When an Unpaid Internship is Appropriate
Although I have been fortunate enough to attain paid internships, I have listened to many of my fellow Northwestern students describe their unpaid summer internships. Some helped to run non-profit...
View ArticleWhat “Undercover Boss” Can Teach Us About Brand Management
One of my guilty pleasures is watching a television show called “Undercover Boss.” The show follows the CEO (or another corporate leader) of a large company who goes undercover in their own stores to...
View ArticleProjected Talent: Connecting Students to Meaningful Work Experience
The perceived necessity of building a resume with flashy work experience early on in college (especially at Northwestern) has allowed unpaid internships to grow and recruitment cycles to take over time...
View ArticleFace the World Event Teaches Northwestern Students How to Build an Online...
Even though Northwestern senior Rebecca Liron has a job for next year in Africa at the International Rescue Committee, she still attended Procter and Gamble’s Face the World event held in Norris. “I...
View ArticleLikability is the Name of the Game: Cultural Matching and Homogeneity in the...
The curtain of 2014 summer internship recruitment has just closed … or not, for those who have not finalized their summer plans yet. While some students can’t wait to boast about their multiple offers...
View ArticleNew Northwestern Startup Learnerator Is Ready to Teach
Northwestern was recently in the news for becoming somewhat of a “startup machine” and elevating its entrepreneurship status into the ranks of the Stanford’s, Harvard’s and MIT’s of the world. And this...
View ArticleISIS – Much More Than A Radical Extremist Group
Earlier this summer, the world took notice of the growing threat of ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, as the terrorist organization gained territory throughout both countries. At first, with a...
View ArticleAm I an “anti-millennial”?
When my roommate and I were ranting about the state of millennials (a very Nerdwestern conversation), she showed me an interesting piece of marketing research. “Meredith” she said, “I think you are an...
View ArticleTrouble Within OPEC – What It Means For The Future
The past few weeks have seen the gradual breakup of the powerful international oil cartel of OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries. Comprised of twelve member-states, OPEC has...
View ArticleThis Week at UCS – week of 10/20
Information Sessions To RSVP to and learn more about this week’s information sessions log into CareerCat with your Northwestern netID and password. Analytics Mu Sigma, Inc. Palantir Technologies...
View ArticleThis Week at UCS – week of 11/3
Information Sessions To RSVP to and learn more about this week’s information sessions log into CareerCat with your Northwestern netID and password. Corporate L’Oreal Americas (open to juniors and...
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Northwestern Junior Uses Legos to Land Prestigious Internship
By Juliet Bartz Leah Bowman’s creative job application that helped her land an internship at the advertising company Energy BBDO. Leah Bowman, a junior at Northwestern, used to think her dream job...
View ArticleBarLift: A New Way to Bar-Hop
If you haven’t heard of BarLift yet, get ready for the future of bar-hopping. This app revolutionizes the experience, allowing users to receive exclusive deals from nearby bars, helping them make...
View ArticleWhen an Unpaid Internship is Appropriate
Although I have been fortunate enough to attain paid internships, I have listened to many of my fellow Northwestern students describe their unpaid summer internships. Some helped to run non-profit...
View ArticleRecent Decline of Oil and the Ruble Weigh Heavily on Russian Economy
Roughly two weeks ago Russian President Vladimir Putin stormed out of a G20 Summit meeting amid a barrage of criticism from fellow leaders, most notably German Chancellor Angela Merkel, over his recent...
View ArticleMaduro Administration Driving Venezuela Into Deeper Economic Crisis
Although not given much worldwide attention, Venezuela is currently grappling with a tremendous economic crisis. There are rampant shortages, economic stagnation, plummeting imports, and an ongoing...
View ArticleHow is the World $57 Trillion in Debt?
Northwestern students, whether you’ve gone to CVS to buy snacks for a friend who’s done you a solid or whipped out the Venmo to pay someone back for last week’s bar night, you’ve been in debt one way...
View Article“The Social Network” player creates startup with the help of NU
Divya Narendra made headlines well before his start-up, SumZero, a social network for investors, gained traction. Narendra acquired fame courtesy of “The Social Network”, a 2010 film that narrated the...
View ArticleNU alum and founder of NBR Rishi Shah addresses students about his startup,...
On March 3, 2015, Northwestern students had the pleasure of welcoming Rishi Shah back to campus, for a discussion on his personal entrepreneurship experience and the modern reformation of the once...
View ArticleOne-click delivery startup Crunchbutton is launching at NU soon
A new food delivery service will be launching at Northwestern soon. Crunchbutton, a food delivery startup founded by Yale University seniors in 2012, is hoping to find a place among existing popular...
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