Sherry Describes Her First Day With Tom, Dick & Harry Creative

Name: Sherry Year: Sophomore Major/Minor(s): Cognitive Science/BIP, IMC CFS Concentration: Field Studies in the Modern Workplace I stepped into the office, still groggy from transitioning between a collegiate sleep schedule to a working sleep schedule. On a typical college night, I may go to bed at 4 AM and wake up at 11 AM (pretty…

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…

Allie on Motivation and the Value of Good Coworkers

Name: Allie Year: Sophomore Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies I’m currently interning at Accelerated Growth Advisors (AGA), a consulting firm that does financial and strategic consulting for entrepreneurial ventures. During my first two weeks of work, I have learned so much about what is important to me in my career path. For…

Martina Describes Branching Out Through CFS

Name: Martina Year: Sophomore Major: Journalism CFS Concentration: Field Studies in the Humanities I am currently interning at LiquidThread, a content branding offshoot of Starcom MediaVest group in downtown Chicago. As a diehard Medill student, taking an internship in marketing and advertising was a very scary leap. Since freshman year of high school when I…

Hayeon Discusses How Her Academic Experience Blends With Her Internship

Name: Hayeon Year: Sophomore Major: American Studies CFS Concentration: Field Studies in Social Justice I am interning at an advocacy organization called Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Chicago. Reflecting back to my internship search process, I knew that I wanted to intern at a place that advocated for immigrant and refugee rights but I had…

Sugato Shares His Internship Experience at HBR Consulting

Name: Sugato Year: Sophomore Major: Economics Minor: Math CFS Program: Business Field Studies This summer I’ve been working at HBR Consulting and it has been an amazing experience so far! HBR is a firm that consults for law firms and aside from getting great exposure to the consulting procedure, I’ve also learned a lot of…

Current CFS Student Stephanie Discusses Her Overall Experience

Name: Stephanie Sophomore Major: Industrial Engineering CFS Concentration: Business Field Studies I remember listening to my friends talk about how CFS was such an amazing experience and me thinking to myself that I’ll one day consider joining the CFS program in hopes of having a similarly great experience. Well, the chance to be a part…