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, 12th February 2009 </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://clk.atdmt.com/TMP/go/136451821/direct/01/ ">IBM SAP consultants make a difference, </a></div> <div>that's what our clients say and why we invest in our people to ensure they continue to a make positive impact every day. <br><br> </div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://clk.atdmt.com/TMP/go/136451821/direct/01/ ">For more information on available roles within IBM, 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=5514">Economic uncertainty could deliver a new management consultancy business model</a></div> <div>Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week talks to Tony McNeill, B2E Resourcing managing director, about the future of the interim consultant as a management consultancy business model. </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5514" >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=406"><FONT color=#FE183A>Virtual Careers Fair</font></a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><FONT color=#FE183A>20th February 2009  open from 9:30  17:00<br> <b>Accepting registrations now!</b></font></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=394">Hudson & Yorke Recruitment Campaign</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Join a growing and dynamic niche consulting practice.</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=400">Hitachi Consulting</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Do you have an an in-depth knowledge of the Healthcare sector? <br>If so then please read on... </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=401">Strategic Analytics Recruitment Campaign </a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Senior Strategy Consultant Opportunities<br><i> Come and meet us in 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=408">AT Kearney Managing Consultants: Strategy and Operations</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Exceptional openings for experienced Oil, Pharmaceutical or Government Consultants. </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=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=399">Carving out a successful career as a Freelance consultant</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Monday 23rd February 2009 - London (Mayfair)<br></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=404">Management Consultancy in the Public Sector - UAE</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Looking for a new challenge with a highly attractive Tax Free package? Come and meet us on the 3rd March 2009 in 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=395">Consulting in India - Strong demand for International Consulting talent!</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Find out WHO might want to hire you in India... and WHAT THEY CAN OFFER to make this an extremely attractive career option</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<br><I>Friday, March 20th 2009 - 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=140">Revealed: How to Ace your Case Study Interview</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><i>Bi-monthly workshops --- limited places available</i><br> <FONT face=Verdana size="2" </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=407">Business Consulting Qualifications: Set Yourself Ahead</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Investing in yourself when the business climate is tough is a shrewd business decision. 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