One of the thrills for many consultants is the constant learning that comes with the consulting workload. Whether you’re learning about a new technology, company, or industry; talking to people in various parts of a client organization; or brainstorming ways to deal with challenging technical problems; consulting offers a steady diet of new cases and settings.
“If I worked for a tech company, all I would really know would be its products and maybe some related technology,” says one insider. “Here I get to work on all kinds of stuff. I didn’t know anything about social networking before I came here, except that Facebook was kind of cool.
Now I’m working on a project that requires that I really learn it, the tech and the business model.” IT consultants say staying current on the latest and greatest computer languages, programs, and products is a must.
Why Not Take All of Me?
Nearly every IT consulting insider interviewed for this guide has said that one of their favorite things about their job is that they get to use their technical skills and their business skills. Says one insider who worked for a tech products company before switching to consulting: “I got sick of working on programs and little projects but never getting to see why I was working on those projects. I wanted to see the bigger picture and see the business sense behind my programming.”
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