Profile
Markus Hickl
Born and raised in Austria, studied in Graz and tipped relatively quickly into an international professional environment in IT. Since then professed technologist with a penchant for business administration (or vice versa, as needed).
Key data
Job description: Senior Manager Consulting
Company: BDO Consulting
I work in: Wien
I’ve worked here since: 2.1.2019
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What I do
Currently, I am responsible for the development and expansion of the IT Management Consulting division at BDO in Austria and advise Austrian SMEs on IT strategy and digitalization.
Why I love my job
- Much freedom to develop and shape things
- Very varied environment in consulting
- Young motivated team that provides a lot of fresh input
Important skills in my job
- Analytical thinking
- Hands-on mentality
- Communication skills
- Strategic thinking
The best experiences in my job
Every success and failure has taken me one-step further. There is no special success that needs to put under the spotlight.
How I found my current job
A contact from my professional network has approached me and convinced me to join the BDO team.
What I learned for this job during my studies at FH JOANNEUM:
- Methods and tools that you pull off the shelf if necessary
- Contacts are important in your studies, but they are becoming more and more important
- Never stop training and learning
- Theory is good and important, but always think practically
Job prospects in my field
To become a partner in the best SME consulting company in Austria and to leave my footprint on the market.
I am
- Self-Motivated
- Hands On
- A good and reliable sparring partner in all circumstances
About my job
Different every day, very customer-oriented and subject to the changes of time.