Alex interns at Bullish, Inc.

Name: Alex Year: Sophomore Major(s): Music Business/Economics Minor(s): BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture I spent this summer in New York, New York interning at Bullish Inc. Bullish is a unique workplace in that it is a hybrid between a venture capitalist firm and an ad agency- something that is certainly unusual. As a hybrid position…

Ziyi has an inspiring experience at Nousout

Name: Ziyi Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics, Statistics Minor(s): BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace This summer, I interned at Nousot, an automated data analytics firm in downtown Chicago. I’ve learned so much since the first day of my internship, and I would love to share some of my experiences with you. We are at an…

Alice learns about the private equity industry at NextGen Growth Partners

Name: Alice Year: Junior Major(s): Economics, Piano Performance Minor(s): BIP CFS Program: Business Field Studies My internship this summer at NextGen Growth Partners has taught me much about the private equity industry. Through the daily tasks that the interns are assigned, I assisted with and saw how the deal process works from its origination to closing. With NextGen…

Pallas Has a Phenomenal Learning Experience at Bootler

Name: Pallas Year: Junior Major(s): Communication Studies Minor(s): BIP, Creative Writing CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities My internship has been a phenomenal learning experience so far. The most surprising thing for me with this internship is that seeing as the company is a startup, there was no particular period for training or adjusting to the system. As…

Yav Begins His Career in Finance

Name: Yav Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions Program CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture Having the opportunity to be a part of CFS and to intern as an investment banking analyst has been an invaluable experience for me. From the very beginning of the internship search process where former CFS alumni helped…

Molly Continues Her Work at MPC

Name: Molly Year: Senior Major(s): Social Policy Minor(s): Business Institutions Program CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture My CFS experience has been especially rewarding in that it has allowed me to explore and gain hands-on exposure to urban planning and policy, an area of study that is not specifically offered in my major (Social…

CFS Helps Ivan Transition Into Business

Name: Ivan Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Political Science, BIP CFS Program: Business Field Studies My job search experience has been an interesting one to say the least. While I started out studying music at Northwestern, I slowly realized that pursuing the major ultimately cut into the time I wanted to use to also pursue…

Kevin and His Enlightening Experience at Shore Capital Partners

Name: Kevin Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions Program CFS Program: Business Field Studies Chicago Field Studies has been one of the best decisions I have made to both prepare myself for a career in financial services, but also to learn more about work-life in an academic setting. The program combines the experiential components…

Nielsen Welcomes Intern Karin

Name: Karin Year: Sophomore Major: Psychology, Philosophy Minor: Business Institutions Program CFS Program: Business Field Studies When I walked into the Nielsen Perishables Group office on the first day of my CFS internship, I had no idea what to expect. I didn’t know much about the job description beyond glowing reviews from students who had…

Dajana Completes Her Internship Experience With CFS

Name: Dajana Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities This is my second quarter working with the same employer, but my first quarter doing CFS. I had no idea that taking this class alongside doing an internship would be such an eye opening experience. I am interning at a…

Kat’s Experience At Blue Canyon Partners

Name: Kat Year: Senior Major: Statistics Minor: BIP CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities I am really enjoying my internship at Blue Canyon Partners. BCP is a small consulting firm with a very flat and friendly culture. My co-workers are always willing to help me and we even exercise together in the afternoon at the…