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In Windsor, CT | Jun 29 09'

by BestFriends2009 a 50 year old female traveling as a family from Phoenix, on vacation in Windsor

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We are visiting with Jon in Windsor, CT. We have set up in wonderful home and taken over. I will post pictures tomorrow of his home. I... Continue reading »
What a quaint state. | Jul 06 09'

by BestFriends2009 a 50 year old female traveling as a family from Phoenix, on vacation in Windsor

"Nice."

We have been in Windsor, CT for a week now. It is a very quaint state. I have pictures of Jon's house. This is where we are stayi... Continue reading »
End of First Month | Jun 12 08'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Stamford

So today marks the end of my first month interning here. I am just now getting into the swing of things, the last two weeks has been spent fi... Continue reading »
First Day-Shubra | May 26 09'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Stamford

"McLagan works in three main lines of business: compensation and performance benchmarking, market share studies and expense benchmarking"

This is the beginning of my first week in Stamford, CT as an intern for McLagan. McLagan is a management consulting firm that was founded in... Continue reading »
Week 3 | Jun 08 09'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Stamford

"I had the opportunity to listen in on a conference call with a client!"

After another week loading data and doing folder reviews, I feel like I have generally mastered the techniques. Although I have tons of quest... Continue reading »
Week 4 | Jun 15 09'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Stamford

"I participated in a company wide training session on Investment Banking Analysts."

This week we had a training session on IB Analyst’s. The session went over McLagan’s trends in compensation etc… and proje... Continue reading »
Week 5 | Jun 22 09'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Stamford

"I presented to a Managing Director and 10 consulting analysts."

This week, I got the chance to participate in the McLagan Bulge Club. Basically, everyone chooses a Bulge firm to cover and update the group... Continue reading »
Week 7 | Jul 06 09'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Stamford

"I helped track employement patterns of senior management in Private Banking firms."

It’s another Bulge week. I was assigned my own firm, PNC Financial Corp. I prepared a short background on the company, its line o... Continue reading »
Week 8 | Jul 13 09'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Stamford

"I’ve become much more efficient at Vlookups on Excel which will be a huge asset to me in my future because every company uses Excel! "

Only 5 more weeks left in my internship; it has really gone by quickly. This week I have been doing some of the tasks I’ve done in the... Continue reading »
Week 11 | Aug 03 09'

by IUP Cook Honors College a real traveler from Indiana, on vacation in Stamford

" The executives at McLagan are meeting with Congressman Jim Himes who serves on the House Committees on Financial Services and Homeland Security"

This week our team has begun to finalize some of our surveys. This is very exciting and means there is tons of work to be done! This wa... Continue reading »