Author: Swapnika Yarlagadda

10 Weeks of Clarity

By Swapnika Yarlagadda | August 21, 2017

Around this time two months ago, I had already been 3 weeks into my internship. When I look back at my mental state (in terms of career development) then and now, everything has changed. I started the internship without fully knowing what it would entail. The interview process helped in highlighting some major projects I…

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Rules & Regulations: Extreme or Essential?

By Swapnika Yarlagadda | August 21, 2017

One of the main projects that the interns worked on during my internship was biweekly presentations on UBS’ policies and procedures. These presentations were created under the guidance of the management team, mainly the compliance and risk officer of our branch. The presentations had 2 goals: To educate the interns not only about the various…

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How to have difficult conversations at work?

By Swapnika Yarlagadda | August 19, 2017

Whether you’re an intern or a full time employee, you are bound to be in situations where difficult conversations are the only solutions.  Confronting coworkers is not easy. Especially when you’re an intern who is being newly exposed to a company’s culture. However, avoiding uncomfortable conversations with a short term mindset can affect productivity, motivation…

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Why UBS has a great culture

By Swapnika Yarlagadda | July 27, 2017

When I applied to the wealth management internship at UBS, I didn’t think that I would actually end up moving to Miami for the summer. Transitioning to Babson from India was already a huge process in itself. I didn’t know if moving to another city for just three months was really going to be worth…

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What does it mean to be a Babson Intern?

By Swapnika Yarlagadda | July 23, 2017

The Babson brand follows you everywhere, irrespective of whether you have Babson connections (alums, friends etc.) at your workplace or not. People start to recognize you as that “intern from Babson” and with that comes a whole lot of responsibility. For colleagues who are familiar with Babson, they know how valuable our educational background is.…

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