823 Advizers
Justine
Manager (Strategy & Finance)
DoorDash
University of Pennsylvania, Wharton, 2016
N/A

Minds Matter
Q1Career path
Career Pivoting
Finance
Investment Banking
2:12
"I kind of was just more interested in the career path or the post-grad path of students who graduated from the business school."
Q2Main responsibilities
Financial Analysis
Cross-functional Teamwork
Budgeting
1:17
"I'm focused on affordability and pricing initiatives at DoorDash, managing finances related to customer discounts and promotions."
Q3Day in the life
Financial Modeling
Cross-functional Collaboration
Data Analysis
2:45
"the beginning of my week will primarily focus on reviewing last week's performance"
Q4Most important skills - role
Teamwork
Data Analysis
Financial Modeling
3:21
"Financial modeling in a finance role is very important. Specifically, something with strategic finance, as well as the ability to identify trends or trend breaks in the numbers or the data."
Q5Favorite parts - role
SQL
Remote Work
Data Analysis
3:26
"I really enjoy the ability to exercise my analytical skills while having a work-life balance."
Q6Biggest challenge - role
Career Development
Overcoming Challenges
Networking
2:16
"It's often hard to find the right person to answer the right question or to be maybe the right mentor on a specific topic."
Q7Favorite parts - industry
Tech Industry
Three-Sided Marketplace
Work-Life Balance
2:18
"work-life balance and tech is really, in my opinion, like unbeatable"
Q8Who thrives in industry
High Ownership
Proactive
Data Analysis
2:19
"people who do well in my group...have high ownership and a high degree of responsibility and ownership of their work"
Q9Wish known before - industry
Compensation
Industry Realities
Career Development
2:16
"you work less, you have a much better work-life balance, but you also have less influence."
Q10Entry-level positions
Finance
Banking
Tech
2:26
"There are little things here and there."
Q11Significant lesson - career
Overcoming Challenges
Networking
Career Development
2:16
"Who you know is actually a bigger determinant in your career than you think."
Q12College ideas for success
Networking
Career Exploration
Financial Modeling
3:31
"for students who don't know an even better method because you probably won't be able to get into a more competitive clubs otherwise."
Q13How identity impacted career
Resilience
Communication
Overcoming Challenges
3:34
"I really had to learn how to express myself as well as how to communicate clearly, uh, and effectively, um, without kind of compromising myself."