Name: Christopher Becker Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics and Mathematics Minor: Business Institutions and Latin CFS Class: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Dresner Partners This quarter, I am interning at Dresner Partners, a boutique investment bank in Chicago that primarily handles sell-side transactions of middle market firms in the industrial, consumer, and healthcare industries. When…
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A Different Outlook for a Global Health Major
Name: Julia Shenkman Year: Senior Major(s): Anthropology and Global Health CFS Class: Field Studies in Public Health Employer: The Office of Senator Durbin A lot of people take CFS their senior year to get an idea of what they are going to do after undergrad. For me, I have the next year planned out, I’ll…
Aneesha Invested her Quarter in Investment Banking
Name: Aneesha Pidara Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions, Computer Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Piper Jaffray This winter I have been grateful to learn about investment banking through my internship at Piper Jaffray. I really enjoyed diving into Debt Capital Markets and understanding what it means to invest in debt. In…
A Satisfying Internship at Goldman Sachs
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…
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…