Brendan John Long

My experience with my internship went very well. The biggest takeaway I got from it was definitely the relationships I built with people that I work with. The insurance industry is a very small place, which is why it is important to build good relationships and never burn any bridges. Another thing that made my experience at Trion was that I was…[Read more]

One thing that I learned during my internship that I would be unable to learn in the classroom is the ability to communicate with co workers effectively. Having good relationships with co workers is a key aspect of having success at your job, and it is very difficult to learn this skill in the classroom. Another lesson that I learned during my…[Read more]

I would say that the excel tools that I learned in Data Analytics as well as the 1 credit Excel course have really helped me out during my internship. Not all of the other interns used Excel too much before the start of the job so I think that it enabled me to learn and adjust to the position more easily. In some cases, I am even able to teach…[Read more]

Surprisingly, it hasn’t been too much of a challenge for me to balance my school work with my job. I think the biggest reason for this is that my course load is a lot lighter this semester because I am graduating. However, it was much harder last semester when I had my job while also having a full course load. I would say the most important thing…[Read more]

I would say the most important skill that I need for my job is computer skills (specifically Excel). I am basically on Excel the entire workday, and it is absolutely necessary to be able to complete my job. People always told me how important Excel was in the business world, but I didn’t realize it would be this important until now. Another skill…[Read more]

One of the most important things i had to find out on my own during my internship was contacting our IT department. During the summer, one of my network drives wasn’t appearing on my computer. I noticed that on my work phone there was a number to call IT, so i called that number and had to go through a process to place a ticket with the IT…[Read more]

I am currently working at Trion Group, an employee benefits brokerage firm that is a subsidiary of Marsh and McLennan Agencies. I started working at Trion this past summer as an underwriting intern in the Life and Disability department. I am currently working part time there during the school year and am working there full-time after I graduate in…[Read more]