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“Don’t you just do IT consulting?”

“One of the world’s largest information technology, management consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies”, claims Wikipedia.

“An implementation-focused management consulting and Information Technology services group”, states our own website.

In response to one of the questions I’m repeatedly asked – “Don’t you just do IT consulting?” – the answer is simply, well, no…

As mentioned in the previous blog, many of the projects undertaken by Capgemini do have an IT or technology focus.  This could involve designing the process requirements for a new ERP system for instance or helping to manage a client’s transition to a new intranet system.  However, having just recently completed my second project since joining in September 2008, I can safely say that at Capgemini Consulting, we work on a wide variety of different types of project, ranging from designing a new business strategy for a Government Department to implementing a large-scale transformation programme for a major utilities company.  

Capgemini Consulting’s major service offering is end-to-end transformation consulting – from strategy to execution – which is extremely different from just IT consulting.  The skills required to be a good consultant at Capgemini Consulting include strong analytical, interpretation, presentation and inter-personal skills, not, as some people believe, knowledge of IT systems or enterprise applications.  My academic background, for instance is in History, not Computer Sciences.

So for all those people out there whose technology skills, like my own, don’t stretch much further than PowerPoint and Excel, Capgemini Consulting is an ideal place to start your management consulting career.  If you want to work in a challenging, cutting edge (and also fun) environment, then a career in consulting at Capgemini could be just for you…

Matthew is an Associate Consultant who joined Capgemini Consulting in September 2008.  He is currently working on an Analysis & Design project for a major transportation company.