Graduate Summer Internship Program

Join a financial services firm where your contributions are valued. Edward Jones is a Fortune 500¹ company where people come first. With over 8 million clients and 19,000 financial advisors across the U.S. and Canada, we’re proud to be privately-owned, placing the focus on our clients rather than shareholder returns.

Behind everything we do is our purpose: We partner for positive impact to improve the lives of our clients and colleagues, and together, better our communities and society. We are an innovative, flexible, and inclusive organization that attracts, develops, and inspires performance excellence and a sense of belonging.

People are at the center of our partnership. Edward Jones associates are seen, heard, respected, and supported. This is what we believe makes us the best place to start or build your career.

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¹Fortune 500, published June 2023, data as of December 2022. Compensation provided for using, not obtaining, the rating.

Graduate Summer Internship Program
Saint Louis, MO or Tempe, Arizona

Although trends change, Edward Jones remains steadfast in its values and strategy. The firm focuses on building trusted personal relationships with serious individual investors. We serve our 7 million clients through a tailored solutions-based approach focused on meeting their long-term financial goals.

An Engaging Culture:
We're committed to providing a workplace that both challenges and rewards our associates. This commitment has contributed to our inclusion in Fortune magazine’s list of the “100 Best Companies to Work For in 2022." The firm is ranked 11^th overall on the prestigious list.

Additionally, the firm has been recognized as one of the top five workplaces for women – highest in the financial services industry – by the Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine, and one of America's best employers for diversity by Forbes magazine.

Headquarters Graduate Summer Internship Program:
The Accelerated Leadership Program Summer Internship is a selective, full-time, paid program that matches your area of concentration, strengths, and interest with a business need at Edward Jones. For 10 weeks you will have the opportunity for exposure to our unique culture and diverse leadership team while doing challenging and meaningful work.
During your internship journey, you will be assigned an impactful project within one of our many departments and divisions, including Branch Development, Finance, Firm Strategy, Investment Advisory, and Operations. Past intern projects have included:

• Strategy and concept development
• Process improvement
• Audit, risk, and control
• Project management
• Leading change
• Data insights

Simultaneously, you will benefit from comprehensive organizational exposure, gaining insight into the interplay between different business areas and the opportunity to engage with peers, technical experts, and senior leadership to expand your professional network. Our speaker series provides valuable engagement with leaders across the Firm covering topics such as innovation, organizational culture, and career progression.
We foster a supportive learning and development environment, offering opportunities to enhance your core skill set for your internship and future career endeavors. As a culmination of your summer experience, you will deliver a capstone presentation to our leadership team, showcasing your accomplishments, connections, and insights gained during your tenure with us.

Benefits Statement:
Edward Jones' compensation and benefits package includes medical and prescription drug, dental, vision, voluntary benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness), short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage. Short- and long-term disability, basic life, and basic AD&D coverage are provided at no cost to associates. Edward Jones offers a 401k retirement plan, and tax-advantaged accounts: health savings account, and flexible spending account. Edward Jones observes ten paid holidays and provides 15 days of vacation for new associates beginning on January 1 of each year, as well as sick time, personal days, and a paid day for volunteerism. Associates may be eligible for bonuses and profit sharing. All associates are eligible for the firm's Employee Assistance Program. For more information on the Benefits available to Edward Jones associates, please visit our benefits page.

Who Should Apply?
The Graduate Summer Internship Program serves as an ideal career platform for experienced professionals who meet the following criteria:

• Full-time, first-year graduate students
• GPA: 3.0
• Possess a minimum of 3 years of professional / full time work experience
• Demonstrate prior leadership and self-development, both in professional and campus settings
• Exhibit strong communication and collaboration skills
• Demonstrate strategic and critical thinking abilities
• Able to interface and network with people at all levels of the organization
• Eligible to work in the U.S.
• The Internship Compensation is 50 dollars an hour

Career Opportunities after the Internship
The internship is designed to feed into to our Accelerated Leadership Program (ALP) opportunity. Upon successful completion, interns will have the opportunity to apply for this two-year leadership development rotation program.
EEO Statement:
Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Edward Jones does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, pregnancy, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Part-time associates who work an average of at least 30 hours a week over a 12-month measurement period are eligible for:

• Medical and prescription drug coverage,
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account,
• Voluntary Benefits (such as accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness),
• Well-being programs (such as the Employee Assistance Program), and
• Retirement Plan (if compensated for 1,000 hours of service during the plan year).

In locations that require accruals of paid sick leave and paid time off, part-time associates are eligible for those benefits based on their hours worked and consistent with applicable law.