Spotlight Stories

Feb 25, 2025
Academics and Software Skills Lead to Career Start at Amazon Web Services
Siddharth Gargava, MS’24, information systems, plans to use skills he acquired through his coursework and co-op at Hewlett Packard Enterprise as a new software development engineer at Amazon Web Services.

Jan 29, 2025
Developing Project Management Expertise at Siemens Healthineers Co-op
A co-op and subsequent part-time position at Siemens Healthineers supporting its ultrasound systems, catheters, and transducers teams helped Purvakshi Thakkar, MS’24, information systems, develop project management and interpersonal skills.

Jan 16, 2025
Varied Coursework and Mentoring Are Key Factors to Successful Co-op
For Kshitijkumar Tiwari, MS’24, information systems, the wide range of courses and accessibility to faculty mentors led him to a successful co-op at Commonwealth Financial Network. He plans to pursue a career focusing on AI tools and applications.

Dec 11, 2024
Co-op Role Leads to Full-Time Position at Fidelity Investments
Through careful preparation, Prishaa Mittal, MS’24, information systems, secured a co-op as an IT auditor at Fidelity Investments, which eventually became a full-time position because of her IT skills, professionalism, and strong work ethic.

Dec 10, 2024
Academic Experience Is Key to Successful Co-op at Tesla
Courses in software design and development and agile project management, helped Monil Shas, MS’25, information systems, excel as a full-stack developer during a co-op at Tesla.

Dec 10, 2024
Experiential Learning Leads to Business Intelligence Analyst Position at Adobe
The combination of academic and work experience, including two co-ops, has helped Vishnu Rao-Sharma, MS’24, information systems, land a job as a business intelligence analyst at Adobe, his former co-op employer.

Dec 06, 2024
Co-op at John Hancock/Manulife Grows Into Full-Time Position
After completing a business analyst and software engineering co-op at John Hancock/Manulife, Nishtha Pandya, MS’24, information systems, has now taken a full time position at the company as a business analyst.

Dec 03, 2024
Developing Network Management and Optimization Expertise
On a co-op at Charles River Development, Kunal Bhoyar, MS’24, information systems, built a foundation in network management that he expects will apply to a range of career options as he moves forward.