| | The last six months have
seen a dramatic leap in
candidate enthusiasm for
consulting careers,
according to the latest
figures from
Top-Consultant.com.
Reporting its advert
viewing figures,
Top-Consultant revealed
that UK ad views had
risen from an average of
85,000 in the summer of
2004 to 130,000 in Q4
2004... and have now
exceeded 250,000 for
each of the last two
months - a 5 year high.
This staggering
threefold increase in
candidate interest has
been achieved in just | |
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| | nine months - coinciding
with the period in which
consultancy recruitment
demand has been at its
most buoyant.
According to
Top-Consultant Director
Tony Restell the sharp
rise is due to a variety
of factors:
"In this 9 month
period we have seen
visitor numbers jump
from 150,000 a month to
250,000 a month,
accounting for part of
the increase in job
advert views. Technical
enhancements to our job
board combined with an
increasingly attractive
range of opportunities | |
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| | have also significantly
increased the likelihood
of a Top-Consultant
visitor reading several
job adverts during the
course of their site
visit."
"We also mustn't
overlook the change in
mentality amongst
consultants during this
time. As our recent
retention survey
illustrated, consultants
are now thinking much
more aggressively about
a career move to a
competitor. This clearly
increases activity
levels on our jobs board
quite significantly."
"Fortunately during | |
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| | this period we have also
been able to attract
more and more candidates
from outside consulting,
so we are not simply in
the business of
recycling consultants
from one firm to the
next. What we see as
critical for our
industry is attracting
corporate candidates and
recent graduates into
the consulting market.
By continuing to do this
we are able to
contribute to the growth
and prosperity of our
industry."
Whatever the
contributing factors,
what is clear is that | |
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| | recruiters are reaping
the rewards of this
sharp increase in
candidate interest. The
number of candidates
likely to see a UK
advert in a typical
month is now over 500
compared with only 200
last summer. According
to Restell a similar
trend is also expected
in the US market between
now and the year-end, as
US consulting activity
levels continue to
rebound. Good news for
any recruiter worried
about an impending "War
for Talent".
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