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“As a French and Economics major at Trinity, I feel lucky enough\u00a0to have had\u00a0both my strengths and passions converge into my current position in New York as\u00a0an Investment Banking Analyst at Michel Dyens & Co., a firm headquartered in New York City and Paris that specializes in sell-side advising on\u00a0mergers and acquisitions\u00a0for luxury\u00a0consumer goods.<\/p>\n
Leveraging\u00a0a background as a French major, I have found countless instances where\u00a0both linguistically and culturally my experience at Trinity and abroad have been helpful post-graduation. When applying for the analyst\u00a0position,\u00a0a portion of my interview was conducted in French and we even ended up\u00a0discussing my thesis on the philosophers\u00a0Sartre and Camus during our conversation.\u00a0The intimate, discussion-focused French\u00a0classes\u00a0at\u00a0Trinity provide\u00a0students the opportunity\u00a0to participate actively in round-table discussions\u00a0and refine the art of “conversational” French, making me feel extremely comfortable answering interview questions in a foreign language. On a day-to-day basis, my French is also very useful for reading French articles\u00a0and remaining up-to-date with current French consumer\u00a0news.<\/p>\n
Beyond language,\u00a0I\u00a0have found that culturally my experience abroad during my junior year at Trinity is\u00a0extremely relevant to my current role, in particular for\u00a0my training this past summer in Paris where I worked\u00a0alongside a diverse and talented group of\u00a0individuals. During my time abroad, I found myself becoming “comfortable being\u00a0uncomfortable<\/em>,” meaning that trying new things, engaging with\u00a0people\u00a0of\u00a0different\u00a0cultures, and living with a bit of\u00a0uncertainty became a daily\u00a0occurrence.\u00a0\u00a0Aside from learning how to expertly\u00a0navigate the metro, my time in Paris also granted\u00a0me the opportunity to gain work\u00a0experience\u00a0during my\u00a0internship\u00a0at\u00a0Let’s Ride (essentially\u00a0the Soul Cycle of Paris), a role\u00a0that gave me the\u00a0chance to network with the executives of the company and learn first-hand\u00a0how a growing French business operates.<\/p>\n With the many great opportunities Trinity has to offer, I found that coupling a language with Economics was the perfect balance of coursework that refined two completely different sets of skills and\u00a0ultimately helped me stand out as a candidate when applying for jobs. The French department at Trinity boasts some\u00a0of the most dedicated professors and engaging\u00a0courses at the school, and I hope anyone interested in French tries out a class or two. If you have any questions\u00a0or would simply\u00a0like a student’s perspective on Trinity’s French course offering, please do not hesitate to reach out!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kendall Hall – Class of 2016 “As a French and Economics major at Trinity, I feel lucky enough\u00a0to have had\u00a0both my strengths and passions converge into my current position in New York as\u00a0an Investment Banking Analyst at Michel Dyens & Co., a firm headquartered in New York City and Paris that specializes in sell-side advising […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":140,"featured_media":0,"parent":229,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-576","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n