Favorite Parts Of Being A Consultant At Boston Consulting Group
Tripp, a Boston Consulting Group Consultant, most enjoys the "challenge" and significant professional growth their role provides, receiving constant feedback to improve work and teamwork skills. The opportunity to collaborate with clients on "really interesting, meaty problems" is also a key source of satisfaction, expanding their experience beyond what would be possible in other roles.
Problem-Solving, Teamwork, Career Development, Communication, Overcoming Challenges
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Tripp Twyman
Consultant
Boston Consulting Group
University of Arizona
University of Southern California | Masters of Accounting
Business & Related, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Accounting
Consulting & Related Professional Services
Consulting
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Greek Life Member
Video Highlights
1. The challenging work environment fosters significant professional growth and development. The constant feedback mechanism helps improve work quality and interpersonal skills.
2. The opportunity to collaborate with exceptional colleagues and clients on complex, impactful projects is a major source of satisfaction.
3. The unique nature of consulting allows for engagement with a diverse range of interesting problems that would not be accessible otherwise.
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your current role?
For me, I think the part that I love most right now about being a consultant is the people. But "the people" is kind of cliché; everybody says that. So, I'll leave that aside, even though you do get to work with some incredible people.
I think the other thing I love most is the challenge. I've grown more in my time as a consultant than in any other role I've been in. The work is hard, confusing, and stressful sometimes, and it takes a long time to do.
But I get so much feedback from my managers and my team about what I can be doing better. This includes not only doing the work better but also how I can be a better teammate, communicate more effectively, or improve on whatever it is that I want to improve on. I love that. So, I think that's probably my favorite part.
Honorable mention goes to the types of problems we get to solve. It's kind of cool to be an operator because you're inside a business and you get to make things happen. But it's also really great being a consultant because you're in client service.
I get to team up with our clients on these really interesting, meaty problems that they're trying to address. These are problems I would rarely get a chance to engage with on my own. In that sense, I think being a consultant has really opened doors for me to grapple with some really tough, interesting problems. And I love that.
Advizer Personal Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tripptwyman/, [career coaching site coming soon]