College Experiences That Helped a Consultant at Media Consulting Company Succeed
Aisha's four years working on a college newspaper, despite not leading to a journalism career, instilled crucial discipline and problem-solving skills— "showing up every single week... problem solving week by week"— skills vital for later career success, even when "no one's watching." The key takeaway is developing personal motivation and consistent discipline to achieve goals, regardless of extracurricular choices.
Discipline, Motivation, Problem-Solving, Leadership, Communication
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Aisha Han
Consultant
Media Consulting Company
Carnegie Mellon University
MBA
Economics, International Relations & Affairs
Arts, Entertainment & Media, Consulting & Related Professional Services
Consulting
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Immigrant
Video Highlights
1. Develop strong discipline by consistently pursuing activities, even when facing challenges or lack of motivation.
2. Identify and utilize motivating factors to initiate tasks and develop a personal system for completing them.
3. College experiences, even those outside a chosen career path, can build valuable skills like leadership, teamwork, and problem-solving
Transcript
What did you do in your undergrad to help you on your career?
I think what was helpful when I was doing all these extracurriculars was building up discipline. I worked in a newspaper for four years of college and thought I would be a journalist because I was really passionate about investigative journalism and storytelling.
Even though I didn't end up in that field, it taught me the importance of leading other students, motivating them, and showing up every single week. Even when we didn't have good material, problem-solving week by week for all four years really builds discipline.
This will show when you work for yourself and no one is watching. What do you choose to do? Even though there are so many things thrown at you during undergrad, like clubs and competing interests that may or may not help your career, it's important to get a hold of your motivating factors to help you get started.
The discipline that works best for you to get things finished will really set you up for success. That's what helped me the most.