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
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