Career guide
Management Consultant
Go into an organisation and work out what's wrong.
What the work involves
Consultants are brought in to solve problems a business cannot solve alone — strategy, operations, technology change. Projects are short, varied and involve persuading people who did not ask for your opinion.
Skills it relies on
- Structured problem solving
- Data analysis
- Presenting
- Stakeholder management
- Rapid learning
Degrees that lead here
These are the subjects most commonly studied for this career. They are general guidance — always check what a specific course requires with the university itself.