CVS Corporate Internships

Requisition #:	SSC4576
Posting Job Title:	Corporate Internship
Business Unit:	Corporate Offices
Posting Department:	Corporate Internship
Position Type:	Full Time
State:	Rhode Island
City:	Woonsocket
Position Summary:	CVS Caremark sponsors a paid internship program for college students at our Customer Support Center (corporate office) in Woonsocket, RI.
Job Description:	The CVS Caremark internship program for college students runs between June 6th and August 12th 2011. The internship program goals include: Provide CVS Caremark managers an opportunity to hear fresh ideas from educated college students who will complete special projects based on their course of study. Provide an investment in your future through a meaningful work experience and provide CVS Caremark an opportunity to identify potential future employees. Encourage student involvement in CVS Caremark business initiatives to increase your knowledge and develop important business skills. CVS Caremark managers will define specific projects to be completed during the internship. The project will be beneficial to CVS Caremark and also provide you with a challenging learning opportunity. Your internship will conclude with a presentation summarizing your work to the department's management team and the intern group. In addition to working on a specific project, you also will participate in special program-sponsored activities, including: Company Orientation, Training Sessions, Educational Meetings and Fun (yes fun!) Activities. Sample departments that have previously offered internships include: Advertising, Finance/Accounting, Human Resources, Information Technology, Logistics/Distribution, Marketing, Merchandising, Real Estate, and Pharmacy Operations. Interns will be paid a competitive hourly wage for the hours worked within a 40-hour work week. The office will be closed on July 4th and August 8th (Victory Day). Holiday pay will be issued based on company guidelines. CVS Caremark is the only fully integrated pharmacy health care company in the United States. Our offerings across the entire spectrum of pharmacy care allow us to provide greater convenience and choice for patients, improve health outcomes, and lower overall health care costs for plan sponsors and participants. As one of the country's largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), we provide plan sponsors and participants access to a network of approximately 60,000 pharmacies including over 7,000 CVS/pharmacy stores. We employ approximately 215,000 colleagues in 44 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Requirements:	STUDENTS MUST: Be studying in a program applicable to the internships available. Be entering your Junior (or equivalent) or Senior year of college or attending Graduate School at an accredited college/university in the Fall of 2011. Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better. Be available to work from June 6th- August 12th, 2011. Pass a pre-employment drug test and criminal background check. Have local housing for length of summer intern program. TWO STEP APPLICATION PROCESS Apply online for the Corporate Internship job posting. Submit (by mail) an Application Packet containing the following: Cover letter expressing why you are interested in this program and how the experience will benefit your course of study A copy of your resume Official Transcript Letter of Recommendation from your Academic Advisor or Professor regarding your character, leadership ability and potential for success Please submit these four documents together in a single envelope and mail to: CVS Corporation Attn.: CVS Caremark Internship Program(HR Recruiting) One CVS Drive Woonsocket, RI 02895 IMPORTANT: The application process begins in January. The application deadline is March 4, 2011. You must complete both steps of the application process to be considered. Status updates will be sent via e-mail. Students who are selected as potential candidates based on their application will be contacted for an in-person interview at our Customer Support Center facility through March and April.