Yes you heard it right. This fine Friday evening we
had an exclusive alumni session for the management students of NITIE by
Abhishek Kochar.
The session got delayed by 15-20 min. This, however,
did not dishearten the participants who got an opportunity to interact with the
alumni committee. We also got a chance to hear about Kanika’s experience with
HUL in summers. Finally the wait ended and the session kick-started with a
short formal introduction about the speaker. Abhishek is currently working as a
senior consultant at KPMG and he gave us valuable insights on consulting as a
career choice.
Mr Kochar introduced us to 9 types of consulting. He
mentioned that this categorization into 9 forms is pretty generic and the names
can change from company to company. He also addressed the key differences
between IT consulting and business consulting.
He also touched on the work life balance in
consulting. He did mention that usually one has to slog for long hours in
consulting but also emphasized on the fact that in the end it all boils down to
how passionate one is about his work.
Mr Kochar also spoke about the skill-set required
for consulting and the different levels at which people join in consulting. He
mentioned that an analyst is usually a fresh graduate from a top college while
associate consultants and consultants are mostly MBA’s depending on the amount
of prior work experience they have. He also spoke about the career path in
consulting and explained the importance of specializing in a particular type of
consulting at the senior level to facilitate career growth
Answering the audience questions, Mr Kochar pointed
out the complexities and intricacies associated with starting a new consulting
business and also discussed the possibility of switching domains in consulting.
He also stated how someone with experience in some niche sector can actually
leverage his knowledge to make a transition into consulting. However, the
reverse transition might be somewhat difficult as we don’t work on a particular
area in consulting.
After an enthralling session of two hours we had to
call it a day due to time constraints. It was a wonderful and refreshing
experience and the PDGIM-20 batch is looking forward to some more Alum
sessions.
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