Eaton

Stephen Marks

The What Did You Do?
My most significant daily task required monitoring $1.5B of intercompany financing among several of Eaton Corp’s Mexican subsidiaries. For an international company like Eaton, foreign exchange (FX) exposure is of huge importance, so much of my time dealt with understanding and analyzing foreign exchange exposure. For example, I developed a matrix template to analyze the centralization of companywide FX hedging for thirty-seven foreign currencies.

What Did You Learn?
The most valuable thing I learned was the importance of networking. We hear about networking all the time from professors and recruiters but it can’t be stressed enough. I’ve made many contacts in my short time at Eaton, both inside and outside the company, and I’d suggest any intern do the same. From young professionals to seasoned management, everyone has a unique perspective regarding life and career development, and can offer useful insight as we make the transition to the working world. Interns and new hires are at a unique advantage in that most upper management is willing to spend some time to meet with those who reach out.

Molly Taylor

What Did You Do?
I had the opportunity to choose my project, and I chose to lead a project to document the current state of Eaton's IT onboarding process for new employees, which is the process by which network and email accounts are created, and computers, peripherals, and software are ordered.  I then put together a set of recommendations on how to improve the process, to ensure that new employees have everything they need from IT by the time they start work.

Preparation for success..
My prior experience managing projects was very helpful in giving me the time management and planning skills I needed to complete the project I developed and managed during my summer with Eaton.  The project work I had done for Target, in a prior internship, and for the Columbus Museum of Art and Abercrombie & Fitch for the Contract Honors Program, all contributed to my success this summer. 

Alex Lui

What Did You Do?
During my internship, I assisted my project manager by providing a thorough analysis of all the Eaton Business Excellence Examiners and Senior Examiners. I spent the majority of my time creating visual aids that summarized the examiner data, and presented it in a way that was simple to understand. I also gained extensive knowledge on database management at a large Fortune 200 company, which will definitely benefit me in the future. 
     
What Did You Learn?
The most important thing I learned from my internship is communication plays a valuable role in the work place. The ability to communicate with another individual in a timely manner is one of the determining factors of completing a project on time or not. I learned that it is rare to complete a project by yourself, and you must rely on the help from others in order to complete a project.