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My TIAACREF Internship

After her internship at Fortune 100 company TIAA-CREF, JWU accounting student Candice was hired full-time as a Performance Reporting Analyst II at the company.

After her internship at Fortune 100 company TIAA-CREF, JWU accounting student Candice was hired full-time as a Performance Reporting Analyst II at the company. Here's what she has to say about her internship:

My Finance & Actuarial Internship
By Candice Benson ‘11
TIAA-CREF
Management Accounting major

I had been on the lookout for an internship for a few months. Then, JWU's experiential education team alerted me of an opportunity at TIAA-CREF. I applied immediately.

The next day, I received a request for a phone interview. That went well, and I met with my possible future manager for what seemed more like a conversation than an interview.

The next day, I received a call offering me the job.

Financial Experience I work with top management within Finance & Actuarial. I share an office with a woman who has been with TIAA-CREF for about 7 years, learning the ropes from her about compliance and records management.

One of my main jobs is to resurrect the quarterly department newsletter. I have also been keeping project managers on their toes about updating project progression and milestones.

Career Opportunities With a corporation there are always possibilities of growth and knowledge. My manager has been very influential and is happy to provide me with as much experience as I can gain while at TIAA-CREF.

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