Sure, we all have Facebook accounts (that might have been how you found this post!), but what is it really like behind the scenes to work at Facebook? Nicole VacaGuzman shares how she navigated tech recruiting, the importance of teamwork, and why her dream is to be at Facebook long term. Name: Nicole VacaGuzman Job Title: SMB Account Manager Intern (Facebook) Location: Austin, Texas College: University of Chicago Year: Rising Senior Major: Global Studies What are you doing this summer? I work within the SMB team, supporting Small and Medium businesses who work with Facebook. What do you want to be when you grow up? I’d love to ultimately manage…
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Working at an Education Nonprofit in Chicago
Some people apply to just about everything, but when your field of choice is pretty narrow, how does that change your internship search? Yoo Jung Hah shares her experience working for an education nonprofit, and how she sees it fitting into her dream of going to grad school! Name: Yoo Jung Hah Job Title: External Affairs Intern, Academy for Urban School Leadership (AUSL) Location: Chicago, IL College: The University of Chicago Year: Rising Fourth Major: History; Joint BA/MA in Social Sciences What are you doing this summer? I work at AUSL, an education nonprofit. AUSL does school management, teacher residency, and advisory services to improve school culture and education. AUSL…
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How She Found Her Second NASA Internship
A lot of little kids dream of being an astronaut when they grow up, but what does it really mean to spend your summer working for NASA. Two-time NASA intern (and co-host of Get This Girl a Job), Katie Melbourne shares her experience doing research at NASA Goddard and how she sees astronomy research fitting into her dream of a career in science policy. Name: Katie Melbourne Job Title: Astrophysics Research Intern at NASA Goddard Location: Greenbelt, Maryland College: Yale University Year: 2.5 Major: Astrophysics What are you doing this summer? I am working on extending and improving previous analysis completed for Measurements of the Ultraviolet Spectral Characteristics of Low-mass…
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How Getting a Job at a Chicago Venture Capital Firm Made Her an Advocate for Women in Finance and Tech
When more than 20% of the graduating classes of elite colleges are taking jobs in financial services after graduating, it’s impossible to ignore the women on the front lines! Welcome to finance week in Internship Diaries! Erin Martinez used the resources at her school to find a job in Chicago at a venture capital firm! She shares how her degree in finance has helped her in recruiting, her newfound love of the intersection of finance and technology, and how she hopes to be an advocate for women in this field. Name: Erin Martinez Job Title: Summer Associate at Origin Ventures Location: Chicago, IL College: University of Notre Dame Year: Rising…
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Working at an Investment Bank in Texas as an International Woman
When more than 20% of the graduating classes of elite colleges are taking jobs in financial services after graduating, it’s impossible to ignore the women on the front lines! Welcome to finance week in Internship Diaries! Jenny Lim shares her experience working for an investment bank and experiencing life in Houston! She manages long hours learning about the energy sector with office happy hours and her own exercise regimen. Name: Jenny Lim Job Title: Investment Banking Summer Analyst, Tudor Pickering Holt Location: Houston, TX College: University of Chicago Year: Rising 4th Major: Economics What are you doing this summer? Working at an energy focused boutique investment bank! We advise energy…
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Finding Work-Life Balance in New York City
Summer is traditionally a time for relaxing, but when you’re working more than 40 hours a week and your work can follow you home, how do you find time to balance it with exercise and social time? Arushi Saksena shares her tips for getting everything to fit in her day as a research assistant at Columbia University and dealing with applications with rolling admissions. She learned that she really can make her work fit into her life and how valuable all the knowledge she picked up over the last few years is in the present. Name: Arushi Saksena Job Title: Summer Research Intern, Columbia University Location: New York, NY College:…
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How Working at Madewell Changed Her Perspective on Becoming a Therapist
When you balance a part-time job during the school year, every summer you have to make a decision as to whether you want to keep working there. This decision is even harder when your part-time job isn’t related to your career, especially when you love your job. Jillian Jackson shares how she found her perfect job at Madewell, why she keeps coming back every summer, and the best style secret she’s learned from the last two years! Name: Jillian Jackson Job Title: Sales Associate at Madewell Location: Jacksonville, FL College: Vanderbilt University Year: Rising Senior Major: Psychology What are you doing this summer? This is the third summer I’ll be…
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Introducing Xoro Media
In December 2016, I was just a girl going to college 3000 miles from home, and struggling to find enough time in a day to do my homework, go to class, exercise, eat, and see friends. A little (some might say too) obsessed with personal organization systems and in need of a creative outlet, I started my blog Xoxo, Rosana, writing posts once a week in the dining hall. Things have changed: every other post is written by one of the amazing women in my life, and our podcast Get This Girl a Job just finished it’s first season. Now at the end of my third year of college, I…
