Business Operations Summer 2027 Intern (Undergraduate)
Posted Sep 18, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 5, 2026
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About your past
What interests you about finance or business operations in health care?
What they are checking: Whether the student has a real reason for exploring this industry and these teams.
Tell me about a class or project where you used financial data to make a recommendation.
What they are checking: Their ability to connect numbers to a decision rather than just running calculations.
Tell me about a time you worked on a team that wasn't getting along. What did you do?
What they are checking: Their collaboration skills, which the posting highlights for this program.
How do you manage your time when school, work and other commitments overlap?
What they are checking: Their organization and reliability, which matter for a short internship.
What do you know about how a managed care company makes money?
What they are checking: Their curiosity about the business and whether they prepared before the interview.
What would you do
You're given a project with unclear goals and a busy mentor. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they take initiative to clarify scope and keep their mentor informed.
You notice an error in a report you've already sent to your manager. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they own mistakes quickly and honestly, even when correcting them is a little embarrassing.
About the work
How comfortable are you with Excel? Walk me through the most complex thing you've built.
What they are checking: Their practical spreadsheet skills, which interns rely on for finance and reporting work.
What do you think internal audit does, and why does it matter?
What they are checking: Their basic understanding of controls and risk in a business setting.
How would you explain a budget variance to someone outside of finance?
What they are checking: Whether they can communicate financial ideas simply to a wider audience.
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