Is a career in IT consulting right for you?

The chance to learn “more lessons, faster” by working with different clients on a wide range of projects can give IT professionals valuable experience early on in their careers. And so, for IT professionals, joining a consultancy firm can be a fast track to learning more transferable skills and increasing all-round employability.

That's the view of Fiona Czerniawska, co-founder of industry research organisation Sourceforconsulting.com and author of several books on the management consultancy business. "Young IT professionals learn more lessons, faster at a consulting firm," she says.

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