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  Thursday, 26th June, 2008
Deloitte Organisation & Change -
Recruitment Event on 3rd July


An opportunity for you to find out more, by meeting some of our practitioners in business change, organisational design and HR transformation.
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Business & Consultancy News
Management consulting recruitment market good, in parts
Simon Bell, account manager at Top-Consultant, shares his views on the state of the management consulting recruitment market. Full article >>>
Forthcoming events

PIPC
Telecoms and Media practice seeks fresh thinking, fearless consultants to deliver business performance improvement
Interested? Click here to apply today

Current position SAPping your energies? Maybe time for a CHANGE?
Fantastic opportunities for SAP consultants within the Change Management and Business Transformation fields.

Place Group
Open Evening - How would you like to join us and make a real impact on the Education Transformation Agenda?
June 2008 - Birmingham, Manchester and London

Currently Requiring Motivation? CRM opportunities waiting for you.
Fantastic opportunities for CRM consultants within the Change Management and Business Transformation fields.

Institute of Business Consulting
Knowledge Management event: Creating Competitive Advantage through Learning, Knowledge & Innovation
University of Greenwich Business School, London
30 June 2008

Project and programme management consultants
Find out about career opportunities at Moorhouse Consulting
Monthly careers evenings in Westminster, Central London

The Art of Selling Consulting Services
Our most popular seminar ever!
10 July 2008 - London (Hyde Park Corner)

Elevation Learning -
Summer School Conference at Latimer, Buckinghamshire

Our summer conference offers busy consultants an opportunity to keep up to date with the latest thinking across a broad range of subjects.
17 & 18 July 2008

Revealed: How to Ace your Case Study Interview
Monthly workshops -- limited places available

Dynamic Facilitation - A brand new tool for your toolbox
Be one of the first people in the UK to learn and use this stunning form of facilitation with your clients. Register now for a once only 4 day course which will be run by Jim Rough from the USA.
27 - 30 October 2008 - Regents College London
Client Service Directors

dunnhumby works with established retail brands to build insight into what consumers want, and create marketing solutions that affect the way they shop. As our global footprint continues to grow, we are keen to recruit experienced individuals with exposure to international retail market places to develop new business relationships.
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A lifetime of change
Our management consultancy columnist, Mick James, this week looks at how much and how little changes in a lifetime.
Full article >>>
The value is in the story
Client referrals are one of the most effective ways to achieve more business at lower cost, but good work does not automatically result in good referrals. Malcolm Sleath points out the need to take an active role in helping the client construct the story behind the success. Full article >>>
Multiple opportunities with Sapient

We help clients realize opportunities at the intersection of marketing, business and technology. Sapient is looking for individuals who want to make a difference in an environment that fosters growth and creativity, and rewards initiative and risk taking.
If this speaks to you click here.
Credit crunch boosts demand for outsourcing and offshoring in financial services
The MCA report, sponsored by Navigant Consulting, a specialised independent consulting firm, looks at the current state of play in outsourcing and offshoring in financial services in the UK and examines the lessons learned so that they can be applied to the next generation of outsourcing and offshoring deals. Full article >>>
Study reveals competing agendas of employers and jobseekers
Manpower Inc. has released the results of its Borderless Workforce survey of nearly 28,000 employers across 27 countries and territories, revealing that 31% of employers worldwide are concerned about the impact on the labour market from talent leaving their country to work abroad. A parallel Relocating for Work survey by Manpower revealed that 37% of individuals would be willing to relocate anywhere in the world for a better career. Full article >>>
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Thought Leadership
How rainmakers can survive the restaurant gambit
Watch out for competitors when you‘re networking with executives and other decision-makers. They may try to lure you into the “restaurant gambit” (similar to the hotel and vacation gambit) in an attempt to show what an unsophisticated bumpkin you are.
(Ford Harding - Harding & Company)
Is IT bleeding the value from your acquisition?
With M&A activity once again buoyant in the telecoms market, Celona Technology’s Charles Andrews examines how financial and commercial value can be devastated by a failure to consolidate IT systems quickly and efficiently and looks at what can be done to prevent this.
(Charles Andrews - Celona Technologies)
Search our database of 1300+ thought leadership articles. Generate client leads by publishing articles in this newsletter. Submit articles to: sophia@top-consultant.com.
Consultants' Forum
Bain Vs McK--Who is more conservative/conventional of the two?
"...Who do you think would welcome some out of the box thinking when it comes to writing cover letters? I mean creative and one of a kind that will set you apart from the herd -- not gimmicky though..."
Respond to this posting or submit your own forum question.
Management Consultants' Blog
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