

I have always loved a challenge; and perhaps even more than a challenge—I have always loved to challenge the status quo. Joining the Marine Corps offered me both of those opportunities—to challenge myself, a non-athlete and non-conformist to become a disciplined athlete and trained warrior. ...
I have always loved a challenge; and perhaps even more than a challenge—I have always loved to challenge the status quo. Joining the Marine Corps offered me both of those opportunities—to challenge myself, a non-athlete and non-conformist to become a disciplined athlete and trained warrior. Additionally, it allowed me to challenge the status quo by being in a role that was stereotypically thought of as a “man’s job.” My career in analytics—a field largely dominated by men—has been a similar experience and continues to allow me to both be challenged and to challenge my peers in a healthy way.
Paula is a leader in the Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Practice for Deloitte Consulting. She is the founder of Deloitte’s Data Visualization practice and as well as it’s analytics innovation center—the Highly Immersive Visual Environment (HIVE). She is also a proud Marine Corps wartime veteran, seasoned public speaker, and mother of two awesome teenagers.
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No questions at this time. I look forward to hearing about your experiences, particularly the lessons you carried from the Marine Corps to Deloitte.
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What were your steps transitioning from the Marine Corps to Deloitte?
What does it take to be a successful woman is STEM?
How did you prepare for a career in analytics? What would you recommend regarding preparing for a career in analytics?
How do we apply military healthcare administration experience into the resume?
What advice would you give a 15+ year veteran professional accountant looking to reboot his career in business strategy/finance?
What are the transferrable skills you leverage on to transition into analytics role?
What are the Analytics projects like, and which domain do you enjoy the most?
What skill (soft or hard) you developed in the military did you find the most useful at Deloitte? Why?
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As a veteran, how did you translate the job skills that you learned in the military into the private workforce environment?
When working with your customers, what is the single biggest challenge when working within matrixed organizations?
How did you recognize your strengths and connected it with your career ?
Would love to hear more about HIVE.
Do you have any recommended basic courses budding data analysts should take?
What are the key skills you look for in candidates with little work experience who are trying to break into the field of Data Science & Analytics?
What advice do you have for someone switching careers into the tech industry?
How is the analytics and data visualization practice at a consulting firm/Deloitte different from tech companies and start-ups?
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How did your experience in founding the Data Visualization practice at Deloitte expand the firm's capabilities and improve the client relationship? What was the tangible effect in the consulting...
How did your perspective about the world change before and after you joined Marine Corps?
What opportunities in analytics do you foresee in the future as a dominant career path?
Are there any specific courses you would recommend that someone pursuing a career in advanced analytics should take while in an MBA program?
I am Active Duty Navy Supply Corps Officer, with additional education and experience in financial management about one year out from separation. In what ways could I prepare myself for a possible...
What are the recommendations for and entry level role in Analytics.
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What particular military experiences did you use to highlight your readiness for this career challenge?
What skill or experience that you gained in the Marine Corps do you believe had been most applicable in your role with Deloitte?
The field of Analytics and Data Science are constantly evolving, so as a leader in this practice, what do you think is the right approach to learning it all to ensure clients get the best...
What do you believe served as the next phase of development for Data Visualization?
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What is one of the most important skill/thing which is most appreciated by recruiters at Deloitte when interviewing a potential employee?
What is Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Practice?
What advice would you give for aspirant to successfully transition to Analytics space and not loosing the valuable experience gained over the years.
What drew you to the analytics space?
How to get a resume noticed in consulting coming from Navy?
What are the opportunities available
What key obstacles within auditing/accounting is Deloitte looking to tackle using AI and Advanced Analytics? How are you becoming scalable?
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How did you make the career change from marine corps to data analytics ?
Tell me about your career transition from the marine corps to analytics.
What are the most effective tech training online sites for continuing education?
What advice would you give to a woman with an analytics background who is having trouble finding a job right now?
What experience is necessary to pursue a career is data analytics?
Thank you for the time! What should a data analyst/analytics portfolio look like if they are looking for a job? Hobby projects? Analyses on public data or something else?
Advice on switching industries
I am the queen of database development, but out of the loop when it comes to the latest tooling in big data/etl. What are some good next steps I can take to stay relevant in my field?
What are some of the best ways to make data and analytics actionable?
Do you have to have a background in data?
How to find a job after career break.
How can someone with skills in design and writing add data analytics to their skillset?
I work in Cyber Security & Cloud Security and have always been the only female on my teams. How do you deal with the issue of men not wanting to be led by women?
How do you manage to climb the organization if you are a go-getter, assertive female.
Where/how do you recommend studying AI and how important are "signals" (degrees/certificates) in the field in which you work?
What advice do you have for a woman who is the only analytics person in their organization. Especially when it comes to innovation.
I’m thinking of starting a women in cyber group at my company. Is this a good idea or do you think this isolates us more?
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