Intern to Full-Time Feature: A Q&A with alumnus Jacob Schmitt

Name: Jacob Schmitt Graduation Year: 2017 Major: Psychology CFS Class: Business Field Studies during the Fall Quarter of 2016 Employer: Education Funding Partners Q: When talking with your employer about the full-time position, how did you initiate the conversation and when did you initiate it? A: I actually was not the one to initiate the conversation. Nearing the end of…

Kathryn at the Office of the Illinois Attorney General

Name: Kathryn Year: Junior Major(s): Political Science Minor(s): French Language CFS Program: Field Studies in Humanities The first thing that comes to mind for Chicago Field Studies is, of course, the internship. Without diminishing the magnitude of the experience I had at the Attorney General’s Office, the CFS Humanities class was an absolutely integral component…

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…

Cara at Common Cause Illinois

Name: Cara Year: Junior Major(s): Anthropology, Legal Studies Minor(s):  CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice As an anthropology major, I am often asked what I want to do after I get my undergraduate degree. Usually, I deflect, and perhaps mention that I have a second major or that I have background in these three,…

Joanna at Two Penny Blue

Name: Joanna Year: Junior Major(s): Economics Minor(s):  CFS Program: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace I am interning at a social enterprise called Two Penny Blue, located in Chicago’s Southport Corridor. Two Penny Blue is an omnichannel retail brand, selling both online and in its flagship store. Its core mission is to educate, empower, and…

Ailyn at O’Brien Law

Name: Ailyn Year: Sophomore Major(s): History, Legal Studies Minor(s):  CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice I declared a Legal Studies major during my second year at Northwestern, and I was fascinated by the social implications of law. During my fall quarter, I was enrolled in a class in which we discussed the effects of law…

Rosalie at Davidson & Seseri, LLC

Name: Rosalie Year: Junior Major(s): Political Science, Legal Studies Minor(s): Classics with a Greek Concentration CFS Program: Legal Field Studies My first week of Chicago Field Studies was characterized by high demand and lifestyle change. CFS is a new experience and a quite rigorous one; however, it has allowed me to push myself passed my goals and…

Samuel at the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois

Name: Samuel Year: Junior Major(s): Legal Studies Minor(s): Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Social Justice When I began thinking about internships in the fall I knew I wanted to work at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) because I really stood by their public advocacy work. After going through the whole process of applying and connecting in October I…

Jane at the Field Museum

Name: Jane Year: Senior Major(s): Cultural Anthropology Minor(s):  CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities During my freshman year at Northwestern, I decided to take a special topics Anthropology course on site at the Field Museum. Even during high school I knew I wanted to have a career in the world of museums, but this class was 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…

Yue Wen at Cures Within Reach

Name: Yue Wen Year: Senior Major(s): Biological Sciences Minor(s): Global Health & Chemistry CFS Program: Field Studies in Public Health Musings from the Coffee Corner When I began my CFS internship search, I was looking to somehow integrate all my academic backgrounds and tie in my future career plans. Being a global health minor, I knew that…

Claudia at Atlantex Instruments

Name: Claudia Year: Senior Major(s): Communication Studies Minor(s): Legal Studies, Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture This quarter I am interning at a small consulting firm called Atlantex Instruments, LLC. I am in charge of marketing for the company, and so far I have enjoyed my internship a lot. I have a…