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BEHIND THE SCENES

Inside Info From Five Top Companies

STAYING CONNECTED

The Link Between Diversity and Technology

CAUSE THEY MADE THE CASE THEY WON THE CASH THEY NAMED THE

Congratulations to the Winning Team of the 2008 JPMorgan Good Venture Undergraduate Competition That Received a $25,000 Donation from JPMorgan to Benefit: Gardens for Health International (GHI) Team Includes: Co-founders Emma Clippinger, Brown University and Emily Morell, Yale University; Julie Carney and Hae-in Lim, Yale University

Europe Runner-up: Peter McVerry Trust Team Includes: Laurence Banville, Barry Colfer and Patrick Rath, University College Dublin

US Runner-up: Vida Jovem Team Includes: Araceli Ortiz, Stanford University The JPMorgan Good Venture Undergraduate Competition challenges teams of undergraduate students across the US and Europe to make a socially responsible case for the non-profit organization of their choice. Ten finalist teams out of an original 101 presented at JPMorgan’s New York City headquarters for the $25,000 donation on January 18, 2008. Are you passionate about a cause? Get involved in next year’s competition.

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Table of Contents

05 EDITOR Sarah Baicker Editorial Director Fred Cohn Associate Editor Denis Wilson Design & Production Michael Wilson Project Manager Anne Margrethe Mannerfelt Print & Distribution Manager Chris Veneziale

Diversity Upgrade Undergrads want employers on the cutting-edge

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Top 100 Diversity Employers Top 10 Business and Engineering Employers

0 9 11 12 & 13

Ernst & Young Employee Profile

Campbell Soup Company Employee Profile

PricewaterhouseCoopers Employee Profiles

Liberty Mutual & T-Mobile Employee Profiles

THE ART OF SUCCESS

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Your parents may have recognized diversity by outward differences, but you know better. Diversity isn’t just about the obvious; it’s about the below-the-surface details that shape who we are—and while skin color may be part of it, it’s far from the whole story. Thanks to the ever-shrinking world we live in, you’re probably used to working alongside others from different backgrounds, regions, and cultures. You insist on it. And employers are catching on. On the following pages, we talked with young employees at five companies that thrive because of talented, diverse recruits like you. Ernst & Young (p. 9) recruits diverse interns through the INROADS program, and those who stay with the company are nurtured with a veritable library of networking groups. At the Campbell Soup Company (p. 10), a diversity-themed book club allows employees to discuss their differences while uniting over a common theme. They’ve already talked about books that deal with race and generational gaps. The future of PricewaterhouseCoopers (p. 12) depends on talented, young employees from varied backgrounds, says Roy Weathers, the firm’s chief diversity officer. “We couldn’t survive without them,” he says. Liberty Mutual (p. 15) recruits for its development program from

all college majors, looking for breadth of experience rather than just educational history. T-Mobile (p. 15) challenges its young analysts to put themselves in the shoes of members of an array of demographics. They gave us the inside scoop on what it’s like to work with them, so pay attention—you might be part of the next wave of employees to lead their companies to success. Good luck! The Jungle Campus Editorial Team

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ven just 15 years ago, connecting regularly with others half a world away was difficult and expensive—if not downright unthinkable. But these days, the guy sitting across from you in the library might be texting his girlfriend in California while zipping off an email to a classmate from Beijing. New technology in the form of cell phones, Instant Messenger, and Skype have allowed today’s young adults to remain in almost constant contact with others, no matter where on the globe they’re currently located. Dubbed “millennials,” those born between about 1980 and 2000 (though the exact dates vary a bit depending on whom you ask) are considered extremely technologically resourceful—much more so than any previous generation. The lines between cultures, countries, and continents are more blurred than ever. Whereas diversity used to be defined primarily in terms of skin color and ethnicity, college students see it more as the individualities that define them—where they come from, how they view the world, and the experiences that helped shape them. And they recognize the benefits of connecting with a diverse community, through a variety of means. “Diversity is very important to millennials,” says Claudia Tattanelli, CEO of Universum, an employer branding and research firm. “Thanks to the Internet, they’re used to daily

interaction with people with completely different Diversity leads to backgrounds from their own.” So it’s fitting, then, that innovation and undergraduates from diverse backgrounds picked Google millennials shine as their number-one ideal best in a diverse employer in Universum’s recent survey. The team environment. most Internet communications and technology giant is a perfect example of the link between diversity and success. “Diversity leads to innovation,” Tattanelli says, “and millennials shine best in a diverse team environment.” More than a third of Google’s workforce is made up of minorities, but the company’s philosophy of diversity goes beyond the obvious. Google fosters a staff that mirrors the world it caters to, creating a community that’s diverse in many of the same ways that millennials define the concept. It should come as no surprise that other companies across a variety of industries are recognizing the benefits of diversity—in terms of benefiting their businesses and attracting new employees. “The impact of the millennial generation is strong,” Tattanelli says. “The nation’s top employers are revising their messaging and offerings to meet the new generation’s demand.” —Sarah Baicker

