How to hire a business analyst internship

How to hire a business analyst internship, step by step

Here's a step-by-step business analyst internship hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a business analyst internship job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new business analyst internship
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the business analyst internship you need to hire. Certain business analyst internship roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   A business analyst internship's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, business analyst interns from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents business analyst internship salaries for various positions.

   Type of Business Analyst Internship	Description	Hourly rate
   Business Analyst Internship	Management analysts, often called management consultants, propose ways to improve the efficiency of an organization. They advise managers on how to make organizations more profitable through reduced costs and increased revenues.	$16-28
   Data Analyst	Data analysts are responsible for interpreting the company's statistics and providing sound recommendations to the organization. They manage the organization's data sets, usually related to market performance, finance, or human resources... Show more	$25-49
   Analyst	Analysts are employees or individual contributors with a vast experience in a particular field that help the organization address challenges. They help the organization improve processes, policies, and other operations protocol by studying the current processes in place and determining the effectiveness of those processes... Show more	$25-47

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Business Analysts
   • User Stories
   • Project Management
   • Strong Analytical
   • Strong Problem-Solving
   • Data Analysis
   • Business Analysis
   • Financial Models
   • Power Bi
   • Visualization
   • Business Process
   • Python
   • Cloud Computing
   • Financial Analysis

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   Responsibilities:

   • Manage ETL processes by formulating queries to extract data using SQL and XML.
   • Manage any CRM issue immediately always knowing that the customer is always right and in need.
   • Manage & prepare proposals & responses to requests for proposals (RFP) & work closely with consultants & brokers.
   • Review the CRM database system with the aim of improving efficiency and introducing new algorithms on developing customers from generate leads.
   • Manage the PMO tool set to track budgets and resource allocation for new and current projects, and conduct portfolio analysis.
   • Create and manage functional requirement documents for in house development of software applications for healthcare providers and payers.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the business analyst internship job description is a good way to get more applicants. A business analyst internship salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a business analyst internship in Kansas may be lower than in Alaska, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level business analyst internship. Additionally, a business analyst internship with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average business analyst internship salary

   $45,560yearly

   $21.90 hourly rate

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   Entry-level business analyst internship salary

   $34,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

   Average business analyst internship salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Washington	$60,152	$29
   2	New Jersey	$49,575	$24
   3	District of Columbia	$48,814	$23
   4	New York	$47,608	$23
   5	Massachusetts	$47,062	$23
   6	Maryland	$46,304	$22
   7	Minnesota	$43,856	$21
   8	Colorado	$43,365	$21
   9	Tennessee	$42,733	$21
   10	Georgia	$42,630	$21
   11	Illinois	$42,466	$20
   12	New Hampshire	$42,105	$20
   13	Ohio	$40,993	$20
   14	Virginia	$40,264	$19
   15	New Mexico	$40,052	$19
   16	Wisconsin	$39,518	$19
   17	North Carolina	$39,109	$19
   18	Pennsylvania	$38,577	$19
   19	Missouri	$38,237	$18
   20	South Carolina	$37,288	$18

   Average business analyst internship salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	McKinsey & Company Inc	$66,819	$32.12	66
   2	Qorvo	$65,992	$31.73
   3	A.T. Kearney	$65,268	$31.38	1
   4	Accenture	$65,152	$31.32	53
   5	ABB	$58,632	$28.19	69
   6	Kyriba	$57,675	$27.73
   7	Ball	$56,660	$27.24	3
   8	Waters	$55,134	$26.51	12
   9	RingCentral	$54,549	$26.23	1
   10	Oracle	$52,801	$25.39	800
   11	Valmont Industries	$52,663	$25.32	5
   12	Intel	$52,405	$25.19	4
   13	National Railroad Passenger Corporation	$52,317	$25.15	2
   14	Bloom Energy	$52,200	$25.10	21
   15	Workiva	$51,676	$24.84
   16	General Dynamics	$50,591	$24.32	63
   17	Allianz Life	$50,048	$24.06	14
   18	Veolia Water Tech	$49,744	$23.92	7
   19	Cenergy International Services	$49,158	$23.63
   20	CACI International	$48,354	$23.25	152

4. Writing a business analyst internship job description

   A business analyst internship job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of a business analyst internship job description:

   Business analyst internship job description example

   The IT Business Analyst (BA) Intern is a member the Business Analyst Team, which is part of the Business Engagement Management team within Data and Digital Services for Labcorp Drug Development.
   
   This role will build knowledge, skills and experience in business analysis and gather business domain knowledge across Early Development, CTTS and CDCS.The goal of a business analyst is to critically evaluate business and organizational needs so that viable solutions may be found to do work more efficiently and effectively.
   
   The BA intern will assist in the identification and clarification of stakeholder and/or organizational needs through development of business and user requirements, translate business needs to technical needs, and vice versa. This role will also support the creation and prioritization of business requirements based on business value, technical feasibility, and other criteria.
   Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
   Partner with lead business analysts and business relationship managers, delivery and functional teams in the development of business cases with cost and benefit analyses of alternatives for a proposed solution. Analyze applications, technologies, and business domains to fully understand and document the needs, problems, and opportunities. Assess the enterprise to identify capability or technology gaps that prevent it from meeting business objectives and achieving strategic goals. Utilize a working knowledge of internal capabilities and industry software trends to identify new solution opportunities. Document business process definition, use cases, data flows and modeling. Document business and high-level stakeholder requirements and analyze for completeness and alignment with business goals and objectives using agile and traditional requirements gathering approaches as appropriate. Analyze solution options and assist in determining a single solution. Working with the lead business analyst and business relationship manager, assemble and organize the output of pre-project discovery and analysis. Assist in ensuring requirements are effectively communicated and understood by stakeholders and solutions teams. Support the lead BA in collaboration and alignment activities around requirements. Work with senior business analysts, business relationship managers, IT and business management to provide additional deliverables as needed.
   Experience:
   Strong learning agility and desire for personal development Skill in conducting presentations and leading meetings preferred Proficient self-management and organizational skills Excellent communication, interpersonal, and customer service skills
   Education:
   Work towards a degree in scientific, business or technology related field.
   Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer:
   
   As an EOE/AA employer, the organization will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.
   
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5. Post your job

   To find business analyst interns for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any business analyst interns they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level business analyst interns with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your business analyst internship job on Zippia to find and recruit business analyst internship candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting business analyst interns requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new business analyst internship

   Once you've found the business analyst internship candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new business analyst internship. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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