ADD ADVICE TO FAVManagement consultant
Management consultants work in a specialist management consultancy firm or within a consultancy firm that offers a range of services.
What management consultants do
- market their service to clients
- provide advice on a range of management issues, and financial and administrative systems
- identify problems
- develop recommendations and work with the client to implement these.
Key skills for management consultants
- high-level intellectual ability
- analytical approach to work
- ability to work under pressure
- communication skills
- numeracy
- attention to detail, while not losing sight of the big picture
- good appreciation of the business world
- language skills are sometimes required.
Training to be a management consultant
As vacancies are few and competition is intense, high academic achievement is essential. Depending on the type of firm you join, you may have to study for professional qualifications in accountancy, either chartered or management.
Salaries for management consultants
Salaries in this area are highly competitive, often around £25,000 to £38,000, but can be more.
