Day in the Life - Career Insights From ConsultSpot

On this episode we speak to Sophia who is currently in PA (Physician Assistant) school at Long Island University in Brooklyn. Sophia shares her experience on applying and going through PA school and what people can expect out of the process. Prior to going into PA school Sophia worked at Mass General Hospital (MGH) in Boston for five year as a Research Technician and a Pulmonary Function Technician. Sophia received her Bachelors in Neuroscience from Wheaton College. 

On this episode we interview Michaela Dunn who is a Judicial Law Clerk. Michaela received a dual degree in Political Science and Government, and Legal Studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She then went to Law School at Suffolk University. We go into what it takes to get into law school, what to expect as well as the various career options coming out of Law School. 

On this episode I interview Jackie Zheng who is a Manufacturing Engineer at Lockheed Martin. Jackie received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Masters degree in Engineering Management from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He interned at Tesla Motors during his Masters and eventually went on to work at Lockheed Martin after graduating, to pursue his interest in working in the defense sector. 

On this episode we interview Brendan Pickett who is a Civil Engineer at Pare Corporation in Massachusetts, with four years experience. Brendan received his bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst. 

On this episode we interview Dhaval Patel who is a 27yr old Real Estate Agent with over 2 years of experience working with a brokerage based in New England. Dhaval talks about the reality of a career as a real estate agent, what to expect and most importantly what it takes to be successful. 

On this episode we interview Irvin Gomez who is an alum from Harvard Business School (HBS) who has started his own Private Equity search fund - Due North Family Enterprises. Irvin moved to the US from Mexico at the age of 10 and went on to pursue his undergrad at Darmouth College. After college, Irvin worked for State Street in the internal consulting team and then moved to a sales role at a company called Catalant Technologies. Irvin was also the student body president during his time at HBS. 

On this episode we interview John Melloni who is currently a Software Development Engineer at Amazon Robotics. Prior to starting his career at Amazon, John pursued his undergraduate degree in Computer Science at University of Massachusetts and then went on to pursue his Masters degree in Computer Science with a concentration in AI at Stanford University. 

On this episode we interview Brian McCarthy who is a technology strategy consultant at Slalom Consulting. Brian is based on Boston and prior to going into consulting Brian received his Bachelors in Chemical Engineering and his MBA from University of Massachusetts Amherst.

On this episode we interview Jake Bernstein who is a Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Jake previously worked as a Senior Systems Architect at Pega Systems. Prior to that, Jake pursued his undergrad in computer science at University of Massachusetts Amherst.