Name: Jeff Hirsh Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs I work in the Private Wealth Management Division of Goldman Sachs. The thing to be aware of is that, while there are four interns at GS, each person gets a different experience based on the team(s) they are…
Category: CFS Experiences
Going Farther Than Just an Internship at Tyree & D’Angelo Partners
Name: Abdul Haadi Moochhala Year: Sophomore Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Tyree & D’Angelo Partners My time interning at Tyree & D’Angelo Partners (TDP) has been extremely fulfilling so far. It is a small office, only around 5 first or second year Analysts, 4 principals and 2 partners. They are a growing…
Sports and Events at KemperLesnik
Name: Cody Link Year: Junior Major: Communication Studies Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: KemperLesnik I am currently enrolled in the CFS Modern Workplace course, and my internship is as a Sports/Events intern at KemperLesnik. KemperLesnik is a company that does public relations, sports marketing, event marketing, content marketing,…
An Internship Packed with Purpose
Name: Brooke Lummis Year: Sophomore Major: English Minor: Environmental Policy and Culture CFS Class: Field Studies in Environment, Science, and Sustainability Employer: Packed with Purpose My internship at Packed with Purpose has allowed me to explore tasks across their different departments. Because they are such a small company (4 other people and I make up…
Learning about Consulting at Blue Canyon
Name: Peter Bartlome Year: Junior Major(s): Economics and Statistics CFS Class: Field Studies in Modern Workplace Employer: Blue Canyon Partners This quarter I’ve been interning at Blue Canyon Partners, a management consulting firm that provides Fortune 500 business-to-business executives and private equity firms strategic direction on how to drive profitable growth. I chose this internship…
The First Intern for MT Holdings Shares his Experience
Name: Trent Goens Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: MT Holdings To give some context, MT Holdings is a private equity backed holding company that was started in mid 2017. They are buyers of servicing companies across the country that work on commercial units of HVAC, refrigeration,…
Becoming a Team Member at Civic Consulting Alliance
Name: Rachel Sato Year: Junior Major: Psychology Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: Civic Consulting Alliance I am working at the Civic Consulting Alliance (CCA) and I have had a really great experience so far. The entire organization is really focused on giving interns and fellows a great experience by…
Excelling at Excel with the Help of Employers
Name: Andrew McLeod Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners Through CFS, I was fortunate enough to intern at Shore Capital Partners during my winter quarter. I had no idea what to expect but was excited to learn more about the industry of private equity. During our…
A Day in the Life of an Intern
Name: Justine Ivanov Year: Senior Major: Communication Studies Minor(s): Economics, Integrated Marketing Communications CFS Class: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Starcom A Day in the Life – Starcom Winter Intern 6:30 AM: My alarm rings, and I promptly start my morning routine. It’s week five, and by now, I have gotten into the groove…
Different Backgrounds Find a Common Cause
Name: Alex Neuman Year: Junior Major: Political Science Minors: Gender and Legal Studies CFS Class: Field Studies in Civic Engagement Employer: 270 Strategies I’m interning at 270 Strategies, a public engagement firm founded by Obama campaign alums. We help campaigns, corporations, and causes improve their capacity to engage people at the grassroots level with a…
Putting His Pre-Med Studies to Work
Name: Lawrence Augh Year: Senior Major: Neuroscience CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: Asher Center for the Study & Treatment of Depressive Disorders For my CFS internship, I am working as a research assistant at Northwestern Medicine’s Asher Center for the Study & Treatment of Depressive Disorders. Though research in both women and mental…
Living his Best Life at Live Nation
Name: Andrew Scherl Year: Junior Major: Radio/Television/Film Minor: Legal Studies CFS Class: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: Live Nation Live Nation has been a great experience and an amazing insight into the music industry specifically in concerts and events. I never knew how much work is put into a concert and the promotion…