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Top 100 Ideal Diversity Employers 2007

1 2 3 4 5

rank Company preferred by

Google || preferred by 15.42% Microsoft || preferred by 9.23% Walt Disney || preferred by 9.06% Apple Computer || pref. by 8.23% Goldman Sachs || pref. by 7.57%

rank Company preferred by

Toyota

3.21%

Genentech

3.15%

Electronic Arts

3.10%

Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;OrĂŠal

3.03%

Merck

2.58%

American Airlines

2.55%

Lehman Brothers

2.49%

Yahoo!

2.45%

GlaxoSmithKline

2.43%

Hilton Hotels Corporation

2.36%

Starbucks

2.35%

Accenture

2.34%

National Security Agency

2.34%

Amazon.com

2.33%

Bain & Company

2.33%

U.S. Department of State

6.74%

PricewaterhouseCoopers

6.50%

2.30%

Sony

6.49%

Time Warner Inc.

2.27%

Ernst & Young

5.92%

American Express

2.23%

Deloitte

5.61%

Dell

2.08%

Teach for America

5.18%

Gap Inc.

1.99%

Central Intelligence Agency

5.16%

Target

1.95%

Boeing

5.15%

Cisco Systems

1.91%

Federal Bureau of Investigation

4.96%

ExxonMobil

1.88%

IBM

4.94%

Shell Oil Company

1.88%

Johnson & Johnson

4.88%

Hewlett-Packard

1.86%

Procter & Gamble

4.88%

Northrop Grumman Corporation

1.86%

BMW

4.84%

The Boston Consulting Group

1.86%

JPMorgan Investment Bank

4.84%

Honda Companies

1.82%

Merrill Lynch

4.83%

U.S. Air Force

1.78%

Peace Corps

4.73%

Motorola

1.77%

Pfizer

4.54%

Amgen

1.76%

Morgan Stanley

4.38%

AMD

1.75%

Lockheed Martin Corporation

4.31%

General Motors

1.69%

General Electric

4.12%

HSBC

1.67%

Nike

4.08%

Marriott

1.61%

KPMG

4.01%

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals

1.59%

Bank of America

4.00%

Adobe Systems

1.53%

Citigroup

3.98%

Raytheon

1.52%

Mayo Clinic

3.76%

Deutsche Bank

1.45%

Intel

3.75%

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

1.45%

JPMorgan Chase

3.64%

UBS

1.45%

McKinsey & Company

3.37%

Southwest Airlines

1.40%

Coca-Cola

3.21%

Texas Instruments Incorporated

1.40%

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rank Company preferred by

Abbott

1.40%

PepsiCo

1.38%

eBay

1.37%

Bayer

1.29%

Anheuser-Busch

1.28%

Siemens

1.26%

1.23%

Lilly (Eli Lilly and Company)

1.19%

Bristol-Myers Squibb

1.16%

U.S. Army

1.16%

Nestlé

1.14%

Discovery Communications

1.12%

Best Buy

1.10%

Kraft Foods

1.06%

General Mills

1.03%

Sun Microsystems

1.03%

Booz Allen Hamilton

1.02%

McGraw-Hill Companies

1.02%

DuPont

1.01%

Rolls-Royce North America

1.01%

Nokia

1.00%

Fidelity Investments

0.99%

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide

0.98%

top career goals Money can’t buy happiness: The top career goal for undergrads is to balance their personal lives and work.

question

What career goals do you hope to attain within three years of graduation?

Balance personal life and career

54%

Pursue further education

36%

Build a sound financial base

30%

Contribute to society

25%

Work internationally

20%

Become a specialist

13%

Reach a managerial level

12%

Work with increasingly challenging tasks

11%

2007 top 10 ideal diversit y

business Employers

engineering Employers

A mix of innovation and technology is important to business students, who chose Google as their ideal employer for the first time.

