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Lauren Kinerk 鈥�19 has dreamed of working for Apple for years. When she got the chance, she didn鈥檛 hesitate. 

The path flight from Seattle to San Jose passes right above the new Apple Park campus in Mountain View. Looking out the window, passengers can see an overhead perspective of the ring-shaped Apple building playfully nicknamed the 鈥淪paceship.鈥�

Lauren Kinerk 鈥�19 knows this view well. She鈥檚 made the trip from her hometown in Washington many times and was curious about it since it broke ground in 2014. 

鈥淚 really want to see the inside,鈥� Kinerk says. 鈥淚 haven鈥檛 seen it yet.鈥� 

This summer, Kinerk will get her chance. She is starting an internship in the finance development program where she will be working in retail finance.   

Specifically, Kinerk will be housed in one of the more iconic groups in Apple: store visuals. The concept of the Apple store鈥攁 highly planned and strategic outlet to showcase Apple products鈥攊s one of Steve Jobs鈥� most important innovations. Through store visuals, Kinerk will be at the meeting point of finance and marketing. 

鈥淲e鈥檝e all been into an Apple store and it鈥檚 cool that I鈥檒l be able to assist in the finance behind the experience there,鈥� Kinerk says. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to go and just experience the company. They鈥檙e so innovative. Everybody knows what an Apple product is and just being around some of the brightest and best people will be a really cool experience.鈥� 

Kinerk is a member of Accelerated Cooperative Education (ACE) Leadership Program, which helps students get practical career experience while they鈥檙e in school鈥攅verything from help building a resume to understanding the job application process. The program is hosted by the Leavey School of Business and Kinerk is one of about 20 members.

Thanks to that support from ACE, Kinerk was ready to go when she heard about the internship opportunity last summer.

鈥淚 got that email and I applied鈥攕ent my resume, cover letter鈥攚ithin that day,鈥� Kinerk says. 鈥淎CE was really helpful and supportive鈥攋ust kind of getting my foot in the door. Then after that I really took charge.鈥�

And ACE has done more than just help Kinerk get an internship. She credits the program with building a vision for her career.

鈥淐oming into 91果冻制片厂 I had no idea what I wanted to do,鈥� Kinerk says. 鈥淭hen through ACE and through taking classes at 91果冻制片厂, I realized that I really enjoyed finance.鈥�   

Kinerk looks forward to keeping her classmates posted on her experience with Apple. She will be interviewed throughout the summer and the videos will be posted on scu.edu and SCU鈥檚 social media channels.