Real-world projects that get you hired.
Work on projects from Fortune 1000 brands and startups that help you stand out in the job market. Remote, on your schedule, with a company brief and a team behind you.Work on projects from Fortune 1000 brands and startups. Remote, on your schedule, with a team behind you.
Externs work remotely, on their own schedule
First, what kind of work do you want to get your hands on?
Pick up to three. We pull projects from these fields.
Got it. What do you want to walk away with?
Pick up to three. This decides which projects we surface first.
Last one. Where are you right now?
One pick. We match the level of the project, not just the topic.
Here’s where we’d start you.
All three are remote, part-time and open now. Sign up free to open any of them.
Get experience from brands you recognize
Your first week at Extern
Real projects. Real support.
A portfolio to prove it.
Pick an industry, company & project that excites you
Explore externships across AI, finance, marketing, product, and more, and pick one that fits your interests and goals.
Real company. Real challenge. Work you can show.
Each project is with a real company, centered on a real business challenge, and designed so you finish with work you can show in interviews and on your resume.
Choose a project
Browse by industry, company, and skills, and pick one that fits.
Work on a real business challenge
Solve an actual challenge the company faces, not a textbook exercise.
Get guidance and support
Learning materials, templates, feedback, and milestones to help you deliver.
Finish with real output
Add your completed work to your resume and LinkedIn, and showcase it in interviews.
Externships you can start working on today
Breaking Games E-Commerce Data Analysis & Strategy
What makes one shopper click “buy now” while another abandons their cart? Dig into real marketing data from Google Analytics, Meta Ads, and Shopify to uncover what drives clicks, conversions, and repeat purchases.
TruBridge Healthcare Data Analytics
Ask meaningful research questions, collect and clean population-level data, run statistical and correlational analyses, and present findings using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gamma.
Pinterest Gen Z Consumer Behavior
Design a real survey using the Jobs-to-be-Done framework, deploy it to Gen Z users in your own network, and build one sharp, evidence-backed insight into an advertiser pitch for Pinterest’s own sales team.
Build a portfolio while you work
Shareable, customizable and up to date. Your portfolio updates as you complete projects, giving you tangible proof of experience to share with recruiters and employers.
- Built around real workShowcase the projects, skills, and experience you gain through your externships.
- Share with recruiters and employersStand out in the job market by showing what you’ve actually worked on.
- Customize your portfolioAdd projects and experience from outside Extern too. It stays live even after you leave.
$0 today. Start with a 7-day free trial, then choose the plan that best fits your goals.
Externs now at
“Everyone wants you to have experience before you can even get an internship, and Extern was what helped me break through that barrier.”
“Less than two months after my externship, I landed a junior year internship with Goldman Sachs. I talked a lot about the project we worked on during the externship.”
“Extern was the very first thing on my resume. I pulled up the slide deck I built during my externship in an interview, and it snowballed into roles at Dell, Google, and now Microsoft.”
Hear from someone who’s been in your shoes
“The externship experience gave me hands-on exposure to real-world investment analysis and sharpened how I present financial insights at a professional level. The company and I stayed in contact and I was later offered the opportunity to join the team and I took it.”
Currently Venture Capital Analyst intern at Mangusta Capital
“Extern works. I went from 500+ internship rejections last summer to 5+ offers this year. Thank you so much to the team at Extern, which truly made such an impact in my career!”
Currently Intern at BMW
“I was able to have tangible experiences to touch upon in my interviews. I explained what I was working on and how it would impact my role in their firm, and they loved it.”
Currently Summer Analyst at HSBC
“I love how Extern guides their externs. They’re there with you every step of the way. It’s very beginner friendly and it’s also interactive learning that meets you where you’re at.”
Currently Incoming Operations Summer Intern at Amazon
“The project felt real, practical, useful, and using AI made things easier to understand. Overall, it was a good experience that showed me how things actually work.”
Currently Private Equity Summer Analyst at Ally Equity Partners
“Gaining real world experience with Extern, I was able to secure 2 full time offers in FinTech and 5 internship offers from Fortune 500 companies as an international student.”
Currently Associate Product Manager at Sage
“Overall it was a great experience and great way to learn new skills. They really take the time to guide you and when you’re learning new skills, you’re also learning about the tools which is huge.”
Currently Incoming Operations Summer Analyst at Morgan Stanley
“I was only able to get amazing opportunities because I finally had experience on my resume from my externships.”
Currently Marketing Analyst at BlackRock
“My Master’s program is more transactional. You do the assignments, you learn the theory, but Extern helped me see how to actually use those skills in a business context.”
Currently Data & Operations Analyst at University of San Francisco
“If I hadn’t done an externship, I’d be spending hours watching YouTube videos to understand which careers I might enjoy! Externships should be a requirement for every college student.”
Currently Deployment Strategist at Palantir
“Positive aspects included hands-on experience in structuring investment memos and utilizing AI to streamline content creation. This is the type of experience that matters when interviewing.”
Currently Intern at McLaren Racing
“I got to work with real data and present insights that mattered. Those externships gave me the confidence and portfolio to land my next opportunity.”
Currently Global Technology Intern at McDonald’s
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