What career combines coding, customer meetings, cybersecurity, data privacy and sales without being any one of them?

In Episode 2 of Careers I Bet You Didn’t Know Existed, Senior Solutions Consultant David Craig takes us behind the scenes of the role and explains what his work actually looks like.

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One day may involve customer discovery meetings. Another may require building a proof of concept, demonstrating how two systems integrate or answering technical questions about security, GDPR, firewalls and system architecture.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• What a typical day in Solutions Consulting looks like
• How Solutions Consultants uncover customer needs
• Why the role can still involve coding
• What goes into building a proof of concept
• Where cybersecurity, GDPR and data privacy come in
• How Solutions Consultants support the sales process
• Why the job requires you to wear multiple hats

If you enjoy technology but also want to solve business problems, communicate with people and work directly with customers, Solutions Consulting might be the career you didn’t know you were looking for.

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What if the career that fits you best is one you have never heard of?

David Craig began his journey in technology, studied Computer Systems Engineering and became a Software Engineer. But although he enjoyed solving technical problems, he wanted a career that allowed him to work more closely with people.

Then he discovered Solutions Consulting.

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In this first episode of Careers I Bet You Didn’t Know Existed, David shares how he moved from Software Engineering into Solutions Consulting, why the role gave him the best of both worlds and how discovering it earlier could have changed his career journey.

In this episode, you’ll discover:

• How David chose between creativity and technology
• Why he studied Computer Systems Engineering
• What he enjoyed and disliked about Software Engineering
• How he unexpectedly discovered Solutions Consulting
• Why career exposure can completely change someone’s path

If you have ever felt that none of the careers you know quite fits you, this conversation may introduce you to one that does.

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