Why I Went from Engineering to Consulting

Here in this video I walk through exactly why I went into consulting right after graduated with a computer engineering degree.
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[@laernacharles-pierre7672]

Note Why changing: 1. The effects of your decisions are much more visible and apparent Problems at a higher level 2. Develop soft skills. Communication, social skill. Sell. 3. People interaction: clients, team 4. Opportunities on the long run How to switch: 1. Hit up people in consulting from your school. Books: case and point, case interview secrets 2. Practicing with people who do interviews 3. Apply A lot of travels. Consulting: work life balance can be hard.

[@akhilreddy4977]

Your videos are really informative. Thanks, Arnold!

[@TheIce2505]

I'm currently in college looking at different opportunities post graduation and this was super helpful! Thanks :)

[@Victor-qu1dl]

Omggg, thanks so much for this video. This is me right now. I’m switching from Geology to consulting!

[@kenseichen]

Aye thank you for making this video! I’m in college right now and I’m at the point where I need to decide which path to take once I graduate

[@Avision99]

For a long time...I thought that I only experience these problems and would like to switch from civil engineering to consulting Thanks for this video :)

[@nokotshehla2616]

Thanks for the info.

[@AfrocaveMan]

Great material, thanks for sharing.

[@ArnoldLamYT]

My pleasure!

[@sion9453]

Very intersting video thank you

[@Life_is_Awesome_Civil]

Good work

[@devthedev223]

Awesome video would love to see more videos about going from eng to sales/product

[@ArnoldLamYT]

That will be coming soon! I’ve just switched to product myself :)

[@shawn.builds]

Always wondered this. Great vid!

[@shawn.builds]

@@ArnoldLamYT appreciate it, excited to see more of your content!

[@traviss7740]

I'm two years from completing my Computer Engineering degree and was asked to apply for a consulting position by an old friend from Georgia Tech. Really excited and happy I found your channel!

[@ArnoldLamYT]

Best of luck!

[@marcoma655]

Now i know how to answer those "why consulting" questions for interviews. I pivoted from CS major so this is super helpful 🔥🔥

[@priyapatel8711]

Amazing ..,I could resonate each word you said. I too want to switch from a software developer to a consultant or business analyst because of the exact reasons you just mentioned here. Could you please tell whether your developer experience got considered while applying as consultant or were you considered an absolute fewer as a consultant? Thanks ☺️

[@mariobisignani4477]

I want to switch from consulting to software engineering for the exact reasons you mention. I don't want to be involved in politics I just like to solve problems in the best possible way.

[@vishal.shetty]

Exactly the same feelings I am having, I am a good developer and earning a good amount of money, but recently I realized this is not what I wanted to do for my entire life. I don't want to solve tech problems that are not going to help in my personal life rather than earning me money. Going a level high I want to solve real-life problems, and business problems this will definitely help me to improve my soft skills and will help me in building the business in the near future.

[@brettweerasooriya3776]

Great vid!

[@ArnoldLamYT]

Thanks!

[@vignesh20993]

I have 8years of experience in Software Development. Now I switch to technical consulting from next month. Thankyou for your information 👍

[@priyapatel8711]

Thanks for sharing. How did you switch? Exactly what kind of consultation are going to do? And how did you make count your development experience while applying for consultant roles?

[@dhruvbhatia5737]

Did you do mba or without it?

[@krishnasbharadwaj6940]

Hey Bro ! Can u Please Share the Reasons for the Same ! I really want to know Why would someone Switch from SDE Roles to Consulting while they will be earning so well in SDE and also with So many perks which isnt the case in Consulting!

[@anandvmclt]

I also have your same experiance in IT Industry, Basically Full Stack Developer, Basics of Cloud etc. I am relly looking for an oppurtunity to get into a softare consultant. Could you lease help me ? I am form Cochin, India

[@poketron592]

Whats the pay like in technical consulting?

[@paarthsoni3509]

Swear my computers listening to me, Currently studying Computer engineering and looking into Consulting

[@wilsonjevin]

same here, hoping this video helps

[@raylin4135]

Thank you for your sharing! I'm wondering what is the difference between consulting vs PM. what I understand is that with consulting, you are working on client's project. while as a PM, you are developing your company's own product. and also, coming from an engineering background, would it be easier (more practical) to switch to tech consulting vs management consulting? what are the differences?

[@ArnoldLamYT]

Thanks Ray! Huge difference between consulting and PM. Consulting you are jumping from company to company solving their problems. Examples include organization restructuring, digital strategy, or Workday implementation. PMs are really the CEOs of a product. They make a lot of the decisions about the features, and seek out investment in their development. From an engineering background, it's probably easier to switch into tech consulting. The difference is that tech consulting has to do with defining/implementing a technology solution, whereas management consulting is more of a general management solution. Hope this helps!

[@NotYowBusiness]

Hey Finance Explained! Love the video and have a question. I was wondering if there was a great disparity within software engineering and consulting compensation within Canada specifically? You hint at this in your video but the examples you use are US. As software engineering salaries are lower than US in Canada, I was expecting there to be less of a disparity between consulting and SE.

[@ArnoldLamYT]

Thanks! Yes, there is a huge disparity. At the "big 4" firms in Canada, they usually pay 60-70K for new grad consultants, whereas big tech firms will pay software engineers 90-100K+. That being said, the majority of tech firms pay around 75-85K for software engineers. Even then, there is a disparity. This might be a video idea! :)

[@gayatrimunukutla78]

hi am computer engineering grad too and I got a job at bosch as software engineer and just like you I am thinking of gng into consulting for the exact same reasons, solving, strategy based stuff, and the excellent exit options. But I am thinking of doing a masters in management degree in order to get the job. What'd u say? Shall I learn the stuff without a degree and approach the job or go with masters??

