Career Path in Consulting: Roles, Employers, and Salary Insights
Explore the world of consulting careers, including what consulting entails, characteristics for success, preparation tips, sample roles, employers like Accenture and McKinsey, and average salary information. Discover the diverse opportunities and requirements in this dynamic field.
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Explore Business Careers CONSULTING Office of Career Management
What is Consulting? Providing expert advice to people working in a professional or technical field Examining organizations, identifying areas for improvement, and developing actions to create change Pinpointing business problems and trouble spots Helping implement strategies to make organizations more efficient and productive, and less wasteful Consulting jobs exist in every industry
Characteristics for Success Enjoys traveling Flexible and self-starting Passion for ideas, client service, and people Persuasive and convincing Relevant industry experience Solves complex problems
Preparation Internship Opportunities Internship opportunities in the field of consulting are very limited. Most consulting firms hire candidates with past internship experience and a record of success in a particular academic field of study or industry. In addition to consulting internships, students are encouraged to pursue opportunities within their functional area of business. The Case Interview Many consulting firms use case interviews to evaluate candidates A case interview is a job interview in which the applicant is given a question, situation, problem, or challenge and asked to resolve the situation. The case is often a business situation or a business case that the interviewer has worked on in real life. The Vault Guides, Case in Point by Marc Cosentino, and caseinterview.com are great resources for getting started with case interviews.
Sample Consulting Roles Generalists Work for a firm which provides a wide variety of advice designed to make enterprises run more efficiently Specialists Apply specialized process and functional knowledge to real organizations with real problems Independent contractors Contracts to perform services for others without having the legal status of an employee Consulting employees Work for consulting companies and provide services to other organizations
Sample Employers Accenture McKinsey & Co. Centric Consulting Protiviti Crowe Horwath PwC Deloitte Consulting Socius EY Weber Associates
Salary Information Fisher College of Business Average Consulting Salaries (2021-2022) Full-time $71,848 annually
Job Outlook Employment of management analysts is projected to grow 11 percent from 2021 to 2031, faster than the average for all occupations. Demand for the services of these workers is expected to increase as organizations continue to seek ways to improve efficiency and control costs. See the Occupational Outlook Handbook for additional information: https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
Fisher Resources Academic Information Fisher Emerging Consultants Consulting Industry Immersion Program Extracurricular Information Fisher Emerging Consultants Consulting Industry Immersion Program Consulting Industry Immersion Program Buckeye Undergraduate Consulting Club Students Consulting for Non-Profit Organizations Buckeye Undergraduate Consulting Club Students Consulting for Non-Profit Organizations Students Consulting for Non-Profit Organizations
