Read Consulting magazine (http://www.consultingmag.com) and Business Economics (https://nabe.com/NABE/Publications/Publications.aspx) to learn more about the field.
Join the Institute of Management Consultants USA (IMC USA) and other professional associations to access industry publications, training and networking resources, and employment opportunities.
Become certified by IMC USA, the CFA Institute, and other organizations in order to show employers that you’ve met the highest standards established by your industry.
Conduct information interviews with consultants, and ask them for advice on preparing for and entering the field. Visit the IMC USA Web site, http://www.imcusa.org/search/custom.asp?id=2065, for a database of consultants (including those who specialize in financial consulting).
- Accountants
- Actuaries
- Agricultural Consultants
- Assessors and Appraisers
- Audit and Assurance Accountants
- Auditors
- Bank Examiners
- Billing Clerks
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Commodities Brokers
- Compliance Managers
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customer Success Managers
- Data Scientists
- Database Specialists
- Decision Scientists
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Consultants
- Environmental Economists
- Ergonomists
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Institution Officers and Managers
- Financial Institution Tellers, Clerks, and Related Workers
- Financial Planners
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Financial Services Brokers
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Futurists
- Health Care Consultants
- Health Data Analysts
- Hedge Fund Investor Relations Specialists
- Hedge Fund Relationship Managers
- Human Resources Consultants
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Investment Bankers
- Investment Banking Analysts
- Investment Banking Associates
- Investment Banking Sales Brokers
- Investment Banking Traders
- Investment Fund Managers
- Investment Professionals
- Investment Underwriters
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Life Coaches
- Loss Prevention Managers
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Mobile Software Developers
- Mutual Fund Customer Service Representatives
- Mutual Fund Wholesalers
- Office Administrators
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Political Consultants
- Press Secretaries
- Project Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Purchasing Agents
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Retirement Planners
- Sales Representatives
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Software Application Developers
- Statisticians
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Accountants
- Tax Managers
- Tax Preparers
- User Experience Designers
- Wealth Management Associates
- Wealth Management Investor Relations Specialists
- Workplace Diversity Experts
