Fatima Hassan, Delta Chapter - April 2020

What are you doing today and how did joining Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc. prepare you for this? I’m currently working as a business consultant for IBM. I honestly had no idea what I wanted to do after graduation but I couldn’t imagine having a better job straight out of college. KPhiG definitely helped me get my first ever internship which was at Southern California Edison. The advisor there actually told me that I originally wasn’t being considered bc there were so many applicants with more experience. They decided to interview me because of all my work with KPhiG and volunteer work. All of this basically snowballed the rest of my career!

What were your biggest challenges and struggles? I think my biggest challenge my freshman year was probably properly managing my time. I was being pulled in a lot of different directions and I realized I wasn’t giving my all in everything I was doing. That had definitely changed now. I give my all in anything I do and I plan on doing that for the rest of my life.

What is your favorite part of your position/career/field? My favorite part about my job is being able to travel. I was supposed to be going to Europe and Latin America before the COVID-19 outbreak, which would have been really exciting! The other thing I love about being a consultant is being able to move on to the next project. I don’t get stuck in the same place for years. It’s different clients, different problems, different solutions. It helps keep everything from being mundane and repetitive!

What is your work/life balance? Surprisingly, I have a great work/ life balance. In the beginning, it was definitely harder to adjust with the Monday- Thursday traveling. I think the hardest part is definitely keeping up with all your relationships bc you don’t get much time in your home city. It’s something I just had to get used to but I’m pretty vocal about letting my team know when I need a break or things are getting to be too much (which doesn’t happen too often lol) I even have enough time to keep up with my insta blog!

What do you perceive are the benefits of joining Kappa Phi Gamma Sorority, Inc.? There are so many benefits one can get from joining KPhiG. It honestly depends on the person but for me it helped me become a better leader and properly manage my time. I work better in high stress situations and am able to handle many different responsibilities.

What advice do you have for women that are attempting to follow your career path? Consulting definitely has its benefits but can also be exhausting with the weekly traveling. Make sure to always take time out for yourself! (Ex: go get a facial or a mani/pedi every now and then. SELF CARE IS IMPORTANT!)

How do you measure your success? Oh wow. This is a hard question haha I think success is what you make it and it can look different for every person. Honestly success for me on a weekly basis is just being able to check off everything on my to do list. Success life wise though is a completely different story. I want to be able to live comfortably while enjoying life and traveling without being worried about funds. To stay up to date with Fatima's work/travel/blogging life, follow her instagram page, @fatimahassannn!