Making Waves: DSP's Summer 2023 Interns Set To Make a Splash in the Business Scene
Written By Kaitlyn perry
With summer approaching, our Gamma Xi brothers are excited to not only take a much-needed break from school but also get to work at amazing companies for our 2023 internships! From accounting to marketing, and everything in between, our brothers have secured positions at some of the top companies in their respective fields. We cannot wait to show our skills in the workforce and carry these experiences into our full-time jobs. Here are a few spotlights from brothers who will be working this summer!
Jaden Raymundo | Marketing Major c.o.2024
What inspired you to pursue an internship in the entertainment industry? Is this a career path you’d like to follow in the future?
I was inspired to pursue an internship in entertainment because I was very interested in having experience in the environment of a company in this industry as opposed to the typical Silicon Valley tech company, especially as a marketing major. In addition, I believe entertainment companies, especially movie production companies like Warner Bros., have a unique opportunity to create a positive impact through the stories they tell and that is something I wanted to be a part of. This is absolutely something I am looking to pursue full-time as a career because it will open a lot of doors to other opportunities in the industry.
What are some of the tasks you will be doing in your internship? What makes you most excited for this summer?
The main task that I will be doing is assisting the Multicultural Marketing team with marketing campaigns, specifically with the Warner Bros movies that are being released this summer, such as The Flash and Barbie. I will be helping ensure these campaigns are reaching diverse audiences and are inclusive of different cultures and backgrounds. I am particularly excited about this role because it combines three things that I am interested in, marketing, the entertainment industry, and social justice. Overall, I am very excited and grateful for this opportunity and I cannot wait to get started!
Tina Siegel | Finance Major c.o. 2025
What’s your favorite thing about being a UX/UI intern? How does this compare to a typical finance internship?
My favorite thing about being a UX/UI designer is working with a team of incredibly passionate people, who, above all else, care about the user’s needs. They emphasize and teach the underlying psychology, technology, and business concepts of great user-center design to all interns to create great foundational knowledge. As someone who loves organization and systems, the agile spring work style was a great productivity system for me too.
What are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced in your internship before? Is there anything you’re preparing to tackle this summer?
The greatest challenge I’ve faced is jumping into a software company with zero previous experience with the company’s product, the industry, and the technology needed to complete the projects at hand. The first two weeks of my internship last summer felt like a boot camp. They bought me online classes plus almost a hundred training videos and so many projects + presentations, to catch me up on basically everything about the company, their software, and the technical skills I’d need. It’s easy to struggle with imposter syndrome because you can only become a contributing employee after training, but the desire to impress and contribute is a great motivator throughout training.
Ryan Alappatt | Finance Major c.o. 2026
As this will be one of your first internship experiences, what do you hope to achieve the most this summer?
Amidst pledging DSP my fall quarter, between finding time for a million interviews, piecing out our fundraising strategies, and seeking to understand what I wanted from my college experience and who I wanted to see myself become by year-end, one of the most valuable lessons I could have learned at that time occurred by happenstance. Finding wisdom in her words isn’t anything rare with Amelia Lee, but my Pledge Ed taught me a lesson I’m not sure I’ll ever forget during one of the toughest periods of my life: you are your best advocate.
Irrespective of your age, education, career placement, or position, your capacity to present yourself and your skillset is the most critical determinant in scaling any future success. That means getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. A high percentage of my time will be in stepping out of my circle to demonstrate what I’m capable of. It also means being present - instinctively asking questions of impact and relevance and developing a bias for action in moving onward and upward rather than in a phase of complacency at the slightest inconvenience.
That also means leaning on my connections. I’m butchering the expression, but if I want to go far, I must go together: in a community of sorts. Andersen offers the potential to engage with professionals across a stream of services, careers, educations, and experiences, and if a firm handshake and genuine interest in a campus career fair launched my recruiting process for the internship in the first place, then it seems best I continue.
While learning more about the advisory field and tax law are technical passions that I look forward to pursuing further, investing in my personal assets are the lessons I will most be thinking about as I approach this internship with Andersen.
How are you feeling going into your role as a tax advisory intern? Excited, nervous, or maybe both?
Without a doubt, a mix of both. Excitement arises from the anticipation of
converting industry knowledge to actionable progress, working with a team of
professionals in a longstanding career space, and gaining exposure to an intense learning
curve in high finance.
But I’m also a first-year. Last year, I couldn’t tell you what private equity meant.
I’m still not sure I can now. I mince words every now and then, and I used to love Zoom
interviews, as my interviewers would never notice my hands shaking.
It’s hilarious to me because I love public speaking. I enjoy teaching. I find passion
in creating spaces of interaction, where anybody can learn more about what they want
from life. But these are quirks I’ve come to embrace because I’ve had to. And I’m not sure
this is anything alien to anybody reading this.
Because seeking discomfort means accomplishing the incredible. For me, I plan
to push the limits of what I can learn, what I will be responsible for, and the extent of my
growth. It’s a learning opportunity – nothing less, everything more.
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