Associate Intern

Associate Interns join our offices around the globe to work in teams and directly with our clients in a wide range of fields such as operations, marketing & sales, digital and others for 8 – 10 weeks. When you join WashingtonRise as an Associate Intern, you will join a company that is capable of increasing your skills, a company that challenges you to apply your expertise in innovative ways or more broadly, a company that invests in your growth and professional development.

You will work with the best people in the field to assist major organizations worldwide solve their most critical challenges, in the public, private and social sectors. You can expect to work with a variety of experts, from researchers and data scientists to app designers and software developers.

Learn more about WashingtonRise by browsing our website and find out more about our services and offerings as well as where you might be a good fit. If you are interested in joining a specific practice/office, please indicate this in your personal message area when you submit your application, multiple combinations are allowed.

Responsibilities

You will play an active role in all aspects of client engagement. This includes testing and formulating hypotheses, analyzing and gathering information, and communicating and developing recommendations. You will have the opportunity to present the results to client management and to make recommendations in close collaboration with the client team members. You will work in teams with a size of 3 to 5 consultants.

Associates Interns receive training and repeated coaching and mentoring from their team colleagues. This support comprises a local office partner assigned to guide your career and formal training during your first weeks as an intern. In addition, you’ll receive support and guidance from your local office to assist you build your network and develop your skills

Although all consultants develop specific knowledge as they advance with WashingtonRise, most of the knowledge required at first is very broad, effectively implying that they do not need specific functional or industry expertise to succeed.

Qualifications

• Advanced graduate degree in progress and strong academic record required (e.g., PhD, MBA,, etc.)
• Outstanding records of managerial or academic and or professional achievement
• Excellent record of leadership in a professional, academic, or extracurricular setting
• Extraordinary quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills
• Capacity to work in a team environment
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English and the local office language(s)
• Ability to work with people at all levels of the firm
• Availability to travel