L. EK Personal Statement

I had the pleasure of speaking to Kevin Giffels, an Associate Consultant and Babson alumnus, whom I connected with on LinkedIn to receive insight into L.E.K, from a recent graduate perspective. Per our phone conversation, I received invaluable perspective on the range of work I could be contributing to. I realize the L.E.K is the firm to join if I want to have free range of the breadth of industries and project types. Kevin informed me that he has worked on projects in industrials, life sciences, retail, and healthcare contributing to private equity work, new product entry strategy and market sizing. L.E.K has an innovative and agile approach to projects, which Kevin exposed me to; each case lasts about 4-6 weeks. In my eyes, this is a huge
advantage L.E.K has over other consulting firms, and I want to build my industry knowledge in a company that will encourage and facilitate my thirst to continuously learn.

I gained my first experience in consulting this summer interning with Clarkston Consulting as a full contributing consultant with immediate work stream responsibility.
I worked 60 hours a week on an SAP Implementation project that will shape the future of a Phase 3 Biotech company when they begin commercialization. I served as a business analyst responsible for user and functional requirements validation and business process analysis, using Visio software to expose key impacts of the new ERP system on the supply chain. As a key steward on the change management effort, I created end-user training material to articulate the impacts of SAP and to create a center of excellence in terms of technical know-how. I gained excellent insight into the life sciences industry. I am proud of the industry experience I have gained over the years interning with a variety of companies in different roles. This exposure, which started when I first graduated high school. As a high level overview, my internship experiences have led me to work in the Quick Service Restaurant industry, Medical Devices, Financial Services, and IoT in positions ranging from business development, data analytics, global operations, consulting, and research analysis. I want to continue in consulting to leverage my previous professional experience and apply it as an impactful teammate at
LE.K.

I would also like to express my worth ethic.
Last semester, I balanced a full course load, while working 30 hours a week at my previous internship and as a part time Career Consultant at Babson. I achieved my highest semester GPA yet, a 3.9. I am very self-motivated and strive to produce the highest quality work. I want to bring my winning yet professional attitude to
L.E.K.

I thank you for taking the time to evaluate my candidacy. I want to join your team, to bring in my entrepreneurial spirit, problem-solving skills, leadership ability and overall enthusiasm for learning and working hard. Being a Babson student, entrepreneurial thought and action is something engrained in my culture and thought process and I truly believe this spirit will help me make I really a lasting impact. If L.E.K gives me that opportunity, I will take full advantage of it.