Tom H.

Management Consultant
Happy to mentor
Happy to be contacted

About me

Tom H.
Politics, Economics and Philosophy
Politics, Philiosophy, and Economics
Undergraduate
James
2008
United Kingdom

My employment

Management Consultant
PwC
United Kingdom
Finance and consultancy
Large business (250+ employees)

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A day in the life of a Management Consultant in the United Kingdom

How I looked for work

I applied to a graduate scheme and got the job

How I found out about the job

Employer's website

The recruitment process

I had to do some interviews by phone, an assessment day, and a Partner interview.

Courses taken since graduation

CIMA, PRINCE2, ITIL

My advice to students considering work

Don't rush into it. Do prioritise interesting work and people. Skills are like anything - scarcity is value. Do you have a scarce skill? If yes then do you have a channel to market for that skill? If no, what skill do you want?

My advice about working in my industry

It's a much smaller industry than you might think. Be positive and flexible so you can play whatever hand you get dealt well.

What I do

I am a Senior Manager in Consulting at PwC.

I work with my team to provide Government clients with advice about how they can make best use of technology to solve their problems and deliver better services to citizens. Lately I have been doing more Digital and Tech strategy work in some interesting transport projects. My roles are

This means: Customer strategy, IT Strategy, Complex (£100m+) procurement support, and IT-led change.

Skills I use and how I developed them

Technology Strategy
Technology Sourcing
Vendor management
Digital strategy and delivery
Agile
Strategy and critical thinking
Stakeholder management
Data analysis
Management consulting

What I like most

Feeling like my work made a difference! Meeting (a lot) of new people and never being in my comfort zone.
Getting a change to lead complicated and high profile.
Seeing my work in the news sometimes...

What I like least

Travel and unpredictable hours

What surprised me most

Everyone wants to help you succeed
The corporate environment is actually very friendly!

Next steps...

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