StepStone Group

Investment Analyst

June - August 2020 • Owings Mills, MD

What I liked

Really great team environment, they want you to learn and do well.

What I wish was different

In-person

Advice

Ask questions

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Data Analyst Intern

January - April 2019 • Olney, MD

What I liked

Learned alot about markets and data analysis

What I wish was different

More time learning

Advice

Definitely take an internship with a company that is highly involved in venture capital

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Venture Capital Analyst

June - August 2019 • Owings Mills, MD

What I liked

Great exposure to VC industry and ability to learn in a hands-on environment

What I wish was different

N/a

Advice

Really learn about whatever industry you are entering. Listen to people who are experienced and know the competition.

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Business Intelligence Intern

June - August 2018 • Owings Mills, MD

What I liked

Amazing experience in an very interesting industry. Great technical experience with database management, data analysis, data visualization, and project management. Small, close knit company with very friendly and intelligent employees. BI team is a great group; ready to answer questions and keep interns involved. Amazing free lunch everyday day provided by the company chef. You work a lot of hours so there is opportunity for quite a bit of overtime as well as free dinner.

What I wish was different

Possibly more clarification on opportunities after the internship. Recived almost all positive feedback throughout the entire internship and left without any conversation about if there was even a possibility about getting an offer back. If my work was not up to the standard of the company, which is possible, it was not relayed. Perhaps more opportunities with superiors to sit down and discuss constructive cristsicm on work throughout the summer.

Advice

At such a small company, there is a lot of brunt work that is handed to the interns. While you will have many interesting projects doing ETLs, SQL, sales force, and data visualization, expect that most of your time will be dedicated to data collection and cleansing in Excel. It is a lot of hours of doing redundant and simple tasks in excel. However, overrall you become detail oriented, and a master of excel along with all the other data techinal experience. Would recommend to anyone looking for a career in data.

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