Oshkosh Corporation

Digital Technology Rotational Intern

May 2020 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

The rotational experience offers great hands-on learning from four different rotations within Oshkosh Corporations IT teams. These included Digital Manufacturing, Enterprise Architecture, Platform Services Engineering, and Data Analytics. You are given projects on each rotation and have 6 months to demonstrate what you learned and what experience it gave you to executive leadership. Overall, I would recommend this kind of experience to anyone in IT. Being able to rotate and find out what you like doing best to least is a great introduction to corporate IT.

What I wish was different

I wish I would have adopted the mindset of being your own boss sooner. When you start out, they tell you about the projects you will be working on, and later on, it becomes clear you are the brains behind your project. I did not realize they would treat interns like employees, hence, I would have researched more about the projects I was on rather than be under the impression that someone will guide me through steps.

Advice

You need to have a high level of motivation and willingness to learn. It is not a standard 9-5 where you will just be told what to do. The deliverables you create will reflect your efforts, and having to present in front of Chief Executive officers is one of the most fearful but rewarding experiences. Know that you will have stress, and projects may slow down, but being consistent and improving your communication skills will help immensely.

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Accounting/Finance Intern

November 2019 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

What I wish was different

Advice

My biggest piece of advice would be to take advantage of the networking opportunies that are offered and learn as much as you can about the work you are doing. Oshkosh offers so many networking events and not only are they fun, but they help you meet other people (interns and full time employees) that you may not meet in your day to day work. Also, take the time to ask questions and absorb as much information as possible, internships are a unique experience in that it is expected that you still have a lot to learn, so take advantage of it.

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Environment and Sustainability Intern

June - August 2021 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

Oshkosh has a really good internship program with lots of development opportunities.

What I wish was different

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Operations Intern

May 2021 • Appleton, WI

What I liked

I love the people I work with, the products we build, and the flexibility/control I have over my internship.

What I wish was different

Nothing

Advice

Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone to learn or experience new things! Oshkosh really values their interns and wants them to succeed, so use the people and resources around you to make the most of your experience.

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Sustainability Intern

June - August 2020 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

I loved the company culture. It was a really healthy work environment. I also liked that I was given multiple projects throughout the course of the summer, so I could switch between working on them and it kept me busy.

What I wish was different

The virtual start to my internship wasn't ideal, but I think my supervisor handled it well.

Advice

Take advantage of the intern events!

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Digital Technology Intern

May - August 2020 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

Oshkosh has a People First culture, everyone was very friendly. Had many virtual intern events.

What I wish was different

Wish I was given more responsibilities/tasks. Had to seek out meaningful work

Advice

Reach out to other interns and employees

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IT Information Security Intern

June - August 2020 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

Co-workers were great and allowed me to learn a lot during my time there. Gave me a lot of interesting projects and tasks during my time which gave me a lot of great experience in areas that I didn't know much in.

What I wish was different

I wish I got more opportunity to talk with other interns during the remote experience.

Advice

Don't be afraid to ask for help and ask for feedback! Everyone is great and willing to help you out.

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Supplier Quality Engineer

June - August 2020 • Appleton, WI

What I liked

The amount of support received from peers.

What I wish was different

A little more exposure to some of the segment leaders.

Advice

Oshkosh offers a variety of lucrative opportunities so don't be afraid to gain diverse experiences. They want you to succeed!

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International Intern

September 2018 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

They are great company that offers a wide variety of opportunities. I am able to work with people in all different segments and departments to be able to complete projects.

What I wish was different

I wish I was able to get more hands on experience with the quoting side of my department. I stuck mainly with projects.

Advice

If you were to work here while at school, do not be afraid to schedule your hours to fit your needs. I overran myself the first year there and it impacted my schooling.

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Operations Intern

May - August 2019 • McConnellsburg, PA

What I liked

Lots of projects and real world experience.

What I wish was different

Ability to continue to work as a satellite employee.

Advice

Find things to work on. Don't sit at your desk and wait!

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Marketing Intern

June 2019 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

The company culture is unmatched. Such an amazing environment.

What I wish was different

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Corporate Tax Intern

May 2018 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

Great pay, you are valued as a member of the team you work with and given work that matters.

What I wish was different

Workload can be high at times, interns generally work 20+ hours a week during the school year and it can get stressful.

Advice

Take any opportunities offered to you!

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Mechanical Engineer Intern

May - September 2018 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

I had the opportunity to work on legitimate projects and learned a lot from the many full time engineers I interacted with.

What I wish was different

Advice

Don't be afraid to reach out and ask questions to coworkers. In my experience all were happy to help and offered great guidance.

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Mechanical Engineering Intern

May - August 2018 • Appleton, WI

What I liked

Being exposed to a production engineering environment and learning more about the incredibly interesting and powerful products produced in each of Oshkosh Corp's many segments.

What I wish was different

I wish the type of project I had been assigned was different. I was given a sort of exploratory project that was difficult to make progress on because all of the tools at my role were new to me so it took a long time to even become capable enough to start working on my project. I wish I had been given responsibilities like those that the full time engineers in my role had.

Advice

Try to get as immersed in the role as possible. Its important to understand, as well as you can, as many different aspects of the mechanical engineering field as possible.

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Information Security Intern

May - August 2018 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

Work environment and the company are fantastic. The culture around interns is essentially structured so you are treated like a full time employee.

What I wish was different

Work amount is a bit light in terms of projects.

Advice

Ensure you ask about what kind of work will be provided to you when you have an internship.

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Internal Audit Intern

May 2017 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

The opportunity to learn more about audit and be challenged in the work I do.

What I wish was different

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Sales Associate

July 2017 • Deer Park, NY

What I liked

I enjoyed working with my team.

What I wish was different

I wish it was weekly paid.

Advice

Customer service is very important.

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Sustainability Intern

May - August 2018 • Oshkosh, WI

What I liked

Being immersed in the functioning of a major corporation. I really enjoyed working with my coworkers and meeting other Oshkosh employees.

What I wish was different

I wish I could have been a little bit more hands on and had more of an influence in the production, but since I was working for corporate I had limited opportunities for that type of work.

Advice

To follow your heart. I know it sounds cliche, but I got a very good internship offer from another company before I heard from this one, but followed my gut and turned it down then was lucky enough to land this one of my dreams (which turned out to be even more incredible than I anticipated)! There are so many amazing resources on this campus to help you land a really fulfilling internship such as the one that I just had at Oshkosh. The career center is full of extremely knowledgeable people with great connections to help you prepare your resume and yourself for an interview to ultimately land your dream internship/job. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CENTER and you will be well on your way towards incredible experiences.

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