Erik Kaltschmidt, a senior majoring in international business, works on a PowerPoint while company leaders at Xi’an Beta Market Research look on.
Huntsman students tackle challenging
international internships
A Jon M. Huntsman School of Business student, who recently served an internship in Brazil, said he came back with a Brazilian heart. No, he had not just completed an internship as a surgeon. Cohen Summers had been working at Banco Itaú S.A. in Sao Paulo. “I would love to return to Brazil,” Summer said. “It is an amazing country, and my heart is now Brazilian.” His work included helping a number of employees with their business English, in part, by developing and teaching a bi-weekly business communications course. Another student, Tyler Smith, a senior majoring in managerial economics and Spanish, worked at the same bank. He also said he enjoyed and benefited from his experience. However, he came back convinced he would like to work for a smaller company but found the international experience “stimulating and beneficial.” Paige Geslin and Krystn Clark have heard this kind of feedback before. Geslin is the internship director for the Huntsman School of Business and Clark is the internship coordinator. They would consider both reactions positive. “We tell students if you get into an internship and you find yourself wondering, ‘Why did I ever think this major was for me?’ that’s good,” Geslin said. “You were able to test drive your major. Now, if
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