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Globe Life internship · at a glance
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| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Where to apply | Globe Life's summer internship page, which links to its Workday job board. Agency offers (American Income Life, Family Heritage, Liberty National agencies) are a separate, commission-based route |
| Application window (2027–28) | Summer 2027: not open yet. 0 intern roles among 34 open jobs on October 5, 2026. Expected: summer 2027 roles post around December 2026 to January 2027 and mostly come down by mid to late February 2027 (2026 roles came down February 17 to 24) |
| Rolling? | Short window. No posting states a deadline, but roles were up only a few weeks |
| Eligibility | At least junior standing (or two years completed for actuarial); 3.0 GPA minimum on three of five 2026 postings; two said U.S. citizen or legal resident |
| Duration | 10 weeks, full time (June 1 to August 4 in 2026); the program page says nine weeks |
| Compensation | Paid; Globe Life describes "generous compensation" but publishes no hourly rate. Agency roles pay commission only |
| Return offers | "Potential to land a job at Globe Life"; no conversion rate published |
| Locations | McKinney, TX home office, mostly on site |
| # Programs | One summer program with roles by department; 2026 included Investments, Data Science Actuarial, Information Security, Sports and Event Marketing and Liberty National sales operations |
Last updated: October 2026
Globe Life's real internship is a paid, 10-week summer program at its home office in McKinney, Texas, and its window is easy to miss. The summer 2026 roles were already posted in January 2026, and most came down between February 17 and 24, 2026, for a program that ran June 1 to August 4. On October 5, 2026 none of the 34 open jobs on Globe Life's job board was an internship, so summer 2027 roles should appear around December 2026 to January 2027. In plain words: at Globe Life you apply in winter for the following summer.
Most of what's advertised online as a "Globe Life internship" is something else. Its agency divisions, such as American Income Life, Family Heritage and Liberty National's agency offices, recruit independent contractors paid on commission, and Globe Life's own agent careers page says so. Recruits often pay for their own licensing. That's commission-based sales, not the paid internship.
What Is a Globe Life Internship?
A Globe Life internship is a paid, 10-week summer program at the McKinney, Texas home office of Globe Life Inc. (NYSE: GL), with interns placed in departments such as investments, actuarial, information security, marketing and sales operations. Globe Life has sold life and supplemental health insurance since 1900 and reports more than 17 million policies in force, per its company page. The 2026 program included a workshop, a lunch with the co-CEOs, networking, a volunteer event and a Texas Rangers game in Globe Life's suite at Globe Life Field. It's separate from the agency divisions, which recruit commission-paid independent contractors.
When Do Globe Life Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?
Globe Life recruits late. The summer 2026 roles were posted by January 2026, and most came down between February 17 and 24, 2026; one Information Security repost stayed up until May 22. That's about 4 to 6 months from posting to a June 1 start, with each role open for roughly 4 to 8 weeks. Applications for summer 2027 are expected to open around December 2026 to January 2027 and mostly close by mid to late February 2027. We couldn't recover exact first-posting dates for 2026, so treat the December start as a projection with medium confidence.
Applications for summer 2027 aren't open yet: Globe Life's board shows 34 open jobs and no internships. This gap is when you build something to show in a short winter window.
Get your resume, transcript and a short project summary ready. Several 2026 postings said an official transcript may be requested.
Globe Life's intern roles for summer 2027 are expected to post. Apply in the first weeks after they appear.
Most summer 2027 roles are expected to come down, on the pattern of February 17 to 24, 2026.
The program is expected to run about 10 weeks from early June, in McKinney. Summer 2028 roles are expected around December 2027 to January 2028.
How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.
Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open
Globe Life's roles don't stay up long. None of the 2026 postings stated a deadline, yet the Data Science Actuarial role came down February 17, the Liberty National sales role February 23, and the Investment and Marketing roles February 24, 2026. They'd been live since at least January. A student who waits for spring finds an empty board, and one who searches in October, as this page's readers are doing, finds nothing yet. Set a reminder for early December 2026 and check weekly through January.
Which Globe Life Internship Programs Should You Target?
Globe Life hires summer interns by department. These are the roles it posted for summer 2026, all in McKinney.
| Role | Work | Came down | Key skills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investments | Corporate bond and municipal credit research, sector outlooks | February 24, 2026 | Financial statement analysis, CFA interest, Bloomberg a plus |
| Data Science Actuarial | Agent analytics, valuation exhibits, pricing models | February 17, 2026 | Actuarial math, Excel, Tableau, PolySystems, programming |
| Information Security | Security policies, risk assessments, metrics dashboards | May 22, 2026 (repost) | NIST CSF, ISO 27001, risk basics |
| Sports and Event Marketing | Event planning and on-site sports marketing support | February 24, 2026 | Excel reporting, Cvent, event experience |
| LNL Sales (corporate) | Department projects with Liberty National Division sales executives at headquarters | February 23, 2026 | Analysis, Salesforce, Microsoft Office |
| Other departments | Enterprise Leads, Business Operations, Human Resources, Video Production | Not dated | Varies by team |
The LNL Sales role is a corporate internship at headquarters, not agency selling. Roles appear on the summer internship page when they post.
