Jumpstart Your Career

Jumpstart Your Career

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Jumpstart Your Career episodes

  • How to land a consulting internship (part 2)

    Welcome back to part 2! In this video, we continue our conversation with Karen, the consulting IT GIRL.

    Topics discussed:
    1. Karen's 1st year internship at Lindt.
    2. How to land a summer internship in 1st year university.
    3. Karen's consulting internship at EY
    4. Advice for case prep
    5. Consulting VS marketing
    6. Balancing school, internships, TA, and clubs

    42 min
  • How to land a top consulting internship

    There are 3 things that makes Karen, our guest this week, the IT GIRL of consulting:


    1. She has interned at 2 prestigious consulting firms, EY and Oliver Wyman.

    2. She goes to Queens University, one of the world's best target schools for consulting.
    3. She willing to share all of her secrets and tips to help you land your dream consulting internship.


    In this episode, we will help you set up a solid foundation for a successful career in consulting. We will discuss how to choose the right university, target schools, the importance of joining student clubs, and resources for consulting.


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    0:00 Intro

    2:15 Who is Karen

    4:14 How to choose the best university

    9:12 What is a target school

    15:12 The advantages of going to a target school

    22:33 Non-target school stories

    27:45 Consulting careers in university

    31:39 You need to join student clubs

    37:21 Student club secrets

    40:58 How to find the best student club

    49:20 Great resources for consulting







    53 min
  • How I got into Google & careers in marketing/advertising

    This week, we sit down with Erin Palmeter, an account manager at Google! We discuss Erin's entire career journey (university & post-grad), the importance of ad agencies, and finally how she got into Google.

    It's a must-listen for anyone interesting in tech or marketing, and I hope this episode can help you jumpstart your career!
    Follow and connect with me on other platforms!
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegaryguo/
    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thegaryguo
    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc4tAROUdXaHmXp8vQzVvyQ
    0:00 Intro
    6:02 Part 1: Undergrad
    13:40 Part 2: Ad Agencies
    26:43 Part 3: Post-grad
    32:14 Part 4: How I got in Google
    45:16 Part 5: Outro

    48 min
  • How to land a consulting internship at KPMG (Baihe's Version)

    Do you want to land a prestigious consulting internship? We all know that consulting is a highly competitive industry with a complicated recruitment process, but we are here to help.

    In this episode of Jumpstart Your Career, your host Gary Guo coffee chats Baihe, a third year business student & consulting intern at KPMG.
    In this episode, we cover topics such as networking, coffee chats, case interviews, mental health, and more.
    You can find me at:
    Instagram: @thegaryguo
    TikTok:  @thegaryguo 
    YouTube: thegaryguo
    LinkedIn: Gary Guo
    (0:00) Intro
    (1:21) Professional hair
    (2:17) Baihe's backstory
    (5:28) Recruitment mental health
    (11:06) How to get into consulting
    (15:16) KPMG consulting recruitment process
    (57:10) Consulting recruitment advice
    (1:06:25) Outro


    1 hr 7 min
  • Breaking into Silicon Valley & Entrepreneurship

    Building websites and working with celebrities. Creating viral videos with over 10 million views. Flying to Silicon Valley at age 20 to work at a $5 million start-up. And co-founding a start-up with Dan Koe, a creator with over 2 million followers.

    In the third episode of "Jumpstart Your Career" with host Gary Guo, we'll unlock Matthew's entrepreneurship journey and how you can find your own entrepreneurial path.

    Get ready to take notes and jumpstart your career. 


    Follow Gary on social media:

    Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/thegaryguo/⁠

    TikTok: ⁠www.tiktok.com/@thegaryguo⁠

    For business inquiries, email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ 

    1 hr 11 min
  • Finance Internships for Non-Target Students

    You can land your dream finance internship, regardless of your school's reputation.

    In episode two of "Jumpstart Your Career" with host Gary Guo, we'll dive deep into two critical aspects of finance internship recruitment: networking and mock interviews.

    Zach Yaqub is a second-year economics major at Oberlin College and an incoming Summer Investment Research Intern at Sands Capital.

    Get ready to take notes and jumpstart your career. 


    Watch Zach's finance content: @59secondfinance


    Follow Gary on social media:

    Instagram: ⁠www.instagram.com/thegaryguo/⁠

    TikTok: ⁠www.tiktok.com/@thegaryguo⁠

    For business inquiries, email: ⁠[email protected]⁠ 

    41 min
  • How to Land a Finance Internship in New York

    Curious about how university students can land a highly competitive finance internship in New York? 

    In this debut episode of "Jumpstart Your Career" with host Gary Guo, we'll unlock the secrets behind finance internship recruitment with Eric Qu. 

    Eric is a third-year finance major at UofT and an incoming summer analyst at Bank of America Securities in their New York office.

    Get ready to take notes and jumpstart your career. 


    Follow Gary on social media:

    Instagram: www.instagram.com/thegaryguo/

    TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@thegaryguo

    For business inquiries, email: [email protected] 

    38 min

About Jumpstart Your Career

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Jumpstart Your Career is the go-to podcast for university students starting out their careers, from securing internships to venturing into entrepreneurship.