Editor’s note: in this piece, Emily reflects on her experience on Peak2Peak, one of the many Immersion Experiences the iSchool offers. Applications for the spring 2019 trips – EntreTech NYC, Spring Break in Silicon Valley, and TechTrek Chicago – are open now! When milling around Amazon’s new in house rain forest, the last thing I expected to hear was, “Do you… Read the full article…
My internship reinforced the values of the organization I want to work with. The Federal Reserve’s values are: public interest, integrity, excellence, efficiency and effectiveness, and independence of views. Their mission is, “…to foster the stability, integrity, and efficiency of the nation’s monetary, financial, and payment systems so as to promote optimal macroeconomic performance” (source:… Read the full article…
When I first arrived at the Federal Reserve, my manager and team members wanted to know what I was interested in, and how this internship could help me learn. After trying out a few different small tasks, I chose to help with the firewall. Before this job, I had a basic understanding of how firewalls… Read the full article…
The Federal Reserve is an amazing place to work, and everyone on my team is great. But, adjusting to any workplace can be difficult at first. In this post, I will go through three challenges I faced in my internship, but overcame easily by utilizing the resources around me. Internship Challenges and Solutions Challenge: Working with… Read the full article…
The first week of my internship was overwhelming, but amazing! It was crazy starting my internship and moving to a new city all in one week. On the first day of the job, I went through an orientation where I learned all about the organization and how the different departments work together. It was cool… Read the full article…