Tabor College Business Department News

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Koch Industries recently visited Tabor College to give an informative presentation for the Business Department. Among the Koch representatives were Claire Kettle and Randy Walker, along with Tabor College graduates Nick Villalovos, Emily Vogts and Cristi Miller. Some important information provide by Koch were some background information about the company, benefits of their internship programs and employee income and benefits.

Koch Industries is an international privately held company based in Wichita, Kansas. With an employment base of 80,000, covering 500 communities and 60 countries, Koch industries has been established as one of the largest private companies in the world. Some areas that Koch Industries’ involved in are: refining and chemicals; process equipment and technologies; minerals; fibers and polymers; commodity and financial trading and services; and forest and consumer products. A lot of Koch Industries success is derived from its diverse profile.

The Koch representatives also spent some time expressing to the students attending the presentation, that their internship programs are very beneficial for both personal gain work experience. They highly expressed that their internships require a lot of hard work, but will also be fun as well. At Koch industries, interns work with experts in the field you are working in. You will spend your time gaining hands-on experience instead of “fetching coffee and making copies.” Another important benefit of the internship program is partaking in projects with people all over the world.

Lastly, and a topic that seems to strike all young entrepreneurs attention, Koch Industries treats their employees well for their hard work that they put in to continue its path of success. The time and effort that the employees put in, does not go unrecognized. Also, Koch Industries offers a well decorated retirement plan for its employees.

Provided by the Tabor College Business Department during the presentation was pizza and refreshments.

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