Getting back into Management Consultancy

Imy wrote:

Dear Jobdoctor,

I am British citizen with an engineering qualification (B.E) from Bombay. In total I have 9 years of industry experience. I have worked in private and public sector IT projects in England as an IT consultant (System Analyst) for about 6.5 years.

After completing my post graduate course in education (PGCE) from a university in London, I am working as an ICT teacher in secondary school/sixth form college in London from last 2.5 years. I am currently doing my part time MBA from a business school in London. I intend to get into management consultancy once my course is over.

Based on your experience I want to know my prospects in getting a job in management consultancy sector. What kind of roles should I look for and the salary range I should expect or aim? Anticipating your kind reply.

Thanks & Regards

Imy


A consultant in Marks Sattin's management consultancy team replied:

The management consultancy sector is extremely competitive with many candidates possessing MBAs and consultancy experience. With your background you could look at IT consultancy/ system integration roles for consultancies that deal in this area (but, you may have been out of this for too long/ and very few consultancies will bring people onboard if they cannot “hit the ground running”). In the recruitment process consultancies look for a clean CV, which shows logical progression. Although, I do not think it is impossible to get a job in consultancy, I do believe it may be quite challenging. You should look for a maximum of £35K otherwise you risk pricing yourself out of a very competitive market.

I hope this helps you with your decision.