Here are the 11 most prestigious internships in America

Internships are a great way to showcase your skills and get your foot in the door for your dream career.

They give you a sense of the corporate culture, day-to-day work as well as growth opportunities at the company. Employers are also able to evaluate and snap up great talent at an earlier stage.

Getting a desirable internship, however, can be an exhausting process. To help applicants narrow down on their selections, Vault.com has surveyed more than 11,000 current and former interns on the most prestigious internships for 2017.

The respondents rated a list of companies on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest ("It's a dream job!") and 1 being the lowest ("No one wants to work there"). They were asked to rate only the companies with reputations they are familiar with.

Vault then averaged the rating for each company and ranked them in order. Take a look at the 11 most prestigious internships on their list: