The Extreme BlueTM internship program at IBM places top students on project teams to develop new products and services. Interns submit many patent disclosures and open source contributions. They help create solutions for clients and bring new IBM products to market. Unlike other internships, interns work on leading technologies like cloud computing and petabyte-scale data analysis. The AT&T MATREX IT Internship offers interns experience in the inner workings of a technology company through challenging assignments, exposure to technology teams, and hands-on experience. Cisco offers flexible internships globally in various business departments, from 3-18 months. Internships provide opportunities in fields like sales, engineering, finance, and marketing.

1. IBM
 Overview
The Extreme Blue™ program is IBM's premier internship program for top-notch students
pursuing software development and MBA degrees.
Once selected into the program, you will become part of a team working in one of the 15
Extreme Blue labs worldwide. Your team's challenge is to develop the technology and business
plan for a new product or service that addresses an existing market challenge.
Through the program, interns have submitted more than 400 patent disclosures and have made
more than sixty open source contributions to the open source community. They helped create
solutions for key clients and bring-to-market the next generation of IBM products. Not bad for
just 12 weeks of work.
Unlike other intern programs that may relegate you to work on outdated technology, the
Extreme Blue teams work on leading technology that helps grow your skills and evolve you into
a more attractive candidate in the technology field. Interns in this high-performance environment
get to roll up their sleeves and work with "hot" technologies such as Cloud Computing, Web 2.0,
and petabyte-scale data analysis.
 Cool projects
Projects focus on making a strategic impact on an emerging business for IBM and are
driven from across IBM product development, services, and research areas. You are
guaranteed a challenging and diverse internship experience!
Extreme Blue™ projects are varied-focusing on topics in business opportunities such as Cloud
Computing, Web 2.0, Web Services, Virtualization and other emerging technologies. Extreme
Blue projects also represent and potentially impact all of IBM's core businesses in the areas of
hardware, software, services and research.
Early in the internship, you and your fellow interns will set a series of goals: baseline, target and
stretch. Your project sponsors and mentors will bank on your fresh ideas to make your project
extreme-so your input is critical. And at the end of the project, you will have a chance to show
off your work to the key decision-makers within the company.
According to Scott Winters, an IBM Extreme Blue project mentor, "These are the
brightest minds working on the hardest problems that will change the future of
information technology."
The Extreme Blue™ internship program consists of innovative project teams comprised of three
technical team members and one business member per project. Each summer, we run more
than 50 projects, with six at each U.S. lab, and the rest spread across labs in Canada, Europe,
China, India and Brazil.
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2. IBM technical and business mentors participate on each team to serve as guides and are
among the foremost experts in their field. While your work will focus primarily on a single project
during this program, you will have access to the diverse body of expertise and experience of all
project mentors-as well as the large staff of specialists and advisors.
 Innovative team
According to Scott Winters, an IBM Extreme Blue project mentor, "These are the
brightest minds working on the hardest problems that will change the future of
information technology."
The Extreme Blue™ internship program consists of innovative project teams comprised of three
technical team members and one business member per project. Each summer, we run more
than 50 projects, with six at each U.S. lab, and the rest spread across labs in Canada, Europe,
China, India and Brazil.
IBM technical and business mentors participate on each team to serve as guides and are
among the foremost experts in their field. While your work will focus primarily on a single project
during this program, you will have access to the diverse body of expertise and experience of all
project mentors-as well as the large staff of specialists and advisors.
Student quote
"It's definitely challenging, but the work is pretty amazing. In comparison, talking to some of my
classmates, this is a lot more challenging, a lot more meaningful in the sense that we're working
on real business issues here. We're not sitting around waiting on people to give us work. We're
working on real projects and real challenges, and we're also getting a lot of exposure to some of
the top people in the tech industry."
Alan Pentz, Extreme Blue Alumnus, MBA McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at
Austin
 Ready to start something BIG?
Recruiting criteria varies across all geographies, but if you have the right skills, experience, and
passion listed here, select your geography and find out more.
Preference is given to undergraduate and graduate candidates who are completing their studies
within one year after the internship.
Select your geography
If you have what we're looking for, select a geography from the list below to learn more about
specific program requirements.
United States
Canada
Europe
China
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3. India
Brazil
What we look for in our candidates.
