Rotational leadership programs are opportunities that allow new hires to rotate between company departments, quickly gaining a variety of experiences and depth of knowledge of the company. These opportunities provide structured networking and mentoring opportunities in addition to technical experience. Additionally, they may serve as a springboard into a managerial positions for full time hires and a potential full time job offer following an internship.
Employers often have opportunities across many different functional areas; for example, engineering companies have rotational programs in marketing and communications. These departments, if applicable, are listed in parentheses after the organizations.
This sample list of leadership development and rotational programs is not complete, but provides an idea of the range of opportunities available. You are encouraged to do further research on companies or areas of interest to determine if they offer programs of a similar nature. Typically, rotational leadership programs recruit starting in the Fall or very beginning of the Spring semester.
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BAE Systems Leadership Development Programs (Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Operations)
Boeing Rotational Programs (Business, Engineering, Human Resources, IT)
Lockheed Martin Leadership Development Programs (Communications & Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Operations, Security)
Northrop Grumman Professional Development Program (Business, Engineering)
Textron Leadership Development Programs (Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, IT, Marketing & Sales)
United Technologies Leadership Programs (Communications & Marketing, Engineering, Finance, Health & Safety, Human Resources, IT, Operations)
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Chrysler Leadership Development Programs (Business, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing)
Ford College Graduate & Leadership Programs (Business, Engineering, Design, Marketing, IT)
Goodyear Development Programs (Finance, Engineering, Human Resource, IT)
Rolls-Royce Graduate Development Programme (Business, Engineering, Health & Safety, Human Resources, Marketing & Sales)
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Abercrombie & Fitch Leadership Development Program (Business, Finance, Management, IT)
Avery Dennison Global Operations Leadership Development (Engineering, Business, Finance, Accounting)
Dropbox Rotation Program (Sales)
Johnson & Johnson Leadership Development Programs (Finance, IT, Marketing, Sales)
Macy's Executive Development Program (Design, Finance, Human Resources, IT, Management)
Nestle Purina Management Development Associate Program (Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Supply Chain )
Safeway Careers (Business, Finance, Pharmacy)
Toshiba Leadership Programs (Engineering, Operations, Sales)
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3M Development Programs (Business, Finance, Marketing, Operations)
Alliant Energy Rotational Engineer Program (Engineering)
American Airlines IT Development Program (ADEPT) (IT)
AT&T Development Program (Finance, IT, Sales)
BP Challenge Program (Business, Engineering, Science, Supply & Trading)
Caterpillar Leadership & Technical Development Program (Communications, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, IT)
DuPont Marketing Leadership Development Program (Business, Marketing, Graduate Only)
Eaton Development Programs (Business/Engineering, Human Resources, Finance, Accounting)
Emerson Rotational Programs (Engineering, Business)
Eze Software Group Leadership Development Program (Business)
GE Leadership Programs (Business, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Sales & Marketing)
Intel Rotational Programs (Business, Finance, Computer, Science)
Intuit Rotational Development Programs (Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Sales)
Microsoft MACH Program (Finance, IT, Marketing, Operations, Sales, Services)
Owens Corning Leadership Development Programs (Finance, Accounting)
Praxair Leadership Development Programs (Business, Engineering)
Raytheon Leadership Development Programs (Business, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, IT)
Rockwell Automation Leadership Development Programs (Business, Engineering)
Siemens Graduate Program (Business, Graduate Only)
Stanley Black & Decker Leadership Program (Sales, Marketing, Management, Finance, IT, Human Resources)
Texas Instruments Global Rotation Programs (Accounting, Finance, Engineering)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Leadership Development Programs (Finance, Computer Science)
Verizon Rotational Programs (Business, Finance, Engineering, Computer Science)
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Citadel Software Engineering Rotation Program (Engineering)
Citigroup Technology Leadership Program (Business, IT)
Edward Jones Headquarters Rotational Program (Finance)
Fifth Third Bank Leadership Programs (Business, Finance, Engineering, Human Resources, IT, Operations)
Liberty Mutual Undergraduate Development Programs (Business, Finance, Human Resources)
Vanguard Development Programs (Business, Finance, IT)
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CSX Management Training and Leadership Development Programs (Business, Engineering, Finance, IT, Sales & Marketing)
Federal Reserve Cooperative Educational Program (Business, Finance, IT, Law)
International Monetary Fund Research Assistant Program (Business, Computer Science, Finance)
Missile Defense Agency Missile Defense Career Development Program (Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Finance)
New York City Department of Health Research Training Program (Public Health)
Presidential Management Fellows Program (Management)
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Abbott Professional Development Programs (Engineering, Environmental Health, Finance, IT, Manufacturing)
Aetna Student Programs (Actuarial, Finance, Human Resources, IT, Sales)
AstraZeneca Fellowship Programme in Diabetes and Health Economics Outcomes Research (Medicine, Research)
AstraZeneca IMED (Innovative Medicines and Early Development) Graduate Program (Medicine)
AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical Development Graduate Programme (UK/Sweden) (Science, Technology)
BASF Professional Development Program (Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, Sales & Marketing)
Baxter Developmental Programs (Business, Finance, IT, Sales)
Becton Dickinson Developmental Program (IT, Manufacturing, Supply Chain)
Cardinal Health Leadership Development Program (Business, Engineering, Finance, Human Resources, IT, Marketing)
Cigna Leadership & Developmental Programs (Actuarial, Business, Finance, Health Service, IT, Marketing & Sales, Operations)
Dow Profession Programs (Business, Engineering, Human Resources, Law)
Genentech Rotational Programs (Engineering, Finance, Operations)
Genzyme Student Programs (Business, Biomedical)
Integra Life Sciences Rotational Program (Engineering, Finance, Management, Human Resources, Environmental Science)
Thermo Fisher Scientific Leadership Development Programs (Finance, IT, Human Resources, Management)
Humana Specialized College Programs (Finance, Computer Science)
Johnson & Johnson Leadership Development Program (Finance, Human Resources, Marketing)
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GEICO Leadership Programs (Business, Computer Science)
Metlife Actuarial Development Program (Actuarial Science)
Travelers Developmental Programs (Actuarial Science, Finance, Computer Science, Marketing)