Tom H.
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
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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