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A Career in Consulting for Computer Science Majors Vince DeGiulio Accenture - Associate Partner Purdue CS ‘87 Types of Consultants Application Programmer System Administrator Technical Specialist IT Consultant/Analyst Application Programmer Description – Hired Guns of Programming - Contractor – Many Languages/Tools Project Types – Application Development – Application Maintenance Project Duration: Several Months to Years Clients: Usually Large Companies Demand: Always High, but Requires Periodic Re-tooling of Skills System Administrator Description – Provide Technical/User Support Project Types – Set up/Maintain LANs, PCs, User IDs, etc. – Install Software – Support Help Desks Project Duration: Years or Multiple Clients at Once Clients: Large and Small Companies Demand: High, Increasing as Companies Look More to Outsource Support Functions Technical Specialist Description – Expert in Specific Technology/Product (ie. Web Development, Object Oriented) Project Types – Application Development/Maintenance – Performance Reviews – Product Sales Support Project Duration: Days to Few Months Clients: Large and Small Companies Demand: High when Specialty is Hot IT Consultant/Analyst Description – Client’s Partner - True “Consultant” – Solve Business Problems through Technology Project Types – Business Application Development – Technology Strategies Project Duration: Many Months to Years Clients: Usually Large Companies Demand: High Consulting = Variety Technologies/Vendor Software Industries/Clients Applications Geographic Locations Responsibilities People Technologies/Vendor Software Technologies Change - Only Limited by Yourself Not L