Thomson Reuters Phase 2

In my 2nd two-week stint as a Strategy intern at Thomson Reuters, I continued to work on competitive intelligence, evaluate growth areas, and explore big picture opportunities for the company. I’ve learned more in the past two weeks about financial services, software, data management, and information systems than I ever wanted to or thought I would learn. But in our weekly intern lecture series, where every Friday an intern presents on a topic of their choice (relevant to Thomson Reuters strategy of course) I decided to follow my interest and talk about media strategy. I’ll be presenting on the topic tomorrow morning, but some of my focal points will be:

- Decline of traditional media and what it means for Thomson Reuters
- Monetization of digital content
- New media devices such as Smartphones and iPads
- New user friendly experience that’s interactive, transparent, customizable
- Thomson Reuters new media initiatives and growth opportunities

This will be my first presentation of the internship, so it will be a golden opportunity to show off those Ross-groomed presenting skills, share my research findings, and make a solid impression on the rest of the strategy team. Like any summer internship, this is a 10-week job interview so it will be important to go above and beyond to showcase my skills.

I’m also continuing my networking by making appointments to meat with executives every week. Not surprisingly, it’s more difficult than it seems. Everyone who I’ve tried to meet with has been booked solid for the last two weeks, but promised to set aside some time next week to meet for a half hour. Knowing how difficult it is to get a hold of these people makes it all the more important that I make the most of my time with them, learn and listen as much as possible while still making an impression. I’ll be meeting with both the Chief Marketing Officer and President of Reuters Media next week, so I’ll be sure to prepare some good questions. I always believe that you never know what connection will help you when you need it most, so I strongly value these meetings as a networking tool and sort of “audition”.

Go USA!

Alex Weiss