Application as IT Consultant

IT Consultant is a profession in IT / Consulting, typically entered via BSc Business Information Technology FH. Anyone applying here should know these requirements and pitfalls - specific to the Swiss job market, not generic.

Technical Requirements

• Broad technology understanding without needing to specialize
• Analysis and conceptual skills
• Presenting to executive management
• Project methodology
• German and English fluent in negotiations, French a clear advantage

Personal Requirements

• Confident manner with clients
• Quick familiarization with unfamiliar industries
• Resilience with changing work locations

Common Mistakes in the Application

• The cover letter is generic, even though consulting firms pay close attention to expression
• No statement on why consulting rather than a line position
• French language skills are missing, even though many mandates are in French-speaking Switzerland
• Willingness to travel and workload are left out

Typical Employers in Switzerland

Accenture, Zühlke, ELCA, Adesso, BSG, Swisscom, PwC, EY, Deloitte.

Excerpt from a Cover Letter

Dear Ms. Bucher During my internship at a Bern-based consulting firm, I worked on two mandates: a system evaluation for a municipality and a process analysis at a medical technology manufacturer. What appeals to me about this work is the variety - understanding enough of an unfamiliar industry in eight weeks to say something useful to the people involved.

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