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3.0 KiB

Competences — business consultant

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6a29d804-f775-446c-bec7-35fc4e28ac97).

Essential

  • advise on efficiency improvements (skill/competence)
  • advise on financial matters (skill/competence)
  • advise on personnel management (skill/competence)
  • align efforts towards business development (skill/competence)
  • analyse business plans (skill/competence)
  • analyse business processes (skill/competence)
  • analyse business requirements (skill/competence)
  • analyse external factors of companies (skill/competence)
  • analyse financial performance of a company (skill/competence)
  • analyse internal factors of companies (skill/competence)
  • analyse the context of an organisation (skill/competence)
  • apply change management (skill/competence)
  • build business relationships (skill/competence)
  • business analysis (knowledge)
  • business processes (knowledge)
  • conduct qualitative research (skill/competence)
  • conduct quantitative research (skill/competence)
  • consultation methods (knowledge)
  • identify undetected organisational needs (skill/competence)
  • interpret financial statements (skill/competence)
  • liaise with managers (skill/competence)
  • make strategic business decisions (skill/competence)
  • management consulting (knowledge)
  • management systems standards (knowledge)
  • operational research (knowledge)
  • perform business analysis (skill/competence)
  • strategic planning (knowledge)

Optional

  • advise client on technical possibilities (skill/competence)
  • advise on communication strategies (skill/competence)
  • advise on environmental risk management systems (skill/competence)
  • advise on risk management (skill/competence)
  • advise on sustainability solutions (skill/competence)
  • business analytics (knowledge)
  • business communication (knowledge)
  • business incubation (knowledge)
  • business intelligence (knowledge)
  • business law (knowledge)
  • business process modelling (knowledge)
  • business strategy concepts (knowledge)
  • corporate law (knowledge)
  • define organisational standards (skill/competence)
  • financial statements (knowledge)
  • human resource management (knowledge)
  • identify processes for re-engineering (skill/competence)
  • implement a management system (skill/competence)
  • interview people (skill/competence)
  • make data-driven decisions (skill/competence)
  • market entry strategies (knowledge)
  • organisational learning (knowledge)
  • organisational policies (knowledge)
  • quality standards (knowledge)
  • report analysis results (skill/competence)
  • seek innovation in current practices (skill/competence)
  • trading software (knowledge)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 25 ads, as of 2026-07-09)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • data analysis — 24 %
  • project management — 24 %
  • requirements gathering — 24 %