Sean M Dougherty

I’ve really enjoyed interning at Cigna these past ten weeks. I worked on an app development team, assisting the analysts with various tasks, such as requirements gathering and testing. This type of work suits me, because it’s all about communicating well and being organized. When I start my real career after graduating, I hope to work as a bus…[Read more]

Over the past six weeks I’ve picked up on a number of intangibles relating to etiquette. The level of formality you use when talking with colleagues of varying positions, how long it is appropriate to take for lunch, and when to speak up in a meeting versus when to listen are all things that I had to figure out through a mix of common sense and o…[Read more]

I learned a great deal in MIS 3506 that has helped me do well at Cigna. I work on an application development team that deploys a new release of a home-grown reporting application every few months. I mainly shadow the business analyst on the team, and assist with gathering and documenting requirements for upcoming releases. By coming in with…[Read more]

Hi everyone! This summer I am interning at Cigna in their Philadelphia office. I am a Technology Early Career Development Program intern (along with two other students in this class, Kasey and Gabrielle, which is pretty cool!). My title is Systems Analyst, and I am assigned to the Service Performance and Metrics team. This team is responsible for…[Read more]

An important thing I learned during my first week was how to utilize the company’s communication tools. I had never used Microsoft Outlook or Skype for Business before, and I realized right away that mastering those tools is very important, especially since my team is spread across different locations. It took some initial guidance from my m…[Read more]