5 lessons from 5 weeks in management consulting

Management consulting is a job associated with slick Powerpoint presentations and complex Excel models. You *do* generally need to know how to use those programs as a consultant. However, after five weeks on the job, I am learning that being an effective consultant has less to do with memorizing Microsoft shortcuts, and more to do with working well in a small, fast paced team.

Here are my five takeaways for how to hit the ground running as a new consultant.

1) Show unfinished work