What did you learn in the course that will make you a better consultant?

The purpose of this exercise is to reflect on your experiences in this class, and to consider lessons learned and the practicality of that learning to you personally and your career, whether or not you choose to pursue a career in management consulting. This course was intentionally designed to be highly experiential, and in parts unstructured, so as to mimic the real world of business in the 21st century. Consequently, the questions below are designed to help you bridge your classroom experience to the workplace.

We hope you will take the time to honestly, and thoughtfully consider these questions and how they apply to your life and career. This truly is the kind of exercise that you will get out of it as much as you put into it. To that end, we look forward to reading each of your reflections.

What did you learn about yourself as a consultant this semester that excited you, disappointed you, and made you scratch your head?
What did you learn in the course that will make you a better consultant?
Discuss any Eureka! moments you might have experienced in this class. These could be new skills or ways of thinking, something about yourself, something about the consulting process, how teams work, etc.
As in the real world of consulting, much of the activity of this course was team-based. How would you assess your teams work products, as well as the team dynamic? Is there anything you would do differently if given the chance?
What did you recognize in your own performance/behavior during the class/projects that you feel could be improved upon? Are there any specific consulting skills you feel you need to work on?
Discuss something you studied/heard/discussed in this class that you would like to learn more about.
How would you sell your experience this semester to a potential employer?
Based on your experience in this course, would you say you are more or less motivated to learn more about the consulting process or to pursue consulting as a career? Explain.
If you are more motivated to pursue a career in consulting, what is your one-year action plan to achieve that goal?
What skills, knowledge or experiences did you pick up in this course that you feel could be applied to a general management role in a traditional (non-consulting) firm?
What is the one thing about you that you feel it is most important for us to remember about you?

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