Skills in demand

Joyce Brocaglia
Joyce Brocaglia
Whether it is the Big Four, vendors selling services or niche consulting firms, all seem to be expanding their consulting services teams. Successful consultants must possess a client-facing personality, as well as the skills to articulate technical solutions.

What it takes

Firms are looking for consultants who can mitigate risk while improving their business performance. That means understanding the relationship between risk and the regulatory environments to help clients achieve objectives.

Compensation

Salaries start in the $70ks, seniors into the $90ks, managers and above can expect six figures. Extensive travel often wis required.

More in News

Privacy-bolstering "Apps Act" introduced in House

The bill would provide consumers nationwide with similar protections already enforced by a California law.

Microsoft readies permanent fix for Internet Explorer bug used in energy attacks

Microsoft is prepping a whopper of a security update that will close 33 vulnerabilities, likely including an Internet Explorer (IE) flaw that has been used in targeted website attacks against the U.S. government.

Weakness in Adobe ColdFusion allowed court hackers access to 160K SSNs

Up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and one million driver's license numbers may have been accessed by intruders.