Career Path of a Program and Project Manager at Accenture
Steven's career path, currently in their first year of an MBA, started with a finance degree from the University of Georgia and internships in banking, followed by a role as a credit analyst where they "got great skills and a good understanding for how business works". A shift to technology consulting provided "transferable skills, presentation skills, people management, and strategy skills," ultimately leading them to business school.
Finance, Banking, Technology Consulting, Project Management, Business School
Advizer Information
Name
Job Title
Company
Undergrad
Grad Programs
Majors
Industries
Job Functions
Traits
Steven Smith
Program/Project Manager
Accenture
University of Georgia, 2017
University of California, Los Angeles & M.B.A
Finance
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Operations and Project Management
Pell Grant Recipient, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. Steven pursued internships in regional and commercial banks and boutique investment banks during his undergraduate finance studies at the University of Georgia.
2. His role as a credit analyst provided valuable insights into business operations and financial management.
3. His transition to technology consulting enhanced his skills in presentation, people management, and strategy, ultimately leading him to pursue an MBA.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path? Please start with your experiences in college, any internships, or jobs you had before your current role.
Sure. At this point, as I'm in my first year of my MBA, my career path seems a little all over the place, but I have a strong foundation.
In undergrad, I went to the University of Georgia where I majored in finance. Most of my internships were with either regional or commercial banks, and or boutique investment banks.
I was very focused on banking and just learning how money works and how businesses use money to finance their operations, as well as their investments. From there, I worked as a credit analyst for a while at a bank after I graduated from the University of Georgia.
I gained great skills as a credit analyst and a good understanding for how business works generally, because the goal for most businesses, even nonprofits, is to make money. From there, I got great experiences, but I wanted to interact with more people.
That led me to technology consulting, which is very different from finance. However, my main clients were banks, as I was used to that environment. Technology consulting gave me a lot of transferable skills, presentation skills, people management, and strategy skills that ultimately landed me in business school.
So that's a brief overview of my career path so far.