Dominion Internships

Dominion offers paid internships across all business lines with a focus in engineering, technology, and marketing. 

Dominion is a power and energy company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia that supplies electricity in parts of Virginia and North Carolina and supplies natural gas to parts of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and eastern North Carolina. Dominion also has generation facilities in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Dominion's internship program can be an incredible opportunity for college or college-bound students. The program engages students for paid work sessions that involve projects or assignments that are closely related to the student's area of study.

Work experiences generally are not required for college credit nor required to satisfy degree or graduation requirements. Work sessions are structured, supervised, professional, and relate to the student's area of study. These experiences allow students to sharpen their skills, develop a network of contacts, assess their strengths, and test classroom theories in real world settings.

In addition to working during school semesters or summer breaks, intern opportunities may include working during other school breaks or on a part-time basis while attending school if the Company has opportunities available.*

Intern pay rates are calculated as a percentage (between 50 and 75 percent) of the applicable college starting rate for the particular academic discipline.

Dominion Internships: here

Dominion offers paid internships across all business lines with a focus in engineering, technology, and marketing. 

Dominion is a power and energy company headquartered in Richmond, Virginia that supplies electricity in parts of Virginia and North Carolina and supplies natural gas to parts of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and eastern North Carolina. Dominion also has generation facilities in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Dominion's internship program can be an incredible opportunity for college or college-bound students. The program engages students for paid work sessions that involve projects or assignments that are closely related to the student's area of study.

Work experiences generally are not required for college credit nor required to satisfy degree or graduation requirements. Work sessions are structured, supervised, professional, and relate to the student's area of study. These experiences allow students to sharpen their skills, develop a network of contacts, assess their strengths, and test classroom theories in real world settings.

In addition to working during school semesters or summer breaks, intern opportunities may include working during other school breaks or on a part-time basis while attending school if the Company has opportunities available.*

Intern pay rates are calculated as a percentage (between 50 and 75 percent) of the applicable college starting rate for the particular academic discipline.

Dominion Internships: here

"best place to intern, helpful culture" Position: Summer Internship Location: Richmond, VA Pay: $$16/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 3/9/2011

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 Agree 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 Agree

Pros: - great culture. - paid. - hire lots of interns into entry level positions. Cons: Some of the work is a grind. Advice for other students: I also loved Richmond, small town, but the "Fan" area has some great bars.

"Wrote an edited internal publications at Dominion" Position: Communications Intern Location: Richmond, VA Pay: $$17/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 7/8/2011

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 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree

Pros: At Dominion, I wrote and edited our internal intranet news publications. It was pretty interesting work. My managers and the other interns were a blast to hang with. - Good pay. - Richmond is cool. - Dominion is a strong company. Cons: - I would have liked to do more creative writing (copywriter style at an agency). - Wish I was able to write some press releases and try to get them picked up. Advice for other students: I wasn't sure about a career at an energy company, but after the summer, I loved Dominion. This led to an entry level job after senior year.

"Great people, good exposure, but not a particularly well-structured program." Position: Student Worker: Advertising and PR Location: Richmond Pay: $8.25/hour Duration: 8 weeks Review posted on 9/20/2011

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: Lots of exposure working with an outside ad agency, social atmostphere at the office, nice coworkers, in limited opportunities your opinion was actually valued/you were asked for your insight Cons: Work was not particularly interesting, pay was pretty low, people at the office are typically significantly older than you (40+), working with a large majority of women tended to cause unnecessary office drama Advice for other students: Not a bad resume booster if you're looking to go into Advertising or PR. Pay attention and try to make sure you are hired as an "Intern" and not as a "Student Worker" as there is a significant difference in hourly pay (Interns are paid about twice as much per hour)

"Analysis on trading floor at Dominion" Position: Financial Management Intern Location: Richmond, VA Pay: $$9/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 10/12/2011

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 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 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree

Pros: - Intelligence of the people. - Dominion is a well respected company in Virginia. - Energy is a hot sector and adding jobs. - Worked on the Tredegar Energy Trading Floor. - Paid. - Supply chain, fuel, and inventory analysis. This type of experience is valuable when looking for fulltime energy jobs. I hope. Cons: - Program wasn't too organized. - I was given a lot of opened ended projects. Advice for other students: Get to know the recruiters if they come to campus.

"Technology across all Dominion units" Position: Systems Analyst Intern Location: Richmond, VA Pay: $20/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 1/8/2012

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 Agree 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 Agree

Pros: - My team worked on technology process projects throughout the company. It was really interesting. We basically looked at complex issues that units were running into and how we could solve them with technology. - Exposure to CIO at Dominion. - Surprised at the quality of the technologists. Cons: - Like any large company, sometimes it can take a while for things to get approved, completed, etc. Advice for other students: If you are a computer science or information systems major, don't just look at technology companies.

"Internal employee communications" Position: Corporate Communications Intern Location: Richmond, VA Pay: $$18/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 1/8/2012

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 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: - Dominion does a good job of onboarding interns and showed me how my career can progress. - Worked on internal employee news and communications website. Also worked on an employee recognition project that was very rewarding. - Culture. - Trusted to write pieces and create content. Cons: Lots of approvals can slow production. Advice for other students: My advice is to get to tailor your internship application to Dominion.