Xuefei Chen
Computer Science and Psychology Major
I Am Not Just Another Intern: Differentiating Myself at Morgan Stanley
Chen interned at Morgan Stanley as a summer technology analyst this year. She helped build a voice recognition and verification software to protect the accounts of the company’s tens of thousands of clients. In addition to the project, she also participated in career-building activities such as networking and mentorship. Thanks to her Mount Holyoke experience, she was able to display her potential to a variety of people during the internship. In the end, she learned that it was the organic combination of technical contributions and personal qualities that was valued in the firm and that made her stand out. She will discuss why it is important to have and how she built a personal brand in the context of Morgan Stanley’s culture.