Name: Gary Year: Senior Major(s): Economics & MMSS CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies Coming into this quarter, I wanted to do something that could bridge the gap between school and the real world. Having sat in classrooms for the better part of 11 quarters, I thought that the opportunity to take in some experiential learning…
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Ryan On How CFS Helped Him Through His Internship Search
Name: Ryan Year: Junior Major/Minor(s): Economics/Political Science, IMC CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies The internship search process, especially for the uninitiated, can be quite a challenging one. The CFS office was incredibly helpful for me when navigating this process. The first stage of help was the wealth of information that I was able to receive…
Daniel Shares His Internship Experience With HBR
Name: Daniel Year: Sophomore Major/Minor: Economics/Psychology CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies My internship at HBR Consulting has been one of the most influential learning experiences in my life so far. As my first real job in corporate America, this analyst internship position has provided me with much opportunity to learn and develop multiple aspects of…
Christopher Shares His Insights From Exploring the Business Field With CFS
Name: Christopher Year: Senior Major: Psychology CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies This is my second time doing CFS, and each week that I participate in the program — both the internship and the class — I feel like I walk away with new insight into the person I want to become. The first time I…
Featured Alum: Rozmin Ajanee
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…
Featured Alum: Miles Howell
Name: Miles Howell CFS Concentration & Year: Business Field Studies (Winter 2011) Internship: Public Finance Investment Banking Intern, Loop Capital Markets Major: Economics Graduation Year: 2012 Current Position: Business Analyst – Ad Ops, Advertising.com Describe your CFS experience The CFS program guided me along every step of the internship search process, helping me build my…
Connor Discusses His Internship At Charlie
Name: Connor Year: Junior Major: Learning and Organizational Change CFS Concentration: Field Studies in the Humanities I’m currently an intern at Charlie, a new service “designed to help you better prep for meetings, and know more about with whom you’re chatting on your next conference call.” Basically our app, Charlie, filters through different online sources…
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…
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…
Amaar Shares His Thoughts on Working for a Search Fund
Name: Amaar Year: Sophomore Major: Economics CFS Program: Business Field Studies I’m currently working for 340 Partners. 340 Partners is a search fund. It looks for a single company to acquire for the long term. The partners of the search fund then become the CEOs of the company once acquired. It’s a great place to…