4. Your case’ framework
You.
External Internal
factors
factors
Consulting Your
firms
background
Consultants
Your talent
Case Your
studies
passion
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5. No help available,
Lot of help available
You are the only
expert
You.
External Internal
factors
factors
Consulting Your
firms
background
Consultants
Your talent
Case Your
studies
passion
5
6. Why me?
Not many years back, I was in your place.
6
7. Objective: Prevent
you from making the
same career mistakes
that I made
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8. Each one of you
can become a
Strategy Consultant
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30. #1. My Ex
Ex careers are
ingrained in
our identity
30
31. #1 My Ex: My Solution
Tell yourself you
are a consultant
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32. #1. My Ex: My Solution
Hold on to the transferable skills
and let go the non transferable skills
Look at yourself from a new
perspective. Let it reflect in the way
you introduced yourself to people,
and the way you plan your career.
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36. #2. Starting Point:
My Solution
§ Research yourself
§ Do your own SCQ (situation,
complication, question)
§ Build a strategy for answering
the question in SCQ
§ Design a career action plan,
including a plan B
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39. #3. Perfect Fit
Big firm/small firm?
Management consulting/
Industry?
strategy consulting?
level? Analyst/ US/ home country?
Consultant/ Sr.
consultant/ Project
Manager?
For profit/ non profit?
Where Do I Fit?
39
40. #3. Perfect Fit:
My Solution
Once again!
Think like a Consultant
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41. #3. Perfect Fit:
My Solution
Talent
Market
Passion
Find that sweet spot.
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Ref:
Greg
McKeown
in
a
blogpost:
#1
career
mistake
capable
people
make
45. #4. Networking:
My Solution
§ Make mentors, make friends
§ Interpersonal relationships
§ Trust people (remember you are
asking strangers to trust you!) and
respect their time
§ Cast wide but focused net
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