Internships and Jobs for Purdue Student-Athletes
Find Companies That Like to Hire Boilermakers.
Paul Leaf
Director of Student-Athlete Development
We are fortunate to have a great group of companies who support Purdue and heavily recruit Boilermaker student-athletes. Please take a look at the Internship and post-graduate opportunities with these outstanding hiring companies. I would be happy to review your goals and objectives with you to determine which company may be the best fit and how to best prepare for a career following your time at Purdue.
Please reach out to me with any of the following needs or with any questions:
- Personal counseling, orientation, and personal development
- Possible experiential and employment opportunities
- Resume creation and career preparation
For more information, please email pleaf@purdue.edu or call (765) 494-1294
Opportunities for Purdue Student-Athletes
Hyatt Hotels Corporation is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises luxury and business hotels, resorts, and vacation properties.
Step into the world of management through a six-month post-graduate program that offers exposure to each department in the hotel through a dedicated rotation. During this extensive training experience, you will receive guidance and support from your mentorship with a hotel leader. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be promoted into a management position.
More Info: Hyatt CMT Program Packet
Cintas Corporation is an American corporation headquartered in Mason, Ohio which provides a range of products and services to businesses including uniforms, mats, mops, cleaning and restroom supplies, first aid and safety products, fire extinguishers and testing, and safety courses.
Download PDF: Cintas
The Cintas internship program provides you a unique and immersive experience that rotates you through the following departments: Production/Warehouse, Service, and Sales. Through workshops, training courses, meetings, interaction with executive leadership, and connections and support through mentorship, you can gain clarity on roles and expectations within Cintas to discover the possibilities ahead.
More Info:Cintas Internship Experience Packet
Through this 15-month post-graduation program, you will have direct exposure to key areas of business including: Service Rotations, Sales Rotation, and Warehouse/Production Rotation. Through hands-on learning and project based experiences, the MT program will provide you with the business knowledge and skills needed to excel in leadership roles at Cintas.
More Info: Cintas MT Program Packet
Located in Nashville, I.C. Thomasson Associates (ICT) is an employee-owned, multidisciplinary engineering consulting firm providing expertise in mechanical, electrical, controls, plumbing, fire protection, information technology, energy efficiency, and environmental services. ICT is licensed to provide professional engineering services in all 50 states and provides functional and sustainable designs for building infrastructure and systems, ensuring safe and comfortable spaces for the building occupants.
Participate in an ICT internship to develop real-world skills in an environment that encourages personal and professional growth. With various internship opportunities that lead to careers as mechanical and electrical engineers, project managers, designers, construction administrators and CAAD technicians, ICT has a record of continued growth and top quality service and offers . After the internship, many interns have been offered continued employment as full-time employees after graduation!
More Info: ICT Packet
SDI Innovations is the engine behind multiple companies and brands. Having educational products in more than 30,000 schools and being the go-to company for agricultural genetic and chemical compliance, SDI Innovations is constantly evolving to uncover the next great innovation. SDI Innovations thrives on a unique corporate culture centered on positivity, family spirit, resourcefulness, driving change, comfortable innovation, and always doing what’s right.
More Info: SDI Innovations Packet (All)
STEM Education Works creates and sells STEM curriculum and accompanying robotics and equipment to help schools deliver quality STEM Education. STEM Education Works is offering a unique opportunity to join a growing company and play a leading role in our continued development as a Customer Success Coordinator
You will guide customers through the onboarding process and beyond. This includes working in partnership with our sales, curriculum, and professional development teams to ensure a smooth handoff post sale and you will take over as the primary contact for our customers to coordinate curriculum account set up, training schedules, and continued support. You will coordinate all activities with our team and customers to ensure their experience with STEM Education Works exceeds their expectations.
More Info: SDI Innovations Packet
School Datebooks designs, sells, prints, and delivers standard and custom planning calendars for students kindergarten through college. Are you a people person? Are you detail-oriented? Are you confident in your ability to make phone calls and send emails to get the job done? Then come make an impact in our business as a Junior Sales Representative!
