Following on from the previous editorial, which looked at upstream energy, we now look downstream at utilities. Although there is some cross-over, particularly in the mid-stream energy trading that is looked at towards the end of this article, the research for the article drew out some real differences that are worth highlighting. Utility companies are [...]
Archive for January, 2011
The State of the Consulting Market in Utilities
Posted in Huntswood Recruitment, tagged asset management, electricity, energy, energy trading, executive consulting, Huntswood Recruitment, management consultancy, recruitment, resourcing, strategy jobs, utilities, water on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Huntswood Launches iPhone App
Posted in Huntswood, tagged huntswood app, huntswood iphone app, iphone, iphone app, resourcing on January 21, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Huntswood is delighted to announce they have released their own iPhone application. This innovative use of technology establishes Huntswood as a front runner in the market, being the first company to use this type of technology to assist its contractors. One of the principle functions of the free App is for Huntswood associates to capture [...]
Trouble in Queensland
Posted in Huntswood, Paul Wycherley, tagged Cross Channel Challenge, CSR, Huntswood, Paul Wycherley on January 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Three weeks in and despite some of the worst floods in Queensland’s history, the GB men’s kayak team are training hard in preparation for the World Championships and our first shot at Olympic qualification later on in the year. I have joined the team paddling out of the Sunshine Coast Kayak Club, a location that [...]
Customer experience is hot news at the moment.
Posted in Huntswood Learning and Development, tagged Customer Experience, Customer service, Huntswood, Learning and Development, Mary Portas, Mystery Shopping, Secret Shopper on January 19, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Top names like Michel Roux Jn and Mary Portas are on our screens expounding the benefits of good customer service, while major High Street banks and Telecoms providers are receiving media coverage for failing to meet customers’ expectations. Why does it matter? In the current financial climate, organisations are well aware that anything less than [...]
Paul Wycherley international sprint kayaker attempting the Cross Channel Challenge
Posted in Huntswood on January 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am absolutely delighted to be teaming up with Huntswood on my mission to win gold in Sprint Kayaking at the London 2012 Olympics. I started the sport, aged 12, at Wey Kayak Club in Guildford in 1998 and dreamt of winning an Olympic Gold Medal. Quickly I worked my way up the junior ranks [...]
Olympian kayaker blogging for Huntswood…
Posted in Huntswood, tagged Cross Channel Challenge, CSR, Paul Wycherley on January 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Paul Wycherley, a London 2012 Olympic hopeful, will shortly start contributing to Huntswood’s blog and Twitter feeds. Paul will be sharing his thoughts on what it takes to be an Olympic athlete, as well as providing pictures (he’s currently ‘down under’ training) and videos of his training. With the support of Huntswood, Paul is planning [...]
The State of the Market: Upstream Energy Consulting – The Trio of Fossil Fuels, Nuclear & Renewables
Posted in Huntswood Recruitment, tagged consulting, executive consulting, Huntswood, Huntswood Recruitment, jobs, management consultancy, recruitment, resourcing on January 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Huntswood’s latest article looks at the state of the consulting market in the energy sector. The sourcing and supply of energy is one of the largest concerns currently facing our planet. Fossil fuels are naturally limited in supply, and their continuing development is becoming all the more complex—both geographically and technically. Only in the last [...]