Autonomy as an Intern

Name: Matt Goldschmidt Year: Sophomore Major: Computer Science and Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: CDI Global Over the fall of 2020, I interned at CDI Global, a middle-market M&A shop that specializes in cross-border transactions. My experience has been nothing short of amazing. I have been given the autonomy to take the lead…

Structuring your Virtual Internship

Name: Elaine Jiang Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Computer Science CFS Program: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs My internship at Goldman Sachs has really taught me how to best structure my time to make the most out of my experience, especially in a virtual environment. Sitting on the Chicago regional management team in the…

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…

McCormick Student Researches Niche Industries during Internship

Name: Can Divitoglu Year: Senior Major: Industrial Engineering Minor: Computer Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Torchpass Management This summer, I interned at Torchpass Management, a small search fund company. My job consisted finding potential targets to acquire every week in niche industries. The Company has the goal to acquire one company and run…

Senior Experiences Growth Through Recruitment and Consulting Internship

Name: Chrystelle Doueihy Year: Senior Major: Industrial Engineering Minor: Computer Science and Kellogg Certificate in Managerial Analytics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: HBR Consulting I participated in the CFS program during the Summer quarter after my Junior year. It was a great experience in many different ways, and I encourage anyone who has the chance to participate…

Aneesha Invested her Quarter in Investment Banking

Name: Aneesha Pidara Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor(s): Business Institutions, Computer Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Piper Jaffray This winter I have been grateful to learn about investment banking through my internship at Piper Jaffray. I really enjoyed diving into Debt Capital Markets and understanding what it means to invest in debt. In…

A Change in Career Aspirations

Name: Noah Alvarado Year: Junior Major: Computer Science CFS Class: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace Employer: Purple Gator   During my internship these past few months at Purple Gator, I think I’m  finally starting to find something that I actually desire to do if I was given free reign. At Purple Gator, I have…

Making Trails at Superfly

Name: Tommy Year: Sophomore Majors: Communication Studies, Computer Science CFS Program: Field Studies in the Humanities Employer: Superfly I was incredibly excited when I received the offer to be Superfly’s very-first Technology Intern; as an avid music festival attendee, I knew it would be a valuable work experience (and a good time!) to work with the minds behind some of…

Moling interns with NextGen Growth Partners

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…

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…

Jin Shares How CFS Helped Him Explore The Business Field

Name: Jin Year: Junior Major(s)/Minor: Economics, Computer Science/Psychology CFS Class: Business Field Studies Let’s face it – internship searches suck, but Karen and the rest of the CFS staff make it as painless as possible. CFS does a really good job in letting you explore your interests no matter what it may be. For me,…