Profiles

What are you doing this summer? This summer, I did a 3 week Finance externship at Apple on the People Finance team, a sub-team under Retail Finance, through the Launch@Apple mentorship program for first-generation college students. I worked on a project that consisted of sending weekly updates to the team regarding Genius Bar (GB) repairs and AppleCare Reimbursement (ACR) data worldwide, creating a Tableau dashboard to visually display GB repairs and ACR data from FY19 to the present, and doing a historical analysis of COVID-19's impact on GB repairs and ACR. In addition to my project, I presented my project to other externs and my team, shadowed meetings, had coffee chats with Apple employees on and outside of my team, and attended leadership spotlights with various VPs at Apple.

 

What has been the most memorable part of your experience? The most memorable part of my experience was having coffee chats with financial analysts, managers, senior managers, and directors because I was able to learn more about what they do on a daily basis and about their journey to get to where they are today. In 3 weeks, I gained a better understanding of what corporate finance looks like through conversing with those in the industry and having hands-on experience, which made me more curious and excited about pursuing a career in finance.