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The Minneapolis Fed's 2023 interns

Each summer, the Bank hires a cohort of approximately 25 paid interns to perform work that contributes to our organization’s mission and objectives. Areas of the Bank that regularly host college interns include (but are not limited to) audit, information technology, public affairs, regional outreach, government relations, banking supervision, human resources, facilities, and others. Interns have the opportunity to expand their professional networks, learn how the central bank of the United States supports their communities, develop new skills, and gain valuable work experience.

“Working here allowed me to gain and strengthen valuable skills while building connections with amazing people. The collaborative environment truly enhanced my learning experience.”
—Ibrahim M.

Examples of projects our interns have worked on and contributions they’ve made include:

  • Performing IT equipment moves, building and deploying IT hardware, closing incident tickets, and performing scripting tasks to identify process efficiencies.
  • Conducting research; compiling and verifying reports; creating, refreshing, and distributing daily dashboards to management.
  • Training on cash material handling system to troubleshoot robot errors, monitor volumes, and publish system performance dashboards.
  • Developing an inventory of housing indicators dashboards to serve as examples and best practices; researching property insurance for multifamily housing providers; designing a survey of multifamily housing owners about property insurance; collecting information on state land use reforms.
  • Performing an inventory of artwork in the building.
  • Facilitating records retention and cleanup.
  • Creating software testing plans and supporting business partners in testing changes to applications.
  • Gathering and documenting requirements for the software delivery team.
“The intern program helped me develop professional skills that will help me in the future. The coordinators of the program did a great job of creating an atmosphere in which I could bring up new ideas, and I felt they adapted to our specific needs during the program.”
—Obehi O.

We encourage students majoring in any of the following subject areas to apply:

  • Finance
  • Computer science
  • Business administration
  • Economics
  • Urban studies
  • Networking
  • Construction
  • Accounting
  • Management information systems
  • Communications
  • Statistics
  • Data science
  • Human resources
  • Graphic design
“This internship experience definitely surpassed my expectations. Over the summer, I was able to not only actively contribute to the work of my department, but also take advantage of my time here at the Bank by connecting with a variety of people across different departments, as well as build great relationships with my fellow interns.”
—Christina S.
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