10,000 Interns Foundation
Access to life-changing opportunities - creating new potential careers paths.
Since 2021, we have been a part of the 10,000 Interns Foundation programme, which supports under represented talent and gives young Black people access to paid internship opportunities.
At Crowe, we appreciate the value of diverse teams and the chance they provide to transform the lives of young people, which is why we are proud to sponsor the Foundation.
It offers the ability to develop new skills and carve a potential career path, whether it is at Crowe or somewhere else. Two of our interns joined us after we started working with the 10,000 Interns Foundation, and a third intern has completed their placement.
Supporting our interns
As part of our commitment to the 10,000 Interns Foundation, we are delighted to have welcomed 18 new interns, our largest group so far, who are working across our offices for their summer internships. Watch our video, highlighting the importance of taking part in the programme.
What does 10,000 Intern Foundation mean to our people
Alicia Zarandi, Head of Talent Acquisition
Working as part of our 10,000 Interns Foundation team has been a hugely exciting and rewarding experience so far.
The opportunity to engage with talented students and present them with opportunities like this really makes a difference – I am proud that Crowe is so invested in continuing to make our careers accessible, placing importance on attracting a diverse talent pool within an inclusive environment.
Our programme offers black students a chance to gain work experience, training and mentorship and will hopefully provide them with a strong foundation to build upon, working towards creating future black leaders within our industry sector.
Adam Cutler, Director, VAT, Customs and International Tax
I am delighted to be one of our REACH network champions leading this initiative. Teams work best when they consist of a real mix of personalities, skills and backgrounds. A variety of approaches encourages new ideas to address the issues our clients face and I firmly believe that recruiting from a diverse pool of talent is essential to achieving this.
However, people tend to recruit in their own image, and I know that many good candidates face an unfair disadvantage when entering professional life. The 10,000 Interns Foundation programme is a great way of levelling the playing field.
I am really pleased that several of our interns are now working at Crowe, and I am sure I will be seeing many of those who chose different career paths as clients in the future.