Nestlé is preparing to welcome 50 students and graduates from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Croatia to this year's Summer's Cool paid internship program on Monday, July 3.

This sixth edition, organized and hosted by Nestlé Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, and Croatia, will take place from July 3-21, 2023, in a hybrid model and will include more than 35 workshops and presentations.

During the three weeks, students will participate in a practical development program supported by specialists from the fields of Logistics, Finance, Sales, Marketing, Digital, Public Relations, E-Commerce, Nutrition, Sustainability, and more.

They will be able to develop their leadership skills, communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence, they will have a multicultural experience, working with students from other countries and discovering new cultures and perspectives. The program culminates in a team project, coordinated by Nestlé employees, which will be the equivalent of a graduation test.

”Summer's Cool program is designed to be a real professional magnet for young people looking for a quality professional challenge. It helps students to develop business and communication skills, as well as to accumulate a first practical business experience. We were pleasantly surprised by the big number of submissions, 1,143, out of which 453 were only in Romania”, says Sidonia Bodianschi, Talent Acquisition Lead Romania, Nestlé Romania.

The Summer's Cool initiative aims to complement the theoretical training offered by the university with practical training that will familiarize students with the demands and reality of jobs in the business world. Since its launch in 2017, more than 160 students have participated in this program, which is part of the Nestlé Needs YOUth global initiative. This year, the Nestlé Needs YOUth initiative celebrates 10 years since its launch and continues to help young people develop the skills they need to thrive in their future careers.

Throughout these ten years, dozens of Nestlé specialists have annually contributed to the development of thousands of young people who have participated in our business workshops (marketing, finance, logistics, etc.), career counseling sessions, self-development seminars on leadership, emotional intelligence, and time management, as well as the highly acclaimed Summer's Cool internship program.