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Rich Chakejian of Penn State University will spend the summer interning with us. Rich will experience a rotational format in which they will spend time in each of our primary business divisions (Commercial, Personal, and Employee Benefits). Amount of time per rotation will depend on his area of interest and our area of need; responsibilities will vary greatly to give him most exposure possible to the different business divisions.
Summer interns need to meet highly demanding academic, teamwork, communication, and organizational qualifications to be accepted into The Safegard Group’s Summer Intern Program; Rich Chakejian met our qualifications very successfully and we are very excited to have him working with us this summer. You can read more about Rich below and join us in welcoming him to The Safegard Group in the comments!
About Rich Chakejian
Rich Chakejian is joining the Safegard Group as a summer intern for the duration of June 2017 – August 2017. While not having any prior experience in the insurance industry, Rich is eager to join the Safegard team and learn more about the business of insurance, as he has identified it as a possible career path upon graduation. Rich is an upcoming senior at the Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA. Rich has declared his major as Business Management, in the Smeal College of Business. He is involved on campus as a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity where he is heavily involved and serves as a THON and Recruitment chairman. Prior to choosing Penn State for his college education, Rich graduated from the Malvern Preparatory School where he played on the football team for four years and was involved in the Speak Up program.
Rich’s prior work experience includes spending summers as an intern with the accounting firm Stephano Slack LLC, as a server at Manco & Manco Pizza, and as a cook at Back Bay BBQ. Rich often enjoys working at Manco & Manco Pizza in Ocean City, NJ when presented with free time. Other hobbies of his include participating in intramural and recreational sports leagues and attending Philadelphia sporting events with his friends. Rich also has interest in pursuing law school after his undergraduate studies, as he is preparing to take the LSAT in the fall.
Lastly, Rich’s most recent experience was his semester studying abroad in Barcelona, Spain, where he lived for four months and had the opportunity to travel throughout Europe. This proved to be an experience of a lifetime for him, which included traveling to about 10 different European countries. A typical week would consist of attending school in Barcelona from Monday – Thursday, then filling up a backpack for the weekend to explore Europe. One of the more notable experiences Rich had while abroad, was visiting the poor Italian village outside of Naples his great-grandfather emigrated from at a young age to establish a better life for his family. Rich did not know any of these family members prior to getting off the plane, as he was greeted by his aunt and cousin with a sign that read his name. His cousin was the only family member that spoke decent English and translated for Rich and his family the entire weekend. Rich stayed in the house his great-grandfather grew up in, that has been in his family since 1775. These four months were an experience that Rich would not trade for anything and he hopes to make it back to Europe some day.
Rich is looking forward to being a member of the Safegard Group this summer and learning the business of insurance.