Even though many of our graduates will have progressed in their careers since completing a case study, they are still of interest to students who wish to gain an understanding of the world of work.

Provide business advisory service to various clients.

Day to day tasks differ greatly and depends on the problem we are trying to solve for the various clients in the different industries that we serve. At times I will be building complex financial models to quantify the business case for a strategy we are developing or I may be researching a specific industry to determine its attractiveness for my client. Other times, I may be conducting a workshop with a client to brainstorm ways to resolve an organisational design problem or presenting our findings to the senior management of my client.

Being trained as an engineer, the analytical work can at times be very intellectually engaging. It is extremely rewarding when an idea that was developed together with the client becomes accepted in an organisation and eventually executed.
Increasingly, as one becomes more senior in the firm, the client engagement aspect is also very interesting.

In this line of work, we are always under significant time pressure and I will at times need to put in 60-80 hour work weeks to deliver our projects.

This is a very fast paced industry and it provides good exposure into different industries and allows me to work with complicated senior management business issues

Business acumen is important, so is a good sense head for logical and structured thinking. Being able to work with different people and communicating effectively also helps!

Most training is on the job.

Be open about roles that are available. Also be prepared to 'do your time' before moving up. Don't be too impatient and there is value at sticking it and learning the ropes in an entry level job.

Ria  BSc Biomedical Science (2009)
Physician Associate  (Health, social care and psychology)

Accepts questions from students about their career