Mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists and physicists have excellent career prospects in management consulting. This is due to the rising complexity of analytical tasks.

"My science background has been very helpful," says Matthias Paeßens, who has a Ph.D. in physics. He has been working for the Roland Berger Strategy Consultants Financial Services Competence Center for the past six months, and he hasn't regretted his choice. "So far, I've dealt with a wide variety of challenging issues," he says. "When we built up a management information system for a bank, different risk models were involved. This has a lot to do with statistical physics," Paeßens explains.

"A major part of our work involves addressing highly complex challenges, which is why we're very interested in graduates with a mathematical education," explains Roland Berger Partner Arndt Dombert. According to Dombert, new colleagues appreciate the challenges and opportunities that working in a team with mixed backgrounds presents. Most Roland Berger projects involve interdisciplinary work. Math experts work together, for example, with strategy or marketing specialists to develop analytical models or simulated calculations. This creates a high-performance atmosphere.

"We expect a high level of personal initiative and the ability to deal with unusual issues. Thus, any new consultant will learn a great deal on the job. He or she can gain a detailed understanding of the wider business context in addition to valuable experience at the international top management level," says Dombert.

In addition, Roland Berger invests a great deal in the expertise of consultants who work in quantitative fields. Dombert explains that "in addition to the usual seminar program, we make sure that consultants increase their knowledge in a targeted manner, including external training courses. In one case, a colleague even became a qualified actuary."

Constant improvement of skills is also important to Project Manager and Statistician Felix Dannegger. "We have access to all state of the art software like SPSS Clementine or SAS Enterprise Miner and we make every effort to exchange technical knowledge with each other," says Dannegger, referring to colleagues specializing in the same area. He's especially pleased about the high level of appreciation that colleagues working in other areas show for his work. "In our work, we often have the feeling that our understanding of quantitative issues has become a major part of the Roland Berger brand." Dannegger, who also holds a doctorate in economics achieved his biggest goal outside of work, however. In October 2004 he climbed 5,895 meters to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro.

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