Our people: Richard
Richard, having spent a gap year working in Germany and travelling, studied Modern History at Lincoln College, Oxford, before joining IAMCO.
I was looking for a career that offered both the intellectual challenge I had relished during my degree and the opportunity to use the skills I had gained at university. What strategy consulting offered in addition was the chance to add considerably to those skills from day one, and to gain early exposure to the highest levels of business - within two months of joining, I was on the team advising the management of a FTSE 100 company on a major acquisition.
In recognition of my progress, I was promoted to Consultant after two years. While this did not result in a drastic overnight change in the nature of my work, my responsibilities have progressively grown.
My level of client interaction has steadily increased. Making a presentation to senior managers at a client company, and seeing the respect with which our advice is received, is immensely rewarding.
I have been able to gain experience beyond the UK. We conduct a lot of international projects but do not have a chain of overseas offices, which has allowed me to work in various far-flung countries, and to use my foreign language skills.
As a Consultant, I enjoy managing colleagues as well as my own workload. What promotion has left unchanged is the close, friendly support available from colleagues, both junior and senior, which is as much a hallmark of the working environment now as when I joined the company.
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