We want to build the best possible teams for the Extreme Blue™ projects and look at three main
factors across all geographies:
Skills
This is a short program with extremely challenging projects, so all teams are expected to
hit the ground running.
Experience
MBA students must have some business experience, although you do not need
experience in running a start-up, nor do you need to be experienced in writing code. For
technical students, we are looking for strong experience in a technical industry in
Javascript, Java™, C or C++ software development.
Passion
We are looking for people to work on projects and technologies they are passionate
about, so enthusiasm is critical.
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4. AT & T
MATREX IT Internships
You want a little experience in the IT field. Well, we have a lot. The AT&T IT Internship offers
insight into the inner workings of a technology giant, known for leading the industry in
innovation. Through challenging assignments, exposure to our technology teams and on-the-job
experience, you’ll get a taste of what it means to be a tech guru at AT&T. It’s good to be a guru.
Details and Requirements
Program Type Internship, paid
Location TX, NJ, IL, GA, CA, MO, WA
Length 3 months
Area of Focus IT/Technical
Requirements
GPA > 3.2 Preferred
Relocation No
Education Undergrad
Degree Focus Computer Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Electrical
Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering
US Citizen Yes
Experience No
Leadership
CISCO
Cisco is a large organization with varying business requirements. We are constantly looking for
new talent, and offering internships is a great way for us to meet and interact with students who
are interested in our business.
We offer flexible internship options that can start throughout the year. Because everyone has
different motivation and availability, we work with candidates to determine the location and
duration of each internship.
Locations for internships include Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, Central and Eastern
Europe, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
Departments open to interns include sales, engineering, finance, human resources, business
operations, and marketing. Read the job descriptions for the full-time roles in these areas to
learn more about the required skills and likely responsibilities.
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5. The internship duration varies from three months during the school summer break to 12 or 18
months immediately after graduation or during your final years of study. Some countries also
have part-time opportunities.
When you apply to Cisco for an internship, include the following information:
What you would like to do
Where your skills and interests are strongest
Which country or cities you would like to work in (Cisco does not sponsor interns for
work visas)
How long you would like your internship to be
When you will be available
We will then determine whether or not we have an opportunity for you.
Position: Asia Pacific - Engineer Intern - Information Technology
Job Category: Intern - Information Technology
Job Description: Shape the Future
Now is an exciting time to work at Cisco! Like the networks we build, our
team is a broad network of individuals collaborating to change how the world
works, lives, plays and learns. Join our team in a challenging, enthusiastic
and innovative atmosphere to create the next generation of software
delivered over the Internet.
We are looking for a well-rounded team player who will partner with their IT
team to deliver high-quality, robust and scalable software systems while
learning and growing as individuals. Be a part of a global, established, and
financially successful company that rewards good ideas and encourages
personal empowerment.
Your Responsibilities:
Ideal candidates will have the ability to:
o Provide technical input to requirements
o Identify technology solution options (e.g. alternative approaches, results of
impact and analysis)
o Create or contribute to software design
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6. o Design, develop and maintain complete solutions using custom code,
middleware and packaged applications and integrate these into the existing
operational environment.
o Conduct unit tests and performance tuning (e.g. write test cases;
troubleshoot and fix bugs)
o Support integration, regression, and User Acceptance Testing and software
deployment
o Produce high quality documentation (e.g. Document design, code, and
processes to ensure reuse)
o Communicate status (e.g. report on progress; timely escalation of issues
and risks)
o Continuously learn new tools, technologies, and strategies
This position typically reports to an IT Manager and with a project manager
setting day-to-day goals and providing work direction. Interfaces with IT
team, IT Analysts and business partners.
Requirements:
Education
o Applicable Majors:
Typically requires studies in Computer Science, Computer Engineering,
Industrial Engineering or equivalent.
Students should currently have junior or senior standing as an
undergraduate.
Graduate level students will be considered.
Candidates must be enrolled in school full-time and be permanent resident of
India
The following skills and background are a plus:
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7. o Experience or knowledge in developing web-based applications
o Knowledge of relational databases and Structured Query Language
o Understanding of object oriented design, analysis and programming
concepts
o Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to troubleshoot
software problems
o A strong sense of ownership, urgency and drive
o Ability to multi-task, self start, and work in a fast-paced team environment
o Ability to meet deadlines and commitments
o Strong oral and written communication skills
o Ability to work both independently, and as part of a team
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