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State of the Market: Defence and Security Consulting

Posted in Huntswood Recruitment, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »

Consultancy in defence and security is full of paradoxes. It is both heavily public sector (MoD, security services, NATO), and heavily private sector (BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin). It is high profile and steeped in secrecy. It is restricted to a limited number of firms, but many different firms work on projects at the same institutions. [...]

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How to Improve Computer-Based Training Relevance for Risk

Posted in Huntswood, Huntswood Learning and Development, tagged , , , , on March 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »

We’ve all taken Computer-Based Training (CBT) courses where the trainer sets us up in front of a computer and tells us to follow the instructions on the screen. Unfortunately, all too often CBT can fall flat. The training material seems distantly related to us at best and rarely seems to apply to the duties we [...]

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Recruitment is on the Rise!

Posted in Huntswood, Huntswood Recruitment, tagged , , , , on March 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Recruitment companies have their work cut out for them as we move into 2011. According to Top-Consultant.com’s recent survey of 133 recruiters, hiring expectations are back up to pre-recession levels, with upturns expected in the financial services industry in particular. Consulting in general is heading upwards, and with demand rising recruiters will have to pick [...]

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Great Ormond Street, Kayaking and Corporate Social Responsibility

Posted in Corporate Responsibility, Paul Wycherley, tagged , , , , , on March 11, 2011 | 1 Comment »

 Sometimes we get so absorbed in our own lives that we forget to look at how others are doing – and how we can help them. As part of our Corporate Social Responsibility programme we are supporting Olympic kayaker Paul Wycherley in his bid to cross the English Channel for charity. He is trying to [...]

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The State of the Market in Healthcare Consulting

Posted in Huntswood Recruitment, tagged , , , , , , on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

 Stephen Humphreys continues his sector specific tour of the consulting industry. This fortnight his focus is the healthcare industry. Consulting to the healthcare industry, and particularly to the NHS, has traditionally been the largest sub-sector that is paid for from the public-purse. Ranging from long term strategy reports, to the ill-fated National Programme for [...]

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38,000 foot somewhere over the Indian Ocean

Posted in Huntswood, Paul Wycherley, tagged , , , on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I have just completed 7 weeks of intensive training in Australia. As I write this I am at 38,000 foot somewhere over the Indian Ocean, fatigued from training and a confused body clock, but still beaming from the great time and the quality training I have put away in the bank. I spent most of [...]

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State of the Consulting Market in Media

Posted in Huntswood Recruitment, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on March 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Stephen Humphreys of Huntswood continues his series reviewing different sectors within consultancy, looking at the state of the market. This week he turns his attention to the media industry. Media is one of those sectors that we all feel a part of. We all engage with it and use it, whether we watch the television, [...]

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