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, 18th June 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://www.top-consultant.com/UK/career/appointmentstwo.asp?ID=34379">Schlumberger Oilfield PLC need a SBC Consultant</a></div> <div><br> Are you experienced in Oil & Gas? 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Need to refine your sales skills in this harsh economic climate?<br><i>London (Mayfair) - Friday 10th July 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=417">Alexander Recruitment Campaign</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Your chance to join one of the fastest growing Public Sector Consultancies in the UK. We are recruiting a number of Senior Consultants, Programme Directors and Business Development 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=416">Hitachi Consulting</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">At Hitachi Consulting, our Oracle Practice is experiencing a strong period of growth and we are therefore actively recruiting for Oracle Application 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=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=299">Project and programme management consultants</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Senior Consultant opportunities at Moorhouse Consulting 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=408">AT Kearney Managing Consultants: Strategy and Operations</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">Opportunities for  Future leaders with deep Oil, Pharmaceutical or Central Government experience </div> <div style="font-style:italic"></div> <br /> <div style="padding-bottom:5px"><a style="font-weight:bold" href="http://www.ibconsulting.org.uk/awards">Prepare to take centre stage  IB Consulting Awards</a></div> <div style="color:#0098ff">The IBC is delighted to announce the launch of its 2009 IB Consulting Awards and is calling for entries to this year s list of new and revised categories. For further information about the awards and prizes, <a href=http://www.ibconsulting.org.uk/awards target=_blank>click here...</a> </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 Come and meet us in 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">Bi-monthly workshops -- <i><b>limited places available</i></b> </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/equiteq2.aspx">How to double your fee income  Free Webinar 30th June</a></div> <div><br>Ideal webinar for owners or shareholders of established small to medium sized companies and business developers in larger consultancies. <br><br> </div> <div><a style="text-decoration:none" href="http://www.top-consultant.com/equiteq2.aspx">Click here to find out more ...</a></div> </div> &nbsp; <!--- next 3 news --> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5875">Consulting bodies lead discussion on best practice in the industry</a></div> <div>Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week looks at the codes of conduct put forward for discussion by the consulting industry s representative bodies in the UK. </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5875" >Full article>>></a></div> <br /> <div style="font-weight:bold"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5877">Consulting slowdown slowing down</a></div> <div>While there are no reliable signs of recovery in demand for consulting, the rate at which the market is contracting has slowed, according to the latest report from sourceforconsulting.com, a management consulting industry watcher. </div> <div style="font-size:8pt"><a href="http://news.top-consultant.com/UK/news_story.aspx?ID=5877" >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://events.top-consultant.com/UK/careerconference.aspx?ID=413">Revitalising Your Consulting Career -- <br>Securing a Career Move in Consulting in 2009</a></div> <div><br>Are you looking to move into consulting or are you looking to step up your career in these turbulent times? 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