Leadership Development and Rotational Programs

As you finish your degree program, you may be looking for ways to build leadership potential as you gain experience in your field. Leadership development and rotational programs provide you with in-depth experiences, ongoing mentorship, and targeted training across a range of business areas within a company. Companies usually use these types of programs to hire interns or post-graduates and train them through rotational programs (i.e. rotating through different parts of a company) or specific, structured training programs. The goal is to recruit and develop leaders for their organization.

It is important to note that many of these programs have special recruitment timelines (usually in the fall semester). Each program may have unique components, length of time, pre-selected rotating work assignments, optional rotating work assignments or specific, in-depth experience in one area. Here are some sample companies who offer these programs, but it is not a complete list so be sure to research companies or fields of interest to you to find out if they offer similar programs:

COMPANY NAMEPROGRAM NAMEINDUSTRY AREA
Aerospace/Defense
BAE SystemsDevelopmental ProgramsBusiness/Finance/Engineering
BoeingCareer Foundation ProgramBusiness/Finance (Undergraduate Only)
Lockheed MartinLeadership Development ProgramsGeneral
Northrop GrummanProfessional Development ProgramBusiness/Engineering
Pratt & WhitneyLeadership Development ProgramBusiness/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science
TextronLeadership Development ProgramBusiness/Finance (Undergraduate Only)
Automotive
ChryslerLeadership Development ProgramEngineering (Graduate Only)
FordCollege Graduate & Leadership ProgramsBusiness/Computer Science
GoodyearDevelopment ProgramsAccounting/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science
Rolls-RoyceLeadership ProgrammeFinance/Engineering (Undergraduate Only)
Consumer Packaged Goods
AcostaLeadership Development ProgramMarketing
L’OrealManagement Trainee ProgramBusiness/Finance/Engineering
Nestle PurinaManagement Trainee ProgramFinance/Engineering (Undergraduate Only)
Newell RubbermaidManagement Development ProgramsManagement/Marketing (Graduate Only)
WhirlpoolLeadership Development ProgramsBusiness/Finance
Engineering/Technology
3MDevelopment ProgramsBusiness/Marketing
AT&TDevelopmental ProgramFinance/Engineering
CaterpillarLeadership & Technical Development ProgramEngineering
Direct EnergyLeadership Development ProgramGeneral
Dow Chemical CompanyDevelopmental ProgramsBusiness/Finance
DuPontMarketing Leadership Development ProgramBusiness/Marketing (Graduate Only)
EatonDevelopmental ProgramsBusiness/Engineering
EMCLeadership Development ProgramsBusiness/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science
EmersonRotational ProgramsBusiness/Engineering
GELeadership ProgramsBusiness/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science
IntelRotational ProgramsBusiness/Finance/Computer Science
Owens CorningLeadership Development ProgramsAccounting/Finance
PraxairLeadership Development ProgramsBusiness/Engineering
Rockwell AutomationLeadership Development Programs   Business/Engineering
SiemensSiemens Graduate ProgramBusiness (Graduate Only)
Stanley Black & DeckerLeadership ProgramGeneral
Texas InstrumentsGlobal Rotation ProgramsAccounting/Finance/Engineering
ThermoFisher ScientificLeadership Development ProgramsFinance/Computer Science
VerizonRotational ProgramsBusiness/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science
Financial Services
BB&TLeadership Development ProgramBusiness/Finance
Edward JonesHeadquarters Rotational ProgramFinance/Computer Science (Undergraduate Only)
Fifth Third BankLeadership ProgramsBusiness/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science
Franklin Templeton InvestmentsFutures ProgramBusiness/Computer Science 
Genworth FinancialFinance Development ProgramAccounting/Finance
M&T BankManagement Development ProgramBusiness 
SynovusManagement Associate ProgramBusiness/Finance 
VanguardDevelopment ProgramsBusiness/Computer Science 
VisaDevelopment ProgramsBusiness/Finance 
Government/International Affairs
CSXProfessional Development ProgramBusiness/Engineering 
FBIhttps://www.pmf.gov/Management (Graduate Only)
International Monetary FundResearch Assistant ProgramBusiness/Finance/Computer Science/Math (Undergraduates Only)
Federal ReserveCooperative Educational ProgramBusiness/Finance/Computer Science/Law
Missile Defense AgencyMissile Defense Career Development ProgramBusiness/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science
New York City Department of HealthHealth Research Training ProgramGeneral 
Healthcare
AbbottProfessional & Management Development ProgramsFinance/Engineering
AetnaActuarial Student Training ProgramEconomics/Statistics/Math/Actuarial Science
BaxterDevelopmental ProgramsBusiness/Finance/Engineering 
Becton DickinsonDevelopmental ProgramsBusiness/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science 
Cardinal HealthLeadership Development ProgramBusiness/Finance/Engineering/Computer Science 
CignaLeadership & Developmental ProgramsBusiness/Finance (Graduate Only) 
HumanaSpecialized College ProgramsActuarial Science/Finance/Computer Science 
Johnson & JohnsonLeadership Development ProgramGeneral 
Insurance
GEICOLeadership ProgramsBusiness/Computer Science 
Liberty MutualUndergraduate/Graduate Development ProgramActuarial Science/Business/Finance/Computer Science 
MetlifeActuarial Development ProgramActuarial Science 
New York LifeActuarial Training ProgramBusiness/Finance 
TravelersDevelopment ProgramsActuarial Science/Finance/Computer Science 
Marketing/Media
Avery DennisonGlobal Operations Leadership DevelopmentEngineering 
Financial TimesGraduate Trainee ProgramJournalism 
Harper CollinsRotational Associate ProgramBusiness/Finance/Computer Science 
NBC UniversalEarly Career & Leadership ProgramsGeneral 
Quad/Graphics
Corporate Training ProgramComputer Science 
Simon & Schuster, Inc.Associates ProgramGeneral 
Turner Broadcasting SystemTurner Trainee TeamBusiness/Computer Science 
Retail
Abercrombie & FitchLeadership Development ProgramBusiness/Finance/Management/Engineering/Computer Science
AdidasGlobal Functional Trainee ProgramBusiness 
AmazonDevelopment ProgramsBusiness/Finance (Graduate Only) 
Gap Inc.Retail Management ProgramBusiness 
Macy’sExecutive Development ProgramAccounting/Finance/Computer Science 
Neiman MarcusExecutive Development ProgramBusiness/Finance 
Starwood Hotels & ResortsManagement Training ProgramBusiness/Finance
Saks Fifth Avenue OFF FIFTHExecutive Development Program       Business
Safeway Inc.Leadership ProgramBusiness/Finance/Pharmacy 
Sears HoldingMBA Senior Leadership ProgramBusiness/Finance (Graduate Only) 
Target Finance Leadership Development ProgramBusiness/Finance (Graduate Only) 
TJX Companies Inc.Training ProgramBusiness 
Sports
ESPNTraining ProgramsGeneral
NBAAssociate ProgramGeneral
NFLJunior Rotational ProgramFinance/Marketing

Want more information? Check out this comprehensive list from Georgetown’s Career Education Center: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1k7IXec-slEIKdDDwHdTRJ7f6aaY5JTEGM1nwhBF5MjM/edit#gid=1919041172

By Gerald Tang
Gerald Tang Executive Director