Early in Career:
Students & New Graduates
If you are a current student or recent graduate seeking opportunities to expand your knowledge, network, and reach, then Lumen is the perfect destination for you. At Lumen, you can drive the future, disrupt the status quo, and build the career that you've always wanted. Start your career with meaningful work, clear expectations, and opportunities to make an impact from day one.
What You Can Expect Here
We believe starting your career should come with clarity and responsibility. Here’s what working at Lumen early in your career actually looks like.
Real Work, Real Ownership
Students and new graduates at Lumen bring fresh perspectives to impactful projects, take ownership of outcomes, and learn how work moves from idea to impact, while transforming what’s next.
Trusted Support
You’ll be supported by mentors, teammates, and leaders, but expectations are clear. We believe growth happens when you’re trusted to learn, stretch, and follow through.
Collaboration and Feedback
Work here is team‑based. You’ll collaborate across roles and learn through feedback, reflection, and shared accountability.
A Foundation that Scales
Early career programs at Lumen are designed to help you build skills, confidence, and perspective that carries forward, whether you continue at Lumen or beyond.
Opportunities for Our Early in Career Talent
Across our early career programs, you’ll do valuable work, take ownership of projects, and learn how outcomes are delivered, not just how tasks are assigned.
Internship Program
Impact, innovate and redefine the future of technology as a Lumen intern.
College Connect
Start your entry-level career within one of our College Connect programs.
F.A.R.
Explore an entry-level career with our Finance and Accounting Rotation Program (F.A.R.).
Life at Lumen
Your early career is about more than a program; it’s about the environment you grow in. Learn more about how our teams work together, support one another, and live our values every day.
Hear it Firsthand
A few of our former interns share about their experience during the internship program and how their time in role laid the foundation to launch their career at Lumen.
Amaechi Konkwo
Sr. Data Analyst
Delaney Clavin
Market Dev. Manager
Odoyemi Fonville
Sr. Tech Project Manager
Brennen Brown
Finance Analyst II
Intern Program Highlights
Our 10-week summer internship program is designed to help you grow your mindset, skills, and network. Our focus on leveraging remote work means you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere and the opportunity to meet people from all across the United States.
Key Program Details
- 10-week summer based program
- Must work in the continental U.S.
- Must attend a U.S. college or university
Intern Experience
- Networking - Peer to peer connection opportunities
- Growth seminars
- Personal and professional development events
- Challenging work projects
- Social events and more
Flexible Working Environment
- Agile working model for select roles
- Work from home or in a blended, hybrid model
Hiring Cycle and Eligibility Requirements
Internship Consideration and Next Steps in the Process
- Review positions online (October)
- Apply to positions that align to your background, skillset, and future interests
- Complete required 1st round virtual interview via our HireVue tool
- Applicant review for further consideration in the process
Eligibility Requirements
- Enrolled at a 4-year accredited college or university as a junior, senior or graduate student at time of internship
- Available for entirety of summer internship timeframe
- Committed to working a minimum of 30 hours per week during program
- Must reside in the U.S. during program
Need more info? Check out our Internship FAQ page
Upcoming Campus Events
Meet us on the road! Follow the Early in Career team as we travel to different campuses near you.
