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internet job boards - wasted effort? | Favorite Home Remedies — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:23:38 +0000

[...] 15 reasons why you might not want to be a consultant The term consultant gets tossed around a little too freely… [...]

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Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:02:05 +0000

[...] from brip blap wrote a two piece report on 15 reason you might and then 15 reasons you might not want to be a consultant. Since consulting is a direction I would like to go myself, I thought these [...]

By: 15 bonnes raisons pour ne pas devenir consultant by Esprit Riche

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:59:55 +0000

[...] J’ai trouvé cet article sur le bripblap.com, un blog de développement personnel. Etant moi aussi consultant, j’ai trouvé un très bon résumé de ce qu’est la vie de consultant. L’article original se trouve ici (anglais). [...]

By: Bubelah

Bubelah — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:44:05 +0000

I don’t remember a time when I felt that consultant is just a temp. I always regarded consultants as highly specialized agents. But maybe it’s because they never worked in my department and I had to deal with them only on a project-based level.
I, however, felt slightly more superior towards temps. But then again, some of the temps were eventually hired to a full time positions and got more responsibilities.

By: Writer's Coin

Writer's Coin — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:58:58 +0000

You’re right, I’m one of those people who knows little about consulting but sees it as something I would love to do at some point (which makes no sense). Can’t wait to see what you have to add today!

By: Steve (Brip Blap)

Steve (Brip Blap) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:50:07 +0000

@Four Pillars: I certainly can understand – I’m a consultant and a lot of consultants grate on my nerves, too!

@Fathersez: You’re right, #2 seems like a good thing. By “ridiculously” I was trying (not clearly enough, apparently) to say that consultants sometimes get a goofy level of treatment that makes regular employees resent them. But yeah, for the consultant that’s not always a bad thing!

@Trent: You are completely right – #5 shows up in my list of positives, too. I liked managing people, but it made it much harder to get things done sometimes.

By: Coddigus

Coddigus — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:42:50 +0000

So depressing Bripblap. So depressing.

By: Trent Hamm

Trent Hamm — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:32:20 +0000

#5 can sometimes be a positive if you’re self-directed – you no longer have to spend your time pushing people. Instead, you can get tasks done.

By: fathersez

fathersez — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:49:47 +0000

Bad news before the good news.

I agree with your list, though part of (2) should be in tomorrow’s list.

Look forward to that.

Cheers

By: Four Pillars

Four Pillars — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:54:21 +0000

Count me as one of those “long time employees who resent the consultant” types.

It’s interesting to hear from the other side though.

Mike