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- Introduction to management consultancy
- Different types of consultancy
- What you need to be a consultant
- Salaries in management consultancy
- Pros and cons
- Who to work for
- Just facts and figures?
- Case study – Northern Rock ‘brings in the consultants’
- Company profile: PwC
- Why do management consultants use so much jargon?
- Jargon buster: Management consultancy glossary
- Interview: George Eykyn – Big Firm Management Consultant
- Interview: Libby MacIntyre – Freelance Management Consultant
Working In Management Consultancy
So. You’ve heard of the mysterious management consultants, but you’re not quite sure what they are, or what they do. Well, I can assure you that you’re not alone. Ask four of your mates to define the role of a management consultant, and I can guarantee that you will get no further in your quest. Surprising really, given it’s an industry that employs more than 20,000 people and holds a value of around £8bn in the UK alone. This unicornjobs.com guide is designed to give you all the basics of this frequently misunderstood career, and to make it clear that management consultancy isn’t simply mystery, maths, and jargon.
Articles in this guide...
- Introduction to management consultancy
- Different types of consultancy
- What you need to be a consultant
- Salaries in management consultancy
- Pros and cons
- Who to work for
- Just facts and figures?
- Case study – Northern Rock ‘brings in the consultants’
- Company profile: PwC
- Why do management consultants use so much jargon?
- Jargon buster: Management consultancy glossary
- Interview: George Eykyn – Big Firm Management Consultant
- Interview: Libby MacIntyre – Freelance Management Consultant
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