Engineers set their sights beyond passenger jets—top employer Boeing also pairs with the Department of Defense and NASA to build rockets, missiles, and warfare patrol aircraft.

rank

Company preferred by

1 Google

15.39%

1 Boeing

17.75%

2 PricewaterhouseCoopers

13.91%

2 Lockheed Martin Corporation

14.77%

3 Goldman Sachs

13.76%

3 General Electric

12.75%

4 Ernst & Young

12.88%

4 Google

10.15%

5 Deloitte

11.56%

5 Intel

9.67%

6 Walt Disney

10.55%

6 IBM

8.66%

7 JPMorgan Investment Bank

9.22%

7 Toyota

7.92%

8 Merrill Lynch

9.03%

8 BMW

7.81%

9 KPMG

8.90%

9 Microsoft

7.49%

10 Apple Computer

8.80%

10 Northrop Grumman Corporation

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Ernst & Young is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Worldwide, our people are united by our shared values and an unwavering commitment to quality. Ernst & Young makes a difference by helping our people, our clients and our wider communities achieve potential. Number of employees

130,000 globally 26,000 in the US Future coworkers

Ernst & Young recruits from various fields of study, and many of the college graduates hired are former Ernst & Young interns. find out more www.ey.com/us/careers

Yee-Ling Chan > Position: Staff One in Auditing, beginning September 2008 > Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Miami University, May 2007; Master’s of Accounting degree, Miami University, June 2008 > Landed the job through: Early preparation, talking to the right people, and taking my internships very seriously. > My definition of diversity: Embracing the differences in people on a multitude of levels, whether it’s race, gender, or anything else.

riginally from Hong Kong, Yee-Ling Chan set her accounting career goals early on in her education. Her ambition and drive led her to complete two internships with Ernst & Young in Ohio—including one that required a regular 100-mile commute. Impressed with the organization’s diverse culture and strong reputation, Chan turned down an internship offer from another Big Four competitor, and scored a full-time job with Ernst & Young months before graduation. Why Ernst & Young? I had really strong impressions of the Big

Four firms, but it wasn’t until I sat down and interviewed with each of them that I realized they weren’t all the same. When I did my on-campus interviews, Ernst & Young stood out because of the people I met while interviewing, the events they had on our campus, and their great reputation.

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What’s the best part about working at Ernst & Young? I’m proud

to be a part of an organization that’s respectable and has a good reputation in the public eye. Whenever I told people who I interned for, they were like, “Oh my gosh! Are you serious?” This Christmas, when I went back to Hong Kong, a cousin asked me who I was going to work for when I graduated, and I told her Ernst & Young, thinking she wouldn’t even know what I was talking about. But she was really impressed—and that’s a response I get not just from family, but from everyone I talk to.

Ernst & Young refers to the global organization of member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young LLP is a member firm serving clients in the U.S.

And that convinced you to go back for a second internship?

Actually, during my first internship there, I was heavily pursued by another one of the Big Four. I’m not going to lie: I definitely considered it. I thought it might be a good idea to explore, to see what else was out there. But then I thought about the friendships I’d made at Ernst & Young, and how much I learned from my seniors. They gave me such a great internship experience, and as a person who values loyalty, I wanted to stay. How does Ernst & Young foster inclusiveness? Many companies say that they embrace diversity, but Ernst & Young actually supports it and has a diverse team. They participate in a program called INROADS that recruits minority students early on in their college career and gives them the opportunity to do multiple internships. Also, every summer they hold an international leadership conference in Orlando for all their interns, and I remember during one of the seminars, an employee talked to us about a networking group for gays and lesbians at Ernst & Young. I think something like that has historically been taboo in a professional community, and for her to be comfortable to do that there was great. What accomplishments were you most proud of during your internships? At the internship level, when you’re out on an

audit, you are typically assigned to less risky areas. But I found a few things that turned out to be important and needed to be brought up with someone at a higher level. One senior also nicknamed me “Super Intern” because of how fast I’d get things done. That was when I realized my job mattered—I wasn’t just an intern making coffee and copies.

