Business Consulting: Core Skills (And How To Land The Job)

Gear up for a rewarding career in business consulting thanks to the core consulting skillset.

What you'll learn
You will know what business consulting is, why it so important in today’s world and how it can be an accelerator for your career.
You will gain a deep theoretical understanding of the 5 core skill groups that every business consultant needs to have to become successful.
You will have practical insights on how to apply the core consulting skills in real-life cases.
You will get insights into the recruitment process and how to best prepare for a job interview.
Requirements
There are no pre-requisites for following the course. We will start from the beginning and build from there.
Description
Enroll to the course and acquire all the core consulting skills you need to kick-off a successful career in business consulting. Receive lifetime access to the course, handouts, multiple choice questions and fun projects!Companies need to change and adapt if they want to thrive let alone survive. This is the hard truth that CEOs and business owners are facing in today's fast-paced and ever-changing world. Changing customer behavior, new regulations, more advanced technologies are but a few drivers behind the complexity that companies need to navigate through.This is where business consultants enter the scene. The business consultant is an agent of change that guides organizations in their transformation. The business consulting core skills will provide you with the necessary tools and knowledge to help those companies in becoming more successful.This course is an introduction to business consulting and doesn't require any prior knowledge.–––––––––––––––What will you learn?You will know what business consulting is, why it so important in today’s world and how it can be an accelerator for your career;You will gain a deep theoretical understanding of the 5 core skill groups that every business consultant needs to become successful (the most valuable player, the communicator, the expert, the thinker and the good soldier);You will get insights on how the business consulting core skills can be applied in real-life cases that I experienced in my professional career;You will get insights into the recruitment process and how to best prepare for a job interview.–––––––––––––––Who is this course for?Young graduates looking to start a career in business consulting;Experienced professionals looking to do a career switch into business consulting;Any experienced professional interested in knowing what the basic core skills are of a business consultant.–––––––––––––––What else can I offer you?You will have access to:The slides of the course which you can use at your own convenience;Multiple choice questions to test your knowledge;Fun assignments to make things more tangible;Handouts and templates to help you in your day-to-day business consulting activities;Access to an industry expert. In case you have questions feel free to contact me and I will do my absolute best to guide you.–––––––––––––––Other courses:Want to know more about how to elicit requirements or service design? I suggest then that you definitely take a look at my other courses!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction to business consulting

Lecture 1 Introduction business consulting career

Lecture 2 Practical information on how to use Udemy

Lecture 3 Udemy review prompt

Lecture 4 Why is business consulting a great career choice

Lecture 5 Why do companies need business consultants?

Lecture 6 What is business consulting?

Lecture 7 Who are business consultants?

Lecture 8 What are the responsibilities of business consultants?

Lecture 9 Key takeaways

Section 2: Business consulting core skillset

Lecture 10 The T-shape skillset of the business consultant

Section 3: Skill pillar 1 - The most valuable player

Lecture 11 Most valuable player introduction

Lecture 12 Teamplay

Lecture 13 Leadership

Lecture 14 Facilitation

Lecture 15 Negotiation

Lecture 16 Teaching

Lecture 17 Key takeaways

Section 4: Skill pillar 2 - The communicator

Lecture 18 Communicator introduction

Lecture 19 Verbal communication

Lecture 20 Non-verbal communication

Lecture 21 Active listening

Lecture 22 Written communication

Lecture 23 Key takeaways

Section 5: Skill pillar 3 - The expert

Lecture 24 Expert introduction

Lecture 25 Industry expertise

Lecture 26 Organization expertise

Lecture 27 User expertise

Lecture 28 Solution expertise

Lecture 29 Methodology expertise

Lecture 30 Key takeaways

Section 6: Skill pillar 4 - The thinker

Lecture 31 Thinker introduction

Lecture 32 Creative thinking

Lecture 33 Systems thinking

Lecture 34 Problem-solving thinking

Lecture 35 Conceptual thinking

Lecture 36 Decision thinking

Lecture 37 Key takeaways

Section 7: Skill pillar 5 - The good soldier

Lecture 38 Good soldier introduction

Lecture 39 Acting in an ethical way

Lecture 40 Accountability

Lecture 41 Trustworthiness

Lecture 42 Organized and time-efficient

Lecture 43 Flexibility

Lecture 44 Key takeaways

Section 8: Case in point

Lecture 45 Case in point introduction

Lecture 46 Case 1 - Refinement lifecycle

Lecture 47 Case 2 - Communication model

Lecture 48 Case 3 - Workshop

Lecture 49 Case 4 - Decision matrix

Lecture 50 Case 5 - Decision tree

Section 9: How to land a job in business consulting (coming soon)

Lecture 51 Section handouts

Section 10: Wrapping up

Lecture 52 Wrapping up

Young graduates looking to start a career in business consulting,Experienced professionals looking to do a career switch into business consulting,Any experienced professional interested in knowing what the basic core skills are of a business consultant