In an effort to accommodate students and graduates with information on internship opportunities, BusinessWeek and Universum have compiled a list of selected corporations recommended for internship and practical training.

Among of the criteria taken into account in devising the list are the salary and pay, exposure and training level, and percentage of interns offered full employment by the company.

Data is gathered from the respective company’s operation in the United States. The 30 best companies are listed as below.

Non-profit, and government related agencies are excluded in the list.

1. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Industry: Accounting/Finance/Audit
Full employment job offers: 88%

2. Ernst & Young (EY)

Industry: Accounting/Finance/Audit
Full employment job offers: 98%

3. Deloitte & Touche

Industry: Accounting/Finance/Audit
Full employment job offers: 87%

4. Goldman Sachs

Industry: Finance/Banking
Full employment job offers: 72%

5. KPMG

Industry: Accounting/Finance/Audit
Full employment job offers: 95%

6. General Electric (GE)

Industry: Accounting/Finance/Audit
Full employment job offers: 50%

7. Walt Disney

Industry: Media/Entertainment
Full employment job offers: 30%

8. JP Morgan

Industry: Banking/Finance
Full employment job offers: 80%

9. IBM

Industry: IT/Computer
Full employment job offers: 50%

10. Merrill Lynch

Industry: Finance/Banking
Full employment job offers: 80%

11. Lockheed Martin

Industry: Manufacturing
Full employment job offers: 60%

12. Lehman Brothers

Industry: Finance/Banking
Full employment job offers: 87%

13. Norfolk Southern

Industry: Transportation/Logistic
Full employment job offers: 7%

14. BP America

Industry: Energy/Gas
Full employment job offers: 84%

15. Intel

Industry: Technology/Manufacturing
Full employment job offers: 58%

16. Accenture

Industry: Consulting
Full employment job offers: 91%

17. St Jude Medical

Industry: Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences
Full employment job offers: 75%

18. Raytheon

Industry: Manufacturing
Full employment job offers: 92%

19. General Mills

Industry: FMCG/Consumer Goods
Full employment job offers: 84%

20. Northrop Grumman

Industry: Manufacturing/Technology
Full employment job offers: 80%

21. L’Oreal

Industry: Consumer Goods/Cosmetics
Full employment job offers: 40%

22. Grant Thornton

Industry: Accounting/Finance
Full employment job offers: 97%

23. Sprint

Industry: Telecommunication
Full employment job offers: 80%

24. UBS

Industry: Banking/Finance
Full employment job offers: 75%

25. Constellation Energy

Industry: Energy/Technology
Full employment job offers: 75%

26. Metlife

Industry: Insurance/Finance
Full employment job offers: 65%

27. Abbot Laboratories

Industry: Pharmaceutical/Life Sciences
Full employment job offers: 47%

28. Macy’s

Industry: Retail
Full employment job offers: 77%

29. Verizon Communications

Industry: Telecommunication
Full employment job offers: 80%

30. Hewlett Packard (HP)

Industry: Computer/IT
Full employment job offers: 44%

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