Alcon

Export & Sanction Compliance Intern

May - August 2022 • Fort Worth, TX

What I liked

Great working atmosphere, supportive managers and colleagues that really makes you feel involved in the team and make contributions

What I wish was different

Everything was perfect, can't expect anything better

Advice

Be prepared for the temperature

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Health Safety Environment Intern

June - August 2021 • Irvine, CA

What I liked

I liked that I was able to gain experience with working in the vision care field in a big company.

What I wish was different

I wish I had more time at Alcon.

Advice

Definitely go in with an open mind and try to learn as much as you can.

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IT Intern

May 2019 • Fort Worth, TX

What I liked

The people are what made working at Alcon great. Everyone was extremely welcoming and willing to help. They also gave me challenging projects that contributed to the success of the team.

What I wish was different

I wish there would have been challenging projects given earlier on in the internship, but they recognized this as a need later and gave them to us.

Advice

People are what make working enjoyable.

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SCADA Intern

September - December 2016 • Duluth, GA

What I liked

Working with a group of driven and outgoing individuals

What I wish was different

I wish I had more direction to develop my skills for future jobs

Advice

Try to get as much of possible out of the interning experience

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Corporate Financial Analyst

May - August 2019 • Fort Worth, TX

What I liked

The people, campus, and learning what it is like to work for a large company

What I wish was different

A wider variety of projects over the course of the summer

Advice

Great opportunity to learn how a corporate finance job feels

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Corporate Finance Intern

May - August 2019 • Fort Worth, TX

What I liked

Fully immersive experience, contributed with day-to-day tasks of the Finance team. Financial modeling and forecasting in excel.

What I wish was different

Nothing!

Advice

Be prepared to learn and network with full-time employees.

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Global Supply Chain Intern

May - August 2018 • Fort Worth, TX

What I liked

I loved my project and the people that I worked with.

What I wish was different

I wish that I had saved my money better!!

Advice

"Closed mouths don't get fed." Meaning, if you want something, --whether it's shadowing in a different department, one-on-one time with your managers, more daily tasks-- ask for it. You get out what you out into your internship and your managers will love to see initiative.

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R&D Intern

June - September 2018 • Lake Forest, CA

What I liked

I loved how exciting it was to work on an innovative product with a team of experts. I learned so much about product design and working on something that has never been previously achieved.