Mastercard

Intern, Information Security Operations

June - August 2018 • O'Fallon, MO

What I liked

The internship experience was outstanding! I was given real work assignments and allowed to work in two departments on two teams (received a promotion). We had an orientation and weekly presentations by key executives in many departments. Some presentations were presented by executives in other countries or regions. I was one of 75 interns from around the world, and each of us served in a different business unit. We had a community service project and numerous intern networking opportunities. My roommate was from Turkey, and I learned a tremendous amount about the differences in the U.S. and other cultures this summer. Also, Mastercard gave us a signing bonus and arranged for low-cost housing.

What I wish was different

I loved the internship experience. The only big problem I had was finding things to do on the weekends. O'Fallon is 30 miles outside of St. Louis, and it is mostly highways and strip shopping centers. The businesses and restaurants close at 8 p.m. each night. There are no buses or low-cost transportation to St. Louis. When I could go with other interns who had cars, I had a wonderful time exploring the area. However, if I needed things from Walmart, I had to walk 13 miles to get supplies.

Advice

Mastercard is great about offering internships to students who excel in many different business areas. They pay very well and are supportive of their interns. It was one of the best experiences of my life, and one that allowed me to grow and thrive.

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Financial Planning and Analysis Intern

June - August 2017 • Miami, FL

What I liked

Boss was incredibly nice and supportive, important executives were willing to meet with interns to share their experiences and advice, they had off-work fun activities for interns, the people are very helpful, projects were challenging but never daunting.

What I wish was different

I wish the HR department had more communication with candidates

Advice

Be persistent, reach out to full time employees to ask them about their roles even if they are not in your department

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Accounting/Finance

June - August 2017 • Miami, FL

What I liked

Incredible company with great growth opportunities.

What I wish was different

That there were more interns from Florida State.

Advice

Meet as many people within the company as possible and stay in touch with them. Network. Network. Network.

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Software developer intern

June - August 2017 • New York City, NY

What I liked

The project that I had to build, gave me a good hands on and taught me important skills

What I wish was different

Advice

Meet as many people from other departments as possible

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Intern

June - August 2017 • Purchase, NY

What I liked

Experience corporate culture, nice facilities.

What I wish was different

More work, formalized training, more intern bonding activities.

Advice

Take this as an opportunity to learn about payment processing and innovations in fintech.

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Intern

June - August 2018 • Purchase, NY

What I liked

The culture at the company is unmatched, everyone was so nice and willing to help out in any way they can. Also the headquarters is very modern and provides many entertainment opportunities

What I wish was different

N/A

Advice

I definitely recommend working here. If you do, take advantage of networking opportunities.

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Program Assistant

July - August 2018 • Rochester, NY

What I liked

I loved interacting with the scholars and the other program assistants. I got to appreciate first hand a lot of the organising that goes into the MasterCard foundation scholars program

What I wish was different

I wish I had been more engaged earlier because it took me a while to start feeling it and I feel like I missed a lot of great opportunities to have fun

Advice

Always reach out to people. Even if they look like they don't need help you should check on them and make sure that they are okay. Showing genuine concern takes nothing from you

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