HOW TO BECOME A TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT | Skills & Certifications
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- Опубликовано: 1 июн 2024
- This is the second part of a two part series on how to become a technology consultant. This focuses on the hard and soft skills PLUS the certifications you need to become a technology consultant either out of college or as an experienced hire! I explain all my strategies here!
This video will also explain how to become a technology consultant with each of those elements today and how to pivot your career to become a technology consultant! There are so many ways and methods you can take, and I believe anyone can become a technology consultant!
Make sure to watch my video on on what education and experience you need to become a technology consultant:
0:00 Intro
1:26 Hard/Technical Skills & Certification
5:32 Soft Skills
8:00 What you need to be aware when becoming a technology consultant
If you don't know what technology consulting is and want to learn if this is for you, make sure to check this video out: • Why YOU should be a TE...
Sold? Watch my video series on how I got my job at Accenture as an entry level technology consultant: • How I got my job in Te...
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Salesforce Trailhead was what I used to stay ahead of the game. What are you going to do?
Thank you for sharing! As an aspiring tech consultant, your series has been super helpful!💙
Thank you, Jimin! Are there any topics you would like me to cover for future videos?
Did you get the job?
Loving the series! Keep it up :).
Thanks! More to come!
Thank you for the video, you touched on every question I’d have
Thank you! I’m glad I covered all your questions! Let me know if you have any more!
Yay! Was waiting on this
Yay! Let me know if you have any other questions, and also let me know if you have anything else you would like me to cover!
ooo this tech consultant is so cool! i have never heard about this. i love how inches u r. and u r very confident and knowledgable in ur field. i found u from the women of youtube and i really learning new info from u. and ur channel is doing so well. XD btw found u from the women of youtube when i asked u about how long u making u thumbnails lo. dunno if u remember me lol
Thank you so much, OMG! ❤️ I remember you! My thumbnails are still a work in progress, but if you put in the hard work, you’ll learn in the process and improve!
I'm obsessed!
Thanks! ❤️
Thank you so much 🥺
You’re welcome! Thank you!
These are amazing tips Christine. And honest truth e.g. getting the training from a credible place like Microsoft. I think upskilling in certificates before isn't valued as much as experience though. What do you think?
It depends! Majority if you have experience you’re good, but in the eyes of the client, they think certifications in TECH means you at least KNOW what you’re talking about and not doing this on the fly or not in best practices. Also, if I was certified in a field but have no experience (like as a college/uni student), it has gotten me projects simply because I am certified. Of course we have mentors that are experienced, but it just helps you get over the starting point and adds some credibility. So at least it gives me a way in!
@@ChristineWong Ooh I think that's true. I'm thinking about it from going into consulting perspective since the firms usually train you up. That's awesome, understand where you're coming from!
Haha, certifications definitely still help, though. In tech, for experienced hires, they may expect you to have the know-how but otherwise you’re back to square one. Like if you’ve been doing Oracle and now you want to do SAP. Different animal. Also, at least at Accenture, if we see you’re certified, you have a much higher chance getting in since you save the company money but also they know where you would fall in the organization - especially if it’s a strategic growth area.
great! my job ends next week anyway so i thought it'd be time for a shift!
You got everything here on how to get into tech consulting! Also, you can reach out to me and we can discuss strategies! 😉
I know degrees may not be as important but what do you think about a double degree of commerce and information systems?
That could be helpful! Information systems is great!
Hi, Christine! I have Bachelor degree in Business informatics. I received an offer for the data consultant job position. Could you tell me which technical skills I need and if any programming is required for this type of job?
A good start is looking at the job description but you could also ask the people that interviewed you too! Data consultant is very vague so you might need some programming or you might not need it at all! As a consultant, you find projects to get staffed on so it’s also possible that you can just find projects that currently suit your skillset OR go for training (which consulting firms have a lot of) and upskill on parts you’re not comfortable with!
Hey Christiane, I want to apply for an internship at Accenture, I am Business Administration with informatics student and currently I am learning trailhead and basic python, also have few experience on MS office. I really really want to get an internship there. What advise will you give me before I go ahead and apply
For trailhead which area did you learn and how long ?
Thank you a lot for making this kind of videos
Salesforce consultant, and I did it for 3-4 months but not as long to actually take the certification. You should definitely try to do some networking with some Accenture consultants in the office nearest to you! If Accenture hires from your school, make sure to hit up the campus recruiter and build a relationship with him or her!
