Name: Jacob Schmitt Graduation Year: 2017 Major: Psychology CFS Class: Business Field Studies during the Fall Quarter of 2016 Employer: Education Funding Partners Q: When talking with your employer about the full-time position, how did you initiate the conversation and when did you initiate it? A: I actually was not the one to initiate the conversation. Nearing the end of…
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Working for Nielsen While at Northwestern
Name: Gabriela Year: Senior Major(s): Psychology Minor(s): Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Nielsen Chicago Field Studies has been an essential part of shaping my professional development at Northwestern. My CFS adviser encouraged me to apply to my dream internship at Nielsen and the preparation I received through CFS helped me to secure the internship. The practice…
Christian Interns at Catholic Film Production Company
Name: Christian Year: Sophomore Major(s): Journalism Minor(s): Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Spirit Juice Studios I write this post from my car (parked, of course) after completing my fourth exciting and enriching week interning for Spirit Juice Studios, a top Catholic film production company and an absolute dream internship for me. In complete honesty, the realization…
Teaching Sexual Health with Y.O.U.
Name: Marisa Year: Senior Major: Gender & Sexuality Studies Minor: Global Health Studies, Spanish CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Youth and Opportunity United My internship at Youth and Opportunity United (Y.O.U.) has offered me such an incredible opportunity to learn more about the field I hope to dedicate my life to. Youth and Opportunity United is an organization…
Learning Self-Discipline at Saper Lawfirm
Name: Jake Year: Senior Major: Political Science / Legal Studies Minor: Theatre CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Recently, I have begun my internship, and honestly, I wasn’t worried if I could handle it. I had worked all summer full time, often much longer hours than would be required for my job at a law firm….
Max and NextGen: A Partnership with Huge Returns
Name: Max Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture This fall I’ve had the opportunity to intern at NextGen Growth Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm in downtown Chicago. So far, I’ve really enjoyed my internship experience, learned lots, and made some great connections. In the first few weeks, I have…
Featured Alum: Kaasha Benjamin
Name: Kaasha Benjamin CFS Concentration & Year: Legal Field Studies- Spring 2012 Internship: John Howard Association- DOJJ intern Major /Minor: Political Science/Business Institutions Graduation Year: 2012 Current Position: School: University of Pittsburgh School of Law- 3rd yr. law student Job: Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh- Legal Intern Describe your CFS internship and how it…
Featured Alum: Joanna Tang
Name: Joanna Tang CFS Concentration & Year: Business Field Studies (2010) Internship: Goldman Sachs Asset Management Major(s): Political Science and Economics Graduation Year: 2011 Current Position: Strategy and Sales Operations Manager – Signpost Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? My internship at Goldman…
Featured Alum: Rozmin Ajanee
Name: Rozmin Ajanee CFS Concentration & Year: Business Field Studies (2009) Internship: JP Morgan Major/Minor(s): Communication Studies/ BIP, Political Science Graduation Year: 2011 Current Position: Private Equity Associate – Sterling Partners Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? My CFS internship played a significant…
Featured Alum: Miles Howell
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…
Featured Alum: Andy Jones
Name: Andy Jones CFS Concentration & Year: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace (Fall 2012) Internship: Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management Major /Minor: History/BIP Graduation Year: 2013 Current Position: Dropbox Rotation Program Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? Going through the interview process for CFS…
Featured Alum: Elizabeth Abramson
Name: Elizabeth Abramson CFS Concentration & Year: Business Field Studies (Summer 2011) and Modern Workplace (Winter 2012) Internship: Vivaki (marketing consulting) and LiquidThread (marketing) Major /Minor: Psychology/Business Institutions Graduation Year: March 2012 Current Position: Student at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. After graduating from Northwestern I worked for 2.5 years at a boutique litigation consulting firm in…