1. Consider Joining A Consulting Firm As A First Step In Your
Consulting Career
2. Establish Credibility As An Outsider
3. Most people have heard the saying you dont get a second
chance to make a first impression.
4. In consulting, your first impression is critical. But more
importantly, how you interact with your new client in the first
week or two of a new project can be tied to how successful youll be
on the project.
5. By extension, being part of an organization that can assist
you in learning how to set things up properly can be critical to
your career as a consultant.
6. Know when youre at a client site to consult and when youre
there for staff augmentation.
7. Clients hire consultants for many reasons.
8. Sometimes theyre brought in to share their experience when
dealing with similar projects. A consultants experience can help
shape the direction of many of the projects in which he or she will
participate.
9. However, there will be times when project direction has
already been established. In these circumstances, youve been
brought in not because of your sharable experience, but due to your
specific skill set.
10. When this happens, its critical not only that you
understand expectations beforehand, but also that youre able to
stay on task once the project begins.
11. There are certainly ways a consulting firm can help you
evaluate new situations and understand the role youre actually
being brought in to perform.
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