Requirements to be a consultant

[somebody]

currently a undergraduate, looking to join a consultancy firm as a consultant.

anyone has ideas on what i should do, what should i major in and what internships should i get and stuff. some directions.

thanks!!

[nakazoru]

currently a undergraduate, looking to join a consultancy firm as a consultant.

anyone has ideas on what i should do, what should i major in and what internships should i get and stuff. some directions.

thanks!!

Yo Bro;

I tot u sell insurance????

Haha, must be moonliting during studies.

Consultant? What consultancy? Beauty Consultant or Slimming Consultant?

Tell us your speciality okay.

Anyway, consultancy is an overstatement now-a-days.

You can be call consultant so long you charge by the hours, like KFC waiter...

[somebody]

no lahz, thinking aobut those business process cosultants. help streamline companies and stuff..

for those who do not wanna leak your job to the whole community, please do pm me and enlighten me =) thanks!!

[jc85]

u need to have 2 main skills;

- To Con

- and Insult

Just joking

JC

[d88p]

why not public relations?

[jasonpoh]

consultant w/o practical field experience????omg....

[somebody]

don't everyone have to start somewhere?

asking for directions here...

[tineng]

i don't think any company will let a fresh grad to help streamline or re-engineer their business proccess....most likely you will need to be part of a consulting team (probably an assistant, although some like to call thiers 'staff consultant').....

no pre training or course can prepare you....most likely will require experenice working in a consultant firms or same large enterprise (preferbly in the business reenginnering dept.).....boils down to job selection and luck.....

[somebody]

thanks! =) that's a helpful comment! =)

[silverfish]

Maybe you can consider joining an audit company such as the big 4. As you move around different companies doing your audit, you can see how business processes are structured and how things get done in HR, finance, operations, legal, IT departments, etc. This helps you to get a good overview of things. But to specialize in a particular area, you will need to do hands on. Consultant in Singapore is an overrated term. In overseas, all the consultants are packed with >10 years of experience.. : D

All the best!

[Chris]

How about getting an MBA first

[somebody]

>10yrs of experience?

you are referring to more than 10yrs of non consulting experience issit?

then wouldn't it be better if i have 10yrs of consulting exp? =)

[w3ish3ng]

but i guess no one will consult you if you have no real life experiance, all you know is from the book.

[somebody]

okok....

the thing is that.. i would want to be a consultant ONE DAY. i'm not saying that i'll be an independent consultant right fater i grad.

i'm just thinking of how to enter into a consultancy firm and stuff when i grad, or whatever other ways is the best way to become a zhai consultant... yea...

[w3ish3ng]

oh ok, sorry that i got the wrong idea. good luck in becoming a consultant!

[drunkenpeanuts]

there's an recruitment talk for a big consultancy company in NUS tmr... can go and listen if your free.