Leadership Development and Rotational Programs
As you finish your degree program, you may be looking for ways to build leadership potential as you gain experience in your field. Leadership development and rotational programs provide you with in-depth experiences, ongoing mentorship, and targeted training across a range of businesses areas within a company. Companies usually use these types of programs to hire interns or post-graduates and train them through rotational programs (i.e. rotating through different parts of a company) or specific, structured training programs. The goal is to recruit and develop leadership for their organization.
It is important that you are aware of these opportunities and most of them have a very special recruitment timeline. Each program may have unique components, length of time, pre-selected rotating work assignments, optional rotating work assignments or specific, in-depth experience in one area.
Here is a list of sample companies who offer these programs:
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3M |
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Abbott Laboratories |
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Acosta |
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Adidas |
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Aetna |
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Amazon |
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AT&T |
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Avery Dennison |
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| BAE Systems | Leadership Development Programs |
| Baxter | Development Programs |
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BB&T |
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| Becton Dickinson | Development Program |
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Boeing |
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Capital One |
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Cardinal Health |
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Caterpillar |
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| Chrysler | Chrysler Leadership Development Program |
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Cigna |
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Citadel |
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Credit Suisse |
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Colgate Palmolive |
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Daimler |
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Defense Intelligence Agency |
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Direct Energy |
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Dow Chemical Company |
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| DuPont | Early Career Development Programs |
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Eaton |
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Edwards Jones |
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EMC |
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ESPN |
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FBI |
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| Fifth Third Bank | Leadership Program |
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Financial Times |
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Federal Reserve |
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Ford |
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Franklin Templeton Investments |
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Gap Inc |
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GE |
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| GEICO | Leadership Development Program |
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Genworth Financial |
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| Good Year | Development Programs |
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Harper Collins |
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Home Depot |
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HSBC |
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Humana |
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Intel |
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International Monetary Fund |
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ING |
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Johnson & Johnson |
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| Kodak | Image Science Center Development Program |
| Lockheed Martin | Training & Leadership Development Programs |
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L Oreal |
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Liberty Mutual |
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| Lutron Electronics | Leadership Development Program |
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Macys |
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Marriott |
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Merck |
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Metlife |
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Missile Defence Agency |
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| M&T Bank | Management Development Program |
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NBA |
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| NBC Universal | Operations and Technology Leadership Program |
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Neiman Marcus |
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Nestle Purina |
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New York City Department |
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New York Life |
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Newell Rubbermaid |
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| NFL | Junior Rotational Program |
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Northrop Grumman |
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Owens Corning |
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| Pratt & Whitney | Leadership Development Program |
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Praxair |
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Quad/Graphics |
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RBC |
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| Rockwell Automation | Leadership Development Programs |
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Rolls Royce |
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| Safeway Inc | Leadership Program |
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Siemens |
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| Simon & Schuster, Inc. | Associates Program |
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Starwood Hotels & Resorts |
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Sears Holding |
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Stanley Black & Decker |
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Stryker |
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Synovus |
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Target |
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| Texas Instruments | Global Rotation Programs |
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Textron |
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ThermoFisher Scientific |
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The Hilton Family |
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TJX Companies Inc |
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Travelers |
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Turner Broadcasting System |
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| Urban Outfitters Inc. |
URBN Merchant Leadership Program |
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Vanguard |
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Verizon |
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Vestas |
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Visa |
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Whirlpool |
Additional Resources:
Leadership Excellence Ranks Top Leadership Development Programs
2010 Top Leadership Development Program Survey - Results