Significant Career Lesson From A Business Strategy Analyst At Emirates Flight Catering
Aruna's significant career lesson is to "never stop learning," as demonstrated by pursuing a CPA while working, leading to promotions and a deeper understanding of business processes. This continuous learning, now including an MBA, facilitated a career shift into consulting, opening "a pathway that would never have been possible previously" with increased pay and new opportunities.
Career Development, Data Analysis, Communication, Motivation, Achieving Goals
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Aruna Narayanan
Business Strategy Analyst
Emirates Flight Catering
Heriot-Watt University, 2016
UCLA Anderson, MBA 2024
Finance
Hospitality, Restaurants & Events
Business Strategy
International Student, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. Continuous learning is crucial for career advancement: Aruna's simultaneous pursuit of her CPA during her previous role significantly enhanced her understanding of business processes and led to promotions.
2. Pursuing further education opens new opportunities: Aruna's decision to pursue an MBA facilitated a career shift into consulting, showcasing the value of lifelong learning in unlocking new career paths.
3. Combining education with practical experience provides a competitive edge: The blend of Aruna's CPA and work experience allowed her to analyze business processes more effectively, making her a valuable asset and giving her a competitive edge in the job market.
Transcript
What is one lesson that you have learned that has proved significant in your career?
It would definitely be "never stop learning" during my tenure at my previous company, even though I was working. I did my CPA simultaneously, and that led to a lot of promotions for me because I was able to understand business processes very differently.
I had an edge in terms of the way I communicate, the metrics I use to analyze my work, and all of that gave me an advantage. That gave me a bump in my career.
Even now, as I'm doing my MBA, I think it has opened a pathway that would never have been possible previously. I've switched fields into consulting, and I'm about to explore a whole new world.
That's in terms of new industry experiences, a much higher pay scale, and just a new environment altogether. That wouldn't have been possible without taking that lead to study more.