The First Intern for MT Holdings Shares his Experience

Name: Trent Goens Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: BIP CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: MT Holdings To give some context, MT Holdings is a private equity backed holding company that was started in mid 2017. They are buyers of servicing companies across the country that work on commercial units of HVAC, refrigeration,…

NU Student Succeeds in Faith-Based Internship

Name: Lindsay Adamski Year: Senior Major: HDSP CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: Athletes in Action During winter quarter I had the amazing opportunity to work part time with Athletes in Action, a CRU ministry. The goal of the organization is to have a strong Christian on every team so that every student-athlete…

A Second Experience in Private Equity

Name: Ibrahim Alkawaz Year: Junior Major: Economics CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: Shorehill Capital   A little bit of background: This is my second quarter of CFS and my second finance internship as well. Both of my internships have been within private equity and as such, the type of work I’ve done…

Experiencing Private Wealth Management

Name: Samantha Krill Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Instutitions CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: Morgan Stanley   My name is Samantha Krill, I am a senior Economics major interning at Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley is a leading global investment bank and I am interning in their Private Wealth Management division. Private…

Two Quarters at Magnetar Capital

Name: Chase Enloe Year: Senior Major: Economics CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: Magnetar Capital Hi, I’m Chase Enloe and I work at Magnetar Capital for Chicago Field Studies. I began interning on the part time analytics team in February 2018, and have spent the Spring and now Fall quarters taking a CFS…

New Perspectives on Business Culture

Name: Erica Kosches Year: Senior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Class: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: Goldman Sachs Throughout my undergraduate career I have had the opportunity to intern at a variety of different companies. However, my CFS experience has given me a new perspective. While interning at Goldman Sachs throughout the week, I am enrolled in “Business…

Gearing Up for Finance at a Boutique Bank

Name: William Ouyang Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Music Technology CFS Program: Analysis of Field Experience Employer: Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc. I’m an Economics and Music Technology student at Northwestern, and I’m spending the summer before my junior year in New York City, where I’m interning at a boutique investment bank. The Chicago Field Studies department…

Working Across the Globe for UNICEF

Name: Suhaib Kahn Year: Junior Majors: Economics and Political Science CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: UNICEF   Having dreamed of working in the international development sector, an internship at UNICEF was an ideal role for me to understand how best to tackle the problems that I feel are most pertinent in the world today. I’ve been able…

Using CFS to Land an Internship in Healthcare

Name: Lauren Year: Senior Majors: Psychology Minors: Leadership Certificate CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: NovaCare Physical Therapy My internship at NovaCare Physical Therapy has been a great experience, and I have the Chicago Field Studies Program to thank for setting me up with this opportunity. It is often hard to find an internship or a short-term job in…

Pursuing a Career in Media with NPR

Name: Sherry Year: Senior Majors: Economics CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture Employer: NPR I am a senior at Weinberg majoring in Economics. After my summer consulting experience, I realized I want to do something different and I went searching online. Working for a media company has always been my dream although I am not a journalism major. I…

Max and NextGen: A Partnership with Huge Returns

Name: Max Year: Junior Major: Economics Minor: Business Institutions CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture This fall I’ve had the opportunity to intern at NextGen Growth Partners, a lower middle-market private equity firm in downtown Chicago. So far, I’ve really enjoyed my internship experience, learned lots, and made some great connections. In the first few weeks, I have…

Mary on her internship at OpenMarkets Health

Name: Mary Year: Senior Major(s): Industrial Engineering CFS Program: Field Studies in Business Culture The best part about my internship at OpenMarkets Health was the people I worked with. I had the best time meeting people and learning how the whole company worked through each person. My boss made sure to let me experience every part of the…