My favorite part about State Farm is the people you work with and work under. Everybody I have met over the last year has just been great, and really willing to help when they can. My managers on the teams I have been on have been especially awesome, because they are striving to give me strong deliverables I can put on my resume in the time I have with them, as well as listening to my feedback and focusing on the things I want to learn.
What I wish was different
I would say that State Farm itself is a very corporate environment, so the things you need to get done can take a lot of time sometimes. That is just the nature of a large corporate environment though, and I have never really felt rushed by others to get anything done as fast as possible, so everybody understands this and accommodates it.
Advice
A lot of Computer Science people look only at big tech companies and don't realize that there's even more work laying in the corporate sector, like State Farm. Definitely give it a look, and don't pass it by just because it isn't Google or Amazon!
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Underwriting Risk Analyst
May - August 2017 • Atlanta, GA
What I liked
There was a lot of autonomy and exposure to different parts of the company. Aside from doing functional risk work, I was also tasked with multiple projects ranging from internal consulting to cost optimization.
What I wish was different
State Farm's internships are very inconsistent. I was fortunate to be placed with a good team with a good manager. However, some interns were placed in teams that never had a good rapport or a good opportunity to do actual work (you know, instead of being a glorified administrative assistant). There was also a lack of accountability in other departments. It frustrated me specifically because I was working twelve-hour days and making less than other interns who would play paper basketball and watch Netflix all day. Of course, I ended up with a better experience (and better recommendation letters), but it is the principle.
Advice
For those at Princeton, this is a good internship to have between your freshmen and sophomore years or sophomore and junior years. It is good experience and a good résumé builder. If you perform like a Princeton student should, you will blow everyone away. Their expectations are fairly low.