
Wish I Knew . . .
Wish I Knew . . .
#31 Gaurav Sen - Pride of Consulting / Global Career / Calculated risks / Mother Theresa
Career Overview
- Growing up and going to university in India
- Moving into Investment banking with time at JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank
- Getting exposure to consulting and hiring on with KPMG in London
- Becoming the VIC chair for Pride@KPMG
- Moving over to Australia to continue with Consulting and
- Currently working for Deloitte in Sydney
Highlights
Growing up in India,
Singing at Mother Teresa's Funeral and a fun story
Coming from India with heaps of competition
Having been to 56 countries and humbled with this experience
Working in Mumbai after the Global Financial Crisis
Nothing is more valuable than on the job learning
3 factors to success
- Hard work
- Smart work
- Getting lucky
Getting "Lucky" is due to hard work and being smart about it
To get something you have to ask for it
Getting a position in Destche bank internal consulting team
Taking a calculated risk to getting what he wanted "Tell the World"
Taking an offer with KPMG which has some risk to it, being part of the extended London Team from New Delhi
Getting a job that wasn't advertised based on a strong relationship
Making a significant personal decision and finding a country to continue his career
Being proud of sticking up for his lifestyle
Gaurav thinks favorite means 2
Great $10,000 answer
His pronunciation of Chicago will make you cringe
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