Career Spotlight: Consulting

Helen Kirvan is a recent University of Alberta commerce grad who has been working as an Associate at PwC since October 2010.

Professional services firms such as PwC hire students and new grads from a broad range of academic backgrounds and then develop their skills and expertise as consulting associates. Check out this article for exclusive insider tips about careers at PwC.

Consulting is all about solving problems for clients, so employers want to know up front that you have excellent problem solving skills and that you can communicate solutions effectively. Check out our tips for acing a consulting case study interview.

As a recent new graduate and now business analyst at a major consulting firm, I know how tough it can be to perfect your resumé to make it “consulting ready.”

Top consulting career tips for first, second, third, and final year students from Accenture’s Canada Campus Recruitment team. Don’t wait until your last year to get cracking on your career!

Along with appropriate technical skills, eight out of 10 companies seek problem-solving and communications skills. Project management, analytics/business intelligence, and enterprise architecture skills are in demand by more than half of the companies surveyed.

With so many job opportunities out there, it can be difficult to decide what area of computer-related work you’d like to get into. Some professionals in the field offer their insights and personal experience to help provide some inspiration.

If you’re looking for a career to go with that degree in economics, the What Can I Do With My Degree? series is just for you. Hear from graduates who have use their economics degrees in both conventional and unconventional methods to pursue a variety of career paths.

Lindsey Goodchild enrolled in the sustainability certificate program at The G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University last year because she believed it would make her more employable.