What Are the Eligibility Requirements?
The summer 2026 postings set fairly consistent rules:
• Class standing: at least junior standing for Marketing, LNL Sales and Investments; two years completed toward a bachelor's for Data Science Actuarial; Information Security asked for a declared major in a related field.
• GPA: a 3.0 minimum on the Marketing, LNL Sales and Investment postings, and an official transcript may be requested.
• Work authorization: the Marketing and LNL Sales postings said "U.S. citizen or legal resident"; the others didn't address it.
• Hours: able to work 40 hours a week for the 10-week program.
• Location: on site in McKinney, Texas, for most roles.
Is the 3.0 GPA a Hard Cutoff at Globe Life?
Treat it as one where it appears. Three of the five 2026 postings we read state "Minimum 3.0 GPA" and warn that an official transcript may be requested, which suggests it's checked. The Data Science Actuarial and Information Security postings didn't name a GPA, so a student just under 3.0 with strong technical skills could still try those.
Profile Match · Extern Data
Could You Get In at Globe Life? Compare Your Profile
Based on 543 investment banking summer analysts at top investment banks from the classes of 2025 and 2026 (public LinkedIn profiles, aggregated). Six questions, under a minute.
Which summer are you applying for?
Recruiting timelines differ by class year, so we compare you with the right group.
Which group is your school closest to?
Firms recruit on campus in tiers. We match you against admits from schools like yours.
Is your major finance, economics, accounting or business?
Math and statistics count too. Major is not a hard filter, but it shifts how much your coursework has to prove.
How many internships, externships or research positions have you held so far?
Count anything with a real employer, mentor or principal investigator attached. Retail and food service do not count.
Has any of that experience been finance-related?
Banking, PE or VC, corporate finance, wealth management, equity research, accounting or consulting. Any size of firm counts.
Are you in a finance club, investment fund or case competition team?
Campus clubs are how most admits get their first deal and modelling reps.
Aggregated from public LinkedIn profiles of people who held the internship. No individual profile is shown. Read the full investment banking intern profile analysis and the cross-industry study of 2,500+ intern profiles.
What Skills Does Globe Life Look For, and How Do You Build Them?
Globe Life's 2026 postings repeat one core: communication, analytical skill, attention to detail and Microsoft Office. Investments adds financial statement analysis, capital markets knowledge and an interest in the CFA Program, per the Investment posting. Actuarial adds actuarial math, Tableau, PolySystems and programming, per the Data Science Actuarial posting. Information Security adds risk basics and frameworks such as NIST CSF and ISO 27001.
What Globe Life looks for in interns
Skills across 5 Globe Life intern & analyst job descriptions · summer 2026 postings, projecting 2027
Method: full-text reading of five Globe Life summer 2026 intern postings (Investments, Data Science Actuarial, Information Security, Sports and Event Marketing, LNL Sales), read from their Built In mirrors after Globe Life removed them. Five postings from one employer; the shared template lifts the top bars.
How Is Demand for Actuarial Interns Moving Right Now?
Actuarial intern postings · Sep vs Aug 2026
vs 43 in August
For Globe Life applicants: Globe Life had no intern roles among its 34 open jobs on October 5, 2026; its summer 2026 Data Science Actuarial role came down February 17, 2026, so watch for the 2027 version from December.
Daily US job-posting counts, Sep 1–30 vs Aug 1–31, 2026. Covers under half of US postings; shows direction, not market size.
Build These Skills Before You Apply
Each Globe Life skill below maps to a remote Externship you can finish before the December window.
| Skill (from real JDs) | JD evidence | Externship that builds it |
|---|---|---|
| Credit research and valuation | Investments: "Analyze credit risk through research on corporate and municipal debt issuers" | Yinan Zhao Investing & Financial Modeling |
| Data analysis and reporting | Data Science Actuarial: an agent analytics process that "produces reports of the results" | TruBridge Healthcare Data Analytics |
| Security risk and controls | Information Security: "mapping threats to controls" | Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense |
| Brand and event marketing | Sports and Event Marketing: sports marketing support at corporate events | TikTok Social Media Content & Brand Strategy |
| Operations analytics | LNL Sales: department projects that need analysis and problem solving | Amazon Fulfillment Center Operational Strategy & People Analytics |
The investments match is the most direct: Globe Life's investment intern presents sector outlooks and defends a recommendation, which is the same output a financial modeling project ends with.
What Is the Globe Life Application and Interview Process Like?
Globe Life doesn't publish an intern interview process, and we found no first-hand account of its home-office internship interviews. What its postings show:
1. Find the corporate role. Start from the summer internship page; home-office roles list a McKinney address and a June to August program.
