Consulting is a profession focused on providing solutions to clients' problems and requires a diverse skill set beyond just quick thinking. Individuals may choose to become consultants at various career stages for different reasons, including seeking challenges, maximizing job opportunities, or financial incentives. Success in consulting involves industry and functional knowledge, alongside essential consulting skills that are crucial for effective problem-solving and client interaction.

1. Consulting is a real job
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2. Consulting consists in finding workable solutions to clients’ problems …
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Problem
Solution
… and accompanying them along the way.
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3. You can decide to become a consultant at several points in your career…
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1st job to start your
career
Take a new start
after a
restructuring
At mid-career to
capitalize on your
experience
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4. … for a variety of reasons, either positive or negative
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You want to work in a
challenging and fast-
evolving environment
You want to maximize
your opportunities
for the next job
You want to make
good money and go
places
You have no idea
what you want to do
in life
You don’t want to
spend too much time
searching
You do not want to
choose a ‘specialized’
job too early in your
career

5. In any case, consulting may seem a simple activity at first sight, but …
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A quick mind and common
sense
are not enough to make a
consultant
N
S
W E
… in reality, consulting is a complex job that requires a wide skill set

6. Consulting requires 3 main categories of knowledge & skills on top of first class
educational background
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Industry
knowledge
Consulting
skills
Functional
knowledge
Industry & functional knowledge are specific to each
consultant career path and generally learned on the
job …

7. … but consulting skills are common to all consultants and can be partly learned off-
field
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What is consulting?
Solve problems
Communicate
Plan & organize
Use analytical tools
Handle inter personal
relationships
Sell
Learn & improve
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