Find out what you would work on.

Two internships with the same title can involve different work. Look for the team you would join, the problem it owns, and what an intern is expected to produce. Use those details to decide what experience you want to build.

  • Which business unit or team owns the role?
  • What would you build, analyze, research, or operate?
  • Which tools and skills appear in the actual posting?

Read requirements one posting at a time.

Check the degree, graduation dates, majors, citizenship, and sponsorship requirements for each role. Separate required qualifications from preferred ones. If a detail is missing, write down the question to check with the employer.

A major guide can suggest paths to explore. It cannot decide that you qualify for a particular opening. The employer’s current requirements control.

Put location and pay in the same comparison.

Keep the published pay period and currency. An annual salary field is not a confirmed summer payment. Missing compensation stays unreported.

Check the actual work site and workplace arrangement. A city or metro guide gives context; a role’s office location determines the commute. A missing location does not establish remote eligibility.

Keep a small, useful comparison.

Choose Compare on up to four listings, then open the Compare page. You’ll see their pay, locations, requirements, and deadlines side by side, with unconfirmed details marked for you to check.

Write down the questions that could change your choice. Save the roles you want to pursue and add a next action to your application plan.

Student questions about comparing internships.

How many internships should I compare at once? InternshipDeadlines lets you compare up to four listings at a time. Keep the set small enough that differences in work, requirements, location, pay, and deadlines remain easy to inspect.

What should I do if a requirement is missing? Treat it as unknown. Do not infer a graduation window, major requirement, citizenship rule, sponsorship policy, or other qualification from a different role at the same employer. Check the current employer posting before you decide you qualify.

Does a missing office location mean the internship is remote? No. A missing location is an unanswered field, not evidence of remote eligibility. Use the current role posting to confirm the work site and workplace arrangement.

Can I convert an annual salary into my expected summer earnings? Not from the annual figure alone. Keep the employer’s stated pay period and currency, and do not present a summer total unless the internship length and compensation basis support that calculation.

Can I assume one employer-wide rule applies to every internship? No. KING MAKER-backed listing data is attached to specific roles, and the public site preserves missing fields instead of filling them from another opening. Compare each internship on its own current evidence.