International Business & Management Major Jobs 2018

international business & management

international business & management

Nick Struzenski

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Major: international business & management
Hometown: Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts
Employer: Ernst & Young
Job title: analyst

Job Responsibilities

I'm a first year analyst in Ernst & Young's Advisory Practice, Financial Services Office in Boston, Massachusetts. I'll be on a two-year rotational program where I'll be staffed on three to four projects, after which I'll become a senior consultant in the practice.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

My Dickinson education has taught me how to think analytically and learn quickly, as well as understand global concepts and pay attention to current events.

Internship Experience

  • Summer 2016: Lavastorm, a small data analytics company in Boston, assisted the sales and marketing teams.
  • Summer 2017: Ernst & Young, focused on risk in the Advisory Practice, Financial Services Office.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

Completing Professor Steve Erfle's data analysis course, and my last squash match after playing four years.

Macsen Pritchard

Major: international business & management
Hometown: Odessa, Florida
Employer: Aspire Financial Services LLC (Tampa, Florida)
Job title: conversion analyst

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

My international business & management education has given me a great opportunity to understand how businesses do work internally and externally. It has allowed me to grasp concepts during my internship and job experience that include finance, accounting and economics, which are all valuable areas to have a skill set in.

Internship Experience

Jabil Circuit, Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida, Summer 2015: international tax intern

  • Assisted the international tax department with compliance with the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) project on BEPS (Base Erosion and Profit Shifting).
  • Assisted in the creation of a dashboard and master files for use in reporting.
  • Compiled data and populated the dashboard using multiple sources, including international locations.
  • Researched tax returns and internal practices.
  • Attended learning sessions for Jabil interns.

Tampa Bay Rowdies, Tampa, Florida, March-May, 2013: marketing team intern

  •  Designed marketing outreach strategies.
  •  Integral part of a small fundraising team.
  •  Liaison to police and fire departments.
  •  Assisted in training sessions.
  •  Learned interpersonal, merchandising and organizational skills.

What are you most anticipating about your future?

I am most excited to finally be able to branch out using everything I have learned through academics and experience. I will have an opportunity to meet amazing new people and continue to better myself as an employee and in my career.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

Sports have always been a huge part of my life, and having the privilege to be a collegiate athlete is something I will never forget. It has helped me create strong connections with people that will hopefully last long into the future. The Dickinson men's soccer team has helped me grow as a person and has taught me discipline, responsibility and perseverance against adversity, which are qualities I hope to use throughout my professional career in finance.

Danielle Schwab

Major: international business & management
Hometown: Highland, Maryland
Employer: Choice Hotels International
Job title: revenue management data analyst

Job Responsibilities

Provide data analysis and technical knowledge in Rockville, Maryland, to evaluate hotel performance to verify strategic pricing and find new opportunities for market penetration.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

The ability to think critically and be engaged in my community.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

Being a student-athlete while at Dickinson gave me many opportunities to learn outside the classroom that I would never have had otherwise.

Megan Salerno

Major: international business & management, English
Hometown: Bethlehem, Connecticut
Employer: Enterprise Knowledge LLC
Job title: business analyst

Job Responsibilities

As an Enterprise Knowledge (EK) business analyst, I will be trained on and assist with a wide range of knowledge projects in and around the Washington, D.C., area. I will be supporting EK staff by delivering information-based solutions to a range of commercial and federal clients, including:

  • Designing a custom business taxonomy for the Inter-American Development Bank that supports both content findability as well as discoverability.
  • Working as a project manager for the World Bank in order to develop a mobile app for use in water and sanitation projects in several developing countries.
  • Gathering requirements and implementing change management practices for the National Park Service in order to create a single, world-class knowledge and learning platform.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

My experiences at Dickinson College, in tandem with the experiences that I had abroad at the University of Oxford, have prepared me for a career in the fast-paced, ever-changing world of consulting. At Dickinson, I learned how to develop as a holistic learner, and my double major in international business & management and English enabled me to simultaneously become a better qualitative and quantitative thinker, while also giving me the chance to develop my love of the Spanish language. Overall, my classes were usually challenging and rewarding, and I have truly been so fortunate to learn from such passionate and intelligent professors and to have been given the independence to grow as a learner and an individual.

Internship Experience

Summer 2017, I interned with Enterprise Knowledge, LLC in Arlington, Virginia. As an intern, I had the opportunity to work with members of the EK team to further develop and refine the company's brand strategy, produced marketing videos, edited/enhanced documents and reports, worked with marketing programs such as Canva to design layouts and blog graphics, developed/expanded recruitment strategies, enhanced the company's social media presence, engaged in activities related to taxonomy and change management, and helped to formulate the company's newsletters. I was fortunate enough to receive a job offer at the end of the summer, which I have accepted.

