The Opportunity knocking at the door, is it Consultancy?

Having a business or a corporate of one’s own is a dream of many to achieve. From themselves being the boss and giving guidelines and strategies to their employees to cover business goals and targets to every other aspect of working in one’s own den. This would be the quintessential definition of somebody who knows no worries about being questioned by a superior. But then the real world would state otherwise. Even the CEOs and major people in the IT, Corporate and other domains have somebody who guides them and makes them work by their methods. It is the “consultant”.

Consultants are those who improvise a business by developing various strategies for business and IT firms. They are often referred to as the ‘boss of the boss’. That is the power of a consultant. But with great power comes great responsibility. This makes the job of a Consultant easily difficult. From handling hassles to frequent fluctuations in the market, strategies set by them work not in their favor sometimes. This creates a worrisome situation. But despite all drawbacks Consultancy is considered a dream job of many. Here’s why:

Problem solving

No matter what field a person is consulting in, their job is to identify problems and fix them. This means they will have to be creative and start thinking outside the box. This means an aspiring consultant can work in any field in the future because they can adapt to any environment.

Learning to speak one’s own mind

Speaking their mind is a really important trait. By doing so, a Consultant is helping their co-workers or the company who hired them. Giving words to thoughts says what one is thinking, especially if it benefits the company.

Communication

A consultant has to keep providing results. Just that, however, is not enough until results are shown. This can be done through reports, emails, phone calls, meetings and any other form of communication. By hearing from a consultant on a regular basis, a company will know that they are working and producing results. Communication just cannot be taken for granted since it is important.

Deadlines

An individual will not have the luxury of missing deadlines as a consultant. They either hit them, or else they face consequences. Each of the deadlines missed usually leads to getting fired or not being paid for the work that is put in. It teaches the importance of being timely and meeting the deadlines. What is really learnt is that a lot of people within a company can affect one’s deadline. Sometimes it is not the consultant who is causing the delay; it is a lesson on how to manage people and timelines.

C-level experience

An individual is not going to be the CEO as a consultant. But they do get to interact with CEOs or other high-level executives.

They are the ones who approve hiring them, and they write their check. A consultant will have to learn how to sell themselves along with their solutions. This is a very valuable experience because in the corporate world, one cannot just do anything they want. They typically have to get a buy-in from other people.

Money management

It doesn’t matter if somebody is consulting for a big corporation with billions of dollars in the bank or a small startup. Everyone has budget constraints. A consultant must learn how to play within the constraints to get the job done. They will get first-hand experience when it comes to trimming the fat, figuring out ways to be more efficient and stretching the money as far as it can possibly go. Best of all, one learns how to keep track of expenses, which is something that everyone can use.

There are a lot more qualities that consulting can teach but without indulgence there is no knowledge. It is apt and advisable to everyone who wants to join a corporate or an IT center to venture into consulting as it can teach business on a wider forum.

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