There is a strange anomaly in the consulting industry. Many of the largest firms have long been vocal advocates of greater gender diversity at the top of the world’s biggest companies. Their logic is simple: more diverse teams perform better.
Business schools’ and consultancies’ close ties led to the phrase “McHarvard”. But as the elite firms seek more diverse talent, the proportion of new consultants with MBAs is shrinking
For once, Keith Bevans is in Paris. As head of global consulting recruiting for Bain & Company, he travels the globe each year, searching for top talent from business schools. However, 2019 was the first time Bevans visited HEC Paris, one of Europe’s best business schools.
A reduction in EU funding is hitting small and mid-sized enterprises in the UK, according to research from a UK accounting and advisory firm. Grants to British firms from the European Development Fund have fallen by 20% in the last year.
Big Four professional services giant PwC has announced it will embark on its largest ever recruitment drive in Scotland. As the firm looks to improve its data analytics, AI and drone capabilities in the region, more than 100 staff are due to join by mid-2019.
Assessing operational risk, while evaluating technology implementation choices and facing regulatory pressures, financial services organizations are looking for strong advisory services and methodologies to help them navigate these challenges.
A.T. Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm, has acquired Cervello, an elite business analytics and data management consultancy
Around this time last year, management consulting firm McKinsey updated its international research on the positive link between diversity and financial performance
Government IT services provider Concept Plus, a key Oracle partner, has acquired Dougherty & Associates (DAI Solutions), a management consulting firm headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia
Women are the primary healthcare decision makers, often labeled the “chief medical officer” of their homes and beyond. In fact, they make 80% of all buying and usage decisions. Not to mention, they also constitute over 70% of the healthcare workforce.
The field of strategy and management consulting remains one of the most popular destinations for graduates and MBA professionals. The consulting case interview might very well be one of the most nerve-racking moments in the application process at leading consulting firms such as McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Bain & Company
Accenture has agreed to acquire Orbium, a management consultancy and technology services provider to the financial services industry, headquartered in Switzerland.
The numbers are encouraging. According to an assessment by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), management consulting is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 30 per cent to become a Rs 27,000-crore industry by 2020. However, with the advent of advanced and newer technologies, management consultants have challenges to tackle
Efficio have launched a ‘certified’ Learning & Development academy for employees and clients, set up in collaboration with the renowned Cranfield School of Management, a leading UK postgraduate university.
Litmus Automation, an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform provider, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a management consulting firm with expertise in operations and manufacturing IoT, today announced a partnership agreement for joint IoT offerings. BCG services combined with Litmus Automation platforms will help customers adopt Industry 4.0 and gather valuable, real-time data from their assets to make better business decisions.
Venture West Consulting (Venture West) and StratusPartner today announced a definitive merger agreement in which Venture West will remain the surviving corporate entity. The merger combines a wealth of experience, complementary capabilities, and a shared commitment to excellence on a much broader platform. This merger enables Venture West to expand its service offerings to new and existing customers in strategy, program and change management, technology implementation, and product innovation.
Keith Bevans has spent every week in a different country for the past six months, hunting for the best hires from business school campuses.
“It’s not my job to reach every student,” says the head of MBA recruitment for Bain & Company, who is currently wrapping up the firm’s summer internship recruitment drive.
The supply chain function is an area crying out for a digital platform or utility. In fact, I believe it’s ripe for digital disruption. Digital technologies such as automation, advanced analytics, AI, cloud and the IoT can make a huge contribution to rationalising and managing the supply chain for companies in the North American market and globally, so it’s a prime candidate for transformation.
University leavers are turning their back on London, the chairman of one of the UK’s biggest graduate employers has been reported as saying.
Consultancy giant PwC has revealed it expects to hire more university and school leavers outside the capital because of concerns about the city’s high living costs and student debts.
The popularity of consulting firms among top students has perhaps never been higher. Why all the recent love? The reason most often cited is that top consulting firms can offer that middle ground of strong compensation without the brutal hours associated with investment banking, though there has been some debate about the latter point.
Boyden, a premier talent advisory and leadership solutions firm with more than 65 offices in over 40 countries, today announced a new partnership with London-based Nicholson McBride to support client needs and continued growth in its leadership consulting businesses.