Undergraduate Blog / Author: Kevin Luu

Walking Away From My First Internship

Throughout the school year, I was in search of my first internship and my first real-life experience into the business world for the summer. When I got the internship at ISlide, I was relieved and excited about the opportunity to learn and grow. Now that the internship is soon coming to an end, I am…

Applying New Skills: From Life Experiences to Work

Every single person comes from a different background, lives different lives, and has different experiences. From these experiences, new skills learned and obtained can be applied to future jobs and internships. It is very likely that there are some takeaways and skills acquired from something that you did in the past. Trying to applying those…

Why I Chose to Stand In What I Stand For

“Stand In What You Stand For” is the saying that grew ISlide, primarily a custom slide company, to where it is today. For a company based out of Boston, MA, ISlide faced the challenge of a very saturated footwear industry. The main way they were able to differentiate themselves was the customization aspect of their…

The Reality of the Business World

Experience is a word used so often it could make you go crazy, especially if you have none of it. The real world is tough. Companies are brutally honest about your resume and those volunteer hours that you put in is great for personal growth and the community, but not for landing a job or…