| | 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
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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.
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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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