823 Advizers
Kelsey
Engagement Manager, Consulting
Big 4 Consulting Firm
University of Colorado, Boulder (2009)
UCLA Anderson, MBA (2014)

UCLA Anderson
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."