How can UX/UI Designers get a job at Consulting firm?

Penny Pang
donut-hustlers
Published in
8 min readJul 25, 2021

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Let’s get straight to the point, there is a huge demand out there for Designers at a Tech company (like Atlassian, Google, Canva, Facebook and so on…) or Start-ups. When looking at job advertisements, Tech companies are constantly hiring and offering a very competitive salary package with amazing benefits like free food and fun office. Similarly to Start-ups, there are always cool new ventures popping up looking for their first product design hire.

But what about Consulting?

In the world of Consulting, you may be thinking of companies like the Big 4 (Deloitte, PWC, KPMG and EY) or the Big 3 (McKinsey, Boston Consulting and Bain). These companies are very attractive for business students and has a clear career progression also known as ‘climbing up that corporate ladder’. As our world today is undeniably digital, consulting firms also established or acquired Digital / Innovation team to extend their services and solve complex digital problems.

In this blog…

  1. Examples of big Consulting firm with product team
  2. Why Consulting for Designers?
  3. The challenges
  4. Essential skills you need
  5. Job application process and tips

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Penny Pang
donut-hustlers

Full-time UX/UI Designer, Part-time online entrepreneur, Casual food blogger and innovation advocate