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| Wednesday, September 10, 2008 |
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Consultancy developing counter-cyclical tendencies?
It’s been over two years since the venerable consulting firm A.T. Kearney completed the management buyout from EDS that made it independent once again. Since then the firm has probably enjoyed being out of the media spotlight, but it’s now keen to tell the world about its growth plans. I spoke to Phil Dunne, the partner in charge of recruitment (who also heads the automotive and transaction services practices) about why the firm is feeling so bullish.
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Global employment survey finds slower Q4 hiring pace
While more subdued employer hiring forecasts continue to reflect current economic challenges and uncertainty, reports from employers in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, France, Germany and Sweden indicate that hiring in many markets is expected to be steady in the next three months.
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Alvarez & Marsal continues growth and expansion in Europe, Middle East and India
Senior appointments signals Alvarez & Marsal’s intent to build on the firm’s ability to deliver a sophisticated range of business advisory services and extend its capabilities by selectively hiring top-tier talent based in A&M locations throughout the UK and European continent.
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CSC launches US advertising campaign as part of global brand repositioning
CSC has launched its first-ever US brand advertising campaign with print ads in targeted national publications. The campaign is part of its strategic global brand repositioning that began earlier this year.
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Belk renews IT agreement with EDS
EDS, an HP company, said that the US's largest privately owned department store chain has renewed its agreement with EDS.
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Candidates and recruiters meeting annual Consultancy Careers Fair with enthusiasm
Fifty consulting organisations will field more than 500 recruiters at this year’s Consultancy Careers Fair to be held at The Barbican in London on both the evening of the 9th October and throughout the day of the 10th October. And it looks as if they will all be kept pretty busy as job seeker bookings are already rolling in, showing that some (thousands) at least are enthusiastic about driving their careers forward, despite uncertainties about the wider economic outlook.
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| Thought Leadership |
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Strategy with X-appeal
(Richard Brown - Cognosis Consulting)
A new generation of managers is deeply dissatisfied with strategy. For Generation X it’s not enough for a strategy to be logically ‘right’, they want strategies that engage and excite them personally. They say their leaders aren’t delivering this. How can strategy move with the times?
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The capacity conundrum
(Neil Davidson - Maconomy)
Resource management is integral to the smooth, profitable running of any professional services firm. The importance of planning a consultancy’s resources i.e. getting the right consultants on the right project on time and to budget cannot be underestimated. However balancing the demand of clients with the needs of consultants is difficult to achieve.
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