15/04/2019
On the 6th of April, we are so pleased to have Jacky Tam from Oliver Wyman to deliver a workshop for our consultants. Graduated from HKUST Business School just last year with the major of Global Business and Information Systems, he gave our consultants a very insightful talk about how is it to work in consulting industry. He shared not only about the great exposure and many opportunities in self-development by choosing consulting as a career, but also the dynamics and hurdles of a consultant life proven by his own personal experience. He provided our consultants with a wider view of what consulting really is and details about what kinds of “desk-job” and responsibilities he had to manage as a consultant.
Here is a sharing from one of our project managers:
The guest speaker, Jacky, shared his life of being a consultant in a lively presentation. As a fresh graduate of HKUST who works at Oliver Wyman as a junior consultant, he clarified the common misconceptions towards consultancy and described his daily life. He said, enjoying travel, seeking for challenging work and targeting a fast-track career are qualities for whom to be choose consultant as career. Surprisingly, he has recently participated in a job for CMHA (City Mental Health Alliance), which is a non-governmental organisation that helps corporates to implement strategies for alleviating employees’ stress. He agrees that more and more social innovations and start-ups require consultancy as they want to have a sustainable business model.
“As a year 1/2, you have time to think clearly about what career you really want, as you don’t want your 4-years preparation being wasted on a career that you have no passion at,” this is one of my largest takeaway from Jacky.
- Lotus, Project Manager 180 Degrees Consulting Club HKUST Branch