A different approach to development
Does the thought of working across different sectors, on a variety of projects excite you? Our consultants are supported to become versatile and adaptable, as they work on challenges they’ve never faced before. Here, you’ll embrace on-the-job learning and development, with the knowledge and coaching of our partners by your side.
Broaden your expertise
Most firms drive consultants towards specialising. We encourage you to broaden your expertise, across industries, sectors and the project lifecycle. With a greater variety of assignments, you can develop a more versatile skillset, where you’ll work across all aspects of transformation and ultimately, will develop a more rounded career. All of which is beneficial to our clients too. As well as stretching yourself with each new assignment, you’ll also have access to our training curriculum, run by the best external experts and our own people.
Our partners by your side
Your learning and development as a consultant is supported by your Personal Development Partner and Listening Partners. Unlike other firms, we have a low consultant-to-partner ratio of around 3 or 4 consultants to every partner. This means you’ll have much more access to partners compared with more traditional consulting firms. It also ensures you have quality time with your partner, learning from their experience and working with them to help shape the firm.
Championing your development
Your Personal Development Partner will help you develop and succeed, as they share their considerable knowledge. When it comes to career development for consultants, you won’t find cascaded objectives or targets here. Instead, you’ll meet your Development Partner every six months to check in on your personal development. You may want to explore partnership or develop a long-term career as a consultant. We only promote partners from within Berkeley, so if your goal is to make partner, we’ll support you to get there.
You may also choose to move on in the future. We have a strong history of helping our consultants move into industry roles and we’re proud of our Alumni's achievements after leaving us. We can support you to explore your choices and with our considerable network, we can assist you in finding the right role.
Your Personal Development Partner is also your advocate for new assignments. Each week, partners will meet to explore upcoming assignments and hand-match consultants to each project. Your Personal Development Partner will represent your interests and help you get assignments which match your goals and stretch your development.
Always there to listen
Listening is a key aspect of how we work and what makes Berkeley different. You will have a Listening Partner to support you as you work through each assignment. You’ll meet weekly and they’ll provide as much support as needed, whether this is helping you to work through a solution, sharing their own experience, offering feedback or simply being there to listen. This support can be as hands-on or hands-off as you need and means that you can develop deep trusted relationships with the partners.
Watch the video below to hear how Mai has benefitted from working with her Listening Partner.
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How we support our people
Coaching is a way of life
We are a coaching organisation and we have been for over 30 years. Our partners are qualified coaches and provide our consultants with the space to think, talk about career development and focus on making real progress. In fact, coaching is such a strong part of our culture, that we don’t just coach our consultants, we offer coaching to our clients too.
“Berkeley enabled me to step into a high-impact interim leadership role. They recognised my previous experience and supported my development in less familiar areas, to ensure successful delivery and a smooth transition for the new permanent director.”
