Alumni Career Snapshots

Nik Daftary

Employer

Accenture

Employer  Website


http://www.accenture.com

Job Title  


Former Consultant for Accenture - now an MBA student at McCombs

Class Year and Major

 BS Business Administration (Marketing)-2002

Additional education


Getting my MBA.

Briefly describe what you do   


Study.

What other jobs have you had?

  • Accenture - Consultant
  • Target Corp - Business Analyst

What are the key skills, abilities, and personal qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work?  

  • Dedication
  • Work Hard Play Hard
  • Imagination

What do you enjoy most about your current position?  


As a student, it's great to be around so many like-minded business people.

Most important/valuable lesson or activity in college that impacted your career ?
  • Understanding what having an open mind really means.
  • Going outside of my comfort zone
  • Summer internships
  • Having fun

What advice for someone entering this field?

Be yourself. Impress people by showing who you really are, not who you would really like to be.

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