823 Advizers
Jorge
Senior Consultant
Deloitte
University of Texas at Austin - 2013
University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business - MBA
Q1Career path
Career Development
Overcoming Challenges
Career Exploration
2:00
"I double majored in theater and dance and Spanish education."
Q2Main responsibilities
Client Management
Data Analysis
Consulting
1:17
"10% of my time is revolved around what we call firm initiative. So doing something within Deloitte that helps the firm become stronger."
Q3Day in the life
Travel
Client Communication
Project Management
1:16
"Usually you're working like 10 to 12 hours Monday through Friday, you rarely ever work on the weekends."
Q4Most important skills - role
Leadership
Analytical Thinking
Communication
1:15
"It's a lot of responsibility to be working with these really high expensive clients. And so you need to be able to lead comfortably in that space"
Q5Favorite parts - role
Career Development
Industry Exposure
Community
1:56
"The culture is really strong. They have a lot of strong employee resource groups."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Adapting to Corporate Culture
Building Relationships
Overcoming Challenges
1:32
"the pace is just different in nonprofit...going from that to corporate Consulting was...pretty I would say difficult to manage"
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Innovation
Technology
Consulting
1:02
"Tech culture feels a little bit more relaxed than banking."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Communication
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
1:22
"If you come with traits like being able to build relationships, being able to present, being reflective, being a self-starter. Those are the skills and traits that typically make someone thriving."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Diversity and Inclusion
Networking
Community Building
1:45
"it was going to take a strategic effort on my front to find a community within Consulting that I feel like I really belonged."
Q10Entry-level positions
Career Paths
Consulting
Entry-Level Jobs
1:20
"At Deloitte you start off as an analyst. And within a couple years, then you become a consultant and then you're senior consultant."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Achieving Goals
Career Development
Motivation
1:28
"If you have like 10 lofty goals you try to do all 10 of them. You're probably not gonna achieve any of them."
Q12College ideas for success
High GPA
Networking
Leadership
1:50
"get it do my best for a high GPA and get leadership experience."
Q13How identity impacted career
Diversity and Inclusion
Overcoming Challenges
Leadership
2:54
"I think for me it's and train the corporate sector or it's very primarily like straight white male has been difficult."