Aisha

"My career path to become a consultant was non-typical."

"That meant doing some quantitative and qualitative analysis on a specific company for the client which is usually private Equity Firm that wanted to buy this company."

"I would log in around 8:30 between 8:00 and 8:30 check up on all the things that happened overnight."

"The willingness to learn, to look into things on your own, to be resourceful is really important."

"Being around really ambitious, really smart, talented people energized me to become better versions of myself."

"not knowing what you don't know and kind of feeling yourself through a dark room to find out what the best next step is"

"the ability to choose advantageous especially for your early career folks."

"People who thrive in this industry are insecure overachievers."

"If you're trying to get more visibility from senior partners or big clients, there's a level of professionalism and politics that it's hard to grasp when you just come in as an entry-level consultant."

"it gets more and more competitive every year. So doing whatever you can to get into that field. Would be like great advantages for you."

"you're never gonna know everything; there's always something to learn from someone whoever you interface with."

"Keep the undergrad. There's so many things thrown at you. As long as you get a hold of your motivating factors to help you get started and then the discipline that works best for you to get things finished that will really set you up for success."

"It's a two-way street. Companies are looking at you too, seeing if you're the right fit."