Name: Moling Year: Sophomore Major(s): Mathematical Methods in Social Sciences Minor(s): Mathematics, Computer Science CFS Program: Business Field Studies I really enjoyed the summer with CFS. I took the CFS Humanities class and read a lot about the evolution of modern labor. During the class time, I interned at NextGen Growth Partners, a private equity company. We were each…
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Victoria interns at Kinzie Capital Partners
Name: Victoria Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics, Political Science, International Studies CFS Program: Business Field Studies My internship experience at Kinzie Capital Partners, a start-up private equity firm in Chicago, has thoroughly exceeded my expectations. Coming from a social science background, I was very anxious to start learning the practical basics of business in the real world. CFS helped…
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…
Victor learns new skills at his CFS internship
Name: Victor Year: Junior Major(s): Economics, International Studies CFS Program: Business Field Studies The best part of the internship has definitely been the working environment. The first week my desk was positioned in one of the newly opened office areas, so there weren’t many people near me. Even though they were all in software solutions, they introduced themselves…
JP has a fantastic CFS experience
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…
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…
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…
Caili Interns at Mission Measurement
Name: Caili Year: Junior Major: Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences, Economics CFS Program: Business Field Studies I originally was interested in participating in CFS because I wanted to have the opportunity to experience an internship in a guided setting. Through my other coursework, I gained a considerable amount of both technical and soft skills….
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…
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…
Small Team, Big Impact: Alejandro at Lieberman Research Worldwide
Name: Alejandro Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Latina/o Studies CFS Program: Business Field Studies My internship at Lieberman Research Worldwide (LRW) has truly exceeded my expectations. To be completely honest, I would have never considered the market research industry if it wasn’t for the opportunity to intern at LRW through Chicago Field Studies. I’ve only…