Consultant

Trois parcours sont envisageables pour devenir Consultant chez OC&C : suite à une promotion après 2/3 années concluantes passées comme Associate Consultant, après obtention d'un MBA ou encore après une expérience professionnelle réussie de 4/5 ans dans l'industrie ou les services.

Si nous vous nommons Consultant, cela signifie que nous vous considérons comme un professionnel aguerri, capable de contribuer de manière significative aux problématiques clés de projets importants. En tant que Consultant, vous collaborerez étroitement avec chacune des strates de l'organisation Client jusqu'à la Direction Générale : vous prendrez des initiatives, soutiendrez et guiderez les membres de l'équipe du client vers des solutions applicables, vous serez apte à identifier leurs préoccupations et à y répondre, mais aussi à établir des relations solides, matures et mutuellement profitables.

Au sein de l'équipe OC&C, vous serez le bras droit du Manager et vous deviendrez le confident et le coach de vos collègues moins expérimentés. Ils se tourneront vers vous et apprendront de vous, de même que vous apprendrez des Managers et des Partners. Ensemble, vous développerez les hypothèses, entreprendrez les analyses, et élaborerez les présentations et recommandations destinées aux clients.

Chez OC&C, l'apprentissage formel ne cesse jamais. Chaque consultant suit un programme de formation qui recouvre à la fois des domaines opérationnels (tels que le marketing, la finance et l'économie) et des compétences de plus en plus relationnelles (telles que la rédaction, la présentation, la modération et l'influence).

La progression des Consultants est, comme toujours chez OC&C, basée sur le mérite et concrétisée par des évaluations régulières et des retours informels. Notre objectif est un développement rapide, mais contrôlé. En général, vous resterez Consultant pendant deux à trois ans.

Thomas

Consultant

“The variety and vibrancy of strategy consulting.”

Before joining OC&C Greater China in 2007 as a Consultant, I'd had a spell with another strategic consulting firm, managed a manufacturing company, and taken an MBA at INSEAD.

I left consulting for industry after business school to see how strategic initiatives turn into results. The experience was very rewarding, but I found myself missing the variety and vibrancy of strategy consulting, so returned to consulting with OC&C. The relatively small size of the Greater China office highlighted the value of peer support, and I get plenty from my colleagues, who are all highly professional and fun.

There's no such thing as a typical day, but the reality varies from a quiet day in the office preparing for a board presentation to running around in Changsha interviewing disco operators and studying how consumers drink. One constant would be the airport, which I visit on average twice a week, going to places throughout China and South East Asia I'd have little chance of visiting otherwise!

Durgesh

Consultant

“You can approach literally anyone for help.”

I joined the Mumbai office in 2008, with a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

One of the most satisfying things about working as a strategy consultant is the way it gives you the chance to get a real insight into a wide range of sectors before making an informed specialisation decision. It is immensely satisfying to see the ideas conceptualised by your team become the basis of change for the client. Other aspects of the appeal include the diversity of experience across different people, divisions and sectors, the challenge of coming up with game-changing ideas, and a chance to make a positive impact to the client's business.

But if those factors tend to characterise all consulting firms, I think the thing above all that really distinguishes OC&C is the way the firm places immense emphasis on the career development of every employee, while ensuring that they deliver nothing but the very best for the client. You can approach literally anyone for help. One more thing: pretty much everyone at OC&C seems to have an amazing sense of humour!

Imke

Consultant

“Challenge, variety and learning quickly in an encouraging environment”

Imke Wouters studied International Business Studies and Law in Maastricht (Netherlands), completing part of her curriculum in Canada and conducted market research in China for Dutch companies.

Strategy consulting means challenge, variety and learning quickly. And it’s project work in teams, which I really like.

I was one of 30 participants in the OC&C International Strategy Workshop in Istanbul workshop. We were selected from several European countries. The workshop was very realistic: we did a mini-assignment for one of OC&C’s clients and I really liked the OC&C people who ran the workshop. That made me decide to join this firm.

A clear plus for OC&C is its flexible approach to people development, along with the variety of the work and the smart people you work with. Also, junior consultants get plenty of opportunity to work closely with directors of the firm. And the training week in Barcelona, with colleagues from all over the world, was really special!

Elcke

Consultant

“I’ve still got a lot to learn – and at OC&C I will”

Elcke Jansen studied Technology Management at Eindhoven University, graduating in Operations Management & Logistics on research she did at Leuven University in Belgium and with ASML, a manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment.

I have to be busy, it energises me. And I’m a good planner – I know how to keep an eye on the total picture. That’s why I became enthusiastic about consulting once I’d decided to go into business. It is a dynamic and analytically challenging profession. And we work in teams of young people.

Why OC&C? For one, the quantitative approach to consulting: developing recommendations on the basis of solid analyses of hard facts. Secondly, the broad perspective we take in our work (an approach which I enjoyed as a student, too) – that is to say, we don’t look at issues in isolation but take the whole business into account.

Finally, OC&C has a super working climate. I’ve clearly got much to learn, still – and at OC&C, I will!

Paul

Consultant

I received an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, which is where I first heard of OC&C and met its US consultants. There were many factors which led to my joining OC&C, but three stood out in particular.

First, OC&C is in a very unique situation in the US – a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment with the resources of the more established international offices. Second, the company offers unmatched opportunity for professional development through its non-hierarchical structure and extensive training programs.

Lastly, the people are the highest-caliber strategy consultants, yet they maintain a very open and collaborative culture. One amazing aspect of OC&C is it’s international focus. Every project I have been involved with has had an international component to it - The facility and frequency of working with international clients and teams really differentiates OC&C.

Joris

Consultant

“At OC&C you get plenty of chances to develop”

Joris Drabbe graduated in mechanical engineering from Delft Technical University, an executive of his student association, the DTU Senate, and several committees. He had internships with OC&C and Procter & Gamble, joining OC&C in February 2005.

OC&C gives you plenty of room to grow. In the project teams to start with of course. But you can very quickly take on a more managerial role in the teams if it seems like you’re up to it. OC&C gives me the variety and the continual challenge that I’m looking for (in a job).

Very exciting are the due diligences we do for potential mergers and acquisitions. Our work informs major decisions that have to be taken quickly. In these projects, you work closely with all kinds of other professionals: investors, bankers, accountants, lawyers and technical (e.g. environmental) specialists.

Henri-Thierry

Consultant

Before OC&C I had an Engineering Background, with some experience of Logistics. I joined OC&C as an Associate Consultant just after the submission of my thesis. My most challenging project was in Russia for a leading dairy product manufacturer. Of course, the excitement was a combination of inextricable problematic, challenging, cultural experience and unique relationship with the client.

Advice to candidates? Be yourself! We want to see structured, dynamic and innovative candidates in our case study interviews, but, above all, we want to meet strong individuals who have something to share and give us a true glimpse of your ambitions and motivations!