Internship Resources

It is never too early to begin exploring internship opportunities and we encourage you to start as early as possible in making connections with employers. The School of Business and the Career and Life Design team provides many opportunities to network with employers and ask questions to learn more about their companies and the internship opportunities they offer.

Many companies recruit on campus once per year or do their heaviest recruiting during one specific semester. Some mainly recruit in the fall, for example. So if a student does not attend the fall career fair or take other opportunities to connect with an employer in the fall while they are on campus, they may not have another opportunity to connect in person with this company for a full year.

Even if you feel you aren’t ready to apply for internships yet, it is still important to network to begin making those connections now.

Contact us
School of Business Administration Career and Life Design
232 Elliott Hall

Schedule an appointment through Handshake or by phone at 248-370-4192.

Ian Caullay
Director of Career and Life Design
[email protected]
(248) 370-4311

Maelle Rouquet
Career and Life Design Coach
[email protected]
(248) 370-3216

Joanna Giglio
Career and Life Design Coach
[email protected]
(248) 370-2698

Natalie Iscaro
SBA ACHIEVE & Career and Life Design Office Assistant
[email protected]
(248) 370-4192

How can meeting with the School of Business Career Coach benefit you?

You may have heard the word internship and have a basic understanding of what this is. Regardless of how prepared or unprepared you feel you are, the Career Coach will work with you and get started. 

In your meeting with the School of Business Career Coach, you will:

• Discuss your internship goals and areas of interest
• Discuss internship structures and employer and SBA expectations
• Prepare your resume to reflect skills and experience to help you pursue your first internship
• Explore resources to use to apply for internships
• Review how you can use LinkedIn to support you in your internship quest
• Review how to demonstrate professionalism and effectively communicate with employers about internships
• Discuss importance of networking events such as Career Fairs and Meet & Greets to engage with employers about internship opportunities

Benefits of completing internships:

• Gain valuable career-related skills in your area of study
• Learn professionalism and business etiquette in a an actual work environment
• Gain industry knowledge
• Gain confidence in your skills and future job prospects
• Build your professional network
• Learn about business operations and global partners
• Gain an advantage over applicants who don’t have internship experience
• Gives you the chance to try a career path or specific type of position to see if it is right for you
• Apply classroom knowledge
• Helps you transition from student to full time employee

Students in the business school have the opportunity to participate in various career and professional development activities and events designed to prepare them for success after graduation. Many students aim to complete one or more internships before earning their degree to gain valuable real-world experience. Students are strongly encouraged to meet with the SBA Career and Life Design team on an ongoing basis during their academic pursuits to discuss employer expectations and learn how to search for and prepare for internship opportunities.

INTERNSHIPS FOR BUSINESS MAJORS

With Oakland’s location in the heart of Automation Alley and connections to thousands of large and small companies, the right internship experience is ready when you are. Build your resume with quality internship experiences. Listed below are some of the employers who hire OU students for internships:

• American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
• BAE Industries
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
• Brose
• Comerica Bank
• Deloitte
• Ernst & Young
• Flex-N-Gate
• Ford Motor Company
• Forvia
• General Motors
• KPMG
• Northwestern Mutual
• Plante Moran LLP
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Rehmann
• Rocket Companies
• Sedgwick
• Stellantis
• UHY International
• UWM (United Wholesale Mortgage)

We asked OU Business students who landed internships to share their experiences. Read what they had to say here. 

	Tressa Palomba Meet Tressa, an accounting and finance double major graduating in 2026! She is currently interning in Transaction Advisory Services at Doeren Mayhew in Troy. In her role, Tressa assists with Excel modeling and supports accounting tasks related to buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence. She works collaboratively with experts in accounting, tax, finance and investment banking.
	Alex Radcliffe Meet Alex, a Human Resource Management major graduating in December 2026! He is currently interning as an HR Link Intern at BorgWarner, where his role extends through graduation. In his position, he assists with data maintenance in HRIS and payroll systems, enters and finalizes intern and co-op hires for all U.S. BorgWarner locations and supports optimization projects across multiple HR functions. He also plays a key role in audits to ensure accuracy and compliance, while managing the team’s Outlook inbox and serving as a point of contact for employee inquiries.
	Zach Allison Meet Zach, a Finance major graduating in April 2026 and the current President of the Financial Management Association at Oakland University! This summer, Zach is interning at Ally Financial as an Auto Finance – Forward Flow Intern. In this role, he assesses loan performance by tracking key loss and risk metrics to provide insights on Ally’s market position. He also conducts competitive research and runs strategic analyses to support Ally’s mission of staying focused forward and doing it right.
	Kymmie Chriswell  Meet Kymmie, a Human Resource Management major graduating in 2026! She’s currently serving as a Global Mobility Intern at BorgWarner in a year-long role that began in January. In her position, she supports international talent mobility by preparing data reports and dashboards, managing immigration and tax documentation in Workday and coordinating with external consultants on expatriate tax and compliance matters. She also plays a key role in communication planning and system administration for Global Mobility operations.
	Kayla Zelda Meet Kayla, a human resource management major graduating in 2026! This summer, she’s interning at Meijer as an HR Intern. Kayla supports recruiting, onboarding, training and employee relations. She’s gaining insight into corporate HR functions like Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and Learning & Development, and using tools like Workday and Kronos to analyze data and recommend improvements. Her internship also includes developing a strategic company-wide improvement plan that she’ll present to senior leadership at the end of the summer.
	Jenna Baer Meet Jenna, a human resource management major graduating in December 2025! This summer, she’s interning at Coca-Cola Consolidated in Charlotte, NC, through their 9-week Applied Learning Internship Program. She’s supporting the Labor Relations HRBP – Product Supply team, working on job description qualifications by interviewing teammates and learning how roles are developed and updated. Jenna has also shadowed various departments to better understand the business and what drives its success. As part of her cohort, she attends weekly CONNECT sessions focused on professional growth and the bottling system. Highlights of her summer include visiting Red Classic, volunteering with Samaritan’s Feet, touring Truist Field and seeing how Coke products are merchandised in stores.