This document summarizes and promotes the book "The Aspiring Advisor" which provides practical career advice for young consultants. The book is structured around a typical consultant's career progression and covers topics from preparing to start a consulting job to potentially leaving the firm. It aims to solely adopt a junior perspective with rich anecdotes and specific how-to advice. The book and additional online resources are designed to help readers produce good work, manage their time effectively, and advance their careers as consultants. Both young consultants and industry veterans have praised the book for its no-nonsense approach and useful guidance.

1. SWEET ADVICE
FOR YOUNG CONSULTANTS
A Snapshot of The Aspiring Advisor by Moritz Dressel

2. Have you just landed your dream job
in consulting?

3. Or have you just started your
consulting career?
Have you just landed your dream job
in consulting?

4. Do you know what comes next,
and what’s expected?

5. ü Knowing how to motivate a team
ü Knowing how to sell to clients
ü Knowing how to manage meetings
Great!

6. ü Knowing how to motivate a team
ü Knowing how to sell to clients
ü Knowing how to manage meetings
Great!
Really?

7. Lots of books out there…
But the majority do not adopt
the “junior perspective”.

8. What works for somebody with six years or
more industry experience turns out to be
largely irrelevant for career starters.
You have got to learn
how to swim first!

9. ü Solely adopting the“junior
perspective”
ü Rich in anecdotes
ü Lots of how to’s and practical
advice that just works
4 Parts – 19 Chapters – 290 Pages
More Info: www.AspiringAdvisor.com

10. ü Produce impressive deliverables that
keep your boss and clients happy
ü Get things done without going mad
using effective time management techniques
that don’t require your boss’ approval
ü Simplify your job life using tried and tested
tools, checklists, and templates
ü Reduce the number of follow-ups in
verbal and written communication
In this step-by-step guide
you will learn how to:
ü Network your way to success with
specific action steps targeted at often
overlooked players
ü Make your performance actually count
in year-end ratings
ü Protect yourself for times “when the shit
hits the fan”
…and much more.

11. Effective guidance needs
structure…

12. …so we follow a typical
consultant’s career progression:

13. …so we follow a typical
consultant’s career progression:
Part 01
Before
You Start
Part 02
When
You Start
Part 03
Just
Between Us
Part 04
Leaving
the Firm

14. …so we follow a typical
consultant’s career progression:
Part 01
Before
You Start
Part 02
When
You Start
Part 03
Just
Between Us
Part 04
Leaving
the Firm
You’ve signed your
work contract here!

15. Part 1 focuses on job entry
preparation. First, some popular
misconceptions about the industry
are discussed to set realistic
expectations.
Then, an in-depth discussion and
action plan for Day 1 readiness lay
the foundation to having a great
impact from the very first day.
BEFORE
YOU
START01

16. Part 2 is all about getting things
done – in any meaningful way
possible – and teaches how to work
the system in your favor in order to
advance your career.
Networking, communication, time
management… you name it.
All the essential skills needed to
become a resourceful consultant are
covered here.
When
You
Start02

17. Part 3 sheds some light on a variety
of topics which practitioners will
have to deal with irrespective of the
firm, including how to manage your
private life, protect yourself from
getting screwed by others, push back
effectively, and find your sweet spot
within the organization.
Just
Between
Us03

18. Not everyone is going to work in
consulting for their entire
professional career. Part 4
acknowledges that by providing a
career change decision-making
framework, as well as specific action
steps to take when you are about to
leave your firm.
04
Leaving
the
Firm

19. But you don’t have to start
implementing the concepts
all by yourself.

20. Tons of material – tried, tested, and
approved by experienced practitioners –
will get you on the fast track.

21. List of books that are actually useful (i.e.
read by consultants and not just promoted)
List of really practical tools that help getting
things done without going mad
All templates and checklists from the book
(available online free of charge)

22. Young Consultants
(Who Have Read the Book)
Say the Following…

23. Plenty of snippets you can
implement immediately.
What I liked most is
the no BS approach.
Illustrative with many good
examples of do’s and don'ts.
“

24. But Also Industry Veterans
Praise the Book…

25. The single most
important guide I
would recommend to
anyone who is starting
his or her career in
consulting.
A must read for any new joiner.
However, also for Seniors, the book is a
great reminder and checklist.
This book is not only for
the beginner. It helps you
structure your day,
communication and work.
“

26. Want to learn more?
www.AspiringAdvisor.com

27. CONSULTANT & AUTHOR
MORITZ DRESSEL
Moritz Dressel is the author of The Aspiring
Advisor - Strategies and Tools for a Successful Consulting
Career.
He can be reached via Twitter @MoritzDressel
or at his blog www.MoritzDressel.com
He is also a management consultant specializing
in post-merger integration, joint ventures and
strategic alliances.

28. This SlideShare is just a short snapshot of
Moritz’ book, The Aspiring Advisor: Strategies &
Tools for a Successful Consulting Career.
If you like it, there’s a lot more from where this
came. On the web at www.AspiringAdvisor.com
Photo Credit: Folkert Gorter