When a specialist provides advice, he or she offers assistance and advice in his or her area of expertise.
Advice is the action and effect of advising or being advised . This verb refers to giving or receiving advice or opinion . The notion of advice is linked to that of consulting since, precisely, the Latin consultus means “advice” .
In this sense, it can be said that a consultant is a specialist in a certain topic who offers advice and assistance about his or her area of expertise. In order to ensure that the relationship between client and advisor flows, it is established as a necessary and essential rule that not only a relationship of trust but also closeness arise between them. And only in this way will the existing professional union be maintained.
Different types of advice
In this way, we would have to talk about what is known as financial advice . This is carried out by professionals who, once they have analyzed their client's history as well as their needs and characteristics, advise and recommend the investments they should make to achieve the objectives they wish to meet.
On the other hand, we would also have to talk about what is known as employment counseling . As its name indicates, it is carried out by a professional who is specialized in the area of work. Thus, the aforementioned will advise and guide its users on everything that has to do with the workplace, whether about aid, subsidies, rights and duties or paths to follow to find a job.
It must be emphasized that it is common for city councils and public organizations to provide free employment advice services for citizens who need guidance in the professional field.
Thirdly, we would have to talk about what legal advice is. Both publicly and privately, there are professionals specialized in the same who will be in charge of guiding, advising and directing their clients in all types of judicial and legal actions.
Whoever receives advice can train and grow thanks to this support.
Consulting companies
Currently, there are numerous consulting companies (known as consultants ) that provide professional services thanks to their staff made up of specialists. Consulting firms usually offer advice in areas such as quality , communication , accounting , management , marketing and human resources .
The four largest consulting firms in the world are PricewaterhouseCoopers , Deloitte & Touche , Ernst & Young and KPMG , which are often referred to as “The Big Four” or “The Big Four” .
The importance of impartial advice
It should be noted that consulting is an independent service of the company . This means that the consultant must be impartial, so he is in a position to give his point of view and point out the errors that he believes the organization is making. For this reason, the relationship between the consultant and the client can be complex, since the consultant does not have the necessary authority to carry out the actions he believes appropriate, but must convince the businessman about the advantages of a change in his behavior or in his way of leading.
The advice provided by a consultant, therefore, provides the necessary knowledge so that the client (the company that hires him) can solve everyday problems. The consultant should not carry out the resolution tasks; Instead, he or she must advise and provide the necessary professional skills to company managers.