823 Advizers

Kelsey

Engagement Manager, Consulting

Big 4 Consulting Firm

University of Colorado, Boulder (2009)
UCLA Anderson, MBA (2014)

Kelsey Gorman, has over 6 years of experience delivering human capital client service consulting projects. She specializes in learning solutions, organizational development, corporate relocation, and change management across multiple industries with a focus on healthcare and CPG.
UCLA Anderson

UCLA Anderson

Consulting & Related Professional Services
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Consulting
Biology & Related Sciences

Q1Career path

Career Exploration

Business School

Networking

0:48

"I kind of got lucky and that inspired me to go to business school"

Q3Day in the life

Project Management

Communication

Teamwork

1:14

"Pretty different on there's a lot of variety in Consulting and projects and clients."

Q4Most important skills - role

Problem-Solving

Critical Thinking

Communication

0:57

"The most important things I would look for while recruiting were critical thinking, intellectual curiosity, and communication."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Teamwork

Leadership

Project Management

1:05

"feeling the weight of these people are relying on you to guide them and develop support and also the clients relying on you for what might be a multi-million dollar project"

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Healthcare

Impact

Consulting

0:46

"I just feel like I was able to kind of find a lot of impact and meaning in that work"

Q8Who thrives in industry

Stress Management

Project Management

Resilience

1:18

"people that can easily kind of let that go, take those Lessons Learned, pick up and move on thrive"

Q9Wish known before - industry

Confidence

Career Development

Imposter Syndrome

1:18

"Consulting you constantly grow and change. There's always like new problems clients are looking to solve so it's not supposed to ever feel easy."

Q10Entry-level positions

Networking

Entry-Level Positions

Summer Internships

1:18

"So most of the big consulting firms have really awesome summer internship programs for undergrad"

Q11Significant lesson - career

Networking

Mentorship

Relationship Building

1:12

"I think just reframing that in my head is it's really bad connecting with others and that that is how you can be successful."

Q12College ideas for success

Hard Work/Dedication

Networking

Mentorship

2:20

"just being able to see that was really helpful."

Q13How identity impacted career

Overcoming Challenges

Communication

Confidence

2:48

"I think the biggest thing was me learning not to take it personally, but also to stand up for myself a little bit more."