Berkeley Career Engagement is excited to celebrate and showcase the success stories of underrepresented students. We want to uplift those who are serving as role models on campus by encouraging you to share your career achievements and inspire your peers. If you’d like to be featured on Berkeley Career Engagement’s social media platforms and website, please complete the form linked here by Friday, October 17th.
Learn from the first-hand experiences of our very own Berkeley students and discover how they landed their internships.
Arda Hoke
Major: Computer Science
Internship: Research Intern at Scripps Research
What is one piece of advice you have for students seeking out internships?
“If you haven’t had an internship, or prior experience, learn how to leverage your projects, and current experience. Start doing projects, and start getting experience to build up your resume.”
What is an accomplishment you’re most proud of?
“Being first in my family to attend to a college in the US coming from a low-income immigrant background and this college happens to be the #1 Public School in the World.”
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Kailyn Maranan
Major: Environmental Economics & Policy, Conservation & Resource Studies
Internship: Summer Intern – Zero Waste, City of Palo Alto
What is one piece of advice you have for students seeking out internships?
“I think it’s important to treat applying for internships like it’s a job. Utilize tools like Linkedin, and Handshake, and leverage your connections to set up Informational Interviews, so you can learn more about what you want to do.”
What is an accomplishment you’re most proud of?
“During my most recent internship at the City of Palo Alto, I connected with 50 appointed Zero Waste Champions to encourage the facilitation of local zero waste policies. In addition, I performed 37 waste audits at city facilities where I then informed them with actionable recommendations for waste reduction and sorting strategies to empower the city facilities to become a leader inspiring city-wide zero waste. I am extremely proud of this accomplishment as I was able to step out of my comfort zone, present to around 200 city employees, and practice analytical skills to compile data easily digestible to people outside of the zero-waste world.”
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Jerry Sun
Major: Applied Math and Economics
Internship: Real Estate Asset Management Analyst intern, Behring Co.
How did you get your internship?
“I found the job posting on Handshake. I completed one phone interview, and one on site interview before receiving the internship offer.”
What is an accomplishment you’re most proud of?
“I am proud of the strategy report of the sub-urban rental house planning project that I worked on while interning with Behring Co.”
Elias Benchekroun
Major: Business(Global Management)
Internship: Associate Consultant Intern at Bain
What is one piece of advice you have for students seeking out internships?
“Try new things! Be adventurous and bold. Put your name out there, meet as many people as you can, apply, and get as much experience under your belt as possible.”
How did you get your internship?
“I worked on drilling cases, practicing a lot, and networking with people to better feel like this was the right place for me.”
Kelly Ann Vasquez
Major: Media Studies
Internship: Public Relations Intern, The Walt Disney Company
What is one piece of advice you have for students seeking out internships?
Don’t wait until you feel like you’re ready. Apply when you can! Have a strong portfolio, and build those connections, because you never know where they could land.
What is an accomplishment you’re most proud of?
“Becoming a published Disney Parks Blog author with my own bio!”