Name: Miles Howell CFS Concentration & Year: Business Field Studies (Winter 2011) Internship: Public Finance Investment Banking Intern, Loop Capital Markets Major: Economics Graduation Year: 2012 Current Position: Business Analyst – Ad Ops, Advertising.com Describe your CFS experience The CFS program guided me along every step of the internship search process, helping me build my…
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Linda Shares Her Experience At Techweek
Name: Linda Year: Senior Major: Psychology CFS Concentration: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Techweek is an amazing place to work! I’ve wanted some experience in the start-up realm for quite some time and I’m so happy Techweek took me in with open arms. Techweek is a start-up that plans and organizes tech conferences around…
Doug Shares his Experience at Nielsen Perishables Group
Name: Doug Year: Senior Major: Psychology CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies I am currently interning at Nielsen Perishables Group, a market research company that focuses primarily on fresh foods; the office is located in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago. For those that have heard about Nielsen, this is another side of Nielsen that is…
Guilherme Discusses the Benefits of the CFS Class and Internship
Name: Guilherme Year: Junior Major: Mathematics, Economics CFS Concentration: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace I am currently interning at Blue Canyon Partners, a strategy consulting firm in Evanston, Illinois. Last year, I was looking for some internship experience to give me more insight into my career interests and CFS provided the perfect opportunity. …
Kayla Shares Her Internship Experience at 826CHI
Name: Kayla Year: Senior Major: History Minor: Gender Studies CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities I remember discovering 826CHI, a creative writing and tutoring center in Wicker Park, while scouring the web for internship opportunities this past June and thinking to myself, “That is my dream job.” Now, four months later, I’m interning there through Chicago Field Studies…
Featured Alum: Levi Mele
Name: Levi Mele CFS Concentration & Year: Spring 2013 Internship: Marshall Associates Major /Minor: Social Policy Graduation Year: 2013 Current Position: District Manager, ALDI Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? My CFS internship at Marshall Associates was an excellent opportunity to grow…
Featured Alum: Evan Bakker
Name: Evan Bakker CFS Concentration & Year: BFS, Winter 2013 Internship: LiquidThread Major /Minor: Philosophy/BIP Graduation Year: 2013 Current Position: Research Associate at Corporate Insight in NY Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? I was an intern in the brand and entertainment…
Sugato Shares His Internship Experience at HBR Consulting
Name: Sugato Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Math CFS Program: Business Field Studies This summer I’ve been working at HBR Consulting and it has been an amazing experience so far! HBR is a firm that consults for law firms and aside from getting great exposure to the consulting procedure, I’ve also learned a lot of…
Neelam Shares Her Enlightening Experiences at Yellow Tractor
Name: Neelam Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Global Health and BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice As a student studying public health, I am constantly reminded that the state of health in America is anything but acceptable. For too long, the United States health care system has focused on treating people after they…
Featured Alum: Hina Mahmood
Name: Hina Mahmood CFS Concentration & Year: BFS, Summer 2010 Internship: Goldman Sachs Major /Minor: Economics/BIP Graduation Year: 2012 Current Position: Brand Specialist at Amazon Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? My CFS internship showed me what I did and didn’t want to do in…
Angelene Shares How Her Internship Has Helped Her Grow and Reflect On Her Career Goals
Name: Qinxin (Angelene) Sun Year: Junior Major: Journalism Minor: BIP CFS Program: Business Field Studies When I first got the phone call that I was accepted into the LiquidThread summer internship program, I was excited for the good reputation and excellent location of the content marketing agency. For almost two months now, I’ve been dressed…
Ariel Talks About Her Amazing Experiences at Groupon
Name: Ariel Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Kellogg CPU (Managerial Analytics) CFS Program: Business Field Studies When people show interest in my internship at Groupon, I often find it hard to tell them what it is like. It’s so different from a traditional business workplace in many aspects that one cannot just describe it—they have…