William Mooney Associates

The Center For Consulting & Professional Practices

Helping consultants build profitable practices

Plan C

Planning for Consulting As a Part of Your Career Planning

Purpose

This one to two hour presentation helps individuals in career transition learn about consulting as a career option as well as understand the value of thinking like a consultant as they pursue new career situations both inside and outside their present organization.

Questions to be answered

	What is consulting?
	What do clients look for when they hire a consultant?
	What is the “expertise and experience” of a consultant?
	What is a typical business concept or mission statement for a consulting business?
	What is Plan C and why is it valuable for people in transition?
	How can individuals in career transition achieve a competitive edge by thinking like a consultant as they search for a new position or a promotion?
	What are the techniques that these five individuals borrowed from management consultants?
	Why do clients hire consultants and what roles doe they expect them to play in helping change their organization?
	What are the nine phases for building a successful consulting practice that successful consultants have used to get to where they are today?
	What are the nine characteristics of consultants who have build successful or profitable consulting businesses?

Target Audiences

Outplacement and career counseling firm client groups

Career programs of professional & trade organizations

College and university alumni career & networking programs

William Mooney Associates

The Center For Consulting & Professional Practices

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