As a
consultant, I do not have an official career path, nor an HR department to
provide a yearly development plan. I
have to make my own development plan and think about where my career will take
me in the future. To obtain a career
path, it is down to me, what I do and how I do it.
As a
consultant, any time and money spent on education and qualifications, comes out
of my time and my money, sometimes at the additional "cost" of not
being able to work for a client, earning my daily rate. The qualifications are quite expensive, often
in excess of £1000. In addition, I do
not get given any paid time by my clients to study, as I would if I was
employed.
