Culinary Internship Semester
Are you interested in exploring a future in food? Discover a world of exciting career opportunities at CIA.
On-the-Job Training in World-Class Restaurants
There鈥檚 only one way to see what it鈥檚 really like out there in the food industry鈥攁n awesome internship experience (or 鈥渆xternship,鈥� as we like to call it in this industry)! And that鈥檚 just what you鈥檒l get with CIA鈥檚 unparalleled industry contacts at your fingertips. During your semester-long, r茅sum茅-building internship at one of more than 2,000 CIA-approved locations, you鈥檒l interact with professionals, build an industry network, and be a part of the action in a real work environment. When you graduate, you鈥檒l be so ready.
Here鈥檚 just a small sampling of the industry segments and companies that recruit CIA interns to work in their kitchens and within their organizations:
Baking & Pastry
Corporate R&D
Foodservice Management/Corporate Dining
Grocery/Consumer Packaged Goods
Hospitality/Catering
Lodging
Restaurant
Travel/Resort
Wine and Beverage
What鈥檚 it Like Being a CIA Intern?
Read all about it in student Julia Spondike鈥檚 four-part blog series about her exciting internship experience at McCormick & Company, a global leader in flavor:
- Part 1: Making the Choice
- Part 2: Flavor University
- Part 3: Guess What鈥檚 New? Cross-Training!
- Part 4: Bring on the Future!
Chat With a Student
Are you curious about what it鈥檚 really like to attend CIA? We鈥檝e got you covered. Our students are ready to answer the questions you haven鈥檛 asked anyone else, share their own personal experiences, and give you genuine advice鈥攂ecause they鈥檝e gone through it, too.
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Restaurants: Learning By Doing
Time to get to work! You鈥檒l be thrown into the mix in these real-world, live-action classrooms.