From her first semester as a Business & Technology student, Alexis Sowuleski was already a frequent flyer in the Office of Career Development. She worked with the staff to refine her resume and discover internship opportunities tailored to underclassmen. "I attended various networking events and company information sessions and also participated in Career Development’s externship program, where I shadowed an alumna at Citigroup. I ultimately secured a clinical operations position at Schering-Plough (now Merck) through the spring career fair. I returned to the company for a second summer as an information technology intern, focusing on business analysis of a global application integration project," Alexis explains.
Over the course of her sophomore and junior years, Alexis was introduced to the financial services realm by several upperclassmen in her program. "Prior to gaining their insight, I assumed the banking world was just for accountants, finance majors, and number crunchers, not the hybrid business and technology students that Stevens produces. Looking back, I couldn’t have been more wrong," Alexis says.
Through the Career Development Office, Alexis secured an interview with JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the fall of her junior year and received an internship offer within the Investment Management Americas group as a technology analyst -- all before midterms. She was then invited to keep her position part-time throughout the year. "As my senior year began, I accepted a full-time position in the firm’s Corporate Development Program, which is a two-year training program designed to develop the company’s future leaders," Alexis explains. She began the program in July, two months after graduating from Stevens. "I look forward to my career at JPMC and can attribute my success not only to the academic preparation Stevens has given me, but also to the support the Office of Career Development provided to me throughout my tenure as a student," she says.
"Although the financial services industry is enormous, Stevens’ footprint across the banks has made it seem like a small world," says Alexis. "I’m in constant contact with my peers and older Stevens alumni at JPMC as well as other institutions, and I am confident this network will be a great resource throughout my career.”
Alexis is also currently pursuing her MBA in Project Management at Stevens.
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