What Type Of Person Thrives In The Consulting Industry, According To A Senior Associate Consultant At A Top Consulting Firm
To thrive in consulting, Yannan emphasizes the importance of "a lot of energy and good health," given the demanding hours and need for client and coworker relationship-building. Further success hinges on strong organizational skills to juggle multiple projects simultaneously and resilience to overcome daily failures, "how to recover fastly in your failures and always be optimistic."
High Energy, Organization Skills, Resilience, Relationship Building, Stress Management
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Yannan Colljns
Senior Associate Consultant
Top Audit Consulting Firm
University of San Francisco 2015
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Anthropology, Sociology, Fine Arts, Music
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Business Strategy
International Student, Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School, LGBTQ, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. High energy levels and good health are crucial for handling long hours and building client/colleague relationships.
2. Exceptional organizational skills are needed to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
3. Resilience and the ability to learn from failures are essential for navigating daily challenges in consulting.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry?
I think if you're going to thrive in consulting, first, you need a lot of energy and to be in good health. This is commonly overlooked because you'll be working long hours and not just on work. You'll also need time to build relationships with clients and co-workers.
This means after work, you might want to hang out with them. So, you absolutely need a lot of energy and to maintain your good health.
Second is definitely organizational skills. You will probably have three or four things going on at the same time, always have three or four projects going on simultaneously. Not necessarily projects with clients, but it could be one internal project, one working with the rate investment, and also, at the same time, working with another partner on a third thing.
So, how are you going to have the time and organize yourself so that it doesn't stop you from proceeding on any of those projects? This is very, very important.
Lastly, the final one would be your resilience. How do you not take anything personally and how to recover quickly from your failures? You will face failures every single day. How do you grow fast, get past all the failures, and always be optimistic when the next challenge comes?
So, I would say those are the three traits I see in people who thrive in consulting.
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