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Consultant
Top Managemet Consulting Company
Lehman College
Baruch College - MS, UCLA Anderson School of Management - MBA

UCLA Anderson
Q1Career path
Risk Management
Consulting
Financial Services
2:44
"Through an organization called NABA (National Association of Black Accountants) and by way of that internship..."
Q2Main responsibilities
Client Interaction
Risk Assessment
Project Management
3:56
"we work on different problems that our clients may approach us with and we help them come up with Solutions."
Q3Day in the life
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
Client Interaction
3:27
"One of the fun things about working in Consulting is the teaming environment you get to work with some really smart people and you get to collaborate on different ways in which to solve problems where everybody has a voice."
Q4Most important skills - role
Critical Thinking
Communication
Attention to Detail
1:04
"Communication is key; being a great communicator, understanding how to deliver a message and read your audience is very important."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Communication
Problem-Solving
Teamwork
1:01
"I also enjoy continuous learning and no two days as a consultant are the same."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Project Management
Prioritization
Time Management
1:44
"You want to be an amazing client service professional and provide everything your client expects. But you also have to think about what your team needs and whether what your client is asking is realistic."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Global Economy
Currency Exchange
Financial Products
1:13
"one of the things that I enjoy about financial services is understanding different complex products learning how different money different currencies are transmitted across the globe and just how trade is facilitated."
Q8Who thrives in industry
Problem-Solving
Critical Thinking
Communication
1:13
"I think those two things are very important just for the nature of Consulting itself"
Q9Wish known before - industry
Project Management
Communication
Time Management
1:19
"You have to be a continuous communicator and set the right expectations all the time."
Q10Entry-level positions
Networking
Entry-Level Positions
Internships
3:36
"if you want to become a consultant straight out of undergrad internships are the path of least resistance"
Q11Significant lesson - career
Communication
Resilience
Stress Management
1:21
"if you internalize it or if you take things personal when you make a mistake, it makes it harder for you to learn from it and bounce back from it."
Q12College ideas for success
Time Management
Prioritization
Communication
3:13
"It helped me to understand how to synthesize looking at a to-do list or a task list and how to Think Through what needed to be done when"
Q13How identity impacted career
Leadership
Resilience
Project Management
3:08
"you cannot survive in financial services without resiliency because the only constant in finances is change"