Who is Consultant Advantage for?
Transportation consultants (individuals or firms), experts, researchers, or anyone within the transporatation industry looking to make their qualifications know to the transportation consulting industry.

Is Consultant Advantage a job board or for job seekers?
No. Consultant Advantage is geared towards individuals or firms looking to work together on consulting opportunities. As such, it is geared towards the presentation of qualifications in a manner applicable to current consulting work.

Is Consultant Advantage a directory of consultants?
Yes, and so much more. Like a directory, Consultant Advantage presents information regarding a consulting individual and firm, but more than a directory, Consultant Advantage provides specific details about member's qualifications. Plus, Consultant Advantage provides a variety powerful search capabilites that allow members to find exactly the right individual or firm to work with for competitive proposals. The site allows you to search via geographic location, expertise area, project history, and more.

How do I view RFP notices?
Once you sign up and create your membership, you have access to a limited number of selected RFPs. If you subscribe to the RFP Express Service, you gain complete access to all the RFPs (40-80 different RFPs, at any given time), with 15-25 new RFPs added every week.

What if I only want to post my information and not conduct any searches?
You have the option of doing this and there is no cost for doing this. There is no cost in signing up and creating a profile, and there is not even any cost for searching the Consultant Advantage database. This is one of the benefits of Consultant Advantage. If you create a profile, other transportation consultants will be able to see your information and potentially contact you for consulting opportunites, at no cost to you.

How many times can I conduct searches?
As many times as you would like. There is no cost to do any of the searches Consultant Advantage makes available.

Should I sign up as an individual or firm?
If you work as an independent consultant, you should sign up as an individual. If you work for a firm, you should sign up as a firm. However, there is no restricition on signing up as an individual, even if you work for a firm.

Does Consultant Advantage make the information stored in its member database available to anyone besides other members?
No. However, Consultant Advantage may make aggregate information and statistics about our membership public for marketing purposes.

I have worked 30 transportation projects over the last 20 years. Do I need to enter all of these into my profile?
The decision on how much or how little information to enter into your profile is entirely up to you. You have the option of entering all the projects, or just a representative sample. Consultant Advantage allows you to modify your profile at any time.

Is this service just for those living and working in North America?
No. Firms or individuals outside of North America are welcome and encouraged to participate.

If you have any additional questions, please e-mail us at webmaster@consultant-advantage.com

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