@taxidriver: Did Masters in Management Information Systems. Joined this consultancy specifically because they were the only ones who agreed to take me in without any training. Got very lucky by cracking an interview. Here's a tip - all you need is communication skills, confidence and of course a bit of luck! Honestly, most of these so-called training are a big waste of time. In my case, I already had the knowledge and all I needed was confidence to get in. But for someone with a completely different background, it would help but only if you have a great trainer, unfortunately there aren't many!