SUMMER APPLICATION ROUND 2 CLOSES ON APRIL 26, 2026

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SUMMER APPLICATION ROUND 2 CLOSES ON APRIL 26, 2026

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SUMMER APPLICATION ROUND 2 CLOSES ON APRIL 26, 2026

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Paraform

Work alongside product and design experts transforming bold concepts into market-ready solutions.

Gain hands-on experience as a junior analyst at a leading venture capital firm by assessing AI startups and providing strategic investment recommendations.

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Program Duration

4 Weeks

Time Commitment

10 hrs/wk

Completion Awards

Referral Letter signed by Paraform, Certificate of Completion

Program Duration

4 Weeks

Time Commitment

10 hrs/wk

Completion Awards

Referral Letter signed by Paraform, Certificate of Completion

Program Duration

4 Weeks

Time Commitment

10 hrs/wk

Completion Awards

Referral Letter signed by Paraform, Certificate of Completion

Cohort I

Dates

Jan 10, 2026 - Feb 15, 2026

SKILLS LEARNED

Discover Your Toolkit

Key topics and competencies students will acquire and develop during their learning journey.

Business Research & Market Analysis

You’ll dive deep into the world of competitive analysis and market research. This includes identifying industry trends, understanding the hiring needs of different sectors (like law, biotech, or manufacturing), evaluating what tools staffing firms currently use, and analyzing where opportunities exist for a company like Paraform to grow. You’ll learn how to gather data, extract insights, and turn complex information into a clear narrative about what the business should do next.

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Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving

You’ll be challenged to make real decisions that involve complexity, trade-offs, and ambiguity -just like an early hire at a startup would. Should Paraform enter a heavily regulated industry like healthcare? Is contract staffing a better opportunity than part-time employment? What risks are involved in going head-to-head with established platforms? You’ll evaluate different paths and determine which is most viable, backed by logic, research, and business insight.

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Executive Communication & Pitching

At the end of the program, you’ll turn your team’s research and strategy into a polished executive presentation. You’ll write an internal strategy memo and deliver a live pitch to Paraform’s actual leadership team. You’ll practice how to organize your thoughts, structure a compelling narrative, and communicate clearly and confidently in a professional setting.

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PROGRAM OUTLINE

Discover Your Weekly Program Journey

Discover Your Weekly

Program Journey

4-week roadmap to define each stage of a virtual work-experience program.

4-week roadmap to define each stage of a

virtual work-experience program.

Week 1

Orientation Week

Get introduced to the program, your mentors, and the company. You will learn how it operates and begin preliminary research on the program project.

Week 2

Competence Week

You will obtain all the required skills to complete the project. Through a series of skills lectures you will get a fully immersive learning experience and all the adequate skills.

Week 3

Development Week

You are now equipped with the adequate skill set to complete the program. Applying your knowledge onto the project in the context of Paraform and working as a team is the focus.

Week 4

Pitch Week

In your final week you will submit your project for mentor feedback. In the final night you will pitch your project and findings to the Paraform's representatives and upon completion, receive a referral letter.

Week 1

Orientation Week

Get introduced to the program, your mentors, and the company. You will learn how it operates and begin preliminary research on the program project.

Week 2

Competence Week

You will obtain all the required skills to complete the project. Through a series of skills lectures you will get a fully immersive learning experience and all the adequate skills.

Week 3

Development Week

You are now equipped with the adequate skill set to complete the program. Applying your knowledge onto the project in the context of Paraform and working as a team is the focus.

Week 4

Pitch Week

WHAT OUR STUDENTS SAY

Our Students Success Stories

Discover the inspiring stories of our students who have gained invaluable industry experience.

It was such an exciting program and I felt that I gained skills I would never have got in school. I do think that by doing this I have a much clearer understanding of what I want to do in the future.
Jimmy Z.
Big 4 Program Alumni
I would do this (work experience program) whether I was sure of law or not..I genuinely had so much fun, and the case study was just so interesting! Analyzing a hypothetical, real-like case was so interesting. I would recommend it.
Matteo G.
Dentons Program Alumni
I learned to learn in this process. I had to read and research, and I believe in the university there will be a lot more harder concepts so it definitely helps.
Audrey P.
Ferrari Program Alumni
Overall it’s been very good, I learned a lot about consulting. It was really fun to work in a group to find different kinds of solutions and do research.
Jessie Z.
Big 4 Program Alumni
It’s a starting guide or a starting point for people (students) who are interested in law. Because I recently chose law to pursue as my career, and this program helped me to understand it on a higher level.
Afa
Dentons Program Alumni
The seminars were well-ordered in their complexity and depth so everything is well sorted out until the end. It was a really interesting experience because we got to talk to higher executives from the company as high school students.
Vincent H.
Ferrari Program Alumni
Final pitch was the part I really enjoyed the most. It taught me how to create a proper business proposal. It was a really good process of researching and thinking. It really adds value to my life.
James L.
Big 4 Program Alumni
It’s been very productive. All the module sessions were really helpful to learn what consulting is, it helped me in my pre-college program in Columbia and it shows a direct translation from the program to real-life university experience.
William K.
Big 4 Program Alumni
This program gave me an introduction to engineering and gave me a good start to understand how it works. It exercises teamwork to complete a project which is quite similar to what it’d be like for an actual engineering job!
Caiden H.
Ferrari Program Alumni
To someone who’s unsure if they want to pursue law, this program can provide them a good guidance of whether they can see themselves being a lawyer.
Sourish R.
Dentons Program Alumni
I gained theoretical knowledge and a chance to apply them to real-life situations like building a car. It’s very useful because we don’t experience that in high school.
Tatiana K.
Ferrari Program Alumni
I was always interested in consulting and the Big 4 Consulting Firm program gave me an exceptional opportunity to kickstart my career in the field. Now consulting is a career that I definitely want to go down and I'm excited to continue pursuing it at Columbia!
Anuar B.
Big 4 Program Alumni