Big guns to woo consulting candidates at 2006 Management Consultancy Careers Fair

A staggering 42 organisations have already signed up to meet consulting candidates at the 2006 Management Consultancy Careers Fair, taking place on 13th October at The Barbican in London. This puts the line-up of recruiters on track to exceed 60 organisations, compared with the 41 organisations that exhibited at last yearís event. Over 3,000 people are expected to attend the Fair, with 500 recruiters and representatives of consulting firms on hand to meet with candidates on the day.

Visitors to this yearís Fair will be able to meet three of the ìBig 4î firms (Deloitte, Ernst & Young and KPMG), numerous fast-growing major consulting brands (including EDS Consulting Services, BearingPoint and BT Global Consulting) as well as a diverse range of exciting niche consulting firms. BLT, four-times winner of Top-Consultantís award for ìBest Management Consultancy Recruitment Firmî, will also be exhibiting ñ as will event partners the Management Consultancies Association and the Institute of Management Consultancy.

Top-Consultant.com Director Tony Restell believes this yearís event is proving so popular because of rising client demand for consulting services and an increasingly acute problem in sourcing consultants for newly won assignments:

îMCA member firms recently reported that consulting headcount rose 27% in the last year. When staff turnover is factored in, it is clear that recruitment of top talent has become the number one strategic priority for consultancies. This explains why firms have been so quick in signing up for the 2006 fair and also highlights what a great opportunity this one-day event will be for anyone thinking of applying to consulting firms later this year.î

A Management Consultancy Special will run in the Evening Standard on 26th September, to maximise the candidate reach of the Fair and ensure maximum publicity for those consulting firms with big recruitment targets to hit in 2006. Copies will also be distributed to all those attending the Fair on 13th October.

ìHaving ensured the success of the event through this wonderful line-up of firms, our main concern now is to ensure that readers wishing to attend do not face the same disappointment as last year ñ when there were simply not enough entry tickets to go around. Although The Barbican offers us a greater capacity than last yearís Olympia event, we nevertheless expect the event to be oversubscribed. Hence we recommend candidates register for a place sooner rather than later.î

Last yearís event was oversubscribed and hundreds of candidates found themselves unable to secure an entry pass in the days leading up to the Fair.

îThere were unconfirmed reports of readers selling their passes on eBay and that is a situation weíre hoping to avoid this yearî added Restell. Registrations for the Fair ñ which is targeted at experienced hires rather than university students ñ can now be made via the dedicated careers fair website at: www.theconsultancycareersfair.com

Recruiters interested in finding out about exhibiting at this yearís Careers Fair should contact Sacha Jackson on sachaj@top-consultant.com