Consulting Point was established in 2003 by former consultants who recognised a significant demand for a knowledge-driven Talent Strategy & Advisory service tailored to the Management Consulting industry.
Over the past two decades, we have cultivated a network of 155,000 of the industry’s top global talent, forging long-term, trust-based relationships through in-depth research, insight, and informed action.
Building on our unrivalled expertise in the Management Consulting sector, we have now expanded into strategic advisory services, with a focus on the automotive, industrial, and energy sectors.
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The management consulting sector of the combined countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain is now worth over $3 billion. The size of the market is not necessarily surprising, given the importance placed on tapping external expertise by various large firms across multiple of industry sectors in the region. The growth in management consulting market is getting back on track after the dramatic dip in global oil prices in 2016, where the crash took oil prices to as low as $26.21 per barrel and now in January 2020 tracking at around $58 per barrel. Unsurprisingly, the implication of uncertain oil prices has fuelled investment from local GCC governments to further increase their consultancy spend to diversify across non-oil related sectors which has been further exacerbated by the worsening inter-trade agreements in the Gulf, a predicted contraction in global economic growth fuelled by Brexit and The US-China Trade War, and increasing pressure on natural resources.
It’s always been important to hire the best people, after all, everybody agrees that people are a business’s biggest asset. However, there has never been more competition for the best people.
With firms looking to get a competitive edge over each other in the modern business landscape and the ever increasing visibility of people to job opportunities, the war for talent is reaching critical point.
The daily rate paid to interim management consultants remains about the same as last quarter with just a tiny 0.1% increase across the board. This in our opinion is due for an upwards correction during the next 2 quarters because of the increased demand for talent and the global shortage of appropriately skilled and qualified consultants.
It's October 2016 and our regular Bonus Report / Index is now available.
We monitor the reported bonus payments of management consultant around the globe and compile them in a (hopefully) easy to read snapshot of the market as it stands today (21 Oct 2016).
PwC has been named as the UK's leading graduate employer for the 13th consecutive year
PwC hired almost 1,500 graduates last year and plans to recruit a further 1,500 graduates in 2017.
The firm also hired 145 school leavers and had 1,133 students on work experience placements last year. Almost a third of PwC's graduate recruits joined the firm through one of its work experience placements.
ig four consultancy EY is collaborating with financial technology provider Paxos on the rollout of a next-generation blockchain service that brings instant settlement and true delivery versus payment (DvP) to the gold market for the first time.
Every day we ask a lot of people in the management consulting world why they are looking to change their jobs. As a professional advisory firm of 14 years good standing, we like to think that people are confident in our reputation and skills in the area to be open and honest with us. Maybe even more so than their current (or even) future employers. After all, nobody would dream of turning up to an interview and saying "it's all about the money", or would they?
The Boston Consulting Group has acquired Germany-based Inverto, a move which further diversifies its range of services for clients in the procurement and operations segment. The addition sees more than 130 management consultants bolster BCG’s capabilities and capacity in a fast growing consulting segment, as digitalisation and Internet 4.0 developments come online.
July 2016 Management Consultancy Salary Survey
It's been a very busy year so far in the management consulting world and this has been reflected in the activity relating to hiring talent.
EY has become the second Big Four firm to sign HM Treasury’s Women in Finance Charter, which looks to promote gender diversity in the financial service industry.
Regardless of individual personal views on the result of the EU referendum it is clear that the change in our relationship with Europe will require our leaders to make significant changes to how they generate economic prosperity.
Big Four firms EY and PwC have closed two acquisitions in Belgium: EY has acquired A-THREE, a consulting firm specialised in preventing ’revenue leakage’, while rival PwC has snapped up Handson & Partners, a tax compliance and accounting services provider.
Demand for German consultants sees DACH consulting market grow €1bn in just two years.
- Industry 4.0 drives strong demand for consultants in Germany’s manufacturing industry – up 8.9 per cent to €2.2bn
- DACH consulting market now worth €8.7bn
- Switzerland’s consulting market closes in on €1bn landmark.
US Consulting industry grows strongly to a market size of $55 billion.
This is out latest salary survey from April 2016. It covers Management Consultants in the UK & EMEA
