Before joining OC&C I had a fairly unusual mix of careers before joining the firm. A degree in History at Cambridge didn't set me up with a vocation (!), so I experimented with vocations before switching tack completely to get a Chartered Accountant qualification with Ernst & Young. Unsurprisingly, I left accounting to join OC&C as soon as I'd qualified!
I loved the fact that consultants were out there to tackle issues that were really important to clients and I chose to move to OC&C because I knew I wasn't interested in a consulting firm with a rule book.
OC&C's own stellar success over the last several years has made it a great place to work mainly because the challenges keep getting bigger and bigger. There is also a strong entrepreneurial ethos - if you have something to say that will benefit the client then you are encouraged to say it; we're small enough that every consultant counts!