Park Hye-eun (GBA 17) Student Interview_Regarding the Dean's Award for Student Success Award
- bizskk
- Hit636
- 2022-05-03
1. Hello, please introduce yourself please.
- Hello, I'm Park Hye-eun, majoring in Global Business Administration at Sungkyunkwan University. I graduated from the Department of GBA in August 2021 and am currently working as a consultant for the Jipyeong ESG Center Strategy Group at a law firm.
2. I heard that you won the Dean's Award for Student Success Award ah the 2021 degree award ceremony. Please give us a brief acceptance speech.
- I think it's meaningful to receive this honorable award, "Student Success Award". Above all, I would like to express my gratitude to the professors who guided me and Sungkyunkwan University students who shared my college life with me.
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3. You'be been doing various internship activities at a foreign company, so please tell us more about it.
- When I was a student, I did internship activities centered on a management consulting company, and worked as an Intern in Bain&Company's Information Services Department and as a Research Assistant(RA) in Operation Headquarters at PwC Consulting. Bain&Company Information Services is an internal research center in Bain and is responsible for supporting domestic and foreign management consulting projects within the organization. It was a time when I was able to strengthen the basics necessary for performing the task of "consulting", such as what consulting is and what information is needed to carry out the consulting project.
PwC consulting's Operation headquarters carries out various management consulting projects increase efficiency and create value throughout its operation, including customers and suppliers. Here, it was an experience to meticulously understand the role of a 'consultant' from A to Z, working as an RA, built into a project team that performs PI(Process Innovation) within the operation headquarters.
My internship experience at two foreign management consulting companies helped me a lot in setting my career director as a 'management consultant'.
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4. What did you prepare before the internship activities of foreign companies?
- Before I started my internship at a foreign company in earnest, I tried to find what I liked and what I was good at in college. To do this, I challenged and actively engaged in various in-school and out-of-school activities. Representative school activities include Sungkyunkwan University's GBA Alimi, Sungkyunkwan University Intensive Workshop, Sungkyunkwan University's Global Challenger, etc. Outside school activities include CJ Young Creator and Participation in external contests (more than 40 times during school years).
What I found out while performing these activities was that what I liked was to work with many people, and what I could do well was to be able to meticulously carry out one project, from suggesting business ideas to planning and generalizing. As I thought about this in two main pillars, I dreamed of a job called 'management consultant' that can help the management of a company and grow with many people.
When I was preparing for the internship in earnest, I tried to become a better and more competitive person by integrating the above activities into Resume. The Resume focused more on 'what I'm good at' and meticulously described Work Experience, Extra Curious Activities, Skills & Interest, etc. As I wrote Resume, I identified my shortcomings and carried out various activities to supplement them.
5. Do you have any memorable episodes from your internship?
- If I were to pick the most memorable moment of my internship, I think I remember the most when I made significant achievements and the mentors who were with me every time. Due to COVID-19, there are not many interesting episodes because I didn't interact with people outside of work, but I think it was the most rewarding when I visually confirmed that I was contributing to the team in my work. Also, it was a meaningful internship life because I met good friends who led me well and taught me a lot even though I must have been lacking in learning.
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6. Please feel free to tell me if there are any school activities or programs that you attended at school when you were an undergraduate.
- The three most memorable activities during the school year are completing a double major, the University Innovation and Sharing Center (old C-School), and participating in the contest.
In business administration, I decided that having a technical skill that can utilize data while learning about corporate strategy would have a great synergy effect, so I chose Data Science Convergence as my double major. I think it was a good opportunity to gain knowledge, conduct various practical projects that utilize them, such as machine learning, natural language processing, data analysis, and business strategy linkage activities.
Second, I remember participating in the SKKU Global Challenger, the Global Intensive Workshop organized by the University Innovation and Sharing Center. I visited domestic and abroad by interacting with students from various majors such as literature and information science, mechanical engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering, and researching on 3D printing and mobility for the weak. These challenging experiences have been a great nourishment for me in setting my career path.
Lastly, when I was a student as Sungkyunkwan University, I participated in various contests with my seniors and juniors and colleagues. I participated in more than 40 contests, including CFA Research Challenge, Samsung Notebook Marketing Competition, SKKU GBA-KK FUND ESG Competition, and gained extensive industry knowledge. Also, the experience of being interested in the process of planning and suggesting ideas while participating in the contest was the most decisive factor for me to choose the business of consulting.
7. What is your future career and goal?
- I am currently working as an ESG management consultant. Based on our continuous research and consulting experience on ESG management, I aim to help Korean companies and even global companies actively implement ESG management. To this end, I am building my capabilities by carrying out various consulting firm projects.
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8. Lastly, please give some advice for our business classmates.
- Until now, I think meeting and experiencing various at Sungkyunkwan University had a great influence. It is important to study hard as a student, but I hope you meet many people in college, actively challenge new things, have fun dreams, and move toward the future.
Also, if you have nay questions, please feel free to contact me and I'll answer them sincerely.
(parkhyeeun0918@naver.com)