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Jiawen Zhang
Jiawen Zhang
International Student

Program: MSIT | Graduation: May 2019

Company: Deloitte

Title: Risk and Financial Advisory Consultant

Success Story Of Jiawen Zhang

  • "Almost all of (interview) questions focused on my current internship at Biogen and asked questions about my work and my takeaways."
  • "If you don't have a relevant prior work experience, I think it's important to have a good GPA to attract employers."

Your previous experience for success:

My current internship at Biogen gives me some relevant experience to the job at Deloitte. Before the interviews, I summarized what soft skills I learnt from my internship and told them the stories.

What was the interview process like?

There were 2 rounds of interviews - the first with a manager and a partner; the second was with a manager and a director. Almost all of their questions focused on my current internship at Biogen and asked questions about my work and my takeaways.

Advice to fellow students:

If you don't have a relevant prior work experience, I think it's important to have a good GPA to attract employers. Then, you will have the opportunity to tell them your takeaways from previous slightly relevant experience and convert it to a compelling story (soft skills are actually similar in some different positions). If you do have relevant work experience, then it's critical to summarize it in the resume according to the job description and prepare well for interviews.