An intern will be compensated for working approximately 40 hours a week with a designated trainer in various areas of a retail store's operations. To be eligible, an applicant must be either a junior or senior in college, pursuing a bachelor's degree in business management, marketing, general business or a related field, and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better. Applicants are screened for effective oral and written communication skills, as well as interest in retail-grocery management. Inroads Internship Inroads is a nonprofit, national organization whose mission is to develop and place talented minority youth in business and industry and to prepare them for corporate and community leadership. They also must pursue a degree at an accredited four-year college or university, remain in good standing and maintain a minimum GPA set by Inroads.
Retail internships are readily available for students wanting in-store experience.
Some internships also are available at the corporate office, depending on a student's area of study and company need. All internships are paid by the company. If required, interns may be evaluated by a department supervisor and by school staff. Each intern selects two departments at retail and two departments at support level as areas of concentration, then submits specific objectives to achieve in each department. To complete the internship, an intern and mentor select a special project to accomplish.