Undergraduate Blog / Author: Anna Saltykova

Cultural Trends

When somebody is trying to evaluate country’s potential for an independent study or research, they pay close attention to the youth. Young people are viewed as an asset for development, and depending on their perceptions of the future and the goal that they want to work towards, the country has a chance to enhance the…

Overview of the Corporate Culture outside of the US

Financial Capital – the company I am working for, is rather small in terms of the number of staff members. They constantly hire interns for their projects, and promote constant learning and growth for their employees. The team that I work with directly, consists of recent college graduates who are further in the game than…

Getting hired – COVID edition

COVID has changed many circumstances in our lives, including the ones related to the job offers and internship search. Since the start of my junior year, I was dedicated to getting an internship at a firm, which will provide me with invaluable skills and knowledge. Moreover, I wanted to do something that I am truly…

Identifying Cultural Differences

As the second week of my internship came to an end, I decided to write down some key differences in culture that I noticed. The internship at Financial Capital seemed very different for me in the aspect of the organizational structure and workflow set up. I had some previous experience of interning in the large…