We’re often asked if Campus Reach Interns are ever hired for full-time employment after their internship. Our answer: we love hiring interns! The Campus Reach Program has built a talent acquisition pipeline here at Southwest, so you will see many of our former Interns roaming the hallways now as full-time Southwest Employees.
Carrie Kenrick interned on the Marketing Customer Insights and Network Planning Capacity Planning Teams during the Summer 2012 and Spring 2013 semesters, and is now a Business Development/Strategic Performance Business Consultant. Read on for more.
Year/semester of internship: Summer 2012 and spring 2013
Department/Team interned for: Marketing Customer Insights and Network Planning Capacity Planning
Department/Team and current job title: Business Development/Strategic Performance – Business Consultant
Years at Southwest: Full time for 3.7 years
Favorite Southwest city: Nashville!
Most memorable Southwest moment/event: Exploring Portland for the first time with friends I made for life through the Campus Reach program.
First job ever: Lifeguard
Proudest Southwest moment: Flying to Austin to surprise my parents to let them know I received a full-time offer from Southwest!
Words to live by: “Treat others how they want to be treated.”
Reasons other people should intern at Southwest: The opportunity you have to make an impact on the future of Southwest Airlines, no matter what Department you work in.
Ultimate Travel Tip: When traveling as a nonrevenue Passenger, you have to be spontaneous! You could plan to go to Seattle one weekend but then end up in Orlando.