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Who should you be talking to at this year’s Consultancy Careers Fair?
 
 This year’s Consultancy
Careers Fair, to be held
at the Barbican Centre
on the evening of
Thursday 9th October and
during the day of Friday
10th October, has
attracted 48 exhibitors.
  
   With so many people
to see in just one day,
Top-Consultant.com
managing director Bryan
Hickson provides a
rundown of the
exhibitors to help you
maximise your
effectiveness at the
Fair. And there is still
time to
book your ticket
if you haven’t already
done so.
  
   This year's
exhibitors:
  
   Accenture
   Accenture is one of
the world’s leading
management consulting,
technology services and
outsourcing companies,
with operations in some
49 countries. Accenture
has just announced
record annual revenues
and a record order book.
For the third year in
row it’s expecting
double digit growth,
creating a wealth of
career opportunities.
  
   Amdocs
Consulting

   Backed by over 18,000
professionals in more
than 50 countries,
Amdocs is a global
management and
technology consulting
organisation that is
committed to helping
services organisations
transform their
businesses. Its focus
lies in delivering
unrivalled customer
experience, driving
additional revenue
streams and reducing
costs.
  
   Arup
   Arup is a global firm
of designers, engineers,
planners and business
consultants providing a
diverse range of
professional services to
clients around the
world. Ranked 41st in
the 2007 Sunday Times
“Best Companies to Work
For” survey, it is
committed to developing
its staff to fulfil
their potential and
reach the top of their
professions.
  
   Auditel
   Auditel is the
leading home-based,
white-collar franchise
in the UK. So if you are
one of the many people
who want to make a
change to their working
lives but are wary of
the leap into
self-employment, Auditel
offers a unique
opportunity to operate
your own professional
home-based business in
this exciting and highly
lucrative market.
  
   Axon
   Axon is a global
leader in the delivery
of business
transformation
programmes and operates
in more than 30
countries worldwide. It
designs, implements and
supports solutions that
address complex business
issues faced by large
organisations who have
selected SAP as their
strategic enterprise
platform.
  
   Beament Leslie
Thomas

   BLT was one of the
first recruitment
businesses to specialise
in management consulting
appointments, and it has
kept its premier
position ever since. It
works not only with some
of the major strategy
houses and Big Four, but
also with numerous
boutiques and niche
firms. So whether you
are a first-timer or an
experienced consultant
come and tell BLT how it
can help you.
  
   Consulting Point
   Consulting Point is
an established team of
former management
consultants working in
the recruitment space –
so it has an insider’s
understanding of the
industry and the
dilemmas you face when
choosing a new
consulting employer. The
firm currently recruits
across the Big Four,
global management
consultancies, numerous
strategy firms and most
leading professional
services and niche
consultancies in the
UK.
  
   Curzon & Company
   Curzon & Company was
formed in 2001 by a
group of former
colleagues to focus on
strategy and change
implementation. Its
success lies in its
focus, core values,
excellence in delivery
and talented people. An
exciting option if
you’re looking to join a
small close-knit team of
consultants.
  
   Dell
   There’s a lot that
goes on behind the
scenes at a global
organisation like Dell,
 
 one of the world’s
leading brands. The
range of career options
you’ll find within the
business function at
Dell is truly
impressive. Join the
team of Business
Professionals at Dell,
and experience a world
of operations and
organisations that is
practically unmatched.
  
   Deloitte
   Deloitte’s breadth
and depth of expertise
make it a leading force
in its chosen areas of
business and continued
strong growth means a
wealth of opportunities
across a broad spectrum
of consulting practice
areas. It is also known
for its collaborative
culture and innovative
reward strategies.
  
   Detica
   Detica is the only
consultancy to
specialise in helping
clients collect, manage
and exploit information
to reveal actionable
intelligence. From its
roots in national
security, it has built
in-depth experience and
domain expertise in
government, financial
services and telecoms.
Based in the UK, it also
has a presence in Europe
and the US.
  
   Distinct
Consulting

   Distinct is a new
breed of management
consultancy and
outsourcing provider. By
taking the broad
commercial view, allied
with advanced data
modelling techniques, it
is able to improve
operational performance,
reduce costs and create
growth for its clients.
  
   ea Consulting
Group

   ea Consulting Group
is the fastest growing
management consultancy
in the UK and is now
entering its 10th year.
A dedicated function and
market driven company,
it designs and delivers
projects that boost
revenue and reduce
costs. If you’re looking
for a dynamic and
fast-moving environment,
look no further.
  
   EDS Consulting
Services UK

   EDS Consulting
Services in the UK has
adopted a structure and
style of operation that
fully embeds consulting
services into the EDS
delivery portfolio and
it operates as two
distinct but integrated
groups, Business
Transformation and
Technology
Transformation. Over the
past six years EDS in
the UK has more than
trebled in size –
serving more than 120
major clients in both
the public and the
private sector.
  
   Ernst & Young
   With a fast-growing
business advisory
practice, Ernst & Young
can offer opportunities
across a broad range of
consulting practice
areas. Very popular at
previous Careers Fairs,
the firm’s continued
strengthening of its
advisory arm is sure to
make it popular again
this year.
  
   FreshMinds
   FreshMinds Talent,
the recruitment arm of
the company, helps
clients find outstanding
executives, outstanding
graduates and interim
consultants. The firm is
not afraid to say that
it is a bit different,
so if you’re looking to
make the next step
forward in your career,
it has the know-how to
put a smile on your
face.
  
   Gartner
   Gartner is the
world’s leading
information technology
research and advisory
company, working with
every client to
research, analyse and
interpret the business
of IT within the context
of their individual
role. Gartner is
headquartered in
Stamford, Connecticut
and has 4,000 associates
operating in 80
countries.
  
   Hedra
   Hedra is one of the
most prominent new
consulting brands to
have emerged in recent
years. The firm enjoyed
considerable success
building up a portfolio
of public sector clients
– it is now the largest
independent consultancy
working primarily for
public services
organisations and
suppliers to the public
services market - and
has since diversified
into private sector
work, too.
  
   Hitachi
Consulting

   Hitachi Consulting’s
UK practice is currently
experiencing tremendous
growth, creating new
opportunities for
talented individuals
 
 within its Public Sector
and Technology
practices. Due to its
continued success, the
firm is interested in
meeting qualified,
talented candidates who
would like to take on
key roles in a variety
of assignments.
  
   Hudson and Yorke
   Hudson & Yorke is a
specialist consultancy
providing large end-user
organisations with
strategy, sourcing and
governance services in
the business-critical
area of
telecommunications and
networks. Its
experienced team is
unmatched in its
knowledge of designing
and managing complex
outsource and managed
service agreements.
  
   The Institute of
Business Consulting

   The Institute of
Business Consulting is
the professional body
for all business
consultants, formed in
April 2007 by the merger
of the Institute of
Business Advisers and
the Institute of
Management Consultancy.
The Institute provides a
development path for the
profession, supported by
high quality resources
and a recognised
qualification route
which includes the
Certified Management
Consultant award.
  
   IBM
   IBM Global Business
Services is arguably the
world’s largest
consulting services
organisation, with a
presence in more than
160 countries. As a
consequence, the
business can offer a
comprehensive range of
consulting opportunities
– so whatever your
consulting background
there’s likely to be a
career route at IBM that
would both challenge and
progress your career.
  
   Ineum Consulting
   Ineum Consulting is
about to launch in the
UK! It is looking for
experienced consultants
at all levels to join it
on this exciting
journey. Ineum typifies
a new generation of
consultants:
entrepreneurial,
independent,
collaborative, combining
expertise from major
economic sectors and
knowledge of corporate
functions.
  
   Infosys
Technologies

   Infosys Technologies
is widely regarded as
one to watch in the
global consultancy
market. With more than
94,000 employees in over
40 offices worldwide,
its growth and success
is built on defining,
designing and delivering
IT-enabled business
solutions that help
Global 2000 companies
win in a “Flat World”.
  
   Jefferson Wells
   Jefferson Wells
delivers professional
services from more than
50 offices across North
America, Europe, Asia
and Africa in the areas
of internal audit and
controls, finance and
accounting, tax and
technology risk
management. At its
rapidly expanding London
office, it works with
the FTSE 250, Global
1000 multinational
companies and mid-market
firms.
  
   LOC Consulting
   LOC specialises in
operational strategy,
change management and
programme delivery for
both private and public
sector organisations to
successfully deliver
complex programmes. If
you share their
enthusiasm for
delivering client
success and you embrace
values of trust,
innovation, integrity,
empowerment, and
delivery excellence,
then they’d be very keen
to meet you.
  
   Lodestone
   Lodestone is a
fast-growing global
management consultancy
that’s committed to
designing and delivering
solutions that ensure
companies thrive in
today’s complex business
environment. As an
independent consulting
firm, Lodestone offers a
variety of services such
as strategy and business
process, solution
definition, IT
transformation
consulting and solution
implementation.
  
   The Management
Consultancies
Association

   The Management
Consultancies
Association was formed
in 1956 to represent the
consultancy industry to
clients, the public and
government. Today, the
Association’s members
employ around 50,000
consultants and their
combined annual fee
income represents 70% of
the £12bn UK consulting
 
 market. Visit the MCA to
find out about industry
trends and events.
  
   Michael Warwick
Nicholls

   Michael Warwick
Nicholls is a
recruitment consultancy
with an enviable client
list that includes five
of the largest global
consultancies and the
consulting/advisory
practices of the Big
Four accounting firms.
For a view of the
opportunities that exist
across a range of
employers, talk to MWN.
  
   Mindbench
   Mindbench is the
leading management
consultancy recruitment
firm for high achieving
management consultants.
Specialising in
recruiting the best
management consultants
for top strategy firms,
the Big Four and
specialist management
consultancies, it
operates globally,
recruiting for roles in
the UK, Europe, Middle
East, Asia and
Australia.
  
   Morse
   Morse is a
client-focused
consulting, IT services
and technology company,
with proven expertise in
investment management
consulting, business
applications services,
infrastructure services
and technology. As part
of its growth strategy,
it recently acquired
Xayce, a provider of
back-office IT
consultancy services
founded by former
Accenture staff.
  
   Mott MacDonald
   Mott MacDonald, the
global management,
engineering and
development consultancy,
spans 120 countries with
more than 13,000 staff
working in all sectors
from transport, energy,
buildings, water and the
environment to health
and education, industry
and communications.
  
   Navigant
Consulting

   With an unwavering
commitment to quality,
Navigant brings a fresh
approach to expert
advice in the United
Kingdom and Europe.
Anchored in London,
Navigant’s 250 European
consultants provide
management consulting,
dispute & investigation
advice and programme
services to companies
managing disputes,
regulatory challenges
and business challenges.
  
   PA Consulting
Group

   PA Consulting Group
is a leading management,
systems and technology
consulting firm.
Operating from offices
across the world, it is
a different kind of
consulting firm:
employee-owned,
award-winning and
independent. Ambitious
for further growth, PA
is looking for more
people to join its
winning team.
  
   PCubed
   Pcubed is a world
leader in providing
programme and portfolio
management solutions and
consulting services.
Pcubed has more than 12
years’ experience of
delivering results to
blue chip organisations
on their critical
programmes across many
industry sectors. So, if
programme and project
management is your
thing, be sure to visit
the PCubed stand.
  
