Prudential Internships

Prudential Financial, Inc., a financial services leader with approximately $693 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2010, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential's diverse and talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services.*

The Prudential Summer Internship Program is an opportunity for top students to gain relevant work experience in various aspects of Financial Services. The program offers interns challenging and meaningful work that allows them to demonstrate their abilities, apply knowledge acquired through college courses, and be evaluated for future employment opportunities within the Company. Our internships create opportunities for interns to establish important relationships with experienced finance professionals and potentially secure a full-time position after graduation.*

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Prudential Financial, Inc., a financial services leader with approximately $693 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2010, has operations in the United States, Asia, Europe, and Latin America. Prudential's diverse and talented employees are committed to helping individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth through a variety of products and services, including life insurance, annuities, retirement-related services, mutual funds, investment management, and real estate services.*

The Prudential Summer Internship Program is an opportunity for top students to gain relevant work experience in various aspects of Financial Services. The program offers interns challenging and meaningful work that allows them to demonstrate their abilities, apply knowledge acquired through college courses, and be evaluated for future employment opportunities within the Company. Our internships create opportunities for interns to establish important relationships with experienced finance professionals and potentially secure a full-time position after graduation.*

Prudential Internships: here
Prudential Campus Visit Calendar: here

"Learned the annuities business" Position: Annuities Marketing Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$18/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 1/7/2012

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 Strongly Agree 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: - Prudential gave me a good understanding of annuities and other financial products. - Some intense, interesting, and insightful meetings with the product, strategy, and marketing teams. I loved seeing how this worked and the strategy behind the offerings. - New York City is awesome. - Competitive analysis. - I was able to offering up marketing ideas and ways to simplify the process of explaining how annuities work. Cons: - Days where I didn't have too much to do. Advice for other students: Prudential is a great spot to learn about financial products.

"I became an annuities expert" Position: Product Development Intern Location: New York, NY Pay: $$19/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 Strongly Agree 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: - People. - Prudential taught me a ton about financial products: how they work, the strategy behind them, who the customer is, etc. - New York. - Strategic planning and innovation meetings were incredible and I was able to participate just like any other employee. Co-workers didn't look down on me even though I was an intern. - Intern project. Cons: - some slow days. Advice for other students: - Prudential is a great company and I recommend their internship program. - Don't be afraid to learn by asking simple questions at your internship.

"Financial Institutions Team at Prudential" Position: Annuities Sales Desk Intern Location: Shelton, CT Pay: $$19/hour Duration: 11 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 Strongly Agree

Pros: I got real experience working with Financial Institutions Team analyzing annuity wholesalers and and different sales initiatives. This allowed me a high level view of financial product sales. I also worked on a very cool intern project which was marketing and designing a mvp type client program. I was able to pitch my ideas on this. Overall, I learned a ton at prudential and recommend the internship. Cons: Large company and didn't move too fast. Advice for other students: Know the industry well during the intern interview process.