What You Can Do AFTER Technology Consulting | CONSULTING EXIT OPPORTUNITIES

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What You Can Do AFTER Technology Consulting | Consulting Exit Opportunities! So I keep talking about how to become a technology consultant and how it's like, but let's finally talk about the exit opportunities if you want to see if this job is the right step for you towards your career or you're just curious about your options or exit opportunities after technology consulting!
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3:31 Technology company
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@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

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@addisonchen5064 3 жыл бұрын

Great content! Great advice. I now know what I should think about if I ever decide to do something outside of technology consulting.

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

HAHA, hope you stay in tech consulting, but hopefully this video reflects how tech consulting could be an amazing career starter for many!

@mardaya Жыл бұрын

I work in Oracle Cloud financials. It all makes sense what you share here.

@ChristineWong Жыл бұрын

I’m glad! How are you liking Oracle Cloud financials?

@opheliefan8852 2 жыл бұрын

great video, you are doing a great job!

@ChristineWong 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@WeARKingGamingClan Жыл бұрын

so useful!! Thanks so much :)

@ChristineWong Жыл бұрын

I’m glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!

@Samir-tr3he 3 жыл бұрын

awesome vid, do you have a video regarding the topic of relocating for work? -How do you tell your employer you want to work at a specific location (after the job offer) -Can you expand on the relocation bonus -Process on how it works to get your license changed etc -Do they give you options on different cities to work in.. if so, why did you choose NYC over these other cool cities thanks 🙏

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t have a video on relocating because I technically did not relocate. I chose NYC because I was born and raised in NY. To Accenture it counted as relocating as I was currently studying at Boston University.

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

I guess it depends on why you want to relocate and when you ask. If it’s to change the office you were chosen for, it could be difficult if there are no openings. Generally most consulting firms are open to you relocating after 1 year. As for relocation bonus, that’s just something the firm provides on your first few paychecks (along with your signing bonus), I don’t know much about it other than that when I received it. Some companies allow you to reimburse relocation expenses, but that’s different than a bonus as it’s taxed and received differently. I never got my license changed as I have always had a NY license. They give you options for different cities upfront during the interview process but no guarantees. They only continue interviewing you if those locations have openings or if you’re open to others. Different regions have different quotas, taxes, and cost of living.

@Rcrdslns 3 жыл бұрын

Christine, great review of those options. I got some questions: How did you choose workday finance? If you were to choose a platform/software specialty again, which aspects would you prioritize to build a career in tech consulting?

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

Great question! I actually didn't choose Workday Finance. I was hired through TDP and they told me a week before I started that I'm doing Workday Finance. So after I actually started, I was thinking of leaving to go to other fields I was more interested, but as I got certified and worked on projects, I actually really liked what I was doing because it was challenging and engaging. If I were to choose a specialty, I would prioritize my consulting skills early on. The tech comes second, but rather the experience must be engaging. Technical skills are good too to get the job done but to really do well in this job, consulting and people skills matter a lot. When starting out, you don't get many opportunities because you're just learning the ropes, but stepping up is the first step rather than waiting for the opportunity. Consulting and people skills make a good technology consultant great, not technical skills.

@Rcrdslns 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChristineWong That is a great way of seeing this field. Thanks for sharing your experience!

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! I hope that helped!

@engmt100 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, very informative! For the tech consultants who leave to go to a client side company, do they typically move up one level (to a more managerial position)? what should one pay attention to while taking on projects if interested in such an exit option?

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

They do tend to go higher up as a manager! A lot of companies reach out to me to take more of an admin or manager role myself and I’m only 2 years in haha. I would pay attention to doing projects in industries or areas you want to exit in. That way you can provide actual tangible experiences and skills to the interview and ultimately the company. I hope that answers your question!

@engmt100 3 жыл бұрын

@@ChristineWong thanks so much for your reply!

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@VuTheVoyager 3 жыл бұрын

Great video concept to really round out the whole consulting life cycle! How experienced would you say you should be before trying to do independent consulting?

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

I think you need to be experienced enough to know how an entire project should be. So you need to wear a project manager cap, engagement manager/delivery lead cap, consultant cap, but also an “employee” cap because now you’re doing a 1099 basically with your client as the employer.

@VuTheVoyager 3 жыл бұрын

Christine Wong that makes sense! Good to know!

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

Yup, I know a few that have left Accenture to become independent consultants. Definitely not the easiest. May even say it’s harder! But you can dictate your own hours and how things get done. Downside is now that you’re being directly paid by the client, it can get a little bit more bureaucratic.

@Lakerzfanboy4 3 жыл бұрын

Are the technology risk consulting/risk advisory positions at Big 4 Accounting firms the same type of positions at accenture?

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

Good question! I actually have a video coming out later this on that. Long story short they are not the same: those are more of task based support work on accounting functions but in technology consulting, it’s project based work with a business problem to solve usually with a solution in tech. However, Big 4 still has true tech consulting roles. You just need to make sure you find the right track within the firm. Deloitte is the only one that splits Consulting and Advisory. Consulting would be the Technology Consulting part.

@joyce4973 2 жыл бұрын

Could you also become a product manager?

@ChristineWong 2 жыл бұрын

You can! Depending on what project roles you’ve done in technology consulting, it can be very easy and seamless or very hard. But if you choose product management projects, it will be seamless. It really is on finding projects to fulfill gaps you couldn’t achieve through past projects you had.

@jeromet.sathanantham5561 3 жыл бұрын

What do you mean when you say 1099?

@ChristineWong 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a US tax form! Don’t worry about it! It’s a tax form companies give to their contractors who are not employees.

@RanjeetSingh-pd1bm 2 жыл бұрын

Could you become a software engineer?

@ChristineWong 2 жыл бұрын

Of course! You’ll probably have to figure out the gap between your current skillset and experience and achieve that in the consulting firm through training and projects, but this generally is helpful at a big consulting firm with resources. Some boutique firms may have the same competencies and resources, but given the resources, time, and your hard work, you should be able to.

@RanjeetSingh-pd1bm 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChristineWong Got you thanks. Company is IBM..? I have an offer for consulting in cloud programming (Azure/AWS) but I had hopes of becoming a dev later down the line. This is the first part of my tech career too, I’m 18 Should probably mention it’s a degree apprenticeship (UK student)

@ChristineWong 2 жыл бұрын

@@RanjeetSingh-pd1bm you definitely can become a software engineer with that! You already would be one with this role, just adding consultant as another hat you wear.