Does anyone know of any graduate opportunities in IT consultant , and what should i do to prepare for it?from this thread, i found there are a lot of areas in IT consultant, focusing on only one ?(i just do some user interafce with java )Any suggetion greatly appreciated, thanks very much!!

i will get my master in cs at the end of this year. my master project is (bluetooth sensor in instant message ) about user interface, focusing on hci,awarness. so i will do some interview with my users.

is my question borning,or shouldn't i ask in this way?really need help, friends!!

Erm, have you tried the jobs part of the site?? The list of consultancies hiring at grad IT levels will be very long.

thanks for your suggetion, what i mean, is as there are lot to prepare,i don't know how to do to be good graduated student for the firm!

I'll be blunt: I don't know whether you're not a native speaker of English, but your standard of English clearly isn't good enough to get a job with a consultancy in the UK or US.And it sounds like you're a techie. User interface with Java does not a consultant make.

Try SAP R3. SAP is an ERP (Enterprise Resource Management) programme which comprises a number of modules (related to business functional arears) including some technical and or programming ones. The course (certification) is 25 days and i think its around £8000 in the UK. Its cheaper in South Africa, at about R50000, which is an equivalent of about £4500. After a bit of experience (e.g. 2 or more implementations) the pay becomes very good. The challenge however is getting in an entry level level job. 90% of the time they are looking for experienced candidates.An alternative is CISCO which has to do with networking. It pays well too if you are certified, but i dont know as much about it.Good luckCelani

to Village Idiot: yeah, i am not a native speaker of english. i am a techie, but i want to do the consultant job.thanks for your suggestion, at least i know i need to prepare my english.to Celani : Thanks for your suggestion of SAP R3 and CISCO. i will read more about them.

Village Idiot - Before you criticize someone's english, you should probably make sure YOU make sense. "User interface with Java does not a consultant make". What does that mean? I'm not sure because that's definitely NOT correct English. So before you criticize someone, I'd make sure you are able to make some kind of sense. Just a suggestion though. Lisa - I agree. I'm an SAP Consultant and have found it to be very rewarding. Do a google search for SAP and visit some of the many many websites devoted to this practice. IT Toolbox, SearchSAP.com, and SAP Genie are some of the better ones.-- Michael

Dear MP or Michael?""User interface with Java does not a consultant make". What does that mean?"Have you heard the saying it is sometimes better to chew than talk? He was obviously taking the piss....Er duh?

MP,That certainly is correct English. Check the facts before you criticise. Otherwise you can look a bit silly.

Village Idiot, I get the joke. Some others don&apos;t.Chris/MP, <makes small hand gesture> "This is not the thread you are looking for.... we can go about our business"

Err.... what kind of English do you speak then? And is it your first language? "Does not a Consultant make" isn&apos;t correct standard english where I&apos;m from. Just fyi though.-- MP

Look, it&apos;s a pedantic point, but please believe me, it&apos;s grammatically correct. Archaic perhaps, but correct.

And yes, English is my first language. Yours...?

MP I&apos;m afraid you&apos;re wrong.It&apos;s a literary reference (Stone walls do not a prison make...). A bit flowery perhaps, but perfectly acceptable. However, constantly trying to decide between english and English in your posts smacks of uncertainty. It&apos;s English with a capital E. Just FYI though.

Yes, it is mine as well. Graduated &apos;03 in Business Communications but did not realize we were speaking flowery, Shakespear, or Archaic English. Maybe I should brush up on my caveman terminology.

Another hugely valuable thread. Keep up the good work, boys and girls.

to Michael: thanks for your advice, i am reading books about SAP now. i visited IT Toolbox website before, but i had no idea about it the :O(to others: no matter right or wrong, english is my tool to serve for my future clients, so i will do it better. and i trust everybody here has a kind heart :O) Thanks!

Lisa, if u had never heard of sap before, then u have a lot of ground to cover (in general).........get focused and intensify ur efforts

to A : yeah, i had never heard of sap before. i just want to do something connect with it and clients. i am reading the introduction of sap 3r now, haven&apos;t any idea of my focus yet. :O(working hard!!! wahahaha~~~~~~~~~

Sorry if I was unclear. From the description of your experience (user interfaces with Java, bluetooth sensor in instant message, user interface design, etc), it sounds like your background is deeply technical.Most IT consultancies will be looking for a more rounded business understanding. Technical competence is good and worthwhile, but if it isn&apos;t matched by solid business understanding, you&apos;re unlikely to find a position in consulting. It&apos;s this business understanding that differentiates a consultant from a pure systems integrator.

my background is technical, however, i want to be a it consultant. because my computers science major is human computer interaction. we do interivews with users. that &apos;s why i want to be a consultant.i have no bussiness experience actually. so ,i don&apos;t know if it is possible for me to find a position.anyhow, i will try