Name: Benjamin Stuart Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners I worked for Shore Capital Partners as a part of my CFS experience. The biggest lesson I learned is that you just have to put the time in if you want to build strong relationships, ask…
Tag: Economics
Importance of Client Interactions
Name: Louis Yang Year: Sophomore Major: Economics and Political Science Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: OpenMarkets For my Fall 2020 CFS internship, I worked at OpenMarkets, a tech startup based in Chicago. I ultimately seek to get into the startup space and I felt that this was an excellent opportunity to…
Learn from Mistakes
Name: Bryce Jackson Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Goldman Sachs For my Fall 2020 CFS experience, I worked as an intern in the Private Wealth Division at Goldman. Due to covid-19, my entire internship experience was virtual, so I was never able to go into the office….
Exposure into the World of Finance
Name: Eden Witelson Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: NewHold For my fall 2020 CFS internship, I worked at NewHold Enterprises, a Private Equity firm in New York City. At NewHold, I was responsible for evaluating target companies and seeing whether NewHold would want to own them. I…
Turning Interests into an Internship
Name: David Dunn Year: Senior Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: BJB Group LLC For the Fall of 2020, I knew I wanted to engage myself in an industry that I had a passion for and an eagerness to learn more. My interest in sports is something I have had since I was…
Experiencing Interviews with CFS
Name: Anna Wang Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Accelerated Growth As a sophomore who is new to the recruiting process, having CFS early on in Fall 2020 was very helpful for me in many ways, one of them being that I was able to go through a…
Building Genuine Relationships
Name: Tyler Lee Year: Sophomore Major: Industrial Engineering and Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: E78 Partners As a sophomore new to the professional world, something that I was looking for was to be mentored throughout the hiring process and to be connected with professionals with a genuine interest in facilitating an intern learning…
The Value of Workplace Interactions
Name: John Blumenthal Year: Junior Major: Economics and Political Science CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Shore Capital Partners As a result of COVID-19, I decided to use the 2020 fall quarter to obtain work experience instead of take online classes. My interview process was long, but I ended up accepting an offer from Shore…
Working with the Northwestern Endowment
Name: Carlos Henriquez Gutierrez Year: Senior Major: Industrial Engineering and Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Northwestern Investment Office This fall I am interning at the Northwestern Investment Office, which consists of ~20 professionals managing a $11B endowment. My favorite part of the internship was the mentorship I got. Going into the internship, I…
Building Professional Relationships
Name: Jack Ke Year: Sophomore Major: Learning and Organizational Change, Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Intrinsic Edge Capital Management I have the opportunity to work at Intrinsic Edge Capital Management for CFS. It is a small-mid cap hedge fund in Chicago and employs around 25 people. I selected IECM after rounds and rounds…
Making an Impact in Human Capital Consulting
Name: Edward Crandall Year: Senior Major: Economics and Geography Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Axxum Consulting For my Chicago Field Studies internship, I am working remotely at Axxum Consulting. It is a consulting company specifically focused on Human Capital. It has been a wonderful experience and an amazing learning opportunity. Ever…
Efficiency Through the Onboarding Process
Name: Amish Gupta Year: Junior Major: Economics CFS Class: Business Field Studies Employer: Morgan Stanley My journey with CFS started a little bit hectic. It began around December of 2019, where I was juggling finals, extracurriculars, recruiting for CFS, and recruiting for a summer 2021 internship. After going through multiple practice interviews and researching the…