Theodore Wilks

My experience at AmeriHealth has been very fulfilling. During my time at the company, I got the opportunity to learn from and work with some amazing people, most of whom are still mentors to me to this very day. Every company boasts about being “for the people” but I can honestly say that I have never worked for a company until now whose true cor…[Read more]

During my internship, there were quite a few lessons and tips that I learned that I wouldn’t have learned in the classroom or from a textbook. One such lesson is the ability to establish effective relationships with your coworkers. Simply getting to know someone and their “story” can go a far way in developing a healthy work relationship. Knowi…[Read more]

The skills I learned from Digital Design & Innovation and Lead Global Digital Projects were extremely helpful to me during my internship. Both classes taught me the ins and outs of becoming a Business Analyst, the importance of requirements gathering and stakeholder analysis. During my role, I was required to interview a number of different…[Read more]

While it may be difficult to balance both school and work, it is certainly not impossible to be productive at both. The key is effective time management and prioritization. I’m not currently working this semester, but I can track back to last year when I was working part time as a Technology Analyst at Nationwide Insurance and had full time s…[Read more]

Hey Alex, I also used the meetingplanner tool in outlook a lot during my internship. It made scheduling large meetings a lot easier! I ended up using it on a daily basis to set appointments and find available conference rooms.

In addition to Microsoft Excel as others have explained, I would have to say Microsoft Visio has been a helpful tool that I used on a daily basis during my internship. From time to time, I had to generate reports using Excel and create process flow diagrams using Visio. Some important business skills I discovered to be important were effective…[Read more]

In a new corporate setting/environment, learning about the company’s culture is one of, if not the most important thing I had to do. Like many of my classmates, I had to quickly get acquainted with the layout of the buildings and the organizational structure of the different departments. In my role as a Business Analyst, I had to schedule n…[Read more]

Hey Sim, it was quite an experience we had interning at AmeriHealth. For anyone interested in a healthcare or business development career, I would definitely recommend working there. They have an outstanding internship program dedicated towards building professional development and they truly care about their employees.

Hello Everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday season. My name is Theodore Wilks, and I am a senior MIS major here at the Fox School of Business. This past summer, I interned at AmeriHealth Caritas in their Program Integrity department as a Business Analyst. My main responsibilities included providing project level support in the elicitation…[Read more]