Why most professionals don't have outstanding careers in Consulting, Finance & Management
Why learning on the job, trusting the firm to take care of you, and just working hard does not get you the results that you want ...
A message from Johannes Nyari
Expert for careers in consulting, finance & management
Dear reader,
If you work in Consulting, Finance & Management, then you probably know some of these problems:
- You started working in Consulting, Finance & Management and want to deliver outstanding results, but you currently don't have the skills to perform on the highest level
- You want to receive great evaluations, get promoted, or receive an offer in an internship, but you don't know how to become one of the top 10% performers among your peers
- You want to become a pro in Excel, PowerPoint & Financial Modelling, but you don't have the resources from proven industry experts who teach you what you really need to know
- You want to learn how to solve problems, communicate in a top management environment and be extremely productive, but you don't know where to learn these skills
- You want to develop a strong mindset to deal with the emotional challenges and have a healthy work life management despite long working hours in your high performance job
No worries, most professionals in the first years feel the same.
Why it is not enough to learn on the job or to trust your firm that they will take care of you ...
Many who want to have a successful career in Consulting, Finance & Management think, that it is still enough to learn on the job and trust the firm that they will help you to have a successful career...
Often, they make common mistakes.
To improve their performance, they follow the training programs of their firm, do free or low cost online courses or watch YouTube videos. If they invest in themselves, they attend overpriced executive education programs from top universities.
They spend so much time on their job and in training in hope to have their dream career. But soon they realize that this has little impact. They still feel overwhelmed, don't get the desired feedback and don't make real progress in their career.
Week by week, they are getting more insecure and start doubting themselves. They are asking themselves: Do I really have what it takes to be successful in this job? They start to work even harder and do more of the same: longer working hours, more corporate trainings, more online courses. Just to getting closer and closer to a burn-out.
They don’t have results because they haven’t understood, that what they are doing doesn't work anymore, since they all miss one important fact…
The truth is: Without the right career management, skill set and mindset it is difficult to have a great career...
The job market has become much more competitive in the past few years. The golden times are over, firms reduce their headcount, and it has become increasingly difficult to have a successful career.
Also, the required skill set has changed dramatically. While it was enough in the past to be smart and work hard, it is now essential to have a variety of business skills. Being superfast and efficient in PowerPoint, Excel and Financial Modelling has become standard in most firms, increasingly more complex business environments require you to become a great problem solver, and efficient communication becomes key in a connected world. If you don't have these skills, it will be hard for you to have a successful career.
Besides that, politics in firms significantly increased over the years and proper career management has become essential for your progress. Networking within the firm, building great relationships with key stakeholders, systematically tracking your feedbacks and actively promoting yourself within the firm are more important than ever.
To summarize: If you still think that it is enough to work hard in your job and trust the firm that they will take care of you, you are completely off track!
And that is also the reason why most professionals fail to have an outstanding career …
The solution is clear: You need to learn from experienced practitioners who know how the real world works...
To have a successful career in Consulting, Finance and Management, you need to have structured approach and guidance from experienced professionals who worked at top firms themselves. To maximise your chances, you need to go through the following steps:
- Manage your career by setting clear goals and developing a promotion strategy
- Become a pro in PowerPoint, Excel & Financial Modelling to be superfast in operational work
- Learn how to solve problems and how to deliver great results within your area of responsibility
- Build great communication & organization skills to navigate in a top management environment
- Develop a great mindset and work life management tools to also live a happy life
We have not only achieved that ourselves, but have proved in the past that we are able to create outstanding results for our clients within a short period of time!
In our Career Assessment, a 90 minutes 1:1 call, we will develop a strategy for you that will help you to learn the skills to have an outstanding career in Consulting, Finance & Management!
I have also provided you with further materials and case studies on this page to show you how we work and what results we have already made possible for other people like you in the past!
I wish you all the best and hope to talk to you soon!
Johannes Nyari - Founder of the Career Bootcamp
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