EARLY CAREERS
We’re invested in your future. Our interns and rotational program analysts are part of City National from day one. You’ll get competitive wages, the experience you need to launch your career — owning projects and collaborating with your new colleagues — and the support to grow as a valued member of our team.
Opportunities
Summer Internships
Banking Analyst Program
LEAP
The opportunity to learn from senior executives sets our internships apart — and sets up our interns for success. You can also expect real responsibility, projects tailored to your strengths and interests, and mentorship to guide you through the summer and beyond.
Who Should Apply: Current college juniors. We recruit for diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, talent and perspectives. DACA recipients are eligible.
Credit Internship
- Gain exposure to all aspects of credit underwriting while working on active deals.
- Engage with business leaders and maintain client relationships.
- Create and update valuations.
- Analyze financial statements and industry performance to contribute to lending recommendations.
Applications are now closed for the 2025 Program.
Operations & Servicing Internship
- Acquire hands-on experience managing financial transactions, working closely with operations or client servicing teams.
- Provide trading and service support for a variety of operations-based functions.
- Review processes and propose recommendations for improvement, with a focus on risk and controls.
- Collaborate with colleagues on key projects.
Application are now open to the 2025 program. Please use this link to apply.
With multiple career paths in banking available, how do you know which one is right for you?
The exceptional candidates selected for our Banking Analyst Program gain experience across a range of career tracks during an immersive, two-year rotational program. It’s an accelerated opportunity to hone your talents and channel your passions.
Banking Analysts can expect to interact with clients, perform credit and risk analysis, analyze financial statements and cash flow, and learn the finer points of a successful client-focused culture. The program is designed to prepare you for potential placement opportunities as a Relationship Manager, Credit Officer, Treasury Management Officer or a role in Capital Markets — and to flourish as a future leader at the bank.
Who should apply: Current college seniors and recent graduates. Successful candidates bring with them curiosity and an eagerness to learn. DACA recipients are eligible.
What It Offers
The Banking Analyst Program offers competitive pay, full benefits and the possibility of an annual bonus. It also provides access to City National’s executives, mentorship and professional development. It is a career launch pad for rising stars and a vital talent pipeline for the bank.
How It Works
The program’s structure — four rotations, each lasting six months, based in Los Angeles — gives Banking Analysts in-depth exposure across multiple lines of City National’s business. Along the way, Banking Analysts work and train together, and get formal feedback from senior managers to help them grow into well-rounded and high-performing City National colleagues.
Months 1-6: Together as one cohort, Banking Analysts complete a rigorous curriculum (in accounting, projections/modeling and overall corporate finance) and on-the-job training in Commercial Banking.
Months 6-24: Banking Analysts rotate through divisions such as Commercial Banking, Capital Markets, National Corporate Banking, Business Banking and Treasury Management.
Applications are no longer being accepted for the Class of 2025 program.
Please check back in August of 2025 for the Class of 2026 applications.
Leadership & Excellence Analyst Program (LEAP)
Your potential is just as important to us as your experience.
Our Leadership & Excellence Analyst Program (LEAP) develops diverse, entry-level, future leaders through mentorship, hands-on experience, and exposure to a wide range of the bank’s client servicing and operations functions. You bring grit, determination and coachability, and we’ll provide the technical training and professional skills to help you kickstart your career in City National’s largest division.
LEAPers gain insight into the services and operations that make up the nerve center of the bank and allow money to move safely and swiftly — such as detecting real-time fraud, processing payments across electronic platforms, and onboarding and servicing accounts. That experience, along with instruction in executive presence and developing a management style, is designed to shape LEAPers into leaders.
Who should apply: Problem-solvers and proven leaders. Recent graduates (1-2 years out) and seniors graduating in May or June of 2024. Students and graduates from HBCUs and Hispanic-serving institutions, as well as DACA students, are encouraged to apply.
What It Offers
LEAP offers competitive pay, employee benefits and the possibility of an annual bonus. It also provides one-on-one access to senior leaders, formal mentorship and professional development. LEAP is a recognized source of rising talent and a springboard to a successful career at City National.
How It Works
LEAP is an 18-month program with three rotations, each lasting six months, and based in either Los Angeles, Phoenix or Newark, Del. Analysts get full immersion in our Banking & Investment Services division. You’ll start with the fundamentals, then take on an increasing amount of project-based work.
