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 > <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&nbsp;</font></td> </tr> <tr> <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF" style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10pt;" width="455px"> <div id="pane1" style="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, 11th September 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/appointments.asp?firm=Selecture+Limited">Calling all Management consultants & FTSE100 Internal Consultants</a></div> <div><br><b>Time for a Promotion? 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And it looks as if they will all be kept pretty busy as job seeker bookings are already rolling in, showing that some (thousands) at least are enthusiastic about driving their careers forward, despite uncertainties about the wider economic outlook.</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5029" >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=384">Working with Procurement Departments</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">How to ensure your consulting proposal doesn't fall foul of the procurement process<br> <i>London (Mayfair) - Thursday 16th October 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=383">IBM - SAP Careers event </a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Attend our next assesment day </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=387">Presentation Skills  Beginner & Advanced workshops</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">One day courses on Friday 24th October 2008 (Beginner) and Friday 21st November 2008 (Advanced) - London (Mayfair)</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 </a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Interested in delivering some of the biggest, most challenging multi-sector client projects <br><i>Click here to join the company that makes them a reality</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=299">Senior Consultant opportunities at Moorhouse Consulting</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Project and programme management consultants - 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=382">Strategy Consulting - exceptional careers for exceptional people</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><FONT face=Verdana size="2" color=#3399FF>Germany, Benelux, Dubai and the UK. - STRATEGIC in everything you do?</font><br> <FONT face=Verdana size="2" ><i>Are you STRATEGIC about your career choices and able to formulate and execute leading business plans?</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=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=378">IBC Internal Consulting Forum</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><FONT face=Verdana size="2" color=#3399FF>Working with External Consultants - Competition or Coalition?</font> </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <!--- advert2 --> <div id="Div4" 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/appointments.asp?firm=Consulting_Point">100+roles in Management Consultancy - £50k-£500+</a></div> <div><br> Consulting Point has outstanding consulting job opportunities for the best management consultants. We have roles in Strategy, Change/HR, CRM, Supply Chain, Purchasing, SAP, Public Sector, Finance, IT Strategy, Telecoms and much more. <br><br> </div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/appointments.asp?firm=Consulting_Point">If you are a management consultant looking for an outstanding opportunity click here for more details.</a></div> </div> &nbsp; <!--- next 3 news --> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5030">Consultancy developing counter-cyclical tendencies?</a></div> <div>It s been over two years since the venerable consulting firm A.T. Kearney completed the management buyout from EDS that made it independent once again. Since then the firm has probably enjoyed being out of the media spotlight, but it s now keen to tell the world about its growth plans. I spoke to Phil Dunne, the partner in charge of recruitment (who also heads the automotive and transaction services practices) about why the firm is feeling so bullish.</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5030" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5021">Alvarez & Marsal continues growth and expansion in Europe, Middle East and India</a></div> <div>Announcement of these senior appointments signals Alvarez & Marsal s intent to build on the firm s ability to deliver a sophisticated range of business advisory services and extend its capabilities by selectively hiring top-tier talent based in A&M locations throughout the UK and European continent. </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5021" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <br /> <!--- advert3 --> <div id="Div5" style="background-color:#b7dbff;padding:5px;margin-top:5px"> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.consultancycareersfair.com/visitors/Whyattend.aspx">Consultancy Careers Fair  book your dates</a></div> <div><br>The Consultancy Careers Fair will take place on the evening of the <b>9th October</b> and during the day of the <b>10th October 2008</b>. Book these dates in your diary if you want to meet recruiters from a broad spectrum of management consultancy and IT consultancy firms, including world leading consultancy brands and a large number of niche firms& <br><br></div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.consultancycareersfair.com/visitors/Whyattend.aspx">To register click here...</a></div> </div> &nbsp; <!--- last 3 news --> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5031">PwC UK advisory business sees double-digit annual growth</a></div> <div>Advisory grew 13% to £526 million, with Performance Improvement Consulting, Forensic and Corporate Finance businesses performing  particularly well . External recognition of the Advisory business success included winning the Advisory firm of the year at the Finance Directors Excellence Awards.</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5031" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5027">Global employment survey finds slower Q4 hiring pace</a></div> <div>Global Manpower Employment Outlook Survey reveals employers in 25 of 33 countries and territories surveyed set to slow hiring from three months ago; outlooks remain relatively stable in France and Germany, while job prospects expected to weaken from three months ago in the US and UK.</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5027" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <!--- advert4 --> <div id="Div6" style="background-color:#b7dbff;padding:5px;margin-top:5px"> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://recruiters.top-consultant.com/UK/clientcentre/Trial.aspx">Recruiters - Attract experienced consulting hires quickly & effectively</a></div> <div><br> Why do 98% of recruiters who trial our job board go on to use our services again and again? <br><br> </div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://recruiters.top-consultant.com/UK/clientcentre/Trial.aspx">For further info click here..</a></div> </div> </div> </td> <td bordercolor="#FFFFFF" valign=top style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10pt;" width="220px"> <!--- Rec Button --> <div id="recButton" style="text-align:center;padding-top:20%;padding-bottom:20%"> <a href="http://recruiters.top-consultant.com/UK/clientcentre/solutions.aspx" style="border:none"> <img src="http://news.top-consultant.com/images/recbutton.jpg" alt="button for recruiters" style="border:none"/> </a> </div> <hr style="height:1px;background-color:#0098ff;color:#0098ff;width:80%;" /> <!--- CT Plug --> <div id="ctplug" style="text-align:center;color:#0098ff;width:100%"> Consulting Times <a href="http://www.consulting-times.com" style="border:none;margin-left:8%"> <img src="http://news.top-consultant.com/images/times_cover_small.jpg" alt="button for consulting times" style="border:none"/> </a> </div> <div id="Div1" style="text-align:center;color:#0098ff;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"> <a href="http://www.consulting-times.com" style="border:none;font-size:8pt">Get Your Copy Here</a> </div> <hr style="height:1px;background-color:#0098ff;color:#0098ff;width:80%;" /> <!--- ToolBar Plug --> <div id="Div2" style="text-align:center;color:#0098ff;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"> Top-Consultant Toolbar<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.top-consultant.com/toolbar.asp" style="border:none;margin-top:10px"> <img src="http://news.top-consultant.com/images/button.jpg" alt="button for toolbar" style="border:none"/> </a> </div> <hr style="height:1px;background-color:#0098ff;color:#0098ff;width:80%;" /> <!--- JBE Plug --> <div id="Div3" style="text-align:center;color:#0098ff;margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px"> &nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/myjobsbyemail.asp" style="border:none;margin-top:10px"> <img src="http://news.top-consultant.com/images/button5.jpg" alt="button for toolbar" style="border:none"/> </a> </div> <hr style="height:1px;background-color:#0098ff;color:#0098ff;width:80%;" /> <div style="color:#000080;font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;padding-top:20px;padding-bottom:10px">Thought Leadership</div> <div style="font-size:10pt"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://thought-leadership.top-consultant.com/UK/Strategy_with_X-appeal_1763.html">Strategy with X-appeal</a></div> <div style="font-size:10pt"> A new generation of managers is deeply dissatisfied with strategy. 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