Experiences at Hitachi Consulting

I learned that perception of the truth is more important than the actual truth. One should always avoid arguments about what is true and instead focus on what solves the problem or adds the most value to the client

1. The people
2. The experience of working with their major clients
3. The opportunity to learn something new on every project

How to deal with an "un-engaged" or a client who doesn't put the needs of the project high enough on the list of his/her priorities.

Dealing with vague situations without definition and being expected to know certain things about a client without ever being exposed to them before.

Another challenging aspect is trying to think of the bigger picture when working with a client who is higher-up in his/her organization. It's difficult to avoid getting sucked into details and lose sight of the overall solution that the client needs....

Hitachi Consulting Internal Projects (Seattle, WA)
* Lead internal market research initiatives to collect and analyze data about intellectual property portfolio management outsource candidates and global best practices. This research initiative provided Microsoft IP&L managers with previously unforeseen opportunities and improvements with respect to managing the company's massive intellectual property portfolios
Microsoft Projects (Redmond, WA):
* Created partner-ready marketing and messaging materials to increase Office Enterprise 2007 collaboration software sales and to foster partner engagement.
* Determined Microsoft partner concerns with office products via extensive interview sessions and answered those concerns by creating a new "to-and-through" partner-focused sales strategy for the Microsoft Office Groove product team.
* Mapped 46 separate processes for the LCA department and provided high-level observations that provided the senior attorney of the department the information he needed to drive his internal process improvement projects further to completion....

Showing a love of learning and being adaptable in multiple environments. Explain how you feel comfortable with taking vague problems and creating detailed solutions. Having a background in IT with some consulting experience is definitely a plus.

Arthur Andersen disintegrated and Hitachi Purchased most of the Western offices of AA Business Consulting

The people. Other than Jobster, best group of folks I've worked with.