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…
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Allie on Motivation and the Value of Good Coworkers
Name: Allie Year: Sophomore Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies I’m currently interning at Accelerated Growth Advisors (AGA), a consulting firm that does financial and strategic consulting for entrepreneurial ventures. During my first two weeks of work, I have learned so much about what is important to me in my career path. For…
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…
Jae Shares His Experience At Groupon
Name: Jae Year: Junior Major: Economics CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies I am currently interning at the Groupon Chicago office, located in the same building that the company was founded with its 10 members. A company that once took up a portion of a 3rd floor storage house now occupies three floors of the building…
Featured Alum: Dan Niemiec
Name: Dan Niemiec CFS Concentration & Year: BFS, Winter 2010 Internship: Blue Canyon Partners Major /Minor: Economics/IMC Graduation Year: 2011 Current Position: Manager of Operations at Western Golf Association- Evans Scholars Association Describe your CFS internship and how it helped you either in interviews, job opportunities or graduate school applications? My position entailed working with senior consultants at the…
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…
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…
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…
Jin Young Talks About How His Internship at Wind Point Partners Has Reinforced His Career Path
Name: Jin Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Program: Business Field Studies During the summer, I have had the amazing opportunity to work at Wind Point Partners, a well-regarded middle-market private equity firm. Coming from another private equity internship in the spring, I was able to carry over a lot of skills from my…
Donald Shares His Insights on His Internship at CME Group
Name: Donald Year: Junior Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Program: Business Field Studies When I was preparing myself to start interning at CME Group, I was feeling mixed emotions. I was excited to start working at a company with a market cap of 23 Billion dollars. I was psyched to be surrounded by intelligent people and…