Name: Victoria Xue
Hometown: Novi, MI
College/Major: UC San Diego, Cognitive Science
Pre-Business School: HRBP, Amazon
Summer Internship: Summer Associate at Deloitte HC
Full-Time: Associate, Deloitte HC
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PRE-ANDERSON
What did you want to be when you were growing up? Growing up I wanted to be a Doctor, because I wanted to cure diseases and help people live their healthiest lives.
Why business school? After working for several years, I wanted to elevate my role and broaden my scope. As someone who didn’t come from a business background before work, I decided that business school would be the perfect place to expand my network, get exposure to different career options, and pivot into a more strategic role in human capital consulting.
Why Anderson? Coming from an HR background, cultural fit was very important to me. I looked for schools with a collaborative environment and strong career support.
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ANDERSON
Anderson Activities & Leadership:
Parker TA & ACT Coach
President, Asian Management Student Association
VP of Human Capital, Management Consulting Association
VP of Events and Marketing, Anderson Creative
Favorite class and why? ASG with Derek Alderton. Being part of ASG taught me many new and practical skills that prepared me for my internship in consulting
Favorite Anderson event/trip: C4C Stanford weekend. Every year Stanford hosts this event for west coast schools. There's something for everyone from dance & battle of the bands to sports competitions, trivia, and parties. It was a great opportunity to meet people from other schools and connect with classmates in a fun competitive setting, not to mention for a good cause!
Best Anderson memory so far? Going on Japan Trek - loved traveling with classmates and especially loved feeding the deer in Nara
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RECRUITING
What helped you the most in interview prep/career search? Feedback from Chris Weber (and all the people I did cases/mock interviews with)
Hardest interview question you've been asked? "If not this firm, where would you work?"
How did you land your internship? I practiced for interviews and cases, asked a ton of questions, and tried to be myself and show genuine interest for the roles I applied to.
Describe your internship:I am working on a project with Deloitte consulting that involves Monday -Thursday travel.
Why [particular industry/function]? I enjoy looking at problems from a people lens and challenging myself to think critically and learn about new industries/skills/functions.
What are you going to be doing post-Anderson? Human Capital at Deloitte
Pre-Business School Experience: HRBC at Amazon
How did you utilize Parker in your job search and interview prep? I attended all of the workshops I could and scheduled some sort of touch-point with Parker on a weekly basis to hold myself accountable for improvement.
How many informational interviews did you conduct? 30
What did you do during the summer before business school to prep for fall recruiting? I took a road trip around Iceland with my boyfriend and a couple of friends. Made it around the island in 8 days and found my new favorite place in the world (Dyrholaey)
What was your offer timeline? When did you apply? When did you receive your offer for your summer internship/FT job? I applied by the mycareer deadline in fall quarter, interviewed in January, and received an offer in February for my internship
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