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New IT consulting jobs board gets off to a strong start
 
 TopITconsultant.com –
the sister-site of
management consultancy
niche board
Top-Consultant.com – has
got off to a flying
start in serving the
recruitment needs of IT
consultants and hiring
managers at IT
consultancies. September
saw monthly visits rise
to 15,000 – a
significant traffic
figure for any niche
board, let alone one
that is only three
months old. The last
weeks have also seen the
 
 site achieve page 1
ranking on Google for
all the site’s target
search terms like “IT
consulting jobs” and “IT
consultant jobs”,
meaning that further
readership growth is
expected in the coming
months.
   Just as important as
attracting candidates,
though, is the challenge
of maintaining an
appealing list of
vacancies for those IT
consultants to choose
from. “Our management
team are delighted to
 
 have secured regular
postings from the likes
of Accenture, Axon,
BearingPoint, Capgemini,
Detica, Ernst & Young,
IBM, SAIC and Tata
Consultancy Services.
Seeing quality brands
like these on the site
is a major reason for
candidates to bookmark
the site and return to
it time and time again –
or indeed recommend it
to friends and
colleagues,” commented
director Tony Restell.
   A recent poll of the
site’s users has
 
 highlighted that the
internet is now a
credible means of
attracting not just
junior staff but also
the decision makers
within these IT firms.
Of TopITconsultant’s
readership, the
seniority breakdown is
notably strong at the
more senior levels of an
IT organisation, with
partners, principals and
managers making up 58%.
   The poll findings,
collected at the time of
the
annual salary report
 
    , also demonstrate
the specialisms of
candidates being
attracted to the IT
consulting industry,
with IT
project/programme
management the most
represented group of
consultants at 37%, with
ERP consultants and IT
strategists comprising
18% and 14%
respectively.
  
 
 
Arthur D. Little launches carbon advisory service
 
 Management consultancy
Arthur D. Little (ADL)
has launched a dedicated
Global Carbon Advisory
Service (GCAS). The
service will help
clients take a broad
view of carbon issues,
from value creation
through to addressing
risk and step-changes in
customer requirements.
   The announcement
follows the launch of
the new Bloomberg,
Carbon Winners’ Equity
Index, by E. Capital
 
 Partners (ECPI), the
financial investment
advisory firm. ADL
worked with ECPI to
develop the index and
calculate the carbon
intensity ratings
(carbon emissions over
turnover) for the
selected companies. The
findings of this
research reveal that
less than 20% companies
out of the selected
1,000 published defined
targets for the
reduction of carbon
 
 emissions. Carbon
Winners companies are
performing 20% better
than the average as
monitored by Bloomberg.
   Richard Clarke,
global head of
sustainability and risk,
said: "Whilst valuation
and market analyses as
provided by the new
Carbon Winners’ Equity
Index address how
dealing with carbon
emissions affects a
company's bottom line,
we also recognise that
 
 companies need to take
into account the value
of technology and
innovation in dealing
with sustainability
issues. The launch of
our GCAS service
underlines our
commitment to help
clients assess future
market values whilst
facing the risks and
step-changes needed to
meet customer
requirements".
   The findings of the
Carbon Winners’ Index
 
 and the launch of this
global service
reinforces the work
behind ADL's recent
sustainability
publication, The
Sustainability Value
Formula
, which examines
how leading companies
are building long-term
sustainable performance
through an intense focus
on integrity and
innovation.
  
 
 
Deloitte Consulting to acquire Oracle HCM company
 
 Deloitte Consulting LLP
(Deloitte Consulting), a
subsidiary of Deloitte &
Touche USA LLP, has
agreed to acquire the
assets of Xcelicor,
Inc., one of the leading
North American Oracle
Human Capital Management
systems (HCM)
consultancies. The
addition of Xcelicor's
team of more than 80
professionals
establishes Deloitte
Consulting as a leading
 
  
   
 
 
 
 functionality from all
of its current lines.
This is expected to
create significant
demand from users and a
highly competitive
market for qualified
integrators and
consultants.
   "The choice to
integrate Xcelicor and
Deloitte Consulting came
after many months of
exploration and deep
discussions," said Mark
Silverstein, CEO of
 
 Xcelicor. "True to the
culture of both firms,
the discussions started
with each firm's
approach to client
service and talent
management and continued
on to a mutual vision of
leading the broad market
for Oracle HCM
consulting services."
   Xcelicor, a Oracle
HCM provider in the
marketplace and
designated by Oracle
Corporation as a
 
 preferred worldwide
strategic partner, has a
large and impressive
client base that spans a
multitude of industries,
sizes, and locations. It
has 98 employees who
will join Deloitte
Consulting's human
resource transformation
service line. The
acquisition is expected
to be completed in early
October.
  
 
 provider of Oracle human
capital
technology-related
consulting services to
the market.
   In 2008, Oracle is
scheduled to release
Oracle Fusion
Applications, a single
applications product
line that Oracle expects
will combine the best
 
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