Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Got an Internship at a Private Equity Firm

Almost contrary to my goal of slowing down my schedule this quarter, I have accepted an internship offer at a local private equity company. They may not have anything to do with technology companies, but they are in the business of evaluating, acquiring, and improving companies. This acquisition experience is very important for a career in business development. So I figured the opportunity was too good to pass up. It will also help confuse people when they see I had two internships in business school: one marketing, the other finance. So this quarter will be another busy one; especially when you consider I need to ramp up my full time career search.
Speaking of career search, I interview for a business development position at Blizzard Entertainment tomorrow; the makers of World of Warcraft. I hope it goes well. They are definitely a company that I would love to work for, but like many mid-size companies they are made successful by great individuals (not necessarily great degrees), therefore you need to sell them on your value as an individual. I am not sure if the timing is right for this position (they may want someone to start before I graduate), but it is a great opportunity to get my name in front of key management and build 'brand awareness'.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Trevor,

I am Pallavi Arunika and I am a MBA Aspirant. UC Irvine is one of my shortlisted colleges and I recieved an interview invite from them as well. I was searching about merage and that how I stumbled upon your blog. Would it be okie if we exhanged few mails about the college and your experiences. Sorry for taking the liberty of adding you.

Hoping to hear from you soon. My id is pallavi.arunika@yahoo.com

Thanks a ton
Pallavi Arunika