How to quickly understand a strange Industry

Some netizens asked me about the consulting industry because he was not very satisfied with his work status and wanted to jump to another industry. So he saw the consulting industry, he wants to jump to an industry. However, I gave him some answers, and I believe I should have cracked down on his enthusiasm.

I don't know how people think about the consulting industry. I remember that when I first graduated from college, the consulting industry was still booming, and it was an industry with high incomes, many people are trying to step into this industry. It was an accident that I took foot in this industry.

My first job was in CNPC. Speaking of this, many may be surprised to ask: how do you jump out of a good place? In my life, I often hear such questions when I meet new friends and introduce them to their work experiences.

There are two reasons I have given: first, when I look good, it may not be good at the time, and vice versa. Second, when outsiders look good, insiders may not feel good. This is a bit of a besieged city.

At that time, I was not so good at all aspects of my place, especially from the inside, it was really not as good as people look outside. In addition, I really don't like the working atmosphere of such a place, so I finally choose to leave.

I am talking about the core concepts that I want to express, that is, how I want to understand the idea of an industry.

　　1. view an industry from a developmental perspective

Thirty years East and thirty years west. A good industry may not be a good industry in the future. A poor industry may not be bad in the future. Even if it looks like a sunset industry, it may be "The Most Beautiful" in the next few years ", or accidentally found a new explosion point so that "the sun hits the West ".

Looking at the industry from the perspective of development, and then making your own choices, you have to bear the consequences of your choice. If you want to see a better development in the future, you may have to bear the bad luck of the present. If you want to be satisfied with the present, you may have to bear the risk of decline in the future. If you have a choice, you can take responsibility for it, and you will naturally give up.

If you select a line, you have to concentrate on it and make some achievements. You have to say "select one line and love one line. No matter what industry it is, it is not a good thing!

　　2. Try to learn about the industry from inside the industry

People inside and outside the industry have different understandings of the industry. This is a besieged city.

Generally, people outside the industry think that this industry is as good as a hundred, and people in the industry think that is the case, or even a variety of unsatisfactory. There are also some industries that are poor for outsiders, but the inner feels very good. Some industries, both inside and outside, feel good or bad.

Regardless of the industry, before entering this industry, you should understand this industry well, not only from the outside, but more importantly, from inside the industry, because once you choose, you will become an insider in this industry, and you will often understand this industry like most insiders.

So how can we learn about an industry from inside the industry?

Work in the industry or practice for a period of time

This is the most direct method. If conditions are met, you may wish to enter the company in this industry to work or practice for a period of time, and experience everything in this industry, determine whether it is an industry that you understand and like.

The advantage of this is that the first-hand information is obtained, and the experience stream is used, so you will have your own feelings. The disadvantage is that you need to invest a lot of time costs, for people who have already worked, an increasing number of experience experiences will bring a sense of insureness and inspecialization, affecting the determination of the workplace.

Chat with industry experts, talents, and even general practitioners to get their own judgment. If they cannot enter the industry for work or internships, then we try to communicate and consult with industry experts, talents, and all practitioners who can be contacted to learn about their work experience and feelings in the industry, let them tell you about all aspects of your work and then draw your own judgment: Is this industry suitable for you.

This method requires as many people as possible to communicate with the industry, because you get the second-hand information from others, mixed with their thinking and judgment, you need to integrate as many people as possible to get a full view of the industry.

For the most time, you should also read the relevant information and internal materials.

This method is the easiest and the worst. Even internal information is processed, and many details are missing. More importantly, people's feelings are lacking. These are the most authentic things.

The above are the methods that I can think of now to understand an industry and some of my frequently used methods.

As far as the consultant is concerned, it is required to know about an industry in a short time and become a pseudo-expert in this industry. However, this kind of understanding is from the perspective of being an internal goal of the industry. As long as you know more about professional business knowledge and industry norms in the industry, it is not that great help for industry conversion.

I want to summarize and sort out the consulting industry later.

How to quickly understand a strange Industry