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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
 
  
   
 
 
 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.
  
 
 leading 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