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 --> <div style="font-family:verdana;font-size:10pt"> <div style="width:700px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;border:solid 3px #0098ff;background-color:#0098ff;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;color:white"> <span style="font-weight:bold">Top-Consultant.com's</span>&nbsp;<span>Management Consultants' Weekly Newsletter</span>&nbsp; </div> <div style="width:700px;padding:0px;border:solid 3px #0098ff;border-bottom:solid 15px #0098ff"> <!--- main left pane --> <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, 17th July 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=consulting+point">Interested in what else is out there?</a></div> <div><br><b>Consulting Point</b> are actively recruiting individuals from Partner to Senior Consultant level for leading Strategy Houses,  Big 20 Consultancies and boutique firms. Speak to one of our experienced recruiters and find out why we were voted <i>Best UK Management Consultancy Recruitment Firm</i> in 2007. <br><a href=http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/appointments.asp?firm=consulting+point>Further info</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.asp?ID=4878">Consulting firm identifies  recession-proof businesses and brands</a></div> <div>A leading brand research, development, and management consultancy has defined the types of businesses it expects will thrive or wilt in any impending recession.<br><br> "We have determined that there are seven brand 'planets' - some will evolve, some will thrive, some will survive and some will disappear into a black hole if - or when -recession bites," said Chris Cleaver, Managing Director of Brandsmiths... </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.asp?ID=4878" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <!--- forthcoming events --> <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://www.theconsultancycareersfair.com/visitors/WhyAttend.aspx">The Consultancy Careers Fair</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff"><span style="color:red"> Registrations now being accepted - meet hundreds of recruiters!</span> </div> <div style="font-style:italic">9th + 10th October 2008</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">Find out about career opportunities at <b>Moorhouse Consulting Ltd</b> </div> <div style="font-style:italic"> Monthly careers evenings in Westminster, Central London </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">Valued insight, valuable outcomes</div> <div style="font-style:italic"> Want to be part of a Financial Services practice that truly delivers </div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=373">CRM careers</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 /> <br /><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=PA+Consulting+Group">Exciting opportunities with PA Consulting</a></div> <div>Looking for a role in strategy, procurement, supply chain?... <br><br> <b>PA Consulting</b> are recruiting in all these areas and more.<br> <a href="http://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/appointments.asp?firm=PA+Consulting+Group">For full details click here....</a></div> </div> <br /> <!--- next 3 news --> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.asp?ID=4880">Could the environment be the next  Big Thing in consulting?</a></div> <div>Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, reviews a report which investigates the inroads that consulting firms have been making into the provision of environmental advice. With climate change now a hot topic across the globe, could environmental consulting be the next  Big Thing that consultancies have been looking for to propel the industry s next phase of growth? Or indeed, could strategic advice on how to adapt a business to deal with the effects of climate change  rather than the causes  be the real money-spinner?</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.asp?ID=4880" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.asp?ID=4875">Are consulting job opportunities about to dry up?</a></div> <div>The current raft of recessionary news headlines may have many readers fearing for the career options they ll still have open to them 6 months hence. But as Top-Consultant.com s co-founder explains, 2008 is a far cry from the depths of the dot-com crisis when firms were forced into redundancies and mass hiring freezes. <br><br> So just what is in store for those of us whose career aspirations are tied up in the fortunes of the consulting industry?</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.asp?ID=4875" >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/UK/career/appointments.asp?firm=Gallup">Opportunities for Business Developers and Associate Partners</a></div> <div><b>Gallup Consulting</b> is different from most consulting firms. We help companies drive true organic growth  revenue and profit increase from continuing operations. 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The deal accelerates the growth of ADL Middle East, which is already the company s fastest-growing business unit.</div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.asp?ID=4879" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=4876">An unprovoked attack on the consultancy industry</a></div> <div> In a previous article I argued that consultants should value their advice more, and make sure that clients do the same by charging a reasonable price. Of course, what I was forgetting was that some people still value consultancy at naught: last Sunday s Observer contained yet another apparently unprovoked attack on the consultancy industry. 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