A Competitive Advantage: Internships lead to impressive résumés for Stevens business students

Senior business and technology major Patrice Cantalupo's internship at Goldman Sachs led to a permanent position at the company, a great accomplishment for a student with her sights on securing a career in the banking and finance industry.  As a regulatory operations business analyst, her internship allowed her the opportunity to improve efficiency and mitigate risk in a high-tech, complex environment.  She also felt the internship was like a 10-week interview process, allowing her and the company to test the waters for a possible fulltime position in the future.  "I did work that was useful," Patrice said. "And I met professionals in all levels of the company. Everyone was available and willing to guide us.  I could schedule brown bag lunches with executives or anyone who I wanted to meet for information and advice.  Overall, the experience reaffirmed what I wanted to do. The career development aspect of the internship was extremely helpful."

Patrice noted the distinction, especially, of the business and technology program at Stevens.  "My business and technology degree positions me to do so much of everything, as opposed to just finance," she said. "The breadth of our program is important.  The technology and science component is key, and what's also significant is that you learn how to learn, not only in the classroom but out in industry." 

Like many of her classmates, Patrice achieves a great deal outside of her coursework.  She serves as president of Gear and Triangle and is chair of the student-run Entertainment Committee.