Career Path Of An Associate Consultant At Ernst And Young Parthenon
Hannah's career path demonstrates a pivot from a planned career in politics, involving roles at "my local Town Hall," Teach for America, and the World Trade Center, to a consulting career. After adding an econ major and internships at UCLA Investments and Smartsheet, a formal recruiting process led to an internship and subsequent full-time position at EY-Parthenon, where they have worked for two years.
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Job Title
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Hannah Feller
Associate Consultant
Ernst&Young-Parthenon
UCLA, 2021
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Economics
Consulting & Related Professional Services, Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Consulting
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. Hannah initially pursued a career in politics, working at her local Town Hall, Teach for America, and in UCLA student government.
2. She transitioned to consulting after adding an economics major, gaining experience through internships at UCLA Investments and Smartsheet.
3. She secured a full-time position at EY-Parthenon after a successful internship with the firm, highlighting the importance of internships in securing consulting roles.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Any internships or jobs you had leading up to your current role?
Yes, sounds good.
In college, I actually thought I wanted to go into a career in politics. So I worked at my local Town Hall, for Teach for America, and at the World Trade Center in Los Angeles. I was also deeply involved with UCLA student government.
After deciding that I wanted to make a career shift for a variety of reasons, I added an econ major. I decided that I wanted to go into consulting. So I interned at UCLA Investments, and I also interned at Smartsheet, which is a SaaS company headquartered out of Seattle.
In the fall of my junior year, I went through the formal recruiting process for consulting. I accepted an offer to intern at EY Parthenon in Seattle. I accepted my full-time offer after my internship to start at the firm full-time. I've been there for the past two years.