Macy's Internships

Macy's, Inc. offers summer internships in Store Management, Buying, Planning, Product Development and Design. Macys.com Internships are offered year round. 

Internships at Macy's, Inc. will have the opportunity to become involved in the company's community initiatives, including the popular Partners In Time volunteer program. 

Macy's, Inc. internship programs are tailored to specific positions and career paths. All internships are designed to provide hands-on education, experience in a focused area of expertise, exposure to people on a similar career path and training for some of the most prestigious experts in the retail industry.

Macy’s, Inc., with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation’s premier retailers, with fiscal 2009 sales of $23.5 billion. The company operates about 810 Macy’s department stores and furniture galleries in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico, as well as macys.com The Bloomingdale’s brand includes 40 stores in 12 states and bloomingdales.com. Macy’s, Inc.’s diverse workforce includes approximately 161,000 employees. Prior to June 1, 2007, Macy’s, Inc. was known as Federated Department Stores, Inc. The company’s shares are traded under the symbol “M” on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Macy's, Inc. offers summer internships in Store Management, Buying, Planning, Product Development and Design. Macys.com Internships are offered year round. 

Internships at Macy's, Inc. will have the opportunity to become involved in the company's community initiatives, including the popular Partners In Time volunteer program. 

Macy's, Inc. internship programs are tailored to specific positions and career paths. All internships are designed to provide hands-on education, experience in a focused area of expertise, exposure to people on a similar career path and training for some of the most prestigious experts in the retail industry.

Macy’s, Inc., with corporate offices in Cincinnati and New York, is one of the nation’s premier retailers, with fiscal 2009 sales of $23.5 billion. The company operates about 810 Macy’s department stores and furniture galleries in 45 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and Puerto Rico, as well as macys.com The Bloomingdale’s brand includes 40 stores in 12 states and bloomingdales.com. Macy’s, Inc.’s diverse workforce includes approximately 161,000 employees. Prior to June 1, 2007, Macy’s, Inc. was known as Federated Department Stores, Inc. The company’s shares are traded under the symbol “M” on the New York Stock Exchange.

Macy's, Inc. internships: here
Frequently Asked Questions: here

"I was assigned 5 major projects that involved different aspects of the business." Position: Merchandising Intern Location: Cincinnati, OH Pay: $$12/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 3/10/2011

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 Strongly 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 Strongly Agree

Pros: During my internship with Macy's, I was assigned 5 major projects that involved different aspects of the business. We were to track our results using different reporting measures over the course of the internship. For example, I would be assigned to increase sales penetration of a poorly performing group of items using marketing and merchandising techniques and then measure sales penetration for the rest of the program. The next week, I would begin a second project working on selling techniques with one of my associates and track her sales. The 5 projects stacked on top of each other so that by the end of the internship I was juggling 5 projects simultaneously. Cons: Lots of work, but I loved it. Advice for other students: I think it's vitally important to keep in contact with the corporation, if only just to touch base to see where your resume is in the hiring process. When visiting NYC with the Business Scholars program, I met marketers with Macy's and kept in contact with them. I got this internship by keeping in touch with those contacts. Periodic communication shows genuine interest in the company.

"I was responsible for analyzing sales trends in the men's department." Position: Marketing & Merchandising Intern Location: Cincinnati, OH Pay: $$12.50/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 3/10/2011

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 Strongly 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 Strongly Agree

Pros: I was responsible for analyzing sales trends in the men's department. Through studying these trends I selected a brand that we had a major opportunity to increase sales. Over the next few weeks I educated my associates using product knowledge to help increase their ability to sell the product. My associates and I also re-merchandised the area in hopes to draw attention to certain products we wanted to sell more successfully. I also had many additional small projects I completed during my internship. Cons: Retail is a different beast, details matter. Advice for other students: One thing that helped prepare me for success was former work experience. I had never worked in retail before, but the experience of communicating with supervisors was great to have. My supervisors at Macy's were very impressed with my ability and eagerness to approach them with questions and ideas.