Dante D'Egidio
EY
McLean, VA USA
"Approach everything like it’s an investment in your future, because it is."
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Here's the path I took:
High School
Monsignor Bonner High School
Bachelor's Degree
Accounting
Villanova University
Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be an Accountants and Auditors:
Bachelor's Degree: Accounting
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Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I did a rotation in Italy, which was great but stressful. The work I was assigned was complicated and I didn’t have much support. But it helped me develop the confidence that I could do anything.
Defining Moments
How I responded to discouragement
THE NOISE
Messages from Friends:
It's a pretty intensive career early on in terms of the hours. So people told me they thought I was crazy for working as much as I did. They warned me of burnout.
How I responded:
I sort of ignored it, but it always stuck in the back of my mind. In a way, it put a little bit of a chip on my shoulder. I always had this longer term vision of what I wanted. So, this criticism served as motivation to get to where I wanted to be. More importantly, I didn't feel the effect of the hours and stress as much as other people thought.
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
My parents are immigrants with limited education. They taught me to work hard and figure things out, like how to get through high school and apply for college. I was always motivated to seek a better life and to be relevant in the business world.