ÿþ<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" > <head></head><body> <!--- TC Header --> <table border=1 bordercolor=#0098ff width="706px" cellpadding=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr style="background-color:#0098ff;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;color:white"> <td colspan="2" style="font-weight:bold"><font face="Verdana">Top-Consultant.com's &nbsp; Management Consultants' Weekly Newsletter</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10pt;" width="455px"> <div id="pane1" style="float:left;width:455px;padding:5px;border-right:solid 1px #0098ff"> <!--- date --> <div id="date1" style="font-size:8pt;color:#000080;font-weight:bold;padding:5px"> Thursday, 7th August 2008 </div> <!--- advert1 --> <div id="advert1" style="background-color:#b7dbff;padding:5px;margin-top:5px"> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/uk/career/appointmentsthree.asp?ID=31775">Ernst & Young Supply Chain & Operations Managers - London</a></div> <div>Want to be involved in resolving the most challenging Supply Chain & Operations issues for clients? Our team will partner you with clients at the highest levels in major organisations, both locally and on a global scale to help transform their business. </div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/uk/career/appointmentsthree.asp?ID=31775">For further info click here..</a></div> </div> <!--- main news --> <div style="color:#000080;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px">Business & Consultancy News</div> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=4914">Capgemini grows H1 profit by 37.5% </a></div> <div>While revenues increased by 5.3% at constant rates and perimeter compared to the first half of 2007, profit for the period grew by 37.5%, reaching ¬ 231 million.</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=4914" >Full article>>></a></div> <div style="color:#000080;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px">Forthcoming events</div> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=343">The Consultancy Careers Fair </a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><FONT face=Verdana size="2" ><i>Barbican Centre, London - Thursday 9th October 2008 (evening) and Friday 10th October 2008 (daytime)</i></div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=373">Currently Requiring Motivation? CRM opportunities waiting for you - UK</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Fantastic opportunities for CRM consultants within the Change Management and Business Transformation fields. </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=372">SAP consultants - Change Management & Business Transformation</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Schedule an initial confidential discussion</div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=368">The Art of Selling Consulting Services</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><FONT face=Verdana size="2" ><i>London (Westminster) - Friday 7th November 2008</i></div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=371">PIPC career event - Join the world's leading global project delivery consultancy</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Want to be part of a Financial Services practice that truly delivers? </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=299">Project and programme management consultants - Senior Consultant opportunities at Moorhouse Consulting</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Monthly careers evenings in Westminster, Central London </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=140">Revealed: How to Ace your Case Study Interview</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Monthly workshops --- limited places available </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=381">Lean & Six Sigma Opportunities From ChapmanBlack</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Corporate and Consulting Opportunities in Germany, UK, Benelux & Dubai<br><I>Feel like a CHANGE? 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