2. Apply on Workday. Each role has its own posting; apply to the departments that fit your major.
3. Screen and interviews. The format isn't published. Expect questions on the posting's skills, such as credit analysis for investments or actuarial math for actuarial.
4. Check the track. If a "Globe Life" offer starts with a group webinar, asks you to pay for a license and pays commission only, it's agency recruiting, not the internship.
Our behavioral interview guide helps with the behavioral part of any interview.
What Students on Reddit Say
Every usable Reddit thread we found is about agency recruiting under the Globe Life and American Income Life names, not the home-office internship. That's the main thing to know before you search.
A job seeker said their "interview" was an hour-long presentation followed by a Zoom call where the recruiter asked for money for licensing; the pay was commission only. Commenters agreed that a job asking you to pay up front is a red flag.
A new graduate recruited through LinkedIn described a 50-plus-person seminar instead of an interview, then paying for their own pre-licensing courses and exam attempts before they could sell.
A recent graduate contacted by American Income Life said the job turned out to be cold calling all day and had paid very little after a month. Replies pointed them to other parts of the insurance industry.
How Do You Stand Out for a Globe Life Internship?
Three moves. First, apply in the first weeks. The 2026 roles were live by January and mostly gone by February 24, so set a reminder for early December. Second, clear the stated bar. Junior standing, a 3.0 GPA and 40 available hours a week appear on most postings, and Globe Life may ask for your transcript. Third, match one department's tools. Investments asks about the CFA Program and Bloomberg, actuarial names Tableau and PolySystems, and Information Security names NIST CSF and ISO 27001. A small project with one of them gives you something specific to discuss. Globe Life publishes no applicant count or conversion rate.
What Other Companies Should You Consider?
Students looking at Globe Life often compare insurers that run both a corporate internship and an agency or field-sales route.
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- PrimericaHourly home-office interns next to commission-based representative recruitingGuide →
Our insurance internships summer 2027 guide compares calendars across life, supplemental, property and health insurers.
FAQ
Can I still apply for a summer 2026 Globe Life internship?
No. Summer 2026 ran June 1 to August 4, 2026, and its roles mostly came down in February. Summer 2027 isn't open yet either: on October 5, 2026 Globe Life's board had no intern roles among 34 open jobs. Expect summer 2027 roles around December 2026 to January 2027.
When do Globe Life summer 2027 internship applications open?
Around December 2026 to January 2027, based on the 2026 cycle, when roles were posted by January and mostly removed between February 17 and 24. That makes the window only a few weeks long. Check Globe Life's summer internship page weekly from early December 2026.
Are Globe Life internships paid?
Yes. Globe Life calls its home-office summer internship paid and mentions generous compensation, but its postings don't state an hourly rate. Agency roles at American Income Life, Family Heritage or Liberty National agency offices are different: they pay commission only, and recruits usually pay their own licensing costs.
Is an American Income Life internship the same as a Globe Life internship?
No. American Income Life is one of Globe Life's agency divisions, and its agents are independent contractors paid on commission. Recruits commonly pay for licensing courses and exams. The Globe Life internship is a separate, paid program at the McKinney home office with departments such as investments and actuarial.
How long is the Globe Life internship?
Ten weeks, full time, in the 2026 postings, which ran from June 1 to August 4, 2026. Globe Life's internship page still says nine weeks, so go by the dates in the summer 2027 postings once they appear. Interns were expected to be available 40 hours a week.
What are the requirements for a Globe Life internship?
The 2026 postings asked for at least junior standing (two years completed for actuarial), a 3.0 minimum GPA on three of five postings, and 40 available hours a week, mostly on site in McKinney. Two postings required U.S. citizenship or legal residency. Each department adds its own skills.
What internships does Globe Life offer?
In 2026: Investments, Data Science Actuarial, Information Security, Sports and Event Marketing and a corporate LNL Sales role, plus listings in Enterprise Leads, Business Operations, Human Resources and Video Production. The LNL Sales role worked with sales executives at headquarters; it wasn't an agency selling job.
Does Globe Life hire interns full time?
Globe Life lists the "potential to land a job at Globe Life" as a program benefit but doesn't publish a conversion rate. Interns meet the co-CEOs and network across departments during the 10 weeks, so use those events to ask about entry-level openings in your area.
Globe Life's summer 2027 roles are expected around December and won't stay up long. Build a finished project before then: a remote Externship gives you one in about 8 weeks.
About the Author
Bifei Wang has spent 17 years focused on human flow and the growth of young professionals, spanning international education, career training and coaching, and recruitment process outsourcing. Over 7 years at Extern, he has had one-on-one sessions with thousands of students exploring careers in consulting, finance, tech, marketing, and data, giving him a firsthand view of how the job market has shifted for early-career professionals and what it actually takes to break in.
