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Generically Witty Title about my Arrival at San Diego

First off I apologise for any mistakes made. I am not used to blogging so you may have to bear with me! So where to begin? I arrived in San Diego last night (at the time of writing it is currently around 7am local time) not knowing what to expect and...

Published 10-Jun-2012 14:12 by Sean Bell

Filed under: california, Week 1., San Diego, Envision Solar, Saltire Internship

From Caledonia to California

Nine weeks ago I departed from rainy Edinburgh and landed more than half a day later in sunny San Jose. Now, I would like to reflect on this time and my experience. The weather here has been just amazing and it often took me by surprise, when I walked...

Published 08-Sep-2011 4:43 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: finance, employment, America, USA, rain, Accounting, california, national semiconductor, U.S.A, travel, sightseeing, Thank you. Reflection, 2011, University of Stirling, Scotland, San Diego, last week, L.A., Palo Alto

The penultimate week

This has been my penultimate working week at National and a busy one. My manager has been out in the last few days to Texas Instruments in Dallas, TX to meet some of the managers there for the upcoming closing deal between National and TI. Everybody now...

Published 02-Sep-2011 8:25 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: finance, USA, Accounting, california, national semiconductor, U.S.A, silicon valley, 2011, University of Stirling, San Diego, Week 9, Palo Alto, Stanford

Yes, Ethical Hacking is a real thing . . .

This week I have had a new project at work (hooray). I also finished up what I was doing with my main project so I’m done with that until I get some feedback (hooray again). I have really enjoyed this week, having to manage two fairly substantial...

Published 18-Aug-2011 22:34 by Kieran Roberts

Filed under: week 5, california, national semiconductor, Kieran, santa cruz, preachers, hacking

I can't think of a title . . .

This week I came into work on Monday morning and a strange sensation came over me. I had had the same morning routine as every other working day: wake up re-evaluate morning and decide that I can EEEEAAAASILY get ready in half the time I thought last...

Published 08-Aug-2011 6:32 by Kieran Roberts

Filed under: week 4, california, national semiconductor, Kieran

“Oh, the calculator you are using is made by Texas Instruments...”

Another amazing week of my internship has passed and I really feel integrated well within National. I continue to work with many different people and on interesting and diverse projects. Yesterday, for instance, I went to work early because I had a deadline...

Published 03-Aug-2011 5:09 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: Texas, finance, USA, Management Accounting, Accounting, california, national semiconductor, U.S.A, silicon valley, Thank you. Reflection, 2011, University of Stirling, Dallas

small world . . .

This week at work I had my first 'proper' meeting with my manager, for the most part I am given a task to get on with and then left to my own devices so it was nice to be able to get some kind of feedback about what I have been doing so far/ In...

Published 01-Aug-2011 5:52 by Kieran Roberts

Filed under: week 3, california, national semiconductor, Kieran

What’s not to like?

I would like to start off this week's blog with a conversation I had with my manager Mark recently who is from Scotland. I told him that after our hike last week, we had lunch at the golf course and that I was talking to another Scottish guy, Cameron...

Published 26-Jul-2011 5:13 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: finance, week 3, America, Accounting, california, national semiconductor, U.S.A, 2011, University of Stirling

I'm just a bus driver . . .

Oh my goodness, time most certainly does fly . . . My first week at National has gone by so fast. On my first day my manager was away so I basically spent the day being shown around and meeting all of the other staff in the Worldwide Quality Network at...

Published 23-Jul-2011 7:07 by Kieran Roberts

Filed under: week 2, california, nsc, San Francisco, Kieran

A dynamic business environment with a favourable climate

Normal 0 21 false false false DE ZH-TW HE Another exciting week has come to an end and there is so much to talk about. I am getting more and more familiar with the software and systems at National and I am glad that I am getting a good insight into financial...

Published 19-Jul-2011 4:54 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: week 3, cultural differences, california, national semiconductor, Global Scot, silicon valley, 2011, University of Stirling, San Francisco

Whose turn is it to use the cup?

I finally made it to San Jose where I shall be living for the next few weeks while working at National Semiconductor. It was a little hairy before I left, my visa application was delayed because of an issue with NSC having an incorrect e-mail address...

Published 11-Jul-2011 6:17 by Kieran Roberts

Filed under: week 1, california, national semiconductor, Kieran

National - First Week

Tuesday was my first day at National Semiconductor Corporation in the Worldwide Market and Sales Group (WMS) as a Finance Analyst Intern. For those who do not know National that well, I would like to give a brief outline of the company. National produces...

Published 09-Jul-2011 3:41 by Kai Bestmann

Filed under: week 1, finance, USA, california, national semiconductor, silicon valley, 2011, First Week, University of Stirling

The end of one chapter and the beginning of another...

14.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE Sitting here thinking of the summer ahead, my exams now seemingly a distant memory and my part time job a thing of the past, I cannot help thinking of how I felt this time last year. How many others...

Published 19-May-2011 14:41 by Graeme Sharpe

Filed under: Boston, finance, America, New York, morgan stanley, Florida, Banking, Accounting, california, U.S.A, atlantic city, Career Choices, Hymans Robertson, Actuary

and back again.

The end of quarter meant that the last week was crazier than I’d imagined, with presentations to senior management by my team to prepare, as well as wrapping up my work for them. (Summarising work you’ve done for someone else to present is...

Published 14-Sep-2010 17:17 by Adina Roth

Filed under: week 8, california, national semiconductor

Mounting Pressure: wrapping up

Hi everyone! this will have to be a very short post because the pressure in the office is quite high right now. It's the end of the quarter and they're reviewing everything that's been happening in the last 12 weeks, and that includes everything...

Published 31-Aug-2010 22:54 by Adina Roth

Filed under: week 8, california, final presentation, wrapping up

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