823 Advizers
Yannan
Senior Associate Consultant
Top Audit Consulting Firm
University of San Francisco 2015
N/a
Q1Career path
Entrepreneurship
Consulting
Career Pivoting
1:52
"I realized that job one is a lot of hours and two actually doesn't pay well, um, and there's not so much about career advancement either."
Q2Main responsibilities
Mergers and Acquisitions
Project Management
Communication
0:52
"My current role is mostly helping clients who are in the merger or acquisition process to make sure they successfully implement whatever they intend to."
Q3Day in the life
Communication
Project Management
Client Interaction
1:08
"Oh that gonna be a typical consultant answer gonna be depends. That could be very busy."
Q4Most important skills - role
Interpersonal Skills
Organization
Communication
2:02
"You should be able to really comfortably connect with people from different backgrounds and build a good rapport with them."
Q5Favorite parts - role
Travel
Problem-Solving
Communication
1:10
"Consulting is definitely an extension of my business school. I'm always learning new stuff."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Teamwork
Overcoming Challenges
Adaptability
0:55
"Be very aware of who you are working with, what project you're on, and who you're talking to."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Teamwork
Problem-Solving
Communication
0:58
"They're all very smart people and they don't make assumptions on lots of things because we're working Consulting."
Q8Who thrives in industry
High Energy
Resilience
Organization Skills
1:56
"Definitely organization skills. You will have probably three or four things going on at the same time, always have three or four projects going on."
Q9Wish known before - industry
Industry Realities
Job Search
Communication
1:53
"One, your resume does matter. It may sound so shallow, but unfortunately, that's how a lot of consulting firms first look at you."
Q10Entry-level positions
Entry-Level Jobs
Consulting
Analyst Positions
1:01
"Give it a shot just to get in there to see what types of jobs are at that level and also...to see how people are operating in consulting."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Problem-Solving
Project Management
Communication
0:48
"always at least one step ahead of your group"
Q12College ideas for success
Body Language
Networking
Communication
0:59
"Honestly gonna be my acting class because...I learned so much about eye contact about tone of voice and body language."
Q13How identity impacted career
LGBTQ+ Inclusion
Networking
Career Connections
1:11
"I got invited for all the events for each of the Consulting birth and I get an extra time asking extra questions. I believe that has been one of the critical Connections in my career."