Accounting

Accountants develop and interpret financial data required for decision-making by managers, investors, regulators, and other stakeholders. To perform their functions, accountants must work with both numerical information and concepts, and they must be able to function effectively as individuals and …

Employer Spotlight: Ferguson

This week’s employer spotlight is Ferguson Enterprises Inc. Ferguson is a diverse distributor that spans multiple businesses including HVAC/R, waterworks and industrial. In the past 64 years, Ferguson has grown from a local distributor to a $15 billion dollar company with …

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 …

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 …

Employer Spotlight: Geico

Geico offers both IT and Business internship opportunities. The business internship opportunities are open to students who are studying Business, Finance, Insurance, Management, Mathematics, Economics, and related fields. Geico is looking for students who: Have completed their sophomore or junior year …

Intern Spotlight: Lily Schenkel

Name: Lily Schenkel Major: Marketing Company: Nasdaq Year: Senior What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship? Extensive resume review at Smeal Career & Corporate Connections, and Glassdoor What were the highlights from your internship? The opportunity to sit down one-on-one with …

Navigating Skype, Phone, and Virtual Interviews

So, you’ve applied to a ton of companies to secure that internship or full-time job.  One day you open up your computer to finally see an email come through asking you for an interview.  Congrats!  However, you are being asked to …

Spotlight Intern: Kylie Dumke

Name: Kylie Dumke Major: Supply Chain Management reYear: Class of 2018 Internship: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship?  Networking What have you learned?  The most important thing I learned from this internship is to believe in my abilities. I …

Spotlight Intern: Samantha Evans

Samantha Evans Company: Comcast Spectacor in Philadelphia, the parent company for the Philadelphia Flyers, Wells Fargo Center and Spectra Entertainment. Year: Senior (graduating May 2018) Major: Marketing What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship?: The Sports Networking Night in …

Intern Spotlight: Anna Harkleroad

Year: Senior Major: Accounting Internship: Grant Thornton What resource(s) helped you in securing your internship? Career fairs, Resume critiques, Nittany Lion Careers What were some highlights from your internship? As an intern in Grant Thornton’s Pittsburgh office, my fellow Pittsburgh …