Please consider me for the Walgreens Management Summer Internship. I learned of your internship from Travis Green, my current store manager at store 0228. My degree path has prepared me for this internship. As a business marketing major I have knowledge of many key business concepts as they have been taught to me by one of the top universities in the country. My work experience shows how qualified I am for this position. I posses the customer service skills necessary to meet Walgreen’s high standards. As a current employee of Walgreens I am constantly approaching customers to offer my assistance and have learned the importance of proactively seeking to help. As a photo specialist I am also always looking for tasks to do in order keep the
My experience as an intern at 3M consisted of carrying out laboratory research to ensure the safety and durability of the large-scale manufacturing medicine filter, Zeta Plus™. This experience advanced my ability to collaborate, think ahead, apply what I have learned in Chemistry and Mathematics, and increase my expertise in computer software. My current position in Community Relations at Travelers entails for me to communicate with and manage volunteer opportunities for over 3,000 employees, in addition to connecting Travelers with non-profit partners, event planning, and serving as a liaison in Saint Paul for my remote manager and team in Hartford, Connecticut. This position enables me to not only exercise and expand my communication and technical skills, but also allows for me to learn about myself. And lastly, as a Resident Advisor at the University of Minnesota, I have been able to serve as an academic, social, and personal resource for forty first-year students. As an RA, communication and time management have been at the heart of my success. As a junior studying Marketing and Computer Science, my interests lie within the space of sales marketing, technology and international business, and I strongly believe that Morgan Stanley will allow for me to expand my knowledge in these areas. I sincerely hope to continue this learning process as an intern this coming
CVS is a company that has been around for over fifty years and focuses on filling the needs of an older population looking to get their medication and other essentials all in a one-stop shop. A very similar business in this niche is Walgreens. Through evaluation of both sets of financial statements from each company, the investor can make a better educated decision on whether or not to invest in stock at CVS.
The Walgreens chain began in 1901, with a drug store on the corner of Bowen Ave and Cottage Grove, Chicago, Illinois, United States owned by Galesburg native Charles R. Walgreen, Sr.[6] By 1915, there were five Walgreen drugstores. He added several improvements to the stores such as soda fountains and luncheon service. He also began to make his own line of drug products and was then able to control the quality of the items and sell them at lower prices. By 1916, 19 stores were in operation, all in Chicago. And in that same year, all the stores were consolidated under Walgreen Co. The 1920s was a very successful decade for Walgreens. In 1921, the company opened stores
hospitals that can better shoulder losses as part of an overall marketing strategy focused on access to care (Chain Drug Review, 2011).
Since 1901, Walgreens has had a strong passion for customer service. The founder, Charles Walgreens, goal was to create a drugstore that was like no other. He said that for as many drugstores as he had worked at, he had never worked for one that had a focus for good customer service and low prices. Walgreens has grown by leaps and bounds since 1901 and is now recognized as the leader in the market with over 7000 stores. Charles Walgreen had an eye for good managers. He said he was able to pick people that he knew were smarter than him so to promote them and make them the heads of his drugstores. As a store manager, not only is it your job to run a store which includes ordering, customer care, and inventory control, but also it is your
For health 490, I am seeking to get an internship that will help cultivate certain aspects of my personal, academic, and career development. When considering my personal development, what I strongly want to improve upon are skills such as leadership capabilities, public speaking, and health communication. I am also seeking for a boost in my confidence in regards to my overall competency and knowledge base in the health field. My self-assurance will not simply stem from the education I gained at Maryland, but will also depend heavily on the first-hand experiences my internship will provide. By exuberating more confidence, I will be able to become more of an effective leader, which will in turn make me successful in my field of work. The target
Walgreens was founded in 1901 measuring 50 feet by 20 feet by Charles R. Walgreen, Sr.. Mr. Walgreen was born near Galesburg, Illinois and his family later relocated to Dixon, Illinois at town about 60 miles north of his birthplace. Mr. Walgreens’ father was a farmer who turned into a businessperson and saw a great potential of the Rock River Valley (Walgreen, n.d., p.1). At age 16, Charles Walgreen had his first experience working in a drug store. He didn’t always have pleasurable experiences but it was a job with pay. He had an accident at a shoe factory that cut off his left middle finger from the top joint. This injury also stops him from playing any sports at school. After a year and a half with the
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I'm a excellent writer and took many African American Studies classes. I also have a huge appreciation for the arts. I love to draw and I was apart of the drama and script writing club in High School. As such, I will be able to bring to the internship everything I learned as a English major which includes writing, communication, and leadership skills and my knowledge in art and
I am ready to challenge myself to learn the dynamics of how a large company works and communicates along with exploring new fields in STEM. I am ready and willing to learn and accomplish whatever is required. I would enjoy learning how to code as this is a skill that I could use to improve my robotics team greatly. I am also interested in learning more about media protection and company branding. The skills I will learn through this internship will help guide my career choice in STEM and prepare me for college. No matter what career in the area of STEM I chose to go into, I know that communication, technical skills and business management will be necessary skills to have to provide quality results. I look forward to listening to, learning from, and leading
I am eager to apply for the full-time position as a Pharmacy Technician Trainee at CVS Health which was located on your direct website. With my recent degree in Biology from Virginia Commonwealth University and my practice in customer service roles, I believe that I will be an appropriate candidate in joining your team at CVS Health. Accompanied by my strong interest in working at a retail pharmacy and the dedication that I have to achieve my goal, I will put on my best performance to actively concentrate, understand, and solve problems within a reasonable time frame.
I am deeply honored to be considered for your Internship. Thank you for the opportunity to apply; I feel that I would be an excellent fit for this position given my background in accounting and economics.
Each year companies get a chance to tell what their organizations have accomplished and what their future goals are through annual reports. The purpose of these reports is to deliver shareholders, possible investors, and employee’s information on how a company has been performing and how it expects to progress in the future. Walgreens, a pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise founded in 1901, is one such company that takes advantage of having an annual report. To convey its information, Walgreens uses three communication techniques and strategies. First, to show the strides it has made in creating a customer-centric retailing experience, Walgreens uses
As a student in the Health Care Management program at Metropolitan State University of Denver, an internship is required before completion. Usually, the internship is fulfilled during the student’s last semester upon graduation, when they are a senior. Recently, the Health Care Management Foundations course (HCM 2500), has become a prerequisite before beginning the internship hours. A total of 150 hours are required during the internship course (HCM 4610). In order to register for HCM 4610, an internship site must be approved and locked down. This paper will discuss a potential internship program with the National Institute of Change. It will provide a brief overview of the organization’s history, the purpose of an internship, potential
Over the duration of the internship, I will use my new skills and previous work experience to achieve