Undergraduate Blog / Author: Quintia Iradukunda

Every Experience is meaningful!

My experience as a residence assistant at Babson has taught me to listen and be more aware about my surrounding. I have seen these skills transfer into my daily life and my internship as well. It has been easy for me to adapt to the culture because I learned to listen and observe. I did…

Taking initiative, the key into the team

Working in Burundi is sometimes hard, as people have not really grasped the concept of internships and what the internships contribute to the students’ education. The only time that companies allow students to do an internship is usually in their last year of university when they are getting ready to write their thesis. The results…

Standing out by being a good team member

Working for Kahawatu foundation has taught me to work in different departments, as it is already a very small. When I took up my internship, I wondered how this would line up with my current concentration at Babson. I am currently doing Accounting and I soon realized that the accounting and finance department was very…

Shaping your Internship Experience

Even though it is not the internship you imagined for this summer, it is still important to make the most out of it. There is a lot to learn no matter what the industry is or what the size of the company is. So, instead of wasting your time, waking up every morning grumpy, try…