Management Consultancy Careers Fair launch proves hugely successful

When you hire one of the UKís largest exhibition venues for your first major careers fair it says a lot about the healthy state of recruitment in your industry. When you find yourself turning away recruiters because the Careers Fair is already going to be packed to capacity with exhibitors ñ thatís when you know for sure your hunch was right.

Such has been the experience of Top-Consultant.com, whose first major careers fair for management consultants has attracted a global client list including Accenture, Arthur D. Little, Capgemini, IBM Business Consulting - and a prestigious event partner in the shape of the Management Consultancies Association. With many consultancies having been turned away with the event now fully booked, candidates are being urged to act quickly if they are to avoid the same fate come 7th October.

ìIn the last fortnight alone we have turned away nearly a dozen firms who wanted to be exhibitors at this yearís fair,î commented a Top-Consultant representative. ìWith so many great brands already attending, there simply wasnít any space left to accommodate additional exhibitors. Now our main concern is to ensure that would-be attendees do not find themselves turned away from the event too, as we are fast approaching our capacity limits for attendees as well.î

The organisers had envisaged allowing readers both to pre-register for the event or to simply turn up on the day to meet the Worldís top consulting firms. But registrations are running at such a high level that organisers will no longer be accepting registrations on the day: ìWe do not want to find ourselves in a position where we have to turn people away on the day because we have reached the venueís capacity limits. Already more than 4/5 of the available visitor passes have been reserved and so we have decided not to allow registrations on the day to avoid disappointment. The message we are putting out is clear ñ if you want to be there on 7th October you absolutely must register in advance!î

The run away success of the October 7th careers fair speaks volumes about the rebound in the management consulting sector. Of course consulting firms all stand and fall on the calibre of their staff ñ and talent shortages are invariably the biggest constraint on growth. With many consultancies looking to make hires equivalent to 25-30% of their headcount in the next 12 months, the need to broaden recruitment initiatives beyond run of the mill advertising campaigns was clear. With this backdrop, perhaps it is little surprise the Management Consultancy Careers Fair has proven so popular. The organisers are now deciding whether to make the event an annual or bi-annual fixture in the recruitment calendar. A final decision will be taken after the 7th October event has taken place and exhibitor feedback has been assessed.

Full details of this yearís event can be found at: