Comments on: A PhD’s Guide Getting Consulting Jobs http://www.shawnlankton.com/2009/08/getting-a-consulting-job-0/ life, business, consulting, and computer vision Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:43:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LaunchYourConsultingCareer.com http://www.shawnlankton.com/2009/08/getting-a-consulting-job-0/comment-page-1/#comment-2004 LaunchYourConsultingCareer.com Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:41:50 +0000 http://www.shawnlankton.com/?p=755#comment-2004 The key here is to understand the consulting firms aren't necessarily interested in what you know, but how quickly you can learn a specific skill/concept/idea and apply it in a short time-window. Or, if you know you can't pick something up, knowing where to go to find the answer. The other key thing is demonstrating that you know how to work in a team, communicate effectively and be personable. Consulting is all about team work and building both internal and customer relationships. It doesn't matter as much about if you have a PhD or not to land a consulting job (unless the fields just don't match up at all and its a big stretch); you just need to emphasize your actionable skills and your flexible personality. Read more at LaunchYourConsultingCareer.com The key here is to understand the consulting firms aren’t necessarily interested in what you know, but how quickly you can learn a specific skill/concept/idea and apply it in a short time-window. Or, if you know you can’t pick something up, knowing where to go to find the answer.

The other key thing is demonstrating that you know how to work in a team, communicate effectively and be personable. Consulting is all about team work and building both internal and customer relationships.

It doesn’t matter as much about if you have a PhD or not to land a consulting job (unless the fields just don’t match up at all and its a big stretch); you just need to emphasize your actionable skills and your flexible personality.

Read more at LaunchYourConsultingCareer.com

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]]> By: Mermoz http://www.shawnlankton.com/2009/08/getting-a-consulting-job-0/comment-page-1/#comment-1420 Mermoz Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:14:35 +0000 http://www.shawnlankton.com/?p=755#comment-1420 Hi there, Mermoz from Ivory coast Iam thinking about going for a PhD in Canada too and when asked what is my career plan after the program i wrote consulting . The Director of the program told me that there are more opportunities in Teaching than in Consulting for a PhD. This answer gave me fix feeling that Iwandering whether I should continue with my project or stop it. Any comment? Regards, Hi there,

Mermoz from Ivory coast
Iam thinking about going for a PhD in Canada too and when asked what is my career plan after the program i wrote consulting . The Director of the program told me that there are more opportunities in Teaching than in Consulting for a PhD.

This answer gave me fix feeling that Iwandering whether I should continue with my project or stop it.

Any comment?
Regards,

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