Madeline

"I was able to explore multiple aspects of the environmental field, which was really beneficial."

"I also do a lot of climate planning, so that is virtual and in-person facilitation. Um, stakeholder engagement and goal development."

"For me it's different every day. I work on a lot of different projects, different clients, um, and different topics."

"Knowledge of sustainability... is definitely essential if you're going to be consulting in that field."

"Every day is different"

"a lot of times I need to have hard conversations with my clients where I have to tell them things that they really don't wanna hear."

"Sustainability is hard to talk about; it's heavy, and climate change is scary. This field has a high burnout rate, so you need to pay attention to that and develop coping mechanisms."

"People that thrive in consulting work are adaptable, resilient, up for a challenge and self-motivated."

"Knowing that the downtimes will be followed by an uptick and not to worry if you have a downtime, but to enjoy it and to do some extra professional development"

"many of them always have a designated number of positions that they're going to offer to people right out of college"

"Think critically about the tasks that you're given, um, and go the extra mile to do them. People will really, really appreciate that."

"Even if you don't see a point in putting in the extra effort to that college paper, it's gonna pay off later if you keep doing that."