   Place Group
   Place Group is a
specialist programme
management consultancy
whose vision is to be
the leading influence in
the transformation of
children’s services. Its
mission is to challenge
convention to create and
deliver 21st century
education and learning
through proactive
management of
relationships, culture
and curriculum change,
technology and
leadership programmes.
  
   PricewaterhouseCoop
ers

   As one of the world’s
largest professional
services firms, PwC has
a lot to offer. Not only
that, it is proud to
have been voted the UK’s
number one employer in
The Times Top 100
Graduate Employers
survey for the last four
years. This all adds up
to make PwC the ideal
employer for any budding
consultant.
  
   Project One
Consulting

   Project One is a
project and programme
management consultancy
that works with clients
to drive business and IT
change and deliver
significant business
benefits.
   The firm continues to
grow and is extending
its services across the
UK, with a commitment to
work-life balance for
its consulting staff.
 
   
   Proudfoot
Consulting

   Proudfoot Consulting
is a specialist firm of
consultants that
implements sustainable
operational improvements
at no net annualised
cost to clients.
Proudfoot Consulting is
part of the London Stock
Exchange listed
Management Consulting
Group PLC (MCG), the
12th largest operational
consultancy firm in the
world.
  
   PRTM
   PRTM is consistently
ranked as one of the Top
10 Management Consulting
Firms to Work For by
Consulting Magazine.
PRTM is a leader in
operational strategy,
supply chain, product
development and customer
management. PRTM
continues to grow and
offers challenging
career openings to those
interested in strategic
and operational
consulting.
  
   Qedis
   Qedis is a specialist
consultancy focused on
delivering high quality
consulting services to
FTSE 250 companies. It
is a high-energy, open
and dynamic company with
a strong heritage from
the Big Four and a
passion for consulting
excellence. It is part
of Highland Worldwide,
an international network
of consulting companies
with more than 1,100
consultants covering the
UK, Europe and the US.
  
   Sapient
   With 6,400 people and
23 offices worldwide
Sapient helps clients
compete and grow in an
increasingly complex
marketplace. Sapient
operates across North
America, Europe and
India. Since 1990, it
has partnered with some
of the world’s most
recognised brands and
helped them achieve
success at a rate nearly
three times the industry
average.
  
   SQS Group
   SQS is the leading
independent provider of
system and software
testing and quality
improvement services
across the UK and
Ireland. SQS focuses on
improving the success
rates and effectiveness
of local and global
software projects.
Testing consultants,
look no further!
  
   Tefen
   Tefen, an
international management
consulting firm, is in
the business of driving
organisations towards
achieving performance
excellence. Founded in
1982, the company has
amassed a reputation for
improving and enhancing
performance excellence
in some of the world’s
largest and fastest
growing companies.
  
   The Lamberhurst
Corporation

   The Lamberhurst
Consultancy Network is a
network of independent
business consultants
established in 1999. As
a network it focuses its
business generation
activities on the medium
to large corporate
organisations and the
public sector. If you
are a practising
independent consultant
or are considering
making this leap then
you should definitely
visit the Lamberhurst
stand!
  
   TUSP
   TUSP is a
fast-growing consultancy
business whose purpose
is to improve its
clients’ performance and
capability. Its work
covers systems,
processes and equally,
if not most importantly,
people. The firm’s
growth has been driven
by clients in a wide
variety of sectors
demanding more and more
of what it does.
  
   Vault
   Founded in 1997,
Vault is the leading
media company focused on
careers. With offices in
North America, Europe
and Asia, Vault provides
graduates and young
professionals worldwide
with insider information
on careers and
education. Vault was
acquired in September
2007 by private equity
firm Veronis Suhler
Stevenson.
  
   VEGA Group
   VEGA is a specialist
professional services
company that provides
independent consulting,
technology and managed
solutions, based on 30
years’ experience of
specialist market and
technological domains.
VEGA employs 800 people
working in aerospace,
defence and government,
delivering specialist
services worldwide, with
offices and operations
in Europe.
 
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