Successfully completing the program will make you a strong candidate for a future role.
Applications are no longer being accepted for the 2024 program. Please check back in January 2025.
Internship FAQs
Yes, you need to be a full-time student in a four-year program. The majority of our interns enter the program in the summer before their senior year. We are not accepting students in their graduate studies.
Yes, all City National internships are paid. For 2023, interns are paid $25 per hour and expected to work 40 hours per week for 10 weeks. Interns are not eligible for holiday or overtime pay.
You can expect plenty of face time with our senior leadership. We work hard to give our interns opportunities to connect with and learn from our executives — it’s one way our internship program stands out from other banks’. Because we give our interns real, impactful work, we’re able to hire many of them back as full-time colleagues.
Internships are usually 10 weeks long and start the fourth week in May (for students on the semester system) or the fourth week in June (for students on the quarter system).
Most opportunities are hybrid and would require you to be within commuting distance of your specified location.
You should state your location preferences when you speak with a recruiter. Most positions are in the greater Los Angeles, New York and Phoenix areas, or in Newark, Del.
While we do not offer a financial stipend for relocation, we do provide access to intern housing resources to help you find affordable temporary housing.
Our internships are open to all majors. We look for experience and backgrounds that are relevant to the open positions across our teams. Experience in business and banking is not required.
Internships are offered on teams such as Capital Markets, Commercial Banking, Commercial Real Estate Banking, Entertainment Banking, National Corporate Banking, Operations, and Specialty Banking.
Yes, you can apply to up to two internship tracks.
Unfortunately, we are not able to consider candidates who currently, or in the future, will require sponsorship to work in the U.S.
Yes, DACA students are eligible and encouraged to apply.
We encourage you to include details about any past internships and work experience, relevant classes you’ve taken, activities that highlight your leadership, community involvement and examples of your entrepreneurial spirit or endeavors.
We begin with an initial screening of your resume. You may then be invited to a phone screening with one of our recruiters and, if there is an open role that fits your skills and interests, you will interview with the hiring manager. The entire process typically takes four to six weeks from the application deadline to when we extend offers.
To view the status of your application, log into our Application Portal.
If your question isn’t answered in the FAQs or you have a referral, message us at EarlyCareerPrograms@cnb.com.
“I had the amazing opportunity to work in the Office of the President, performing data analysis to inform executives’ decision making. I gained so much from the internship — new technical skills, soft skills and especially, relationships with supervisors and colleagues who advocated for me to transition from an intern to a part-time contractor while I was finishing school. And now I am a full-time colleague!”
Ryan QuonData Analyst, Business & Investment Services
2022 Summer Internship Program
UC Santa Barbara
“I interned in 2021 and then was thrilled to be accepted to the banking analyst rotational program. I have had the opportunity to underwrite deals, attend client meetings and learn about the different products the bank has to offer. City National has done a great job providing us with training that will aid us throughout our careers.”
Valeria ZevallosBanking Analyst Program
2021 Summer Internship Program
University of Southern California
“Even as an intern, I felt like I was part of the team the first week. Any questions I had pertaining to my role or career growth were welcomed — I was even set up with a mentor on my first day. I had the opportunity to do really important work, like helping draft annual credit review reports by analyzing financial statements and market data to assess risk for loans. The best part is that I received a job offer and joined the bank full-time after graduation!”
Kevin GonzalezCredit Analyst, Commercial Real Estate Banking
2022 Summer Internship Program
Loyola Marymount University
“I have met so many wonderful and intelligent people at the bank and get to work on a variety of projects. I have seen new deals evolve from potential to funded, and have been able to work on each component from start to finish. It is enthralling to see companies go from prospects to clients in real time and to have phenomenal managers break down the complex processes along the way so I can contribute to our success.”
Andrew SeltzerBanking Analyst Program
2021 Summer Internship Program
University of Southern California
"When I started at City National as an intern, I had no industry experience, having only taken engineering courses in school. There are not a lot of companies that will give someone with no real-world experience an opportunity like this, especially in banking, so it meant a lot to me to have a chance to gain experience while doing work that I am so passionate about."
Nekaya LovettFull Stack Associate Engineer, Technology & Innovation
2021 Summer Internship Program
North Carolina A&T State University
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