Imagine having a high paying career where executives turn to you for direction in running their businesses. As a business consultant you will help businesses and other organizations identify problems, and you will recommend solutions to those problems.

If you would like to be paid to give advice to companies, the FabJob Guide to Become a Business Consultant is for you! In this e-book you will discover how you can get started and succeed in this rewarding career.

Lead author Craig Coolahan is a journalist who has written for the Times Higher Education Supplement. Co-author and business consultant Marg Archibald is former director of corporate communications for an airline and has taught university courses on business consulting. Co-author Tag Goulet is a leading career expert who has consulted for multi-national corporations and conducted business training programs for organizations such as American Management Association International.

In this guide the authors share with you insider tips and expert advice from more than 20 successful consultants to help you become a business consultant. The guide covers topics of vital importance to anyone who wants to become a business consultant, including:

How to Do Business Consulting

• Step-by-step overview of how to carry out a business consulting project (also known as an engagement), including:

• Conducting a needs analysis (includes a list of sample questions to ask clients)
• Determining project specifics including the scope of services to be provided, timeline, team, and budget
• Conducting a gap analysis (to identify the gap between "where we are" and "where we want to be")
• Identifying possible solutions
• How to present your recommendations to the client (includes a sample presentation outline)
• Implementation of your recommendations
• Post-project review (includes a sample client feedback questionnaire)

• How to use both quantitive and qualitative research and information-gathering techniques in your consulting projects, including:

• Observation
• Case studies 
• Interviews
• Focus groups
• Surveys (includes a sample survey)

• How to conduct a SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) of a business situation
• Samples of consulting assignments

The above is only a small sample of the valuable information in the FabJob Guide to Become a Freelance Writer. The guide includes detailed information about how to get hired as a book editor. Visit FabJob Guide to Become a BUSINESS CONSULTANT to preview a sample!.