The Financial Times’ annual review of UK Management Consulting evaluates the performance some 200 firms in 29 different industries and consulting services, only one of which is Strategy Consulting! There is therefore a huge diversity of options within the consulting world alone. However, there is a host of alternatives too, whether other client-facing services in different industries or organisations looking to recruit to future leaders through their management development programmes or internal strategy and consultancy roles.

Finding Roles in Consultancy: Am I Too Late will review the consulting landscape and the skills required for and developed through roles in consulting. We will examine the options for students and alumni who are looking for internships and roles as a consultant, including time-lines and and finding options that are open.

We will also stand back to consider some of the alternatives. If consultancy is sometimes described as an ‘apprenticeship in business’, how many roles in business can be repurposed as an apprenticeship in consultancy?

• Which routes can help to build the relevant skillset and experience?
• Are there roles that offer similar patterns of work or personal development?
• And are there alternative roles that might be an even stronger start to a career in business, offering more early responsibility and the opportunity to make a bigger impact in the workplace?