December 2008
Beginner
280 pages
4h 3m
English
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6
Make the Switch Painlessly
In this chapter you will
• Identify opportunities to gain consulting experience before leaving your job
• Determine your transition plan
Gain Consulting Experience Before Leaving Your Job
You can gain consulting experience before you leave the safety net of your full-time job. You should identify several opportunities to get experience prior to leaving your job. For example, perhaps you can:
• Facilitate a weekend retreat for a local volunteer group
• Conduct a team-building session for a civic organization
• Offer your services on a freelance basis to a subsidiary or another firm in your company’s business group.
• Design new software for a local school system
• Teach a class at your community college
How could you ...