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Together we will build the world’s most extraordinary food company by nourishing people’s lives everywhere, everyday. ABOUT US Campbell Soup Company is a global manufacturer and marketer of simple meals, including soup, as well as baked snacks, and vegetable based beverages. The company is 140 years old, with over $7.3 billion in annual sales and a portfolio of more than 20 market-leading brands. OUR COMMUNITIES Campbell Soup Company is very committed to working with outside organizations such as the American Heart Association, Go Red for Women, Shaping America’s Youth, Harlem Globetrotters, Alliance for a Healthier Generation and National PTA. We also encourage all employees to volunteer in our communities. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION • Fortune Magazine – “One of America’s Most Admired Companies” • Gallup – Great Workplace Award • Black MBA Magazine – Names 2 Campbell Leaders top 50 under 50. • American Heart Association – Recognizes Campbell for creating a culture of physical Activity in the workplace. • SYSCO – Named Campbell its “2006 Supplier of the year. • NJBIZ – Awards Campbell “Best places to work in NJ” OUR EMPLOYEES Campbell’s is a recognizable brand that people trust. That is a powerful and fulfilling reason to join the company. Our people are valued. Our engagement scores are just one indicator that our employees feel valued by their managers and the organization. Many of our employees talk about Campbell as “a big company with a small company feel.” You can make a difference at Campbell. Everyone at Campbell has the opportunity to touch big brands, products, and projects. We support personal and professional growth and encourage employees to lead healthy, balanced lifestyles.

DIVERSITY At Campbell Soup Company, we define diversity as the vast array of human differences and similarities, inclusive of everyone. In order to compete and succeed in a changing marketplace, we must cultivate and embrace a diverse employee population that fuels our growth and enriches our global culture. We truly believe creating an environment where everyone can contribute to their greatest capability and achieve their highest potential is a major component of our competitive advantage as an organization. In order for Campbell Soup Company to continue along our current path, we need every employee to live our diversity and inclusion mission statement everyday. One way to accomplish this is by joining and/or supporting one or more of an array of employee affinity networks. Campbell Soup Company Affinity Networks: • Are open to all employees and play an important role in supporting and sustaining our diversity efforts; • Were established to provide a mutually beneficial relationship for the company and employees; • Exist with the intent of helping to facilitate competency building in specific areas, and assist in growth of the company’s bottom line; • Enrich their members by providing a forum for people from similar backgrounds, cultures, and interests to come together to network, develop professionally, identify issues of concern, and provide mutual support; and • Enhance the company by acting as conduits for information and energy that can increase Campbell’s ability to attract, develop and retain a diverse group of employees, improve customer service and understand new consumer markets.

Campbell … The ingredients to be extraordinary Where icon brands thrive. People are valued. And you can make a difference.

Campbell Soup Company Campbell Soup Company is a global manufacturer and marketer of simple meals, including soup, as well as baked snacks and vegetable based beverages. The Company has more than 20 market-leading brands, including Campbell’s, Swanson, Pepperidge Farm, Stockpot, Pace, V8 and Prego. Number of employees:

Approximately 22,500 Future coworkers:

Leadership, integrity, teamwork analytical ability, interpersonal skills, flexibility, determination, and ability to grow. Send resumé to:

http://careers.campbellsoupcompany.com Find out more:

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Eric Dickason > Position: Associate Packaging Engineer > Education: B.S. in Packaging Science, Michigan State University, May 2007 > What diversity means to me: Diversity isn’t just ethnicity, but also frame of mind and age group.

hen Eric Dickason showed up at Campbell for the first day of his internship, he was shocked to find the company had given him his own desk and telephone—he had expected to be locked up in a lab all day. Two years after the start of that internship, Dickason has made a home for himself at Campbell. He may be just a year out of school, but he sees himself with the company for the long run.

entrepreneur either, but I do now. You need business savvy to get others to help you. That’s a skill I learned at Campbell, not in school. They don’t teach corporate behavior in college! What initially attracted you to Campbell? I get to support the

everyday business of Campbell. I wanted to work with different materials from glass to plastic to metal and span the entire spectrum of the packaging development process, and I got to do that here. There’s an innovation at Campbell that really grabbed me, too Is the company diverse? Yes. Many corporations will have a

PHOTO: michael whitson

You’re 24 years old and responsible for telling your senior colleagues what to do—how has that been? Being young and

getting people to believe in me and trust my opinions can be a challenge. I’m working with people who have 20 or 30 years experience and they have this kid asking them to do things a certain way. I can definitely put myself in their shoes and understand how that would be difficult. I’m proud of how I’ve learned to build relationships here and consider it a blessing to gain people’s trust. Has the job met your expectations? It’s exceeded them. I thought

I’d be cooped up in a lab all day. I didn’t expect any traveling, and I’ve been out of state every week this year—frequent flier miles are my best friend! I definitely didn’t consider myself an

variety of ethnicities, but you can’t just hire different races and say you’re diverse. I think at Campbell, it’s the mixture of people with different ideas that makes it truly diverse—people from different places and different generations in particular. Diverse people coming together for a common goal is great. Where do you see yourself in five years? I definitely see

myself still with Campbell. A lot of people don’t want to box themselves in like that, but I see myself getting promoted and climbing the ranks here. The experience you gain by staying with one company for an extended period of time is great. If you’re constantly moving, what are you really learning? I see myself becoming an expert in what I do, and I think I can do that best focused on what I’m doing at Campbell.

