicant will be motivated and detail-oriented and will gain hands-on experience in the financial services industry through working closely with the finance team and other departments in the company. Ideally, whomever earns the position will have a strong analytical mindset and a keen interest in financial markets and investment management.
Microsoft
Tech giant Microsoft has a Dublin-based programme that opens and closes applications between August and October typically. Established in 2003, the Finance Rotation Programme welcomes around 60 interns and 70 graduate students each year to experience financial analysis and is geared towards people with no industry experience.
The programme takes two years, involves four- and six-month rotations and allows students to select rotations based on interests and career aspirations.
Tips and tricks
If you are interested in taking part in an internship, there are a number of factors you should consider before accepting, to ensure that your placement is the correct one for you.
One of the most important aspects of an internship is its potential to create a path towards your future career, but that doesn’t mean that organisations hold all the cards and the experience is always worth it without compensation. So before you commit, make sure that – whether it is paid or unpaid – you are not put in a financially precarious position.
If it is unpaid, but the experience is truly worth it, then it might well be the one for you. But if there is the potential that you might leave the role without having developed professionally, while also not having received fair compensation, then it might not have been of real value.
You should also consider if the area of finance or fintech you chose to learn more about via an internship has the potential to further your skills.
It can be tempting to choose a programme because the benefits are great, because it is convenient or because you respect the organisation, but if it doesn’t improve your abilities, or put you into contact with the type of people who can make things happen for you, then arguably it is wasted time.
But don’t worry, by doing a little research, narrowing down your goals and connecting with people who have forged the path ahead of you, it is possible to determine what is a good fit and what might be wise to pass on.
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