What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?

I could not be more excited to start my career at EK, as I feel it enables me to combine my English and international business & management majors rather seamlessly. The work culture is wonderful, and the CEO, Zach Wahl '98 really loved his experience at Dickinson, which is so amazing to see. EK offers great opportunities for advancement, so I would love to be promoted within the next year or so and enter into the higher ranks of the company. My goal in the next few years is to determine whether I want to continue to pursue a career in consulting or if I want to go on to graduate school to obtain my MBA or to study law. I am also considering trying to return back to the University of Oxford in the next couple of years for graduate school depending on what field/subjects I end up wanting to study.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

My first year interest group, my first year seminar and my first year hall gave me some of the best friends I could have ever asked for! They were and still are a big part of why I love Dickinson College so much and have had such wonderful experiences here. Everything that we have done together over the last four years has been so memorable, from snowball fights on the quads to nightly dinners in the cafeteria. They are truly an amazing group of people. In addition, the all college formal was such a fun event all four years, and I am so glad that it has become more popular! Lastly, my experience at the University of Oxford were absolutely incredible. I had never been abroad before, and in the course of one year, I made such incredible friendships and became a significantly better writer and free thinker. I am so grateful for everything that Dickinson has done for me over the last four years.

Andrew Rice

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Major: international business & management
Hometown: Wilmette, Illinois
Employer: Epic
Job title: project manager

Job Responsibilities

As a project manager on Epic's Implementation Services (IS) team in Madison, Wisconsin, I'll work side by side with customers to install Epic's software, help them to lead and manage change and ultimately transform the way they provide healthcare. I will be responsible for developing creative strategies to achieve a common end goal while collaborating with smart and innovative colleagues from all roles.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

Dickinson:

  •  pushed me out of my comfort zone
  •  allowed me to take electives outside my major
  •  and offered me a global perspective.

Internship Experience

  • AbbVie, Inc. (global trade compliance intern).
  • AbelsonTaylor (new business coordinator).

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

Madison Glass

Major: international business & management
Hometown: Ridgefield, Connecticut
Employer: Brighton Jones
Job title: associate

Job Responsibilities

Working on the wealth-strategies team in Washington, D.C., to develop financial plans and service clients.

Internship Experience

Charles Schwab, Phoenix, Arizona: RIA intern.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

Getting to "study abroad" in Hawaii twice.

Zoë Kaminski

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Major: international business & management
Hometown: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Employer: Lazard
Job title: investment banking analyst

Job Responsibilities

Raising capital, executing secondary transactions and providing capital solutions for private investment funds in New York City.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

I feel that through a combination of coursework, extracurriculars, and abroad experiences I've gained the following:

  •    ability to work with different types of people
  •    ability to think critically to solve problems
  •    ability to synthesize and summarize information in a clear and concise way
  •    ability to network professionally and informally
  •    ability to run and win a campaign
  •    comfort with public speaking
  •    ability to enter and navigate a room/situation knowing no one

Internship Experience

BlueSky Investment Management, equity research & investment analysis intern, Ridgewood, New Jersey
FTI Consulting, strategic communications intern - M&A, crisis, restructuring team, New York City

What are you most anticipating about your career or post-graduate pursuits?

Living in New York City again, but also gaining the absolute greatest amount of skill I can in this next period of my life. Starting my career in investment banking will allow me to develop my financial and professional skill set that will be incredibly valuable for future employers.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

  • Joining the Student Investment Group
  • Being ranked one of top three analysts in SIG and presenting to alumni at our annual meeting
  • Studying abroad in Toulouse, France
  • Doing a partner program in New York City
  • Being elected the president of the class of 2018
  • Getting my job offer during finals week last fall

Michael Dunn-Weiss

Major: international business & management
Hometown: New Canaan, Connecticut
Employer: Aetna
Job title: Financial Leadership Development Program (FLDP) associate

Job Responsibilities

Three-year rotational program in Hartford, Connecticut, exposing me to various aspects of finance, including reporting, investments, compliance and/or accounting. Three positions in three years.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

Dickinson has taught me to see beyond diversity as a buzzword and see its value in action. I look forward to the increasingly more varied perspectives and points of view I receive from my classmates, and I know seeing the way young people are learning and collaborating has prepared me to lead in the workplace.

Internship Experience

Maxus Global, advertising agency, New York City, client/account management.
Mindshare World, advertising agency, New York City, analytics and data science intern.

