THE Margin liked the test questions in Business Contact, the magazine of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, which allow the reader to judge whether he or she is turning into a consultant. Among the signs of becoming a consultant are:

. You understand the Aer Lingus test structure;

. You ask someone for a date and refer to it as test marketing;

. You use a decision tree to work out where to go;

. You reorganise your family into a team based organisation;

. Your only solution is to think outside the box;

. In a restaurant you ignore the menu and ask the waiter to define its core competencies.