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School Information
School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College Major: Engineering
Years at College Works: 2006
Career Information
Working For: Strategy&
Title: Director
Industry: ConsultingWhat Has Been Your Proudest Accomplishment Post-CWP?
Getting into Chicago Booth’s MBA program
College Works Career Impact
In one sentence, what has CW meant to you?
College Works Painting is probably the most challenging & rewarding internship you can do in college.
How did your CW experience impact your career? Immediately after graduation? Now?
My College Works Painting experience helped with getting my first job offer because it showed that I could deal with customers and lead a team.
What do you want to tell your clients about what it meant to work with them and how it has helped you get to where you are today?
My favorite part of the College Works Painting internship was working with my clients.
What was the greatest lesson you learned from your CW experience?
Hard work pays off and to not give up or think that you can’t achieve something.
Advice
What advice do you have for potential CW participants? Current CW participants?
Just stick with it, the hard work will pay off.