From business analyst to business consultant
18 of the 27 essential skills of a business consultant are already essential for a business analyst — about 67% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from business analyst in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 18
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 67%
- of the target job covered
- 27
- essential skills of a business consultant
What a business consultant does
Business consultants analyse the position, structure and processes of businesses and companies and offer services or advice to improve them. They research and identify business processes such as financial inefficiencies or employee management and devise strategical plans to overcome these difficulties. They work in external consulting firms where they provide an objective view on a business and or company's structure and methodological processes.
What carries over
18 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- advise on efficiency improvements
- align efforts towards business development
- analyse business plans
- analyse external factors of companies
- analyse financial performance of a company
- analyse internal factors of companies
- apply change management
- build business relationships
- business analysis
- conduct qualitative research
- conduct quantitative research
- identify undetected organisational needs
- interpret financial statements
- liaise with managers
- make strategic business decisions
- management consulting
- management systems standards
- perform business analysis
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a business consultant and not for a business analyst. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a business consultant?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.