CenterPoint Energy Internships

CenterPoint Energy offers paid internships and has created both an engineering and business internship programs. 

Becoming an intern at CenterPoint Energy has its benefits. Some of the development opportunities you can expect to find include:

• Intern Orientation
• Facility tours
• Paid holidays
• Opportunities for volunteer involvement
• Exposure to "real world" work experience
• Public speaking training
• Networking opportunities*

CenterPoint Energy, headquartered in Houston, Texas is composed of a utility that delivers electricity to the Houston metropolitan area, local natural gas distribution businesses in six states, competitive natural gas sales in the eastern half of the United States and interstate pipelines and field services operations. We serve more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.*

CenterPoint Energy Internships: here
CenterPoint Energy Internship Programs: here

CenterPoint Energy offers paid internships and has created both an engineering and business internship programs. 

Becoming an intern at CenterPoint Energy has its benefits. Some of the development opportunities you can expect to find include:

• Intern Orientation
• Facility tours
• Paid holidays
• Opportunities for volunteer involvement
• Exposure to "real world" work experience
• Public speaking training
• Networking opportunities*

CenterPoint Energy, headquartered in Houston, Texas is composed of a utility that delivers electricity to the Houston metropolitan area, local natural gas distribution businesses in six states, competitive natural gas sales in the eastern half of the United States and interstate pipelines and field services operations. We serve more than five million metered customers primarily in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas.*

CenterPoint Energy Internships: here
CenterPoint Energy Internship Programs: here

"Learned corporate audit function at CenterPoint" Position: Finance Audit Intern Location: Houston, TX Pay: $$19/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 6/15/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Disagree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Learned excel back and forth. - Interesting to see how multiple units are financially accounted for (which I know sounds nerdy). - Friendly accounting staff and co-workers. - Boss was great. I had to take some days off for a wedding and he was cool with it. He also took the time to explain several of the more complex accounting principles to me. - Energy companies are hot right now. Cons: Some tasks were very tedious, but I guess that is auditing. Advice for other students: There is always going to be accounting jobs. CenterPoint is a great place to get an audit internship. Even if you don't want to work at a single corporation first, it still looks great on the resume when applying to the big 4.

"Interesting place for a designer, but got work produced." Position: Communications Intern Location: Houston, TX Pay: $$15/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 6/15/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Neutral "OK" Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree

Pros: I worked on graphics to support the communications department. At first I thought the internship was going to be a drag, but it was pretty interesting. It's no crazy advertising business, but you actually get your work produced and it can be a cool feeling. My boss was great and CenterPoint people in general seemed very happy and friendly. Cons: It's no ad agency, so don't expect to get super creative. Advice for other students: I found out about CenterPoint through my career center. Check them out if they come to campus.