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11. Executive headhunters: These are a common “bounty hunter” type of consultancy available in the modern corporate world.
12. Writing services: The pen is truly mightier than the sword (and the word processor can kick the pen’s butt to kingdom come!). If you have the gift of the scribe, you will be able to find numerous outlets for your services.
13. Publishing: People are publishing via a variety of methods in today’s world. Newsletters, articles, Internet, magazines, and many other varieties of print and digital publishing are very popular in the corporate sector as well as within the government (the government is a great client for consultancies, by the way).
14. Taxes: Just like accounting, taxes are another area that companies often need help with. If you are a tax whiz, this may be your calling.
Things to Consider Before You Become a Consultant
There are many items to consider before deciding to make the commitment of becoming a consultant. When one embarks on the mission to participate in this career choice one should be clear that they are taking on many responsibilities that employees within a larger organization may take for granted. Starting a consultancy is starting YOUR OWN BUSINESS. Although it is common for consultants to function under the umbrella of a larger corporation, such participation is typically in a freelance capacity and consultants don’t always enjoy many of the perks that their colleagues within the corporate hierarchy do. This is not to say that a career in consultancy does not have its own set of desirable characteristics, but simply that it is good to be aware that there exist profound differences at a fundamental level regarding the disciplines necessary to be successful at a consultancy as opposed to achieving while inside the comparatively rigid corporate structure.
Among the characteristics that are particular to this type of career choice is a level a freedom, both personal and professional, which demands a certain level of discipline to successfully work within. In many ways someone who has decided to become a consultant has made a decision to allow their work to become intertwined into their life to a degree that “personal life” and “professional life” become indistinguishably fused. Unlike working at a “9 to 5” job, the consultant must be prepared to work around others schedules and must have the capacity to fit into numerous and varied work paradigms.
Below is a list of some items to consider before taking the plunge into a professional consulting career.
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