What are you most anticipating about your future?

I would like to receive an M.B.A. in the near future if it is beneficial for my career, and the international business & management major has helped me find my academic passion for business.

Danielle White

Major: international business & management
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland
Employer: IBM
Job title: digital sales specialist

Job Responsibilities

My role as a digital sales specialist in the IBM Summit program in Atlanta, Georgia, will include a two-year rotational program through multiple roles that allow me to gain experience with a variety of IBM solutions across multiple industries. I will receive sales, technology and industry solution training through a combination of classroom and online resources, hands-on field experiences and structured mentorship that will equip me with the knowledge and skills needed to make an immediate impact and achieve individual growth as a leader. As a digital seller, I will have the opportunity to embrace and leverage innovative digital and social tools to seek, connect and build relationships and to influence the market to reach personal and company business goals.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

Dickinson has prepared me for my future with a global perspective that I've received through so many of my classes in the Department of International Business & Management.

Internship Experience

American Coatings Association, government affairs intern, Washington, D.C.
Meadowgate Technologies, marketing & operations intern, Savage, Maryland.
Booz Allen Hamilton, consulting intern, Aberdeen, Maryland.

What are you most anticipating about your future?

I'm most anticipating seeing how I can bring my liberal-arts education into my digital sales role.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

The most defining moment of my Dickinson experience was studying abroad in Málaga, Spain, because it has made me more open to new experiences.

 

 

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Madison Jaronski

Major: international business & management
Hometown: New Hope, Pennsylvania
Employer: Enterprise Knowledge
Job title: analyst

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

By teaching me critical thinking.

Internship Experience

Talent and development intern, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, Carlisle, Pennsylvania (January 2018 – present).
Talent management systems support coordinator, Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (December 2017 – January 2018).
Human resources and crisis management intern, Arkema Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania (May 2017 – August 2017).
Client attainment and relationship intern, Wiley Group, Conshohocken, Pennsylvania (May 2016 – August 2016).

What are you most anticipating about your future?

The exciting and challenging work of being a consultant. After being at Dickinson, where I could engage in a variety of different tasks/opportunities, I did not want a standard desk job.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

Being in Stern Great Room watching the panel of entrepreneurs speak to Innovation Competition at Dickinson (IC@D) participants and realizing that only three short years ago, I was only in charge of making a poster for IC@D, and now I am on the leadership team and handle all aspects of the competition.

Elizabeth Smith

Major: international business & management
Hometown: Sparta, New Jersey
Employer: Selective Insurance
Job title: corporate trainee in Branchville, New Jersey

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

Dickinson has taught me how to think and how to combine my areas of interest to become a well-rounded individual. Dickinson's liberal-arts education has taught me how to think, problem solve and innovate.

Internship Experience

Court Appointed Special Advocates, Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Selective Insurance, Branchville, New Jersey.

What are you most anticipating about your career?

As a corporate trainee, I'll have the opportunity to have rotations in several different departments. Since I'm not sure exactly what I want to do in my professional life, I'm excited to have the chance to explore different areas to find my passion.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

I've really enjoyed working with the business department on projects that not every international business & management major gets to experience. I especially enjoyed working on a survey and analysis regarding whether or not the Downtown Carlisle Association is meeting the needs of Dickinson students.

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Wes Heffernan

Major: international business & management
Hometown: Phoenix, Maryland
Employer: Wells Fargo
Job title: financial analyst

Job Responsibilities

I will be analyzing financial institutions in underwriting processes in Charlotte, North Carolina. I will also generate credit and risk models including but not limited to CAMELS analysis and will assist in deal flow and presentation of materials to upper-level management.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

It’s made me look beyond the surface of any issue or situation. Questioning things and analyzing them has prepared me immensely for banking. Also, taking Mandarin has prepared me well for cross-cultural and international business functions.

Internship Experience

Wells Fargo

What are you most anticipating about your career?

Making a meaningful and immediate impact that benefits multinational groups.

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

Joining a fraternity, captaining the club soccer team, and going abroad.

Tyler Heisey

Major: international business & management
Hometown: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
Employer: University of Arkansas
Job title: academic advisor

Job Responsibilities

Assist student athletes with academic challenges while working on my graduate degree in recreation and sports management.

How has Dickinson prepared you for your future?

It has offered me a great educational background and given me the skills I need to succeed.

Internship Experience

  • Cumberland Valley High School: Department of Athletics
  • Dickinson College: Department of Athletics

What are some of the defining moments of your Dickinson experience?

Winning the bucket against Gettysburg in football this year.

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Published April 1, 2018