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Final Connections

By: Vanessa Dib, CAS ’22 Vanessa presenting notes during a company meeting.  Libryo – UK A few weeks ago, during a meeting with my manager, she gave me some insight into how the company was preparing to pitch to some investors to expand its network and services to more clients. Specifically, she talked about how…

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Like the Blink of an Eye

By: Ivory Gao, CAS ’24 A summary presentation of MOD Group Limited’s work, where Ivory was a business development intern.  MOD Group Limited – Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong I can’t believe that this week concludes my Virtual Internship Abroad (VIA) experience. This past month, I acquired skills that have equipped me with a better understanding of…

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Finding New Passions

By: Catherine Michelutti, SEAS/WHARTON ’23 Catherine working on her internship in her backyard with her dog. Orion – South Africa My internship with the Orion Organization has prompted me to reflect on my identity in terms of where my passions and future career interests lie. My previous work experiences have all been in biomedical research fields,…

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Reflection on my experiences in Medellin

By: Emily Grossarth, HUNTSMANS ’24 Emily’s final presentation detailing a summary of her experience at Sempli! Sempli- Medellin, Colombia Upon starting my internship, I never thought it would be as difficult as it was to say goodbye to Sempli. Over the course of eight weeks, I engaged in six different projects focused on internationalization, investors,…

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Learning on the Job: Venture Capital

By: Philip Pan, WHARTON/CAS ’24 Philip with other members of the KK Fund team engaging with a founder during an investment screening meeting.  KK Fund – Singapore One of my most fundamental responsibilities as a KK Fund intern is to attend investment screening meetings with startups. These meetings are a critical component of the investment…

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Post-internship Reflection

By: Xiteng Lin, LPS ’22 The diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy reported created for the organization and presented to the CEO.  Ualá – Buenos Aires, Argentina My internship experience this summer has helped me define my professional goals much more clearly as I am about to finish my studies in the upcoming year. I benefited…

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A Global Health Perspective

By: Meghan Wenzinger, NURSING ’22 Gift from the World Medical Association after completing the internship.  World Medical Association – France While reflecting on the impact of my internship experience on my professional and personal goals, I remembered a question that I was asked in my interview: “You’re studying nursing, which is about as personal as you…

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The Joy of Challenging Myself

By: Andres Eskenazi, CAS/SEAS ’22 Andres and the Fourier team celebrating with cake during the company’s midterm review event. Fourier Intelligence – Singapore One of my favorite sayings from all times comes from Chinese culture and goes: 世上无难事,只怕有心人 (pinyin: shishang wu nanshi, zhi pa youxinren). In English, the literal translation of this phrase would be “there…

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Virtually Organic

By: Tejaswi Rajanbabu, WHARTON ’24 T-shirts for a Cocoa360 marketing campaign. Cocoa360 – Ghana It was the sweet spot of slowly being able to have a footing in the team and finding your own place for me in July. I was in a comfortable place with my coworkers as well as supervisor, learning a lot about…

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A Two Month Recap

By: Gigi Lam, SEAS ’23 Gigi and fellow intern, Justin, with the company director and other team members for their final Zoom meeting.  Van Aelst I Nguyen & Partners – Vietnam The past two months as a virtual GRIP internship has been an incredibly valuable experience, for growing my professional interests and allowing me to learn a…