The Early Internship Specialized Summer is an immersive skill-building program that will allow you, a student early in your college journey, to develop leadership skills and gain experience in a business area that will prepare you for future opportunities at Capital One. This unique 10-week internship will focus on hands-on project experience within one of Capital One’s lines of business supported by skill building sessions, networking, and mentorship.
As a participant in the EIP Specialized Summer you will:
Complete a multi-week specialized business analytics project that includes framing a problem and providing solutions to leaders
Leverage new technology to understand how business decisions impact our bottom line
Be an active and engaged member of a team of analysts
Learn hands-on technical and professional development skills through guest lectures, workshops, and real world business problems
Foster valuable relationships with senior leaders, managers, associates, interns and other participants in the program (including 1-on-1 mentorship)
Gain access to Capital One Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Business Resource Groups (BRGs), which provide resources for professional development, connections, cultural celebrations and community engagement
We recognize that representation is lacking across the tech and financial services industries. At Capital One, we are committed to ensuring historically underrepresented groups have access to professional opportunities early in their college careers.
We welcome applications from students of all identity groups, demographics, majors, and academic disciplines. We especially encourage candidates who self identify as Black, Latinx, or belong to one or more other historically underrepresented groups to apply.
What interns may do in this role:
Hands-on experience
Example: Interns may assist project managers with team-related projects and meetings while actively researching the best way to market credit cards to college students and share it with their managers and business leaders for feedback.
Be an active and engaged member of a team working on a business analytics project
Deliver project-related communications and status updates
Collaborate with team members and business partners
Communicate interests and developmental goals with a support network for exposure to new opportunities
What interns may learn in this role:
Professional Development Skills & Capital One Competencies
Example: Interns may work alongside their project team to conduct research, gather data, and create a story deck to effectively communicate their findings to the intern class, program team, managers and leaders for feedback.
Through project work and instruction, develop communication skills to craft an effective story incorporating data to influence stakeholders
Build presentations for a variety of audiences including senior leaders
Develop leadership and teamwork skills in small group exercises
Analytical skills & Capital One tools
Example: Interns may leverage data mining, data aggregation tools, and customer listening to identify features that should be included in Capital One apps. In standing meetings, they'll share and validate insights with their team and manager. Interns will be expected to take input and feedback from the meetings to improve their analysis of business problems.
Develop advanced analytical skills and tools through instruction and project work
Apply acquired skills to solve business problems
Gain proficiency in the Google Suite (Slides, Sheets, etc…)
Generate and share data-based business insights with different audiences
An ideal candidate is:
Curious - You ask why, explore, and bring your unique perspective to the table.
Committed - You have a desire to take action, try new things, and sometimes fail.
Up for a Challenge - You are open to finding solutions to complex problems.
Communicative - You share your ideas with those around you.
Collaborative - You listen to understand and share diverse perspectives.
This is a paid internship.
Upon successful completion of the Early Internship Specialized Summer, interns may be eligible for other career opportunities at Capital One.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors degree or higher obtained between December 2023 and August 2024
2021 or 2022 participant in the Diversity Summit for Developing Leaders OR 2021 EIP Explore Summer participant
Who we are:
In our 25 years as a founder-led public company, Capital One has grown from a small, credit card start-up that pioneered the use of predictive modeling into one of the largest, fastest-growing, and most dynamic financial technology companies. At Capital One, we believe our success is fueled by data-driven insights, deep customer understanding, and innovative business strategy. We’ve helped transform cities and communities by attracting incredibly talented associates with the audacity to think they can change the world and the humility to understand they need a whole lot of help to make it happen.
We also recognize the challenges historically underrepresented groups face while trying to pursue careers in technology and financial services. At Capital One, we are committed to ensuring historically underrepresented groups have exposure to careers in tech and finance early in their college careers.
At this time, Capital One will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
No agencies please. Capital One is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical and mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/assignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other status prohibited by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Capital One promotes a drug-free workplace. Capital One will consider for employment qualified applicants with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws regarding criminal background inquiries, including, to the extent applicable, Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law; San Francisco, California Police Code Article 49, Sections 4901-4920; New York City’s Fair Chance Act; Philadelphia’s Fair Criminal Records Screening Act; and other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations regarding criminal background inquiries.If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Capital One Recruiting at 1-800-304-9102 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@capitalone.com. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.
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Who We Are
At Capital One, we’re building a leading information-based technology company. Still founder-led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Richard Fairbank, Capital One is on a mission to help our customers succeed by bringing ingenuity, simplicity, and humanity to banking. We measure our efforts by the success our customers enjoy and the advocacy they exhibit. We are succeeding because they are succeeding.
Guided by our shared values, we thrive in an environment where collaboration and openness are valued. We believe that innovation is powered by perspective and that teamwork and respect for each other lead to superior results. We elevate each other and obsess about doing the right thing. Our associates serve with humility and a deep respect for their responsibility in helping our customers achieve their goals and realize their dreams. Together, we are on a quest to change banking for good.