We’re dedicated to developing your experience as a sales representative, so we won’t just throw you into the world of sales without help. As the new Junior Sales Representative, you’ll receive onboarding, full company and product training, and a mentor to guide you through our sales process and databases.
More Info: SDI Innovations Packet
Eventlink® is the best-in-class event scheduling software for schools’ athletic departments and main office. Eventlink® includes e-contracts, online stores, camp registrations, and messaging. The Eventlink® app has over 100,000 users. Schools utilize Eventlink to schedule every detail of every school and athletic events, communicate schedule changes to fans, and so much more. Our scheduling software is used by 98% of high schools in Indiana, and we’re expanding our reach into surrounding states.
As a member of our Customer Success team, you will: field incoming customer service questions; make proactive calls when we notice issues; train customers (in person and virtually) to use Eventlink efficiently; and suggest other features of Eventlink to help customers be successful. If you have a high comfort level when it comes to learning new software, can multitask and learn on the fly, and have excellent phone and written communication skills, then this is the position for you!
More Info: SDI Innovations Packet
TDS Drive pioneered steerable hydraulic drive axle systems for agricultural equipment, engineering our legendary MudHog products for all of the leading agricultural manufacturers. Our systems can be found not only on farms, but on soil stabilizers, commercial turf care machines, aircraft loaders, road building equipment as well as digger derricks, cranes, dump trucks, snow plows and many more. We hold many patents for hydraulic systems and controls and are world-wide suppliers to OEMs and aftermarket dealers. We integrate with all these world-class companies to design and build the right products to fit their needs, making it easy for them to install and service.
Provide experience in manufacturing operations through various tasks and projects in the operations department. Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
- Support project initiatives within the operations department in the following areas:
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Purchasing
- Supply Chain
- Quality Control
- Process oriented to identify bottlenecks and areas for process improvement
- Projects and intern assignments will be matched based on candidates’ skills and priority needs at TDS for the summer
More info: Operations Summer Internship Packet
Provide experience in manufacturing operations through various tasks and projects in the finance department. Reports to the VP of Finance.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities :
- Support Finance project initiatives within TDS in the following areas:
- Cost reduction identification
- Financial planning and analysis
- Automating reporting tools
- Recurring and Ad-Hoc financial data requests
- Financial mindset with an ability to identify business opportunities through financial analysis
- Projects assignments will be determined based on candidate skills and priority needs for the finance department during the summer
More info: Accounting Finance Summer Internship Packet
LENEX STEEL
As a design and build steel fabricator with a manufacturing capacity of up to 30,000 tons, our steel is the foundation of hospitals, convention centers, educational facilities, office buildings and warehouses. There is not a project too big or too small for our team to execute.
Working with Lenex means working with a talented team that is deep with knowledge and experience. From bids and proposals to drawings and designs, our engineers, estimators, and fabricators work with developers, architects, and general contractors to turn ideas into structures. We’re proud of our accomplishments and the partners who work with us.
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Events
Stop by the 3rd floor of Mollenkopf Athletic Center to network with company recruiters. Additional information sent through Teamworks.
Wabash Office Hours- Networking
9/9
Stop by the 3rd floor of Mollenkopf Athletic Center to network with company recruiters. Additional information sent through Teamworks.
Cintas Office Hours- Networking
9/9
Stop by the 3rd floor of Mollenkopf Athletic Center to network with company recruiters. Additional information sent through Teamworks.
Owens Corning Office Hours- Networking
9/10
Stop by the 3rd floor of Mollenkopf Athletic Center to network with company recruiters. Additional information sent through Teamworks.
Crash Champions Office Hours- Networking
9/23
Student-athlete-only networking & hiring event on Monday, October 14th, from 6:30-8:30 pm in Spurgeon Club (Mackey).
Hammer & Steel Hiring Event
10/14
Stop by the 3rd floor of Mollenkopf Athletic Center to network with company recruiters. Additional information sent through Teamworks.
Gaylor Electric Office Hours- Networking
10/28