Student Spotlight

Intern Spotlight: Emily Purnell

Emily Purnell

Major: Accounting (MAcc)

Company: WR Grace

What resources did you use to secure your internship?

Connections I had made that would not have been possible without Smeal’s networking seminars and BA 297

What did you learn? 

I learned …

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Intern Spotlight: Rhea Godiawala

Major: Supply Chain Management and Information Systems

Company: Boeing

Internship year: Summer 2017

Graduation year: May 2019

What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship?

Networking/Freshmen Year’s BASE externship

What have you learned?

Working as a Supply Chain Management Analyst …

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Intern Spotlight: Jocelyn Wisdo

Name: Jocelyn Wisdo

Company: Walmart

Major: Supply Chain and Information Systems

“This summer I had the opportunity to work for Walmart at their Home Office in Bentonville, Arkansas. When I first started, I was very intimidated to be working for the Fortune …

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Intern Spotlight: Travis Holtzinger

Travis Holtzinger

Major: Accounting

Company: PwC

Class of 2018

What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship?

Taking advantage of the many resources the Smeal Career & Corporate Connections Office offers, as well as networking with PwC through on-campus events …

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Intern Spotlight: Emma Dillon

Emma Dillon

Company:  Honeywell Aerospace, Phoenix AZ

Position: Integrated Supply Chain Intern, SCAS Department

Major: Supply Chain

Year: Senior

What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship?  

As much Smeal involvement as possible! I am the President of Smeal Ambassadors, …

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Intern Spotlight: Smit Patel

Company : RevSpring, Inc.

Major: Accounting

Graduation Year:  2019

What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship?

Learning about the culture of my company and accepting the fact that I am also a part of this culture helped me secure my …

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Intern Spotlight: John Hursh

John Hursh

Company: Lancaster County Coalition to End Homelessness.

Major: Accounting

Resources that helped me gain the internship: Connections through community involvement, credentials from studies (had the right major), passion for the cause.

“My story is that I initially wrote …

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Intern Spotlight: Alexander Jankowski

Supply Chain intern at Paratek Pharmaceuticals in King of Prussia, PA
“Going into my Junior (3rd year) I got my internship by contacting a recruiter through LinkedIn. I learned how to forecast the Cost of Goods (COGs) for our Active Pharmaceutical …

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Intern Spotlight: Ellen Havard

Name: Ellen Havard
Major: Marketing
Company: Geico
Resources used to acquire internship: IST Career Fair/Fall Career Fair in the BJC
Highlights of the internship: I worked on a project that is actually being implemented at GEICO and through that I …

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Intern Spotlight: Spencer Keller

Name: Spencer Keller

Major: Finance

Year: Senior

Internship: MIS & Data Analytics Intern at Investors Bank

Highlights from my internship: I learned that teamwork and communication are essential in completing tasks in the workplace. If an individual does not work …

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