What Type Of Person Thrives In The Consulting Industry According To A Partner At Advue Consulting
To thrive in the consulting industry, intellectual curiosity is essential, as the work requires "learning about something you probably didn't think you'd wanna learn about," and finding value within it. Furthermore, a comfort with ambiguity and the confidence to "be in front of the client" are crucial attributes for success.
Intellectual Curiosity, Ambiguity Tolerance, Confidence, Communication, Problem-Solving
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Job Title
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Daniel Tax
Partner
Advue Consulting
University of Houston, 2016
N/A
Finance
Arts, Entertainment & Media, Consulting & Related Professional Services, Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Consulting
Honors Student, Immigrant
Video Highlights
1. Intellectual curiosity: The ability to learn about new topics and find them interesting is crucial.
2. Comfort with ambiguity: The work is unpredictable, so you must be okay with not knowing everything and still confidently facing clients.
3. Confidence: Maintaining confidence despite uncertainty is key to success in the field.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry?
I'd describe them as probably intellectually curious, because you just need to be okay with learning about something you probably didn't think you'd want to learn about. Then, you find something interesting about that thing.
Someone good in this role would also be okay with ambiguity. You're never going to know everything in this field.
It's important to be okay with being put off sometimes but still have the confidence to be in front of the client.
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