At that time, Accenture offer the highest salary, and I thought I would become the so-called "elite". I stepped on high-heeled shoes, wore a delicate and elegant suit, carried a small box full of space, and hurriedly waved to take a taxi. Go in and out of the airport, stay in a five-star hotel and travel all over the country. I immediately became vain and signed it without hesitation.
However, actually doing the project seems completely different.
Not to mention that when the project budget is tight, staying in an economic hotel chain has become a human feeling, and even taking a taxi has become a luxury; Moreover, the content of the project is far from the elite works that give directions everywhere. For example, the project just mentioned is customized for customers. The job content is data coder, endlessly clearing data, guiding data, writing SQL and doing tests. It doesn't matter, what's more, the whole project is either to write irrelevant reports and papers to customers during working hours, or to discuss the needs of these reports with customers. Only after work can I have time to start doing what the project should have done.
And more projects, it is endless painting all kinds of "ass kicks", from the first version to the hundredth version, and then suddenly found that the original version 100 and version 1 are actually similar; Sometimes we really can't meet the requirements. We will find a young intern who studies fine arts and draw beautiful films.
Too many such projects will make people feel very uneasy. What else can you do besides drawing films? Will storytelling really create value? If not, where is my value? I have discussed this problem with my colleagues in the project team for n times. At the end of every discussion, I always come to a similar pessimistic conclusion: "We can't do anything outside this business." So, with the firm mentality that "life is Accenture's person, death is Accenture's ghost", I worked in the company for seven years.
What has psychological counseling taught us?
Problem-solving ability and way of thinking
Seven years later, by chance, I entered an industrial company and my work content changed. In the first two weeks of work, everything is brand new. As the saying goes, "Interlacing is like a mountain", I don't understand anything, and I don't understand either. However, after a few weeks, I was able to get used to it. It is not that I have mastered all the necessary technologies, but that I know how to solve the problems I encounter. It suddenly occurred to me that these are what the consulting experience taught me: the ability to solve problems and the way of thinking.
When I was in Accenture, people often asked me, "What exactly do you do?" I said, "handyman, do everything." Others don't believe it, but that's the truth. Do coding today, strategy tomorrow, and data analysis the day after tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, I may do system design, control, operation and maintenance, write documents, make models, manage projects and do sales. IT consulting, we do everything related to IT. There are no two identical projects in the world, so each project may be a brand-new beginning, and it will quickly grow into an "expert" in a certain field in just a few months or even weeks.
Some people are lucky enough to focus on a certain kind of consultation from the beginning, and the projects they do are basically around a basic skill. But even so, you can't get rid of everything in this field. You must touch it. For example, SAP consultants are professional enough. As a consultant of SAP, I know that SD, MM, PS, PP and other business modules, from BI/ business forecasting to data cleaning/system switching, are basically all-inclusive. After changing roles and skills frequently in many projects, the ability to adapt, think and solve problems quickly is naturally cultivated.
Extreme and professional attitude towards things
At Accenture, I formed a habit: I must read everything I want to show others, from deliverables, tenders to all emails, no matter how long or short, no matter who the other party is, before sending it out. When you read it for the first time, you will generally find many mistakes and even unreasonable sentences. It will be much better to watch it again, but there are still many places to polish, or there are cases where the serial number and font are not uniform. After the third time, I will feel that I can finally pass my own eyes. If there are still places that need to be revised, will there be a fourth and fifth time?
After leaving Accenture, I sometimes see that important information (such as time) is often wrong in emails sent to the whole company, and then follow up an email to correct it. Every time I see this kind of email, I have a bitter feeling in my heart and think, "If this is Accenture, I shouldn't be scolded to death by the project manager. Sending this kind of email is too detrimental to the professional image. "
But this may be the difference between Party A and Party B. After all, you told your family that everyone can forgive you for making a little mistake. If you talk to guests, you should respect them and don't lose your manners. After all, when we were in Party B, why did our clients, as our parents, pay us several times more than others? Isn't it because we work better than others, do it meticulously and do it beautifully several times?
In seven weeks, our team of four people made more than 40 surveys and wrote the delivery draft of the solution with 150 pages. When the customers got the invoice, they were all surprised. "Look at this document made by others. There is no dislocation of 100 1 page. This is called neat and exquisite. " As you all know, in the last week, we specially added a child to proofread and typeset this 150 page. I'm afraid everyone has read it more than three times, and even punctuation marks and list levels are strictly checked.
What is a major? Look at the skills from the details.
Fearless courage
When I started my internship at Accenture, I had not graduated. In the face of all the colorful things on the project, there are only two words "no" But I never dare to admit that I can't. I can only study hard and use it while learning. At that time, I deeply felt that going to work was really different from going to school. When I was at school, the teacher came to answer questions, the seniors came to pay tribute, and I sold everything. And after work, you sell Meng to the boss? The boss will only say, "This is your job, and you are responsible for it." You go to coquetry with your male colleagues? Male colleagues will only say, "Sorry, I have a lot of work myself."
It's not that the workplace is too ruthless. In fact, the relationship between colleagues on the project is simple and loving, and many people have become good friends, like brothers and sisters; However, everyone's workload is full, so everyone should study hard to handle their own responsibilities, so as to catch up with others when cooperating, so as not to cause trouble to others or drag the team back.
Once upon a time, the project manager gave me a topic that I didn't even understand what to write. No one can help me, because no one has a similar experience, so I have to rely on myself. So countless nights, I locked myself in a hotel room to check information and write a plan. When the documents handed in were approved, I suddenly realized that there is no impossible project except the real scientific difficulty, and there will be a solution to any problem. The important thing is to dare to face it and do it.
Consulting work, often as a "layman" to guide the "expert", if there is not enough professional quality, it is difficult to get recognition and full trust in the work. No one can become an expert from the beginning, and the professionalism that consultants are proud of is gradually cultivated from endless research and repeated film changes.
Now I regard management consulting as a child who dreams of offering. Otawa, like me, fantasizes about entering a tall consultation and living an elite life. Many children have also asked me what preparations I should make to be more responsive after entering the business. My answer is: learning+thinking+practice. Especially for children who are still in the internship stage, you must communicate more and ask more questions. You know, only after thinking can you ask as many questions as possible to avoid causing more trouble to your team members. Take the initiative to learn with an open mind, ask for advice with an open mind, and never make mistakes.
Accenture for seven years, I have completely changed. I dare not say that I am mature and elegant, but I am brave enough and calm enough to face all the problems and things I never thought I could do. If someone asks me, will I regret joining the consulting company? I want to say that choosing Accenture was the most correct decision I made at that time.
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