WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS 2017 ALUMNUS, MICHAEL UMENTA. WHY SAGE CORPS? It was during the Spring semester of my senior year at Vanderbilt University when I stumbled upon an email from Sage Corps with a subject that read: “Intern Abroad with a Tech Startup – FINAL Deadline Friday”. I didn’t remember seeing any emails before…
Sage Corps helped me stand out during recruiting for my junior year internship in Product Management at Verizon, and my full-time job after college as Procurement Analyst at Nike. No other applicants had global work experience apparently, and that was something two large global enterprises liked a lot.
WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS 2016 ALUMNA, NOA MONHEIMER. WHY SAGE CORPS? Traveling and food have always been two of my favorite parts of life, but I never dreamed that at 20 years old I would have the opportunity to intern in Dublin, Ireland for DropChef, a company that provided nutritious prepped meals and donated meals…
Originally posted on Medium by Dalvin Sejour. TRAVELING ABROAD IS NOT ONLY FOR THE RICH ANDÂ WEALTHY This blog serves as motivation to people in their early 20s contemplating whether they should travel now or wait until later in life. The intention is to motivate you to book your next trip. Growing up, I loved watching…
WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS 2017 ALUMNA, KIMMY TUTTLE. WHY SAGE CORPS? As my sophomore year at Claremont McKenna College came to a close, I felt immense pressure from my peers and my environment to land an awesome internship. The previous summer, I worked as a congressional intern for my local government representative. It was a wonderful…
WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS 2017 ALUMNA, ALEXIS DREES. The smell of fresh pineapple buns wafted through the air as I entered a long queue outside of the bakery. After acquiring my beloved breakfast treat, I weaved through a sea of umbrella traffic to join hundreds of Hong Kongers on a typical morning commute. 8 stops…
If you know anything about Sage Corps, you know that what makes our program so unique is the invaluable experience our fellows have interning with startups. That being said, it’s about time we start highlighting some of our favorite startup affiliates! First up: Let’s Eat, Grandma. FOUNDING STORY Matthew and Chris Villanueva, brothers who studied…
WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS 2016 ALUMNUS, ROB LAVENTURE. WHY SAGE CORPS? It was the spring semester of my junior year at Penn State University and I decided to look to LinkedIn for summer internship opportunities. I typed the word “internship†into the LinkedIn search bar and began my search. As I was going through the…
WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS 2017 ALUMNUS, JACK BOSWORTH. The decision to intern abroad through Sage Corps was one of the best decisions I made in college. The experience I had was incredibly valuable, and certainly a big factor in leading me to where I am today. WHY SAGE CORPS? Before my Sage Corps 2017 summer,…
WRITTEN BY SAGE CORPS 2017 AND 2018 ALUMNUS, PHIL CHWISTEK. The one commonality among all of my professional interests, past and present, revolves around the opportunity to develop international relationships. It has always been a dream of mine to have friends and colleagues on every continent, and to learn how we can leverage our global…