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Roy Weathers > Position: Chief Diversity Officer > Education: B.S. in Accounting, Winthrop University, 1989; Master’s in Taxation, Clemson University, 1990. > My advice to students: Learn to be comfortable being uncomfortable. Everyone gets nervous, but learning to work through that feeling of butterflies is tremendously valuable. > My definition of diversity: People often pigeonhole diversity around just tangible differences such as race and gender. But diversity can mean anything that is different about someone.

oy Weathers, who’s been with PricewaterhouseCoopers for 18 years, has always liked a challenge—he picked accounting as his college major in part because he heard it was one of the most difficult. Last year, PwC’s chairman offered him the position of chief diversity officer, an opportunity Weathers admits was never on his fiveyear plan. But he happily accepted, and is thrilled to help promote a more candid dialogue about issues that matter as much to the firm as to him personally. What does your job entail? My job is to look at everything we

do as a firm and make sure it contributes to an inclusive and diverse workplace. I am charged with supporting a culture where people can succeed regardless of their background, and can feel comfortable to share their views and opinions. Those views are fuel for our firm. Why is diversity important? We’re only as good as our people,

and diversity is the piece that really makes everything come together here. We live in a global world, and the services that PwC offers require us to be agile when navigating different cultures. In addition, studies have shown that when you bring

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a group of people together who have different experiences and different backgrounds who are comfortable to share their views, you get a better product. Diversity is an asset. What does PwC look for in new employees? The learning here

never stops—if you’re someone who isn’t focused on taking advantage of that, it doesn’t matter how well you’re trained, you aren’t going to be successful. We have academic standards of course, but we also want individuals who are involved, who go above and beyond what the normal day-to-day college life would require. Students who have been very involved, performed academically, and will challenge the firm and help it grow are a tremendous asset to PwC. In what way are young employees important to your company?

Where do I start? The average age of our firm is somewhere around 28. We hire thousands of college students each year right out of school. The success and growth of our firm depends on attracting new, motivated talent every year. We couldn’t survive without it. What’s the best part about your job? It’s extremely gratifying

to know that I can have a real impact on so many people. Our diversity efforts are vital to PwC’s future success, and to be in a position where I can influence where we’re going in this area is extremely rewarding and meaningful to me. Being a driver of strategy that’s positive for our people and our “bottom line” is just tremendous.

PwC is the largest global network of professional services firms offering a wide range of Assurance, Advisory and Tax services to many of the world’s largest and most prestigious companies. At PwC, you will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded and diversity is respected and valued. Number of employees

146,000 globally 31,000 in the US future coworkers PwC

primarily looks for Accounting majors, while some of our specialty groups will also consider a Finance or Computer Information Systems major. find out more

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Zahira Medina > Position: Tax Associate in Banking and Capital Markets Group > Education: B.S. in Accounting, Baruch College, May 2006; Master’s in Taxation in progress, Baruch College > My definition of diversity: Diversity is about interacting with different people that come from different backgrounds and have different perspectives on life.

fter moving four times—including from the Dominican Republic to New Hampshire—Zahira Medina settled in New York, where she scored back-to-back internships with PricewaterhouseCoopers. In 2006, the accounting giant offered her a job in their audit practice. But Medina had an epiphany: She needed to work in tax. She was able to transfer her offer to PwC’s tax group, and is thrilled to be doing exactly what she envisioned.

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How did you become interested in PwC? I interviewed with all

the Big Four, because, to be honest, I didn’t know what the differences between them were. When it came down to it, it was the people I interviewed with at each firm that made all the difference. PwC stood out because they weren’t asking me why they should hire me, but they were telling me why I should pick them. That just stuck with me, and I turned down my other offers. Senior year, I just fell in love with tax—to me, filling out a tax return is almost like solving a puzzle. What was your first day like? I was nervous and overdressed—I

was wearing a suit and everyone else was dressed business

casual. Your first day is not too overwhelming because you spend it in introductory training with other interns and you get a chance to meet others at your level. I shook a lot of hands, had lunch with my mentor, and calmed down after a couple of hours when I realized everybody was so nice. What surprised you most when you started? My first busy season.