On trailhead collecting badges is the only thing I can do for now but no certification. I am trying to add workers from Accenture on LinkedIn because that only possible way to contact people from there . Can you please make a video on the interview of Accenture as intern and what to prepare for before interview.. what kinda of questions to expect and how you will get hired ??
You can use my videos on how I got my job at Accenture. Unfortunately, I didn’t come in as an intern, but it’s exactly the same way to prepare for it as the full time job minus the case interview.
ruclips.net/p/PLibY-3NAtJvGuzvmYeC6Jq7DGVR1fMpDV
Note that some intern interviews may include case interviews as it varies, so it’s good to prepare for that as well. I hear different accounts on some given behavioral and case interviews and some given only behavioral interviews. Better to be prepared in both!
5:57 Yes that's why I came to see this video, but I still don't know what I don't know that I don't know!
Are you more confused on what you should highlight on your resume and interviews?
Good info. May I suggest for next time to lower the music? It's competing with your voice.
Thank you! I got the feedback last time so my future videos have lower volume. This was at a time I was still learning my way to make the videos!
Hi, I’m really wanting to get into cyber consulting. How would I go about getting involved. What certifications should I go after with an associate degree in computer science.
When you say cyber consulting, do you mean cyber security consulting? There are a lot of security certifications that can help a lot and employers desire so I would definitely look into the areas you are interested in and have high trends! They tend to be more technical so I would be prepared for that! I would suggest you to network with other cybersecurity professionals and see what they recommend and even look at job listings and see what they look for to see real time what the market is looking for!
Security is a very niche area, I wouldn’t be able to help you in that area, but I would focus on the subject matter area of cyber security and go from there. The consulting part would show through your soft skills and experience/project based work!
@@ChristineWong thank you! I currently have a cyber background but it’s in talent ops. So difficult to transition I think
@@Maidenariell you’ll probably need a certification to show you know your stuff but talent ops could definitely be used to showcase the soft skills needed for consulting! You just need to package it up together!
@@ChristineWong thank you! Your content is amazing. I really appreciate your feedback
What are exit opportunities for Tech Consulting?
I will be covering this in depth in another video, but there are so many! You can go to another consulting discipline, another consulting firm, to the client side doing what you were doing as a consultant (what we call internal consultants), to the actual industry you've mostly worked in, any tech company, an IT team in any company, venture capital, a startup or entrepreneurship. SO many! Some even retire to become an independent consultant (work your own hours) for clients just to kill time and make a little income.
Hey, a nice video. Can you please change the background music . Thank you.
Thank you for letting me know! This video came out only 1-2 months after I started on RUclips, so I was still learning at the time. The volume is lower in my videos now!
Can I ask what college degree should I take to become an IT consultant?
Computer science, management information systems or business! Anything with tech!
Definitely check out this other video on education and experience! ruclips.net/video/KgNyfSo9JBo/видео.html
I want to add that you do NOT need a specific degree or major to become an IT consultant. Just having transferable skills, experience, and knowledge works. It is an uphill battle because you have to spend more time doing self study but it does work.
Mam I hired by oracle as a cloud tech consultant pls suggest what i have to learn joining aug 2022 🙏🙏
Congrats! All of my advice would be on this video since you already got the job! ruclips.net/video/uQaxWhdUzcc/видео.html
Training-wise, the company will pay for it. You can network with people (like your interviewers) or the recruiters already at Oracle to see what to do.
Talk about SAP Consultant
What would you want to know about SAP consultants?
@@sGauDou blockchain is huge too! IoT is also becoming something bigger in consulting too!
oh and congrats on 400 subs hahha
Thank you so much! I was SO excited when I hit 400!
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Very interesting! Thank you for sharing!
Just a suggestion, please use a calming background music or reduce the volume of the music you generally use here. It's disturbing and does not let you focus on the main content
Thanks for the feedback! This video is from two years ago (it’s one of my first videos on the channel!) and I’ve lowered the volume considerably in my videos after this!
I got hired for tech consultant at target, and I'm only 16. Am I going way over my league here? Please help!
Omg wow! How did you get hired at age 16? They definitely see some value in you! What are you doing at Target specifically and what do you have questions on? Is it an internal consulting role?
@@ChristineWong I'm not sure, I made sure that it was clear that I was not experienced. I will call my manager and ask him some follow up questions. I'll keep you updated
@@ChristineWong ok I called, and it seems like it will be fun, and I do LOVE technology, so this will almost be like second nature to ne
Amazing! I hope you have a great experience and learn a lot!
@@ChristineWong thank you