Hello again everyone! As I near the halfway point of my virtual international internship journey, it is amazing to look at everything I have already accomplished as an intern and as a person through this program. So far in my role as a data analyst, I have spent a lot of time working with various data spanning across different sectors of the…
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August 10, 2019 – Development
As we leave Ireland, let’s focus on takeaways for your personal and professional development from the Ireland part of the course. In terms of professional development, maybe it was a company or organization that you enjoyed seeing and might want to work with again or perhaps one of the contacts you met on the various…
August 9, 2019 – Connecting with other Professionals
As you start your studies in Pitt Business, you will see that a great deal of emphasis is placed on your professional development. A big part of this is the process of networking and actively following up with professional contacts to generate opportunities for professional development in the future. This blog post from Pitt Business Career Services…
August 8, 2019 – Future Study Abroads
One of the main purposes of the Haller Global Fellowship is to give you an introduction to studying abroad early in your academic career, so that you start thinking about study abroad opportunities as part of your undergraduate business education. Pitt Business has had great success in providing students with opportunities and financial support for study abroad. Based…
August 7, 2019 – Microsoft Ireland
In preparation for your site visit to Microsoft Ireland, the short video reflects several of the points that Professor Darren Kelly made regarding the business environment in Ireland (and specifically Dublin) being a great setting for expansion into Ireland and Europe due to the combination of strong employee talent, favorable corporate taxes and the promise…
August 6, 2019 – The GEC
Tomorrow we will have an afternoon site visit to the Guinness Enterprise Centre. Here is a recent article which describes some of the Centre’s programming and work: In preparation for your site visit to the Guinness Enterprise Centre, we will hear the following theme throughout the presentation (which is part of a quote in the article…
August 5, 2019 – Cliffs and Food Cloud
MCE/MCE+1 – Blog Post Prompt – Monday August 5, 2019 – Cliffs of Moher/FoodCloud Name: Connor Damon Cliffs of Moher/Galway: Give us your observations on what stood out to you during your tour of the Cliffs of Moher and the City of Galway. For me thus far, the tour of the Cliffs of Moher and…
August 4, 2019 – Kilmainham Gaol and Howth
Blog Post Prompt – Sunday August 4, 2019: Our only Sunday spent in Ireland is interesting, as we will tour the Kilmainham Gaol, which was once used as a prison for Irish rebels during the British colonization of Ireland. We will then do a bus tour across the City of Dublin in which we will examine monuments…
August 3, 2019 – Kilkenny and Glendalough
Today you are on a day long visit to Glendalough and the City of Kilkenny. This is an excellent opportunity to write a short paragraph on your travels to the Irish countryside with some observations on how Glendalough and Kilkenny differ from your experiences in Ireland in the large city of Dublin. So – for this…
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