Some people assume that you have to have many years of work experience to qualify as a Consultant. This can be true, but if you have either very strong natural consulting skills or very specialized expertise in the Superannuation, Insurance and Wealth Management sector, you can still act in a consulting role even if you can count the number of years you have been in the workforce on one hand.

At WillowBlue Consulting we want to hear from you if have any of the following skills:

• The ability to view the “big picture” of an organization and see how all the parts fit together;
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to relate to people from all levels of an organization. Your ability to do meaningful work in an organization is based on the level of trust and credibility you have internally. If you are working on a large project, you often have to interact with extremely technical and detailed people who have a high level of skepticism. Additionally, you will present your findings in a professional and compelling way to impatient and time-crunched executives.
• Confidence to stand up for what you believe in and the grace to admit when you are wrong. If people are paying you hundreds of dollars an hour for your advice, you need to have confidence in your ideas. But you also have to be willing to make adjustments if you learn that you may be incorrect. You also must be open to learning.
• The ability to synthesize a great amount of data in an effective presentation in a short period of time. When you walk into a new organization, information comes at you like water out of a fire hose. You have to learn how to read quickly, ask great questions, review the right data and synthesize information. The more you do it, the easier it becomes.
• Knowledge of change management. Even if you are working on very technical projects (perhaps especially in this case), you need to understand how human beings in organizations react to change.