Get ahead with early career programs for students

Students can immerse themselves in life at Capital One ahead of an internship or full-time rotational program through a variety of bite-sized programs with full-sized impact.

These career programs—called Diversity Summits, Mini-Mesters, and Early Internships—help mostly first-year and second-year undergraduate students develop their skills before pursuing our internships and full-time programs. They vary in length to best meet your skill level, interests and availability. Whatever your experience coming into one of the programs, you’ll develop the abilities and confidence to build a successful career.

Diversity Summits: Discover an exciting career

Capital One’s Diversity Summits are two- to five-day events for undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to meet with leaders and associates, learn what it’s like to work here and prepare for future internship or full-time opportunities. The summits are:

Black and Hispanic Analyst Summit: Get insight into what it’s like to be a business analyst, a job that helps improve processes and products through strategic consulting. During this two-day event, you’ll gain analytical skills, network with business analysts and participate in a live case interview prep workshop to help you prepare for the Analyst Early Internship Program, Analyst Internship Program or Analyst Development Program.

- When is the program: May, August
- Who we’re looking for: First-year students or sophomores pursuing a quantitative/STEM major.
- For more info and to indicate your interest: campussummitprograms@capitalone.com

Black and Hispanic Tech Summit: During this five-day event, you’ll participate in workshops on topics like web development, machine learning and hardware—all important skills to have for your application to the Technology Early Internship Program, Technology Internship Program or Technology Development Program. The summit culminates with a hackathon and project demos to Capital One leaders.

- When is the program: May, August, January
- Who we’re looking for: Sophomores with beginner coding experience pursuing a computer science/STEM major.
- For more info and to indicate your interest: campussummitprograms@capitalone.com

Black and Hispanic Product Summit: This two-day event will give you an inside look of what it means to be a product manager at Capital One. You’ll meet with product managers and learn skills to innovate, influence and drive technology solutions—important factors for our Analyst Early Internship Program, Product Development Internship Program and Product Development Program.

- When is the program: May
- Who we’re looking for: First-year students or sophomores pursuing a quantitative/STEM major.
- For more info and to indicate your interest: campussummitprograms@capitalone.com

Black and Hispanic Project Management Summit: Meet and learn from project managers who are leading the way in developing innovative processes and solutions that are at the heart of what we do. You’ll come away with skills that will help you in your application to the Management Internship Program or Management Rotation Program.

- When is the program: August
- Who we’re looking for: Sophomores pursuing a major in a subject like economics, information systems, human resources, business administration, finance, marketing, supply chain management, etc.
- For more info and to indicate your interest: campussummitprograms@capitalone.com

Diversity Finance Summit: Spend two days immersing yourself into our financial teams. You’ll network with recent hires and senior leaders, engage in roundtable discussions, participate in skills-building workshops and learn about our Finance Internship Program and Finance Rotational Program.

- When is the program: May
- Who we’re looking for: Sophomores pursuing a major in a subject like finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, etc.
- For more info and to indicate your interest: campussummitprograms@capitalone.com

Diversity Commercial Banking Summit: Get a behind-the-scenes look into what a career in commercial banking means. You’ll meet with recent grads and seasoned executives, participate in skill-building workshops, join experiential learning sessions and learn about our Commercial Banking Internship and Commercial Banking Rotational Program.

- When is the program: August
- Who we’re looking for: Sophomores pursuing a major in a subject like finance, accounting, economics, statistics, real estate, etc.
- For more info and to indicate your interest: campussummitprograms@capitalone.com

Mini-Mesters: Dive into analysis and tech

The virtual Mini-Mesters allow undergraduate students to hone in on one of two specialties: business analytics or technology. Similarly to our Diversity Summits, the Mini-Mesters help participants prepare for future internships or full-time opportunities by providing career exploration and hands-on experience related to their field.

Business Analyst Mini-Mester: Gain a jumpstart on your career as a business analyst with help from workshops and mentorship that expand your skills. Along the way, you’ll receive tips on resume building and case interviews as you prepare to apply to the Analyst Internship Program or Analyst Development Program.

- When is the program: June
- Who we’re looking for: Sophomore or juniors studying economics, finance, analytics or another quantitative major.
- For more info and to indicate your interest: baminimester@capitalone.com

Tech Mini-Mester: Build a pathway into a software engineering career during this five-day program. You’ll learn about tech skills like Javascript, machine learning and the cloud, along with getting advice on developing relationships, managing imposter syndrome and applying to the Technology Internship Program or Technology Development Program.

- When is the program: July and August
- Who we’re looking for: Rising juniors in a STEM major.
- For more info and to indicate your interest: minimester@capitalone.com

Early Internship Programs: Gain skills and use them to make an impact

Our 10-week Early Internship Programs are paid, in-person experiences at our McLean office, with corporate housing provided. They offer the opportunity to gain valuable skills as a software engineer or business analyst. You’ll spend the start of the Early Internship Program learning from our skilled associates, then be paired with a team to complete a project that drives Capital One forward.

Analyst Early Internship Program: Become an adept business analyst—someone who uses data and strategic thinking to improve our company. You’ll learn SQL and strengthen your problem-solving skills, generate data-based insights and communicate your findings to stakeholders—all of which will help you prepare for the Analyst Internship Program or Analyst Development Program.

- When is the program: June to August
- Who we’re looking for: First-year students or sophomores pursuing a quantitative/STEM major.
- For more info: Monitor the Students & Grads Careers website, where you can set a job alert to be notified of future postings.

Tech Early Internship Program: Develop the skills to launch a successful career in software engineering. Expand your knowledge of Java, machine learning, and the cloud before working alongside a talented team of software engineers. You’ll come away with the skills to help you prepare for the Technology Internship Program or Technology Development Program.

- When is the program: June to August
- Who we’re looking for: Sophomores with beginner coding experience in a STEM field.
- For more info: Monitor the Students & Grads Careers website, where you can set a job alert to be notified of future postings.