Simon Thompson on Recruitment consultants are the matchmakers of the commercial world, marrying up employers and job seekers to the satisfaction of both.
Good people – and especially listening – skills are a major requirement as you’ll be talking to bosses of companies large and small, as well as any number of hungry jobseekers in a bid to find out exactly what all parties are looking for. Read More
Simon Thompson on A management consultant is usually employed by large firms to help and advise them on in-house management problems.
The job involves research, surveys and interviewing staff, so good analytical and people skills are a must. Once a company’s working/management practices have been investigated, management consultants will analyse, compile and explain the information (and any recommendations derived from it) through written reports and presentations. Read More
Simon Thompson on IT consultants will work with industrial and commercial clients, providing help and advice about their business and IT issues. The work often mirrors that done by systems analysts, designers and applications programmers.
Thorough IT knowledge is a given, IT consultants also need to be meticulous, logical, analytical, great problem-solvers and team workers, and good with people. Read More
