Understanding various consultant roles and responsibilities can help you determine if it is the right career choice for you. Consultants help their clients achieve their business goals by providing expert advice in their field of proficiency. They work with their clients and advise them on matters such as business development, finance, marketing, sales, operations, customer service, accounting and financial planning, among others. Some major responsibilities of a consultant include:

• Understand the requirements, issues and needs of the client’s short-term or long-term goal
  Conduct interviews and surveys to collect data and analyse it to identify and understand a problem or issue
• Present and explain their findings to the management
• Advice or suggest improvements to achieve the objectives of the organisation
• Formulate plans to implement their recommendations and provide training to the staff to cope with the changes
• Evaluate the situation periodically and make changes as and when required
• Discover the most suitable solutions for any problem at hand
• Help their client’s business become more functional and successful