Exploring Personal Brand through CFS

Name: Dhruv Khandelwal Year: Sophomore Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Corecentra Solutions During Winter 2021, I have had the opportunity to intern at Corecentra Solutions, an impact measurement, and management company that works with various entities such as government agencies and private non-profits to help them measure their social impact and responsibility….

Building Skills in Investment Banking

Name: Max Emery Year: Sophomore Major: Economics and Statistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Comprador For my CFS Experience, I worked as an Investment Banking Intern with Comprador Ltd, the successor firm to Blackstone Advisory Partners Asia. Prior to this, I had one experience in investment banking from the previous summer, but I wanted…

Advantages of a Remote Internship

Name: Juliet Jacques Year: Junior Majors: English Literature and Political Science CFS Class: Legal Field Studies Employer: McGuireWoods Consulting During the winter of 2021, I interned at the Chicago office of McGuireWoods Consulting, which is a government relations and consulting firm. I worked with the Illinois state government lobbying team, which has clients in a…

Autonomy as an Intern

Name: Matt Goldschmidt Year: Sophomore Major: Computer Science and Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: CDI Global Over the fall of 2020, I interned at CDI Global, a middle-market M&A shop that specializes in cross-border transactions. My experience has been nothing short of amazing. I have been given the autonomy to take the lead…

The Power of Communication

Name: Max Flinchum Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Piper Sandler As a senior in the CFS program, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time working for Piper Sandler, specifically within the Healthcare group. The number one thing I was looking for in an internship this fall was technical…

Narrowing Down Career Interests

Name: Noah Scantlebury Year: Junior Major: Political Science Minor: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Axxum Consulting For my Fall 2020 CFS internship, I worked as an analyst for Axxum Consulting LLC., a human capital and organizational strategy firm. Going into this experience, I was very interested in pursuing a career in consulting. I…

Making Meaningful Contributions

Name: Benjamin Stuart Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners I worked for Shore Capital Partners as a part of my CFS experience. The biggest lesson I learned is that you just have to put the time in if you want to build strong relationships, ask…

Importance of Client Interactions

Name: Louis Yang Year: Sophomore Major: Economics and Political Science Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: OpenMarkets For my Fall 2020 CFS internship, I worked at OpenMarkets, a tech startup based in Chicago. I ultimately seek to get into the startup space and I felt that this was an excellent opportunity to…

Learn from Mistakes

Name: Bryce Jackson Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs For my Fall 2020 CFS experience, I worked as an intern in the Private Wealth Division at Goldman. Due to covid-19, my entire internship experience was virtual, so I was never able to go into the office….

Exposure into the World of Finance

Name: Eden Witelson Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: NewHold For my fall 2020 CFS internship, I worked at NewHold Enterprises, a Private Equity firm in New York City. At NewHold, I was responsible for evaluating target companies and seeing whether NewHold would want to own them. I…

Turning Interests into an Internship

Name: David Dunn Year: Senior Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: BJB Group LLC For the Fall of 2020, I knew I wanted to engage myself in an industry that I had a passion for and an eagerness to learn more. My interest in sports is something I have had since I was…

Experiencing Interviews with CFS

Name: Anna Wang Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Accelerated Growth As a sophomore who is new to the recruiting process, having CFS early on in Fall 2020 was very helpful for me in many ways, one of them being that I was able to go through a…