Case Study - Management Consultant Analyst

Name: Jenny Reed
Job: Management Consultant Analyst

I was doing my BA (MOD) Honours in Business Studies and Political Science in Trinity and in my final year we had many different companies visiting in order to present different career opportunities. I knew I was interested in the financial realm of business and I found consulting really interesting.

It offers a considerable amount of variety as one could be doing entirely different things from one day to the next. The important thing in consulting is not necessarily the technical knowledge but the skills and approach that you can bring to each specific project; therefore a practical problem-solving nature is almost rudimentary.

For consulting you need confidence, an interest in business, an ability to think on your feet, good communication skills and good verbal and presentation skills. Knowledge of current affairs will also be helpful.

There are many benefits of working in this field; you get to work with very competent and driven people, and at a close proximity to many CEOs, CFOs and other top management. You also get good opportunities to travel and work across different industries.

Some projects do require you to work outside of Ireland for weeks at a time, which can be disruptive to your personal life, as it makes it difficult to assess where you’ll be or what you’ll be doing in a months’ time.