Consultants leverage expertise in strategy, finance, human capital, and/or information systems to help clients solve problems. If you work in consulting, what do you do?
Management Consulting
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Source: CPMRE employer research project, fall 2019
You work on a project team with a mix of expertise needed to address a clients specific need. Once the project is complete, you move on to a new client and a new team.
In consulting, you keep learning by doing research, analyzing data, and working with other people on a project designed to help a client develop a solution to a business problem; and, you provide strategic advice on investments that help clients improve performance.
If youre interested in consulting, our research suggests you develop performance management capabilities and 3 top skills:
- Communications
- Problem-solving
- Teamwork