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Title: A Career in Consulting for Computer Science Majors


1
A Career in Consulting for Computer Science Majors
  • Vince DeGiulio
  • Accenture - Associate Partner
  • Purdue CS 87

2
Types of Consultants
  • Application Programmer
  • System Administrator
  • Technical Specialist
  • IT Consultant/Analyst

3
Application Programmer
  • Description
  • Hired Guns of Programming - Contractor
  • Many Languages/Tools
  • Project Types
  • Application Development
  • Application Maintenance
  • Project Duration Several Months to Years
  • Clients Usually Large Companies
  • Demand Always High, but Requires Periodic
    Re-tooling of Skills

4
System Administrator
  • Description
  • Provide Technical/User Support
  • Project Types
  • Set up/Maintain LANs, PCs, User IDs, etc.
  • Install Software
  • Support Help Desks
  • Project Duration Years or Multiple Clients at
    Once
  • Clients Large and Small Companies
  • Demand High, Increasing as Companies Look More
    to Outsource Support Functions

5
Technical Specialist
  • Description
  • Expert in Specific Technology/Product (ie. Web
    Development, Object Oriented)
  • Project Types
  • Application Development/Maintenance
  • Performance Reviews
  • Product Sales Support
  • Project Duration Days to Few Months
  • Clients Large and Small Companies
  • Demand High when Specialty is Hot

6
IT Consultant/Analyst
  • Description
  • Clients Partner - True Consultant
  • Solve Business Problems through Technology
  • Project Types
  • Business Application Development
  • Technology Strategies
  • Project Duration Many Months to Years
  • Clients Usually Large Companies
  • Demand High

7
Consulting Variety
  • Technologies/Vendor Software
  • Industries/Clients
  • Applications
  • Geographic Locations
  • Responsibilities
  • People

8
Technologies/Vendor Software
  • Technologies Change - Only Limited by Yourself
  • Not Limited to Your Companies Products
  • Your Degree Suited for this Variety
  • My Experiences
  • Different DBMS (Oracle, DB2, Sybase, Teradata,
    MS-Access, IMS)
  • Different Platforms (Mainframes, Servers, PCs)
  • Different Languages (HTML, C, Visual Basic,
    COBOL, Vendor Specific)

9
Industries/Clients
  • Whats an Industry?
  • Type of Work can Vary by Industry
  • Can Change Industries/Clients Frequently
  • My Experiences
  • Insurance/Financial Services
  • Government (Federal State)
  • Light Manufacturing
  • Distribution Logistics
  • Transportation
  • Travel
  • Healthcare

10
Applications
  • Transaction Processing (i.e. Order Entry)
  • Knowledge Worker (i.e. EIS)
  • Database Systems
  • My Experiences
  • Patient Administration
  • Inmate Inventory
  • Unemployment Check Processing
  • Customer Information
  • Underwriter Decision Analysis
  • Logistics Network Analysis
  • Vehicle Tracking
  • Fleet Management

11
Geographic Locations
  • Opportunity for Travel
  • Domestic/International
  • Work Where Clients are Located
  • My Experiences
  • 1/4 Career is Chicago and Suburbs
  • 3/4 in Other Cities (Minneapolis, Springfield,
    Washington D.C., Miami, Atlanta, Louisville)

12
Responsibilities
  • Dont Stagnate in Same Position Forever
  • Can Increase Authority Quickly
  • My Experiences
  • Programmer 1.5 Years
  • Analyst/Program Designer
  • Supervisor
  • System Architect
  • Team Leader
  • Project Manager

13
People
  • Meet Many Different People
  • Working with Different Groups of People from Year
    to Year
  • New Bosses Periodically
  • My Experiences
  • Many People throughout Consulting Field and
    Industry
  • People throughout Country
  • Met Some of Best Friends

14
Consulting Opens Doors
  • Jobs at Clients
  • Many Take Jobs at Clients
  • Allows Observation of Company Before Taking Job
  • Head Hunters
  • Always on Lists of People to Call
  • Contacted Constantly
  • Always Other Jobs Out There

15
Consulting Opens Doors
  • Non-Technical Career
  • Easy Transition to Management Consulting
  • Analytical Skills Applicable to Solving Business
    Process Problems
  • Support Functions at Technical Firms (i.e. Sales,
    HR)
  • Own Consulting Firm
  • Many Consultants Form Own Small Firms After
    Gaining Experience

16
Why I Chose Consulting
  • Didnt Want to Program Forever
  • Looking for Advancement Opportunities
  • Looked at Long-Term Money vs Short-Term
  • Got Bored Easily
  • Saw People Sitting at a Desk that Looked Too
    Comfortable

17
Consulting - Not For Everyone
  • Hard Work/Long Hours
  • Requires Flexibility
  • Involves Travel
  • Requires Personal Skills
  • Clients Dont Like or Trust You - At First

18
Last Advice
  • No Perfect Job Exists
  • Know What Is Important to You
  • Think Long-Term
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