Just curious why WF uses the word "consultant" in so many job titles? Analytics Consultant, Risk Consultant, Business Execution Consultant, etc. The list goes on and on. This seems to be a WF things that has been going on for scores and not as prevalent at other companies. Would love some insight from the collective mind that is this site.
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The "consultant" roles translate very well to the job series (job family) in the federal government called Management and Program Analyst. Hint - if you hate your job at Wells Fargo log into USAJOBS.GOV and set up a profile. Carefully follow the directions on what your resume needs to include (Start date, salary and end date for every job you list.) and get yourself free.
Guys - there are hundreds of good jobs out there. You can negotiate on salary and PTO but do so BEFORE you accept any tentative offer. You call the HR person first before you click the button to accept tentative offer. Keep this as a reminder. Go GET A NEW JOB!
If you put a "Consultant" tile on your resume, it will be very difficult for you to get a manager position at other companies. Good luck.
Lower industry pay norms with that title. Assume they are attempting to save $$
What "consultant" is not... Consultant is not an executive title, consultant is not a managerial title.
Consultant is a title for employees at the bottom of the food chain, employees with no authoritative power, consultants are just pawns.
Funny stuff, probably the same across similarly sized companies. I work with business system consultants which seems like an ok title, sort of technical but more facilitators/gap bridgers.
Elsewhere in tech, engineers are really admins, managers behave like engineering admins and everyone else is some sort of analyst unsure of what an analysis entails.
Add to that, having a title that doesn't match reality really messes with your head. You see some people a bit clueless and big headed, not understanding the amount of work/talent/patience needed to acheive the thing the title supposedly represents.
There are those who are true smarty pants that, when over staying their welcome at WF, start to get severe imposter syndrome when applying for new jobs.
Nothing ever touches the ground at WF, why should job titles? It really is comical.
Back in the day before you kids found this site, Wells Fargo prided itself on providing outstanding service to internal and external stakeholders. The term "consultant" helped denote that every WF employee provided a service to someone. Those days are long past and now the title is a grim reminder of what this bank used to be.
Because it's generic. Just like saying associate. They're trying to cover a large swath of people.