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Management consultant

Curious
Curious
可以點樣入行做management consultant? 
需要點樣嘅知識、經驗同經歷?
行業前景係點? 

編輯於2021年05月03日

Anthony@OnMyGrad
Anthony@OnMyGrad
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Hi Curious! 

呢個問題都有點兒闊,第一點就係首先要衝破一個employer branding嘅effects,就係大家都覺得management consulting係一樣好型、好勁同最叻嘅人先會做嘅工...從客觀事實上去了解,大家認識嘅MBB,佢哋請嘅人都真係會有target school / target progrmame,再加上成績同過完screening後平等競爭嘅case and aptitude interview先拎到,同埋請嘅數量真心少。難入係真嘅,但佢哋都係一個特定skillsets嘅要求,唔完全係

當然,Management Consulting嘅世界好大,除MBB外仲有好多campus opportunities會請interns / graduates,但講緊嘅係你咩U、咩科、再加咩成績;Academic Backgrounds係首要,就算咩tiers嘅consulting firms好,呢個roles真係好睇學術出身。

其次,你有幾prepared。無論各大firms嘅insights day / reception event / programme、ambassador / part-time opportunities,至佢哋嘅intern同graduate programme,好多時都有一條好完整嘅pipeline。如果唔夠早就engage喺呢啲programmes,又輸人幾個身位。當然,都有好多同學仔夠醒目,識得搵mentor、LinkedIn上多做networking,都有可能幫你拎到多啲insights同unexpected advantages;軟實力/Social skills都係幾重要😉

第三,如果以上都「無門」,都真係可以多參加Student-initiated嘅Consulting club同competitons,最少可以唔多唔少搵啲體驗,試吓自己嘅呢方面嘅能耐👍🏻

最後最後,其實唔一定UG graduate就入,好多人都係以多年喺某industry / 領域工作好幾年十年之後以domain experts身份入consulting firms;又或者係讀個MBA (唔係是是旦旦三大果啲,講緊嘅係唔知抵唔抵讀global top level 2-3果幾邊)再轉入去做Engagement Manager都有,佢哋有專門MBA intake的;就算唔係入consulting firms,有唔少in-house Corporate Strategy位都係收MBA intake...

Btw,市面上都有唔少專攻呢方面嘅platforms,平平哋嘅見過一啲Patreon,可以多聽多睇多學,都俾聽我廢講有用👍🏻

至於Management Consulting嘅將來,其實幾年前都聽唔少人講呢行嘅sustainability,好多大神甚至話都係整吓ppt、present吓啲ideas等之流而且,未必適應將來嘅環境;我又覺得其實佢哋生存咁耐總係有佢哋value-add,話晒佢哋佢哋其中一重要project係幫大企做change and change management,點都會識變識郁掛😉 建議都可以多睇呢方面嘅debates,咁先幫你有多面見解👍🏻



編輯於2021年04月25日
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