I quiz my computer science boyfriend, Addison Chen about business! We are both technology consultants at Accenture, but there are technical and functional consultants. My boyfriend, Addison, is a technical consultant and only knows techie stuff. In today’s video, I quiz Addison on business because functional consultants actually need that business knowledge to work and communicate with the client better!
In honor of International Women’s Day, management.consultant and I wanted to make this video to have a very honest conversation about how it’s like being a woman in consulting. Kajol is currently a London-based Big 4 senior consultant specializing in venture building and innovation, specifically at Deloitte Consulting. We think change starts at having conversations and empowering others. We hope this video inspires you to have conversations with women around you. Comment down below what are steps you would take and share your experiences about being a woman in consulting or in the workplace!
Addison Chen and I bought a condo together in 2020 in our our early 20s, and before that we rented an apartment together, so we talked about how we handle our finances from how we budget, how we split our income (if we do), handle our expenses, and soooo many questions we have for you guys!
How do you and your SO handle your money as a couple? What if someone uses more toilet paper than the other or wants something much more expensive than you’re comfortable buying (like a TV)?!
This is one everyone wonders about but doesn’t talk about. Even though I’m a technology consultant at Accenture, I do know the general structure of salaries and compensation for most firms after talking to many of my peers in other firms. I’m going to give a breakdown of what really makes up salaries and compensation for consultants, analyzing Management Consulted’s 2021 Salary Report, go over some misconceptions about the salaries and compensation for consultants, and how you can raise your worth in consulting. This will not go over how to get promoted as that would make it a much longer video, but that video is coming up, so make sure to subscribe!
I met Brian five years ago when we both founded our own chapters of our business fraternity in our respective schools. While I was at Boston University, he was at UC Riverside! He has always been interested in entrepreneurship and startups and it ultimately led him to become a product marketing manager in a Silicon Valley startup in hopes to one day go to graduate school and found his own startup. If you’re very interested in startups, this is the perfect episode for you as he has over three years of experience in tech startups in Silicon Valley!
Due to my real estate journey, many have asked me why we decided to stay in New York City, and the question is always “Is New York City worth it?” In this video, I tell you 5 things you need to think about before moving to NYC in 2021! My New York pride kicks in, but I know that depending on who you are, it’s not always worth it, so I go over who would and who wouldn’t enjoy New York City. Maybe this would help you out with making a decision! Especially with the pandemic, more and more people are reevaluating if that’s the right move.
In this video, I go over how I exactly write my thank you emails and make it a GREAT thank you email! A really good thank you email can help your case, but a GREAT thank you email might actually overturn a decision or land you that offer! In this video, I actually show you my thank you email during the Accenture interview process.
Got some juicy lessons that I learned during my first year as a consultant! OMG, I made so many mistakes (who hasn’t?), and honestly, I’m pretty sure no one would have guessed the last one, so definitely stick around for that one. I wanted to make this video so any of you that are about to start your job in consulting can be prepared for what there is to come and also to avoid making my mistakes. I also provide you some tips on what you can do instead to avoid these traps!
We have a lot to unpack in today’s episode! Shaarika Kaul studied Informatics (data science) and Communications at University of Washington and then pivoted to Deloitte and then to AG Consulting Partners where she currently is a management consultant and a technical product manager. On the side, she also cofounded and co-authored Mindful Mansi! Definitely check out her book and the amazing initiatives MPower Media is doing!
In this video, I go over how I exactly write the cover letter that got me the job at Accenture! Cover letters are a lot harder to write in my opinion because of how subjective it could be, but I break it down into how to find who to address it to, what to write in which paragraph, and how you should organize your cover letter to get the point across to snag that interview! In this video, I actually show you the cover letter I used in my recruitment process!
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