Name: Austen Wahl Year: Junior Major(s): Economics, Statistics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Arcalea Chicago Field Studies has been a great program that has given me very meaningful work experience. Every day I have learned a lot about client interaction, time management, attentiveness to detail, and many other more technical skills. At Arcalea, a…
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Networking through Coffee Chats
Name: Naina Mishra Year: Sophomore Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Entrepreneurship, Business Institutions Program CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs My name is Naina Mishra, and I’m a sophomore studying Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Business Institutions. I was born in Mumbai, and then I lived in Singapore and then Hong Kong before moving to the US…
Invaluable Mentorship Discovered in Investment Banking
Name: Tim Lan Year: Sophomore Major(s): Journalism, Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Jansen Investments Chicago Field Studies has truly been an inspirational experience for me. It has informed my personal growth in all different ways which I would have never experienced by simply taking courses on campus. From a pre-professional perspective, it has…
Developing Relationships at Goldman Sachs
Name: Naveena Sharma Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Computer Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs This fall, I had the pleasure of working as a wealth management intern at Goldman Sachs. I have learned a lot through this internship about markets, asset classes, portfolio management – and the business field studies class…
Favorite Internship Experience: ProTen Realty Group
Name: Connor Loughlin Year: Senior Major(s): Journalism, Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: ProTen Realty Group I had a wonderful time during the CFS program this year as a Market Research Analyst Intern at ProTen Realty Group. Overall, I would say it was the best and most interesting internship I have had to date. …
Making Tangible Impacts at Accelerated Growth Advisors
Name: Justin Lee Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Chinese, Business Institutions Program CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Accelerated Growth Advisors This past quarter was a lot more meaningful than my high hopes could have anticipated. My time at Accelerated Growth Advisors was chalk full of understanding leadership, talented teammates, and great personalities that primed…
Industrial Engineer Tries Work in the Public Sector
Name: Octavio Bruetman Year: Senior Major(s): Industrial Engineering, Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Intersect Illinois An Engineer in a Research RoleI spent the fall interning for Intersect Illinois, the main economic development corporation in Illinois. Along with my internship, I took the CFS Business studies course that explored numerous work dynamics which I…
Collaborating with the COO of a Startup
Name: Nicholas Lim Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions Program CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Vous Vitamin CFS was a phenomenal opportunity for me to polish my professional skills and become more familiar with the working world over the course of a quarter while also giving me a much-needed break from a traditional…
Senior Explores Agricultural Development and Public Policy
Name: Karan Kairon Year: Senior Major(s): Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Chicago Council on Global Affairs My CFS internship at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs was an insightful and meaningful use of my Fall quarter. As part of the Global Food and Agriculture Programme (GFAP), I spent my time studying agricultural development…
First CFS Intern at Green Courte Partners
Name: Kaloyan Valchev Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions Program CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Green Courte Partners We all have a couple of friends who ace all of their exams, hold leadership roles in a bunch of clubs, and land Investment Banking internships in the middle of their sophomore year. You don’t…
Building Business Acumen at a Strategy Consulting Firm
Name: Eric Moerschel Year: Junior Major(s): Economics, English CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Blue Canyon Partners My CFS experience was defined by new experiences, a dynamic workplace, and intellectually stimulating discussions. Upon entering the CFS program in the spring of 2019, I was unsure of how my career path would look. I considered banking,…
Exploring Sales and Marketing at Successful Startup
Name: Cindy Liang Year: Junior Major(s): Communication Studies, Psychology CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: SpotHero CFS has been a great experience overall, even though the 9 to 5 can become mundane at times. Having an internship taught me a lot about life after college, and I gained a better understanding of what it means…