3.0
Sep 16, 2015
Good career launch as a consultant but no real career plan
Former employee, more than 10 years
Brussels
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Pros
You have to learn a lot yourself because you can't expect real support or training. But if you reach the first anniversary, you will notice that you've got many important skills (autonomy, customer focus, reliability..). There's also plenty of room for additional experience internally (competence groups, publication, internal projects) but unpaid. This is an excellent career launch for business development managers (business school).
Cons
There's a huge gap between consultant's expectations and manager's agenda and there's not much attention for the consultants. Apart from some exceptions, the only career plan for a consultant is to become a manager, but this is a completely different story.
