Jack Martin Portnoy

My experience at AstraZeneca was great and even exceeded my expectations. The people I met here were some of the nicest people that I have every worked with. Everyone was super helpful in helping me grow as a business person and they all seemed genuinely interested in the work I was doing. The work I was doing was in programs that I’ve never…[Read more]

During my internship I’ve learned how to effectively network with other people. While in school, you’re taught that networking is important and that a 30 second speech is a must. However, there is no real way to teach this skill until you just go out and do it. As I meet more and more people, I am better able to talk about myself and the work I am…[Read more]

I would say the terminology I learned in MIS 3504 has been super helpful in giving me a head start over the other interns. Also the brainstorming activities we did in IT Architecture were very helpful in group projects. If a meeting ever began to slow down because ideas stopped flowing, I would often use some of the things we practiced in that…[Read more]

Between school and work I find that making checklists are the best way to stay organized. Once I complete one task I can cross it off and it becomes something I don’t need to think about anymore. The checklist needs to be in a spot where I can see it every day so I can remind myself what I have to do and when it’s due. Once I got into this habit,…[Read more]

As obvious as it seems, being able to learn quickly and adapt to change when needed. I came into this internship at AstraZeneca with no prior knowledge of the tools they use like SnapLogic, Revitas, or Validata. However, my manager also didn’t expect me to know anything about them either and he understood I would have to learn on the job. It was…[Read more]