Are You Convinced That A Business Consulting Career Is For You?
Perhaps the only moment business consultants are lost for words is when they are asked "So, what do you do at your job?" This inability to respond is attributable to the highly changeable, extremely diverse and often complex activities that business consultants undertake.
A typical day in the life of a business consultant is difficult to describe. From advising large companies on what strategic direction to take to implementing new initiatives that will impact the efficiency of a company's processes, business consultants are called upon to perform various work with multiple responsibilities. It could be said, therefore, that the job of a business consultant is rarely mundane, with complex issues to solve and highly dynamic people to work with.
As consulting assignments vary greatly in scope, duration and complexity, it is difficult to generalize. However, the work is fast-paced and often involves long hours.
Travel is another important aspect of a business consultant's professional life. Spending time with their client on the premises is an essential part of the consultant's responsibilities in order to better understand the organization's culture and client's true needs.
In sum, business consulting is most suited to an individual who is comfortable with change, at ease with ambiguity and complex ideas, highly spirited and tirelessly challenging the world around them, and sufficiently energized to want to constantly add value to the work environment, the client and their colleagues.
We are always interested in cooperating with talented people, ready to join our team.
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Job Description
Junior Consultant
Junior Consultant position is challenging, requiring heavily analytical, creative, and interpersonal skills essential to effective business consulting. Juniors work closely with Senior Consultants and Managers on client engagements and are quickly exposed to many different business functions and issues. However, while close contact with other team members is maintained throughout projects, Juniors often must organize their own tasks and schedules to perform business analyses and deliver client-ready work.
The responsibilities of Juniors are broadly defined and are expected to increase quickly as aptitude is demonstrated. They typically begin by concentrating on core skills and usually pass through various business lines as part of the professional orientation. Juniors also participate in identifying and analyzing strategic and tactical issues facing clients, and play a key role in formulating presentation materials.
Junior Consultants are encouraged to develop the skills required for direct client contact. As our clients are often senior executives of large corporations, Juniors must demonstrate business maturity to perform effectively and add value in the client environment.
Minimum requirements for this position include:
- Bachelor Degree in Business Administration or a related discipline;
- Working knowledge of the MS Office Professional;
- Strong communication and outstanding writing skills.
Senior Consultant
The Senior Consultant position is a highly challenging professional position that requires exceptional analytical, interpersonal, and creative thinking skills. Consultants work closely with Junior Consultants on client engagements and often serve as the primary day-to-day contact with clients.
A Senior Consultant's role includes a variety of responsibilities that expand as experience and expertise increase. Consultants are expected to develop and employ useful conceptual tools and analytical frameworks to define, refine and test hypotheses, synthesizing the information into meaningful conclusions.
Consultants help develop and refine recommendations for the project overall and work with other team members to develop presentation materials that effectively communicate the recommendations, leading clients to action. Consultants are often called upon to make presentations to the client's senior managers. In addition, Consultants often carry project management responsibilities and are responsible for designing and directing significant portions of client projects. Strong organizational and effective communication skills, both within the team and with clients, are essential to success.
Minimum requirements for this position include:
- Master Degree in Business Administration or a related discipline;
- Strong communication and outstanding writing skills;
- Problem solving and leadership skills;
- Experience in consulting would be a plus.
Project Associate
The Project Associate is an expert within a specific industry that provides comprehensive knowledge and information support to the project teams.
Minimum requirements for this position include:
- Outstanding recognition in the area of their activity;
- Published materials;
- Member of professional bodies;
- International experience in a specific field.
Manager
The manager position is a highly challenging professional position that requires exceptional analytical, interpersonal, and creative-thinking skills. Managers work closely with Senior and Junior Consultants on project engagements and serve as the primary day-to-day contact with clients.
Managers provide thought leadership for client teams, particularly in the development and employment of useful conceptual tools and analytical frameworks to test hypotheses and synthesize the information into meaningful conclusions. They help develop strategic and tactical recommendations for the project and work with team members to develop and present materials that effectively communicate the results of the study.
Partner
A Partner's role encompasses a variety of responsibilities from project management to management of the practice. As project managers, Partners are responsible for designing and managing client engagements. They help develop strategic and tactical recommendations for the project and work with team members to develop and present materials that effectively communicate the results of the study.
As a part of the practice's management team, Partners are also responsible for a variety of client-development and marketing efforts, and for mentoring Junior and Senior Consultants.
