Getting a Big Data Job For Dummies® by Jason Williamson

Author:Jason Williamson [Williamson, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781118903841
Published: 2014-12-09T09:40:02+00:00

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What about boutique or independent consulting?

Boutique consulting firms can be either management consultants or systems integrators. They’re characterized by being focused on a particular discipline or industry, like marketing, financial services, or construction. Boutique firms typically have 25 or so employees. For example, GreenFrog is a small boutique firm that focuses on marketing strategies using big data for its clients. That’s all it does. Its technologies, business analysts, and systems administrators focus solely on supporting the marketing departments of their clients. This is a great path for professionals who both have industry experience and big data skills and want to capitalize on their level of expertise.

To see a list of CIO Review’s most promising data analytics consulting companies, go to www.cioreview.com/magazine/20-Most-Promising-Data-Analytics-Consulting-Companies-ZUMY158135769.html.

Like boutique firms, independent consulting firms can be either management consultants or systems integrators, depending on what they focus on: strategy or delivery. This type of firm is characterized by being a single individual with specialized contacts, industry experience, or skills. The independent is the single individual who wants to be her own boss and not have any employees. You may be reading this and thinking, “I want to be a consultant, but I don’t want to work for a big firm. Is there a place for me?” The answer is “Yes!” There are thousands of people who are either independent consultants or work for boutique consulting firms. The independent consulting life is for you if you have big data skills that are in high demand and you’re okay with hustling to find clients, negotiating contracts, managing the books, dealing with taxes, and actually working for your client. There is also a level of freedom involved in this type of career. You chart your own way and can choose when to work and when not to work.

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