Why choose consulting after finishing your studies?

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Published on 5 April 2022

The term ” consultant ” covers a wide range of activities. A consultant is a professional who often works for a Council. He is in charge of various and varied missions of varying duration. He accompanies companies on a daily basis in the implementation of projects related to their field of expertise. As soon as you finish your studies, choosing consulting to start your professional life has great advantages, as you will see in this article.

Consulting as a way to enrich your resume

As soon as you graduate, choosing a consulting firm allows you to benefit from the prestige of the brands it supports on a daily basis. These companies can greatly enhance a resume.

All these brands will offer you the opportunity to make a difference in a future recruitment. Obviously, the reputation of the organizations you will be working for is not everything, but a stint in a consulting firm will give you a taste of new methods of analysis, project management and development that will also enhance your profile. When preparing for future interviews, you should therefore not forget to talk about the diversity and reputation of the clientele you have indirectly worked for through your company.

A way to acquire a wide range of new skills

As mentioned above, being a consultant is a way of acquiring skills in the field.

Indeed, the consultant is required to use many tools at very advanced levels. We can mention for example the software developed by renowned editors such as Microsoft, Oracle, SAP… The consultant is also regularly trained by consulting firms in new technologies and methodologies, which allows him to regularly enrich his skills and stay up to date on market trends.

The consultant also quickly assimilates new ways of thinking and synthesizing information. Methodologies regarding problem solving, priority management, the ability to convince and accompany decision makers are also addressed in the role of the consultant. Analytical reasoning then becomes one of the main qualities of consultants, very much in demand by recruiters in human resources management firms.

Consulting as a way to break the routine

While many young graduates find themselves in jobs that are quickly mastered, with repetitive tasks, the consulting profession offers varied assignments from the moment they are hired. Thanks to the diversity of the sectors of the customers of the consulting professionals, the consultant can be placed on several missions at the same time. Working with different companies, different teams on various projects through a management consulting firm, offers the opportunity for the consultant to change air regularly.

The consultant may be called upon to deploy new information systems, or to work on change management or data management, while remaining an employee of a digital transformation Council. And if ever an assignment is less stimulating than expected, or geographically distant from home, the consulting profession allows you to change projects and endure this situation only temporarily.

Salary as an essential criterion for a first hire

Finally, the salary is also an important criterion to take into account. To give you an idea, on average, junior consultants can earn 2,500 euros net per month in organizational consulting and up to 3,500 euros net per month in strategy consulting.

It is also important to note that this salary can increase very quickly according to the new responsibilities and promotions of the consultants because it is a profession in which it is possible to evolve quickly. Junior consultant, senior consultant, project manager, managers…all of these positions are available in consulting firms.

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