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Top 10 Talent Acquisition Firms

What are the best talent acquisition firms? For professionals looking to break into a new industry, or experienced consultants looking to make a change, talent acquisition firms can be useful partners to facilitate the transition you’re looking for. And of course, companies use talent acquisition firms to expand or fill their talent pipelines, especially in…

GE Healthcare Partners

GE Healthcare Partners is the consulting/advisory arm of GE Healthcare, which is a subsidiary of General Electric (GE). GE Healthcare Partners specializes in data analytics, financial modeling, and clinical insights for healthcare organizations and systems, and is one of the largest consulting firms in the world dedicated exclusively to healthcare consulting. In this firm profile,…

Value Creation: The Foundation Of Business

Value creation makes or breaks a business model. It is the key metric that investors, shareholders, and other stakeholders look at when they consider long term returns. But the term itself is somewhat broad. Value is ultimately in the eye of the beholder, and the value creation definition has changed in recent years. Specifically, the…

How to Stay Focused

Learning how to stay focused takes practice. It would be wonderful if each day we knocked out each item of our to do list in less than two hours, took time to meditate, and then got in a hardcore workout all before noon. Yes, this would be lovely, but as far as we know, this…

BCG to Increase Base Salary by $10K for Associates and Consultants

In a move sure to cause a ripple effect across the management consulting landscape, BCG has announced it is raising salaries for junior employees. First-year BCG employees at the Associate and Consultant level will see their base salary increase $10,000 in October 2021. This also means that if you're going through the recruiting process now,…

Top 10 US Environmental Consulting Firms

Environmental consulting firms help companies manage their relationship with the environment. Given the current focus on climate change and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), spending on these types of services is growing fast. Environmental consultants are most in demand in industries such as energy & utilities, chemicals, and construction. Greater than half of the market…

LEK Consulting Opens Sustainability Center in London

In July 2021, L.E.K. Consulting launched the “Sustainability Centre of Excellence” in London. Why did LEK start the Sustainability Center and what does it mean for the company? We break it down below. LEK Consulting Investing in Sustainability with New Center in London LEK was established as an offshoot of Bain and Company in 1983…

Putnam Firm Profile

Putnam Associates - rebranded in 2021 as "Putnam" under the Inizio Advisory umbrella - is a top boutique consulting firm that supports large and small life sciences organizations worldwide through strategic advisory services. If the combo of life sciences and strategy work is what gets you out of bed in the morning, Putnam Associates could…

Stax Inc: the Entrepreneurial Firm Combining Strategy, Meritocracy, and Fun

Stax Inc is a leading consultancy serving primarily Private Equity clients. We were joined by Brett Conradt and Jeremy Wall, both Managing Directors in the Chicago office, to get an insider perspective on the firm. You'll get a feel for the firm's collaborative culture, the type of work it engages in, current job opportunities, and…

Implementation Consultant: What They Do & Salary Data

What are implementation consultants and what – exactly – do they do? There are many different types of consulting, which can get confusing when you’re deciding where exactly you want to enter the industry. Today, we’ll help clear up some of the confusion. With a focus on project management and business analysis, implementation consultants play…