Name: JP Year: Junior Major(s): Computer Science Minor(s): Business CFS Program: Business Field Studies My experiences with CFS have been fantastic. Frankly speaking, it is nearly impossible to get a practical work experience while attending school. But CFS really gave us the opportunity to implement what we have learned in class into a professional setting. Also, CFS classes…
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Luis at CASE
Name: Luis Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions program CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Hello everyone! My name is Luis Ortega and I am participating in the CFS class of Spring ’17. I am a junior studying Economics and the Business Institutions program, and I am interning at Chicago Anchors for a…
Siddhant at Blue Canyon Partners
Name: Siddhant Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Mathematics, Business Institutions Program CFS Program: Business Field Studies The Delicate Balance Between Work and Life I have been working at Blue Canyon Partners, Inc. – a B2B management consulting firm – for 5 weeks now and I feel that I have learnt more in these past few weeks compared to the…
Jalil at NextGen Growth Parnters
Name: Jalil Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions CFS Program: Business Field Studies My internship search experience was a very informative experience that developed my preferences in terms of what I want in an employer and an internship experience. Before actually beginning my search for a CFS internship, I was mostly interested in being hired by a big firm…
Joseph at NextGen Growth Partners
Name: Joseph Year: Sophomore Major(s): Industrial Engineering, Economics CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Going into my internship, I expected to be at the bottom of the totem pole without being given that much responsibility. By the second week, it quickly became apparent that interns at my workplace are highly valued and have the opportunities…
Chris Evaluates His Experience In Private Equity
Name: Christopher Year: Senior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): History CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities This quarter I interned at a private equity firm, which was a great learning experience. From the beginning, the CFS advisors made the internship search process easy for me and their help was invaluable. As a senior majoring in economics,…
Christopher Explores the Non-Profit World
Name: Christopher Year: Senior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): History CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture Participating in CFS this quarter has been an overwhelmingly positive experience. From the beginning, the CFS staff has helped me look for different internship opportunities and supported me every step of the way. This quarter I interned for the nonprofit…
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…
Linking Business and Medicine
Name: Lisa Year: Junior Major(s): Biology, Economics Minor(s): Global Health CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health In the winter quarter of my sophomore year, I decided to drop the pre-med track and add on an economics major. Many people questioned what I plan to do with a biology and economics major when they are…
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…
Jonathan at Wind Point Partners
Name: Jonathan Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Mathematics CFS Program: Business Field Studies CFS has really made this quarter my most memorable quarter at Northwestern so far. I don’t mean I get to slack off or chill – it is actually quite the reverse. The dynamics of the program make me excited and eager to…