[@abigail_hill_health_coach]

Where could someone who has a masters degree in sustainable business get experience? I live in a small town and I would like to find a sustainability consulting position.

[@xursssulaxx]

do you know if consulting would be better than technical sales? I’m about to graduate and need to make some decisions

[@nammi895]

Yes I'm looking to switch from software engineering to consulting. Currently 1.5 yr of experience. A long road ahead. Btw at what experience u switched to consulting

[@user-xn4yu5rn9q]

Hey i love ur vid. you should adjust ur glasses, they might be a bit tilted to the side! Lol sorry

[@dataonfingers3152]

can i join PwC as associate software developer in india

[@avijeetdey3709]

Thanks a lot bro .. going to join big 4 as a consultant

[@miheerjadhav4559]

I am quality engineer who usually work with CRMs and customer and partner business streams mostly on product management. How do i get into consulting? I always think i can contribute more towards business development because i habe a different perspective at problem solving. Would love to learn startergies and other perspectives of consulting and business dev

[@ArnoldLamYT]

Hey Miheer, I would suggest looking at technology consulting firms such as Accenture or IBM and see if their Salesforce practice is hiring. Your experience seems like it might be a match for that type of consulting. From there, you can see if you like it or if you’d like to internally switch to another form of consulting. Hope this helps!

[@callous21]

As an employee or self employed?

[@RishabhMazumdar]

Hi did you switch to consulting after your bachelor in CS or you did an MBA? Technology Consultant, Cyber Security consultant which is better?

[@ArnoldLamYT]

Hi Rishabh, I switched into consulting after my bachelor in CS, I didn’t do an MBA. That being said, I did technology strategy consulting, which is very applicable from a CS background I would say both of those options are great! It depends on what you like to do.

[@rumasarkar3300]

hey, i have a doubt just let me know if it relates or if i am wrong? We have sales and marketing in IT company, now selling on IT firms is not just u sell some product simply, u actually try to sell a service or product which will help to solve there problem, so in many companies they call the sales person as a tech consultant...now i wanted to know is this is correct??

[@sahilsingh4330]

No this is not correct, I personally myself work at PWC US in tech consulting domain and here I m working as product innovation . So basically here we works on many projects related to strategy, data analytics, java microservices etc. I think u have been misleaded by other guys. It's kinda more techno functional domain. Amalgamation of both CSE and business.

[@MindMaxx]

I have a question ... What makes one go towards consulting from SWE roles even after the less compensation and poor work life balance in consulting?

[@Sapphireleadershipadvisors]

The answer to that question is evident when you look at how devs are treated in the industry currently. More and more is being pushed on them for less and less money and honestly in many cases work life balance is not any better for engineers. But as a consultant You have more flexibility as you are a business owner and don’t report to someone who most likely doesn’t know as much as you do and acts like they do. You have clients. And if you don’t like a particular client you don’t have to work with them…you can find other clients.

[@user-vu8jx2fs5p]

How come you stopped making videos. Your content is great.

[@ArnoldLamYT]

More to come!

[@NomanGhani796]

Hey I am confused to continue doing mechanical engineering, (undergrad 2nd semester student), or to switch to business management course in another university? can you remove my confusion please

[@ArnoldLamYT]

I would stick with your engineering degree but try to pick up as many business skills through other means. Eg internships, school clubs, etc

[@apoorvgoyal3971]

How does consulting help in transitioning to product management?

[@ic9135]

Through your connections that you make

[@chakrabarti9634]

wow

[@Er.Sunil.Pedgaonkar]

Consulting Engineering is Engineering only. What he is saying is confusing.He could have said: why I went from IT job to IT consulting

[@priscillayanetticllacastil8473]

HI there such an interesting video thanks for sharing ! I'm a biomedical engineer graduate, I started working in the field but soon realized it was not for me and loved talking to stakeholders and doing presentations. Now I'm evaluating consulting, any tips ? So far I started by studying micro and macroeconomics and also ordering some books , any other tips ?? regardsxx

[@priscillayanetticllacastil8473]

@@ArnoldLamYT thank you so much for your tips ! I'm hoping that my background in biomed will help me as many consulting firms here in the UK operate in the healthcare sector. I will def study business cases. As at the moment I am job seeking i applied for a position as an assistant researcher ( the project would involve assessing the state of medical device company, hence orientated to management). Do you reckon that this job would be good as a first step into consulting?

[@priscillayanetticllacastil8473]

@@ArnoldLamYT thank you so much for your advice xx

[@dendi1076]

dont, u will realise consulting

[@priscillayanetticllacastil8473]

@@dendi1076 hello ! Thank you for your advice what is you experience about it , if I may ask ? I am not doing consulting anymore I’m starting a job as a business process analyst so a hybrid between tech and business

[@priscillayanetticllacastil8473]

@@dendi1076 could you explain better please ?

[@muhammadsiddique544]

Bad at engineering hence why joined consultancy. Essentially what he wanted to say. Ive been a network engineer for 8+ years. Now a consultant. Engineering was more challenging.

[@Er.Sunil.Pedgaonkar]

But it is Consulting Engineering, not Consulting as this Engineer contradicts himself or his profession