Deciding on where your career is heading can be a difficult choice. If travel, challenge and responsibility are on your agenda, then CVA might be the right choice for you.
Management consulting is a demanding career with long hours and some weekend work, particularly when deadlines are approaching. Hard work is balanced, however, with high rewards - challenging & varied work, high-calibre colleagues and competitive compensation.
At CVA our size and approach can provide a different path from the larger firms. Our case team approach assigns all levels of experience and multiple skill sets to any project. This maximises opportunities for consultants to gain a broad knowledge of consulting and to work closely with senior staff who are willing to impart their knowledge and experience. It also requires consultants to "step up to the mark" early on in their career as they take responsibility for modules of work.
The global nature of the CVA Network results in plenty of opportunity to gain international experience. Working in other countries or with colleagues from other offices is a common occurrence that allows consultants to experience different cultures.
An exciting schedule of events, organised on a local and international basis, add to the CVA team spirit. In addition to regular breakfasts and Friday evening drinks in the office, these activities have included sailing and go-karting, skiing in the Alps and four-wheel driving through the Atlas Mountains in Northern Africa.
So if you have decided that CVA is right for you, the next hurdle is finding out if you are right for CVA! You need to know what it takes to be a CVA consultant.
Although many consultants come from a technical or scientific background, many people with arts degrees enter consulting. The ideal candidate should demonstrate quantitative skills, the ability to communicate effectively with people of all ages, backgrounds and nationalities, to both lead and effectively contribute to a team environment. An outstanding academic record is also expected to underpin these other attributes. Less emphasis is placed on specific skills, particularly at the graduate level, as ongoing training is part of everyday office life. PC literacy is, however, an advantage, as is language ability. Recruits are expected to contribute to casework early in their careers. A high degree of confidence and self-direction are attractive to CVA, balanced with the capacity to know when to ask for help.
Management consulting is a demanding career with long hours and some weekend work, particularly when deadlines are approaching. Hard work is balanced, however, with high rewards - challenging & varied work, high-calibre colleagues and competitive compensation.
