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| Wednesday, April 29, 2009
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Hiring update – how bad is it out there?
So how bad have things got in the consulting recruitment space? In a nutshell I’d say they’ve been pretty atrocious of late – but I’d add that there are now an increasing number of reasons for optimism on the hiring front, which should hopefully spell good news for consulting candidates as we move into the second half of 2009.
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Where are the Management Consultants?
Kam Eftekhar is a Top-Consultant reader frustrated with the management consulting profession.
Having been a consultant for over 20 years with the likes of A.T. Kearney, Accenture, BearingPoint and IBM, what's troubling Kam is our profession's lack of dynamism in getting itself onto the TV and putting forward solutions for reforming industries on the verge of bankruptcy. With a golden opportunity to position our industry as a force for good - part of the solution rather than the problem - the leaders of our firms are nowhere to be seen.
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How to pick clients
Choosing clients that are going to help build a healthy future is important for firms and individual consultants.
Malcolm Sleath from coaching consultancy 12boxes suggests there are strategies to be learned from Napoleonic surgeons and cynical psychiatrists.
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7 Tips for writing a compelling CV
With the hiring market having swung firmly in the favour of the consulting employer, candidates are facing up to the stark reality that there are now many more candidates vying for each consulting job.
In this instalment of my series on finding a job during the downturn, I’d like to give some pointers on how to write a compelling CV that grabs the attention of the recruiter – and propels you to the top of the “Must Interview” pile!
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Trend towards smaller-valued contracts drives softer European outsourcing market in Q1
TPI, the sourcing data and advisory firm, has released first-quarter market data showing that businesses based in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are awarding smaller outsourcing contracts with a focus on IT in an effort to realign costs rapidly in the face of a deepening recession.
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Top British award for Tata Consultancy Services CEO
S Ramadorai, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services, has been awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for his contribution to Indo-British economic relations.
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Celerant opens Abu Dhabi office
Established in 1987, Celerant has grown a worldwide business, with this latest opening taking its number of offices to 12 across the US and EMEA.
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| Thought Leadership |
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New age, new retirement
(Tricia Dicks - HDA)
In today’s financial climate; facing retirement and the decisions relating to taking a pension and investing a lump sum have become even more important than previously. People need to ensure that they are making the most of their money, and that the decisions they take are the best ones for them personally.
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A transformational framework
(Gordon Miller and Dr Richard Williams - Procertis)
A tool without method is useless – and may even be dangerous. In this paper we look at the “how” of measurement-based transformation, presenting a structured approach to making confident, sustained changes in the way IT makes your business work.
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