Regional Bank takes on 73 interns across its diverse enterprise.
WILLEMSTAD - A record 73 interns are currently spread across the diverse segments of CIBC FirstCaribbean gaining hands on experience in the multiple career disciplines at the regional bank.
The young men and women, part of the bank’s summer internship program are immersed in the daily operations of the bank’s Retail, Platinum and Business Banking, Corporate and Investment Banking, Finance, Human Resources, Wealth, Operations, Property Services and Technology segments. The internships are taking place at the bank’s branches and offices in Curaçao, Barbados, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
Jewel Clarke, the bank’s Director, Talent Acquisition and Development said the decision to nearly double the intake of summer interns this year was due to the “excitement and success of our Summer Internship Program across our Technology segment last year”. She noted that the internship program was “a highly anticipated program that is the cornerstone of our Early Career Initiatives”.
She said the bank was “very pleased to increase the number of interns from 40 to 73 to accommodate the demand by student for opportunities to gain valuable exposure to business. It is an incredible testament to the power of investment in future talent” and that the internship program was a “win-win for the bank and the students since we are providing them with valuable experiences and also learning from them as the next generation of talent. It is a win-win partnership with our communities, businesses, and interns.”
Timba Engelhardt, Country Head of CIBC FirstCaribbean in Curaçao said “We are glad to be contributing into giving the next generation of bankers an opportunity to a fresh look inside our banking operations. We find it important to cooperate in providing our talented youth such specific insights that will wet their appetite to join banking in the future and hopefully chose our bank as their employer of choice.”