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​Tyler Welch

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Risk Management          Summer 2019
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Role
Merton C. Bernstein Intern on Social Insurance (research intern) placed at the Congressional Research Service
Location
Washington, DC
When did you work there?
Summer 2019
​Please list your major(s) and minor(s).
RMI; minor: Economics
Provide a general description of the work at your internship.
In this position, I spent my days researching, preparing, writing, and editing a full CRS report for members of the US Congress. When I wasn't reading or writing, I was visiting hearings on Capitol Hill, research seminars throughout DC, or wandering the halls of Congress.
Did you have a mentor?
Yes
If so, how did he/she help you during your internship? 
My mentor at my placement (CRS) was infinitely important to my success by grounding my work and contextualizing it as a step in the search for a graduate school program. My mentor had also taken the same path - undergraduate, intern, full-time researcher - as I was considering. 
Did you feel your RMI/AS classes better prepared you for the internship? 
Yes, very much so. My working knowledge of moral hazard, social insurance, and other general insurance principles helped me with my research and is evident throughout my published report. 
Interviewing/Hiring Process Comments:
I interviewed and hired outside of GIS but with the direction of Dr. Drennan. It was a lot like the Graduate School application process. 
Were you assigned any special projects?
I am now the author of the CRS report on the Social Security Retirement Earnings Test. 
What were the supplemental benefits besides the pay? 
Internship lunches, travel subsidies for the metro, coffee trips, and seminar registrations. 
Describe the company's internship program.
The work load was really manageable and was much like working under a deadline near the end, which was to be expected. My boss gave me great freedom around Capitol Hill to use my security badge as I pleased when it came to visiting hearings, etc. The program also had weekly speakers, research seminars, and social security games. 
Was the internship what you expected after the interviewing/hiring process?
Yes, exactly what I expected and much more. 
Were you provided time off besides the weekend? 
​I was given PTO and sick leave, which I used most and some of. They also allowed me to take leave without pay for a research conference paid for by Temple RMI over the summer. 

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Gamma Iota Sigma - Sigma Chapter
Temple University - 601C Alter Hall

1801 Liacouras Walk
​Philadelphia, PA 19122
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Phone: (215) 204-9368
Fax: (215) 204-4712
​Email: gammaiotasigma@temple.edu
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    • Contact Us
  • Speaker Series
    • H. Wayne Snider Distinguished Guest Lecturer
    • Bonnie Averbach Distinguished Guest Lecturer
  • Members
    • Benefits
    • Achievements >
      • Scholarships
      • Exam Passers
    • Opportunities
    • Summer Interns >
      • Actuarial Interns
      • RMI Interns
    • RAD Program
    • RMI Professional Designations
    • Professional Portraits
  • Professional Development
    • Road to the Resume Book
    • Resume Generator
    • Interview Skills Workshop Signups
    • Etiquette Workshop Signups
  • Alumni
    • Temple University Broad Street Run
    • Newsletters
    • Donations
    • Annual Golf Outing
    • ASMP Application
    • Update Information
  • Committees
    • Actuarial Science Career Development
    • RMI Employee Benefits Career Development
    • RMI Property & Casualty Career Development
    • Community Affairs
  • Testimonials
  • Career Receptions
    • Report Internship Offers
    • Report Full Time Offers
    • Actuarial Science Career Reception
    • Risk Management & Insurance Career Reception >
      • Interns
      • Graduating Seniors
  • Communications
    • Risky Business
    • Press Releases
    • Lemons to Lemonade
  • Media
    • Videos
    • Social Feed
    • Photos
    • Sigma Chapter Photo Archive
    • Yearbooks
  • Search
  • Forms
    • Green and Gold Forms
    • RMI 3682 Community Service Events
    • AS/RMI Exam Fee Reimbursement Form
  • Pay Dues
  • Wednesday Meetings Link
  • Exam Passers