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Consulting/Advising
Business Consulting, Political Advising, Study and Career Advising, Education Consulting, Environmental and Consumer Advising
Consulting and education are deeply related: those who acquire a wealth of knowledge can potentially pass it on, and those who take a step back from the educational process so that the process itself comes into focus can provide educational consulting. This is true of all academic fields of study, but especially the natural and life sciences. While biologists and chemists each shine in their respective fields, physicists are at home in almost all areas of consulting. (And at the intersection of physics and philosophy, doors even open to life coaching). What is the recipe for success for physicists who provide consulting services? Returning again: the experiment!
The experiment is the framework which defines a specific situation where two or more people define conditions, identify influences, sort through options, and discuss transferability. Sounds like classic consulting, right? Physicists are inherently critical consultants who can often be found working alongside their fellow graduates of the social sciences in the fields of political and business consulting. Professional success is aided by consulting training, starting with a training aptitude test all the way to systemic coaching.
Possible Tasks
- You advise politicians or businesses regarding topics and decisions that relate to your area of expertise.
- In business consulting, you develop concepts and recommendations in the areas of leadership, service provision, financing, sales, marketing, or human resources.
- You present clients with proposals for operational optimization, e.g., regarding adapting business processes to the local conditions.
Industries and Occupations
- In Industrieunternehmen arbeiten Sie in der Forschung oder Entwicklung von bspw. Arzneimitteln.
- Large and medium-sized companies in nearly every sector
- Educational institutions, organizations, associations
- Public sector administration
- (International) Organizations
- Political parties
- Business and professional associations (e.g. chambers of industry and commerce), trade unions
- Adult continuing education
- Federal volunteering organizations
- Religious communities
Job Boards and Professional Associations
