Internship Program

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

INTERNSHIP PROGRAM OVERVIEW

CBI is always seeking to recruit the most talented individuals to add to our team, and as a result, we have developed a competitive Internship program for dedicated college students in our markets. Developed with the goal of achieving the following four objectives, the LeadingEDGE Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to learn all areas of workplace interiors, A&D, and the Workplace Solutions and Interior Construction business while gaining basic corporate experience before they graduate.

The Four Key Objectives Of The LeadingEDGE Internship Program Are To:

Expand CBI’s scope of outreach and enhance our ability to give back in our local communities.

Provide educational opportunities for students at our partner universities to help them better understand the realities of working in the interior solutions industry.

Increase students’ knowledge of CBI, MillerKnoll, and Falkbuilt along with their relationship to A&D Firms, Real Estate, General Contractors and Corporate Communities within our markets.

Provide students with future career opportunities at CBI, or within the industry, and allow CBI to develop a future talent pool that is critical to our continued success.

There are two different opportunities CBI offers students.

ONE-WEEK PROGRAM

This program is for rising Juniors enrolled in an accredited Architecture and/or Interior Design program at local universities. CBI’s one-week Internship Program provides students with the opportunity to spend one week in CBI’s Charlotte Headquarters and take a deep dive into the contract furniture, and interior solutions industry what it means to work in a commercial interiors field and what it means to partner with manufacturers. The one-week internship is an unpaid internship; however, all travel arrangements, meals and accommodations for students to stay in Charlotte for the week will be covered in full by CBI.

EIGHT-WEEK PROGRAM

This program is for rising Seniors enrolled in a local university, studying in a related field to the areas of opportunity. Students will work in one of CBI’s locations for the duration of the internship. They will be paired with a CBI mentor and will learn how to assist Clients, Associates and Communities. They will participate in CBI’s corporate training program and be provided many networking opportunities to prepare them for finding a job after graduation. The eight-week internship is a paid internship.