Career Paths: Consulting

How do I fit in?

APT’s small-company, fast-growing environment offers the opportunity to rapidly increase responsibility and be promoted. Typically, as a college graduate, you will start as a business consultant. Candidates with significant and relevant prior consulting or industry experience may start as an engagement manager. From there, APT will mentor you and provide opportunities to increase client responsibilities and project ownership. No two career paths at APT are exactly alike. But all share a common grounding of flexibility, individualized pacing, and responsibility.

How will I develop professionally at APT?

  • Business Consultants work on consulting projects across a wide range of industries. They play a substantial role by leading data-driven business analysis, drafting presentations, and developing relationships with our clients’ analysts. This requires outstanding analytical/quantitative skills, hard-working professionalism, and team work. You will work closely with Engagement Managers, Principals, and Vice Presidents and gain the experience to take on larger responsibilities. (read more)

    To view the full job description of a business consultant, click here.

  • Engagement Managers at APT lead projects. They are responsible for understanding clients' key business issues, structuring analyses to address those needs, and mentoring business consultants. They lead client presentations and are responsible for maintaining client relations. This requires them to have both broad business skills and detailed analytical abilities. Engagement Managers typically have 3+ of years of consulting or similar experience. (read more)

  • Principals at APT lead projects and own client relationships. They have primary responsibility delivering successful projects and securing further projects for a client. They develop key client strategies, build relationships with our clients’ executives, and are a resource to others for problem structuring. They challenge and change APT’s current practices and contribute to the firm’s intellectual capital. Principals typically have 5+ of years of consulting or similar experience. (read more)

  • Increased Leadership Roles and Client Responsibility