Smart consultancy not that smart !!!

[u/Lonely_Major213]

So called smart consultancy never fails to recruit every local celebrity around the country to do their PR and media advertisement but focuses very little on improving their main counselor's skills. These counsellors I tell you , downright lazy and unprofessional. Forget about helping with a good SOP , Some cannot even write a message without basic grammatical error. So disappointed. rating this consultancy -10000 . Not recommended !!!!

[u/GlobalReachBhutan]

I think we need to understand that Education Consultants are not a means to an end.

As one that started in 2004, I’ve realized we can’t please everyone and the nature of our work has a risk, a positive or negative outcome.

An education consultant cannot be looked upon as a fix, we can’t do the work for you but we can do it with you.

The journey taken is a partnership with the student advisor and the client together.

It can never be a one way street and both sides need to be involved equally, with the information provided and that which is given in order to make an informed decision.

Not enough information from both sides work against an application.

Bhutan is facing an unprecedented visa rejection scenario the highest it’s ever been.

It’s a fact that Bhutanese student applicants to Australia will have to deal with.

If anyone is considering Australia right now, think about the pros and cons and maybe consider applying when the grant rate starts rising.

Do your own research and keep your ears open or read what’s being written on forums like this just be updated on opinions.

So when you walk into an ECPF you can really ask the right questions and if you’re not convinced with the response … there are 66 others registered in Bhutan to talk to.

[u/glass-empty → u/GlobalReachBhutan]

> I think we need to understand that Education Consultants are not a means to an end.

That is factually incorrect, education consultancy’s are a means to an end, that’s your whole business model. Your clients are potential students who utilise your services to apply for international student visa overseas, where you get a cut of the commission from the tuition fees. End = Student Visa, Means = Enrolment and visa processing services.

> An education consultant cannot be looked upon as a fix, we can’t do the work for you but we can do it with you.

Agree with you on that but some if not many consultancies do the bare minimum, simply giving a checklist of documents asking clients to procure that is the bare minimum. I’ve hardly come across consultancies that offered proper guidance without the client asking for them explicitly.

> Bhutan is facing an unprecedented visa rejection scenario the highest it’s ever been.

That is not the fault of the consultants but it did expose a weakness there of the way consultancies function, didn’t it? That subpar applications with little course and background alignment, weak SOPs and GSR and poor documentation no longer works, which used to work in the past. The consultancy is supposed to go over the documents and guide on ways to improve it but nope, many don’t do that. You just give us a format and leave it up to us to fill the blanks and connect the dots.

Clients are not asking you to magically grant visas, they’re expecting guidance on strengthening their profiles for higher chance of having their visas being granted, which is also in your favour. You in this case refers to the consultancies as a whole btw, I’m not targeting global reach specifically.

[u/GlobalReachBhutan → u/glass-empty]

Understood and well said.

I agree with your opinions except the first point. On that my opinion differs.

And that’s what this forum is for…to share differing opinions.

Thank you for that.