It wasn’t my worst, but you don’t really know what busy season is like until you live through it. I was working Monday through Saturday for two months, and that doesn’t even seem that bad now! It’s such a shock to transition from being a student to being a professional, no matter how busy you are in school. There’s just such a lifestyle change. Has the job met your expectations? It definitely has. At first I

was scared that maybe I’d made the wrong decision and actually working in tax wouldn’t be the same as it was taking my taxation class in school. But as soon as I got here, I immediately knew I made the right choice. I’m at a point right now where I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life. Where do you see yourself in five years? In five years, I see

myself having finished my Master’s in Taxation, having my CPA license, starting a family, and still working in tax!

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Liberty Mutual Jamie McKenna > Position: Commercial Underwriting Development Program Trainee > Education: B.S. in Economics, Purdue University, May 2007 > My definition of diversity: Differences in opinions, cultures, mindsets, and ways of doing things.

t a career fair at

Purdue, Jamie McKenna struck up a conversation with an old friend she hadn’t seen in ages. As it turned out, that friend was a recruiter for Liberty Mutual—and he thought McKenna was a perfect match for the company’s development program for post-graduates. What was your first day like?

PHOTO: Larry Gindhart

At first, I was really nervous. I remember getting ready in the morning took a lot longer than it usually takes, and I asked my boyfriend five times if I looked okay. But as soon as I arrived and started talking to people, it wasn’t stressful at all. The day was very structured, and everyone was very laid back and friendly. What’s the biggest challenge you’ve faced? When I walked in

on that first day, I didn’t know anything about insurance. In school, I relied on going to class and taking notes to learn, but here I had to read textbooks and learn on my own. Now, I have a much better understanding of insurance, thanks to six months of really intensive studying.

T-Mobile Andrea Negrin > Position: Analyst, Consumer Insights > Education: B.S. in International Business, Western Washington University, 2006 > My definition of diversity: Diversity is about differences in life experience, and how they shape you into who you are today.

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much rather talk on the phone than write up an email. So when she was presented with an opportunity to intern at T-Mobile, it made sense to jump at the chance. Three months to the day after starting the program, she was offered a fulltime job. Has the job met your expectations? Yes. I really feel

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like I’m a valued team member. Sometimes I step back and think, I’m the youngest person in my department—that’s crazy! But at the same time, I don’t feel intimidated by my peers. It’s the perfect place to be right now. I’m continuously learning and growing. What are some challenges you’ve faced? Being a part of a

market research group means you’re influencing decisions, but not always making them. It can be disappointing if you’ve spent a lot of time doing research that doesn’t end up being fully utilized. But our research is invaluable, and it’s so rewarding when you realize you’re actually influencing change.

“Helping people live safer, more secure lives” since 1912, Boston based Liberty Mutual Group is a leading global multi-line group of insurance companies whose largest line of business is private passenger auto, based on 2007 direct written premium. Number of employees

41,000 globally Future coworkers

Liberty Mutual visits campuses throughout the U.S. and is interested in attracting students for careers in Finance, Claims Management, Sales, IT, and HR functions Send Resume to

www.libertymutual.com/ getstarted find out more

www.libertymutual.com Where do you see yourself in five years? I’d like to still be

working here. I’d love to become a field specialist—I’d get to travel more and actually go out and talk to agents. What is your advice to others looking to score a spot in Liberty Mutual’s development program? Be ready to study! You have

to learn so much in the first few months, you’ll almost feel like you’re back in school. But if you stick it out, ask lots of questions, and get yourself involved, it’s definitely worth it.

T-Mobile USA is a national provider of wireless voice, messaging, and data services capable of reaching over 268 million Americans where they live, work, and play. In a world full of busy and fragmented lives, we at TMobile USA, Inc., have this idea that wireless communications can help. Number of employees

36,000 in the US Future coworkers

We’re seeking people who work hard, have fun and make a personal commitment to delivering exceptional results Send Resume to

collegerecruiting@ t-mobile.com find out more

www.tmobile.jobs What is your advice to students hoping to follow in your footsteps? Take every project you’re given seriously. Try

and knock the ball out of the park with everything you do. When you’re a junior level employee, you can be given some seemingly mindless projects. But with every assignment you’re given, someone is trying to learn something about you. More challenging projects come in time. You don’t go from being an intern to being VP overnight.

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