Presentation
•Career trajectory and motivation behind (5:24 )
•Transition from academia to consulting (11:43 )
•Work and life as a consultant (20:50 )
•Transition from consulting to my current role (34:01 )
Q&A (37:12 )
•How many projects do you have to work on at the same time? (37:12 )
•What soft skill do you suggest PhD students to develop for their transition into the industry? (37:43 )
•Is it typical for consultant to transition into roles at their client? (39:47 )
•What qualities expectation does the consulting industry look for? (41:21 )
•If you were to go back in time to when you were a graduate student, what advice would you give yourself to transition into consulting? (42:59 )
•Would you recommend learning business concepts and financial concepts and applications in grad school? (45:24 )
•When you are assigned to an unfamiliar project or the topic, how much times the firm will give you to learn the background knowledge? (47:48 )