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  Resource Analyst Intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory When people think of NASA they think of scientists making ground-breaking discoveries. But, there is also a less glamorous role, one that involves business majors! That’s what I did. People may find it confusing that there are business roles in NASA, which is fair. Employees in business roles manage missions and administrative programs. Specifically, there is a role known as the Resource Analyst Internship. People in this role help launch and complete mission goals. A Resource Analyst Intern gets to work under older Resource Analysts on missions. Throughout the process of the internship, they learn from the team's full-time employees. The interns get handed down the lighter versions of Resource Analyst tasks. You can usually find these interns holed up in a cubicle or eating lunch in the cafeteria with fellow interns. You can also find them sitting in on meetings with full-time staff as silent as a mouse. There are three...

  Resource Analyst Intern at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory When people think of NASA they think of people doing science and ground-breaking tech discoveries. However, there is also a less glamorous role, one that involves business majors! That’s what I did. Some people might be confused why there would be business roles in NASA which is fair. Business roles are used to manage missions and administrative programs. Specifically, a role known as the Resource Analyst Internship is used to help missions successfully launch and complete their goals. A Resource Analyst intern is the intern version of a full-time Resource Analyst at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. They basically get handed down easier tasks that Resource Analysts usually do. You can usually find these interns holed up in a cubicle or eating a lunch in the cafeteria with fellow interns. You can also find them sitting in on meetings with full-time staff, although the interns will probably not be saying anything.  T...

Where I come from  A suburb of Chicago called Hinsdale, not much out there!  Where I'm going Towards my degree, then working in consulting for a few years, then I have no idea How I Plan on Getting There I plan on studying to graduate college, then working hard to not get fired from my job. That would be ideal! I'm planning on talking with people already in the workforce so I can understand how to do succeed in my job How I'm Like my Parents  I am Asian and so are they!  How I'm Not Like My Parents I am young and they are not :(  Expectations of Myself:  I have developed expectations of myself to succeed in something I do. I think I am also meeting my parents expectations for me to achieve success. However, I am still exploring what success means to me and what will make me satisfied. Right now financial-related success standards is a large part of what drives me but I feel like that alone will not satisfy me. I expect myself to help generate a positive imp...