Meet the interns

Meet the interns by Michael Cheary Internships can be a great way to gain practical experience and kick-start your career…At reed.co.uk, we’re firm believers in the value of a summer internship. We’ve just taken on five interns, and over the next eight weeks they’ll be blogging about their experiences and keeping us up-to-date with their development here at reed.co.uk.But before we move on to week one, let’s meet the interns…AndrewName: Andrew BuiDegree: Business Administration with a focus on EntrepreneurshipUniversity: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoRandom Fact: Until arriving at the reed.co.uk office, I had never finished a cup of coffee.How I got the Internship: My professor at university is an acquaintance of James Reed, and got us connected.What I hope to get out of it: Professional experience in the workforce, from doing business research and analytics, to what it’s like interacting in an office, to seeing how all the departments in a business wor k together.StephanieName: Stephanie IfaturotiDegree: Business and MarketingUniversity: Coventry UniversityRandom Fact: My younger brother of two years and I have the same birthday!How I got the Internship: Applied through reed.co.uk, of course.What I hope to get out of it: From this internship I would love to gain hands-on experience within the field of Marketing, as well as the opportunity to practically implement theoretical approaches studied whilst at University.YaseenName: Yaseen AbdulridhaDegree: B.S. Quantitative EconomicsUniversity: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoRandom Fact: Sadly, I am the only person that finds my humour entertaining.How I got the Internship: I got this internship at reed.co.uk co by having the opportunity to Skype James Reed himself during a business class at my University.What I hope to get out of it: During my time at reed.co.uk I hope to be able to gain a true understanding of what it means and feels like to work in London, as well as being able to see first-hand how a leading, and modern website headquarters functions.ConnorName: Connor MuenchDegree: Business FinanceUniversity: California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoRandom Fact: At the age of 12, I was ranked in the top 6,000 in the world at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.How I got the Internship: I was introduced to the internship through one of my university courses, titled Business Leadership Summit.What I hope to get out of it: Being my first work experience in my field of study, I hope to simply gain some industry exposure and to further develop my technical skills.Now you’ve met the interns, read up on how their first week went.Interested in interning? View all available internships now.Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the