Internship Opportunities

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Intern Program

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IGNITE: Interns Growing Networking and Innovating through Transformational Experiences.

Each summer, we hire eager college students because we believe in fresh ideas. The IGNITE Program offers many great opportunities to interns.

Qualifications to Apply

Minimum 3.0 GPA
Currently attending an accredited college or university
Rising sophomores, juniors, and seniors working toward a bachelor's degree
in business or a related field
Ability to work 32 hours per week (Monday-Thursday, generally 8am-5pm)

Internship Recruiting Process

Submit application through CCU's careers portal. Note: We are no longer accepting applications for the 2025 Program. Please check back next year!
Human Resources interview
Department Manager interview
Selected intern candidates will be subject to a background check

FYI: Offers are generally extended February-March. Program runs from mid-May through mid-August.

Start strong: What the IGNITE Intern Program offers you.

Benefits Going Forward

Our program is based on creating a future path for students who have an interest in the financial services industry. For higher-performing interns, the program can serve as a stepping stone to full-time positions upon graduation. This has happened at CCU for several departments, including Human Resources, Member Experience, and Business Intelligence & Analytics.

On-the-Job Experience

We offer our interns real work experience with opportunities to interact with our departments and leaders throughout CCU. We foster a team atmosphere by having our interns work together on projects, volunteer in the community, and participate in social events and educational sessions with team members at various company levels.

You Can Be a Star!

Every year, in addition to their daily assignments, interns are tasked with a group project. At the end of the summer, the group presents their project to the senior management team. Our supportive work environment and hands-on guidance gives interns every opportunity to wow their audiences… It’s a wonderful feeling, a tremendous learning experience, and a huge confidence boost!

Helping Others, Making Connections

Interns have volunteered at Feed My Starving Children, Northern Illinois Food Bank, Adopt-A-Highway and Bernie's Book Bank for community service experience and to increase their teamwork skills. They have also participated in networking events and educational meetings to connect with experienced business professionals.

IGNITE Interns &
Their Testimonials

Noah grew his knowledge – Summer 1: Outbound Sales Intern; Summer 2: Member Experience Intern
Throughout CCU’s IGNITE summer intern program, I was able to grow by learning how to manage and work on multiple assignments and projects at the same time, as well as having to meet certain deadlines for those assignments/projects.

Julia networked – Loan Sales Intern
I was able to expand my network skills among employees in my department, interns, and executives through ‘Meet the Expert’ sessions. I was able to break out of my comfort zone and initiate conversations with different employees and share my thoughts and opinions. I had the opportunity to form friendships with employees in my department and the other interns.

Fren innovated – Contact Center Intern
My time during the internship involved a lot of creative thinking and innovation, especially regarding the project I worked on with my group members. We had to think outside the box and come up with ways to solve our problem through a deep brainstorming and ideating process.

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Previous Internship Responsibilities

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Accounting

• Processed wires from the Federal Reserve

• Completed various reconciliations

• Posted journal entries

• Other small projects spread throughout the summer, such as: conducted ROI analysis, cleaned up outstanding checks report, and closed accounts relating to deceased members

Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics

• Developed data governance processes to support self-service BI

• Developed tracking of compliance to data governance standards

• Implemented certification processes in the BI tool

• Reviewed and improved the intake process for BI project requests

• Developed supporting documentation for new intake process

Commercial Lending

• Completed annual loan reviews

• Spread financials of loan applicant income and debt ratios

• Researched market trends

Human Resources

• Composed bi-weekly, all-employee newsletters

• Worked with the Talent Acquisition team to recruit candidates and assist with the onboarding process

• Transferred data from multiple HR systems to one centralized system

• Updated job descriptions

• Prepared for and assisted with Employee Appreciation Week activities

• Created interview toolkits for hiring managers

Information Technology

• Assisted with imaging/operating system installation of desktop and laptop computers

• Distributed IT equipment to end users and helped with setup

• Assisted with the implementation of an IT equipment inventory process

• Helped maintain the process workflow within the IT ticketing system

Loan Servicing

• Completed title work on auto loans

• Processed mail and payments

• Assisted with mortgage recording

• Scanned loan supporting documents

• Worked with senior loan servicing representatives to learn about lien releases and getting liens on vehicles and homes

• Completed daily input of titles received and worked on lien releases for paid-off mortgages

Marketing

• Assisted with website design and edited pages to improve user experience

• Researched and authored blog posts that highlighted Consumers Credit Union's role in the community and in members’ financial literacy

• Created member emails informing CCU members about upcoming events and important changes

• Designed Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn posts

• Helped facilitate marketing promotions, such as CCU’s Sharing & Caring contest

Member Experience

• Created surveys to get more feedback on members’ experience

• Read through daily survey responses and tagged specific comments

• Created and updated the customer satisfaction rating dashboard

• Assigned employees to follow up with members regarding their feedback

• Assisted with product research and development for checking and savings account options

Process Involvement

• Assessed the effectiveness and efficiency of CCU processes through observations and process walks

• Analyzed data and created process maps using Visio

• Developed recommendations to improve operations and minimize gaps based

For any questions, please email the HR team at [email protected].

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