You can consult part-time, alongside your full-time or part-time job or your job search. That is the best way to start consulting, in fact — as a side job.

How do I become a BCG consultant?

When you apply to BCG, you can apply onlineand give us an office preference. If you’re currently in school, the interview will take place at your school if we visit your campus. Then we’ll invite you in for an interview in the office you’re interested in if there’s an opportunity.

Can you be a consultant and an employee at the same time?

HR Answer: According to IRS guidelines, it is possible to have a W-2 employee who also performs work as a 1099 independent contractor so long as the individual is performing completely different duties that would qualify them as an independent contractor.

How hard is it to get hired at BCG?

With a success rate of just 1%, getting hired at the Big Three consulting firms does not come easy. First, you need to have an excellent academic record, excellent communication skills and exposure to a wide range of academic and co-curricular activities.

Which is better, working full time or consulting?

At one employer working full time I had 7 job titles and departments in 4 years. As a consultant you typically are locked into a narrow scope job. Management Skill: As a consultant, you rarely can be a manager, director or VP or CEO and very rarely will you be developed for management (if it still exists).

Can a full time employee work as an independent consultant?

It’s going to be hard to sell work as an independent consultant if you can’t meet with or speak to clients during business hours, when you’d presumably be at your full-time job. Likewise, if you need to visit the client site to do your consulting work, how would you do that while working full-time? I can’t think of a lot of consu

When did consulting become a full time job?

Years ago there was a wide gulf between people who worked for a salary or wages, and people who worked for themselves. Most people were employees on a payroll, and a very small number of other people were independent consultants. Then everything started changing. Full-time jobs started to dry up and more and more folks turned to contract work.

What’s the best way to start a consulting business?

No employer is going to look out for your career. You have to do that for yourself! One of the best ways to begin growing your entrepreneurial muscles is to start a part-time consulting business alongside your full-time job, a part-time job or a job search.