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, 10th December 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">Concerned about your firms prospects in 2009? 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Consultants with skills in: Finance transformation, Shared Services, Working Capital, Restructuring, IT Strategy, EPM & Business intelligence, Strategy and Energy, Utilities & FS consultants <a href=http://www.top-consultant.com/uk/career/appointments.asp?firm=Selecture+Limited target=_blank> should click here to see the range of roles on offer</a></div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/uk/career/appointments.asp?firm=Selecture+Limited"> through Selecture Global.</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=5374">Consultancy professional bodies recognise the year s successes at awards ceremonies</a></div> <div>We may be gearing up for Christmas, but it s also awards season. All over the country people may be trying to reverse out of the Christmas party, but in consultancy, at least, we managed to keep the party spirit alive with the Management Consultancies Association Consultant of the Year Awards back in November and the Institute of Business Consultants Awards last week.</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5374" >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=397">Exciting opportunities Down Under</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Do you have experience working within customer facing organisations particularly retail or FMCG ideally in the UK or mainland Europe?</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</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Senior Consultant opportunities at Moorhouse Consulting<br><i>Monthly careers evenings in Westminster, Central London</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=389"> PA Consulting Group - Recruitment Open Evenings</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Information Technology Group - Delivering a visible difference<br> <I>28 January 2009</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=391">Generating more warm leads</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">An inspiring five-month programme with a one day workshop in London on Friday, March 20th 2009</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</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Passionate about driving public sector improvement  come and deliver with some of the best</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"><i>Bi-monthly workshops --- limited places available</i> </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/mcamanagementawards.aspx">MCA Management Awards Dinner</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><i>27 April 2009 - London Hilton, Park Lane</i> </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/mcamanagementawards.aspx">Book your table for the MCA Management Awards 2009</a></div> <div><br> Taking place at the London Hilton, Park Lane on Monday 27th April, the Awards will recognise and reward high-value work delivered by consultants. 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A study published today also uncovers wide benefits to the public purse, as professionally qualified individuals deliver higher tax revenues for the UK Exchequer. </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5372" >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.top-consultant.com/cv_review.asp">Perfect your CV and enhance your marketability...</a></div> <div><br> ... or your money back!<br><br> Our team of recruitment specialists will review your CV in just 5 working days, ensuring you have the perfect CV for those crucial applications. <br><br></div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/cv_review.asp">For further info 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=5370">HP makes EDS business unit within Technology Solutions Group</a></div> <div>EDS will become a business unit within HP&#39;s Technology Solutions Group (TSG), providing customers with the industry s broadest portfolio of information technology products and services. 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