consulting

What You Will Learn • Profiles of 30 top strategy, Big Five and specialty consulting firms. • Consulting opportunities beyond McKinsey and BCG • Which firm is right for you? Take our exclusive Consulting Firm Appeal Test. • What the latest industry trends are.

A compelling resume is essential to getting a foot in the door of a top consulting firm and putting an applicant'ss candidacy into serious consideration. That'ss why the resume must convincingly present the job seeker'ss consulting skills and capabilities. This WetFeet Insider Guide will show readers how to do just that, even those without any consulting experience

The Unbeatable, Updated, Comprehensive Guidebook For First-Time Consultants
More people than ever are making the jump from corporate offices to home offices, taking control of their futures, being their own bosses, and starting their own consultancies. Consulting is a bigger business than ever and growing every day.
For almost a decade, Alan Weiss's Getting Started in Consulting has been an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to strike out on his own and start a new consulting business. It provides a rich source of expert advice and practical guidance, and it shows you how you can combine low overhead and a high degree of organization to add up to a six- or even seven-figure income.

Chart your path in the consulting jungle!
Finding Your Way in the Consulting Jungle - a book in The Practicing Organization Development series - offers OD consultants the information and guidance they need to understand their place in the consulting network, differentiate themselves from other types of consultants, and work with both clients and colleagues to make sure everyone's needs and expectations are met.

You're On! provides guidance and advice for consulting with performers in the pursuit of excellence. Whether these clients are performing artists, businesspeople, physicians, lawyers or in high-risk occupations, they must learn to focus, cope, and excel in highly stressful situations.

This popular book is a step-by-step guide for developing the necessary skills for getting your expertise used when you don't have control. Flawless Consulting focuses on ways of behaving with line managers and includes case studies and commentary to demonstrate consultant integrity and interpersonal dynamics. Discusses contracting, dealing with resistance, preparing for feedback, and many other related issues.

The consulting profession has become one of the fastest-growing industries in the '90s, and observers expect that both the demand for such services and the avocation's undeniable allure will continue to draw people into the profession. However, management consultant Elaine Biech believes that most newcomers are completely unprepared for the operational realities they encounter. So after two decades of mastering the accounting, marketing, and managing skills necessary to succeed as a consultant, she has organized them into one helpful volume called The Business of Consulting:

You don’t need to employ a consultant to igure out why undergrads and MBAs alike yearn for positions at consulting irms. Consultants are well compensated and respected. hose handed the keys to the consulting kingdom often take on a large degree of autonomy soon after shedding their school graduation gowns. Many climb the career ladder in leaps and bounds, adding eye-opening content to their resumes while gleaning vital details about what makes the business world tick.
Consultants do a lot of traveling. You could be sent to Paris, France or Paris, Texas. Either way, you’ll be tackling diicult problems for a client handing your irm millions of dollars.

Bestselling author of Million Dollar Consulting shares the secrets of writing winning proposals
Intended for consultants, speakers, and other professional services providers, Million Dollar Consulting® Proposals ends forever the time-consuming and often frustrating process of writing a consulting proposal. It begins with the basics—defining these proposals and why they are necessary—and coaches you through the entire proposal process. In this book, you'll learn how to establish outcome-based business objectives and maximize your success and commensurate fees.