There are several ways you can approach consulting as a career alternative — as an independent (working as a contractor for a consulting firm or directly for a client) or as a direct
employee of a consulting firm.
There are several ways you can approach Technology Consulting as a career alternative — as an independent (working as a contractor for a consulting firm or directly for a client) or as a direct
employee of a consulting firm or technology services provider (such as Syntax).
Not exact matches
What makes the company unique: With 80,000
employees in the U.S. alone, Glassdoor calls Deloitte one
of the largest and most established
consulting firms with both local and global influence.
The
firm is already helping a variety
of major cancer centers with its tech; the new worker benefit program will allow
employees to
consult with their doctors by giving them their medical history and getting their specific cancers genetically sequenced.
That's a 19 percent hike from a year ago, and the vast majority
of growth comes from businesses with fewer than 100
employees, according to Kravitz Inc., a
consulting firm.
What you can do: Encourage
employees to tweet with their own personal voice rather than taking on a scripted tone — a strategy Peter Shankman, founder
of the New York - based
consulting firm Shankman / Honig and author
of Nice Companies Finish First (Palgrave Macmillan, 2013) calls «shredding the scripts.»
This new ranking by our
consulting firm Great Place to Work Institute and Fortune showcases companies that provide generous retirement programs, equitable pay, and even - handed treatment
of employees, regardless
of age.
According to a retail theft survey conducted by Jack L. Hayes International, a loss prevention
consulting firm, one out
of every 40
employees was apprehended for theft by their employer in 2012.
The
employee - owned, Raleigh, North Carolina - based planning and design
consulting firm stands out for including people
of all job titles, roles and geographies in shaping strategy.
«The challenge is to outsource functionality securely, in a manner that does not put
employee personal information or customer data at risk,» says Jonathan Gossels, president
of SystemExperts, a security and compliance
consulting firm.
That's according to the Women in the Workplace 2016 survey
of 132 companies, with more than 4.6 million
employees, by Lean In, an organization founded by Sandberg to serve as a community and education platform for professional women, and management and
consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
Here's a classic example, courtesy
of a 2013 Inc. article, which describes how the owner
of a management
consulting firm fell into a crippling depression when, following the financial crisis, he had to lay off
employees.
But top - down policies won't bring about meaningful change, warns Yost, founder and president
of the Work + Life Fit Inc.
consulting firm based in Madison, N.J. Instead, she recommends that companies adopt a «partnership» approach, encouraging
employees to suggest arrangements that fit their own needs while still ensuring that work gets done — and gets done well.
Frog Design, a San Francisco - based
consulting firm, publishes Frog Design Mind, a print and online magazine that serves as a quarterly compendium
of staff articles on subjects that excite
employees.
A recent survey conducted by Right Management, a Philadelphia - based management
consulting firm found that
of 667
employees polled, 66 percent had not used all
of their allotted paid vacation days this past year.
Well, Tony Schwartz, the president and CEO
of consulting firm The Energy Project, and Christine Porath, an associate professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School
of Business, conducted a 19,000 - person survey and found out what
employees need to be more satisfied and productive.
Employees at Bain & Company, a global management
consulting firm headquartered in Boston, rave about its «incredible culture» and its «incredible people [who display] a mix
of intelligence but also humility that you don't find at other top
consulting firms.»
Arthur Warren IV, president
of Benefits Advisors
of New England, a $ 1 - million - plus
employee - benefits
consulting firm in Franklin, Mass.: «I started saving for retirement when I was 30, purchasing investment rental properties with the idea
of accumulating long - term capital gains and tax benefits.
Employees at this management
consulting firm were blown - away by the quality
of their co-workers.
Here,
consulting firm Great Place to Work, partnering with Fortune, has crunched the numbers on thousands
of employee surveys to create a new ranking
of the best companies to work for in the Bay Area.
ROWE is the brainchild
of Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, two former Best Buy
employees, who later founded CultureRx, a Minneapolis - based human resources
consulting firm.
Bain & Company, a top management
consulting firm, surveyed 3,300
employees worldwide to determine a list
of essential elements
of «flexible work models.»
Employee wellness programs focusing solely on physical health are a thing of the past, says Brian Misso, senior writer for Benz Communications, an employee benefits consulti
Employee wellness programs focusing solely on physical health are a thing
of the past, says Brian Misso, senior writer for Benz Communications, an
employee benefits consulti
employee benefits
consulting firm.
Pinchin Ltd. is an
employee owned multi-disciplinary
consulting firm, offering a full range
of design, engineering, and environmental
consulting services.
Grier has previously objected to about $ 27 million in claims by Stone Street Partners — a private equity
firm and
consulting firm once known as Siskey Capital — and two
of its
employees.
The marketing costs above include both
employee time (we spent A LOT
of our time on marketing) and external expenses such as conference participation, paid ads, a PR
firms and
consulting services.
Karyn Twaronite, global diversity and inclusiveness officer at
consulting and accounting
firm EY, told Bloomberg that she had received hundreds
of emails from
employees «raising concerns, thoughts and observations» and «areas
of angst,» but also noted she was «hopeful, because there's so much dialogue.»
Former McKinsey
employees, for instance, consistently approach strategy from a unique
consulting perspective; they take pride in the number
of the
firm's alumni who become CEOs
of large companies.
A former
employee of London - based political
consulting firm Cambridge Analytica has said the company «absolutely» planted fake news.
«I think we're looking at the landscape
of opportunities to talk about the issues facing Connecticut,» said Kurantowicz, a Connecticut - based
employee of CAP Public Affairs, a national political
consulting firm whose founders include two former senior staffers
of the Republican National Committee.
They looked at the effects
of something they called «predictable time off» on
employees of the Boston
Consulting Group, an international
consulting firm comprised
of consultants, bankers, accountants, lawyers, and IT professionals.
The center has only two full - time
employees and one part - time; until recently the rest
of the center's workforce was supplied by Sciences International (SI), a private
consulting firm that has been funded by more than 40 chemical industry clients.
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consulting firm that has surveyed and trained a quarter
of a million managers and
employees around the world over the past 20 years.
According to a study by the
consulting firm European Leaders, lack
of effective communication can lead to decreased productivity among
employees.
At the best
consulting firms, new
employees receive a rigorous induction, are expected to take advantage
of ongoing development opportunities in accord with their needs, and are mentored while the
firm invests in developing their full panoply
of skills.
If you are the majority owner
of the company and the
firm provides life insurance for a group
of employees, as opposed to only you the boss, the premiums may be deductible depending on the specifics
of the situation; you should
consult a tax specialist before making a final determination on how to account for these premiums for tax purposes.
According to Morneau Shepell, a
firm that provides human resources and actuarial
consulting services in North America, only about one - third
of employees lucky enough to have access to a workplace pension plan bother to opt in.
A typical non-contributory plan might offer a guaranteed 3 %
of employer contribution while a contributory plan might match 100 %
of employee contributions, up to a maximum
of 6 %
of annual income, says Melanie Jeannotte, the managing partner at Vital Benefits, a Calgary - based benefits
consulting firm.
«It would almost be corporate delinquency to not be considering it,» said John Ulzheimer, a former credit bureau
employee and president
of The Ulzheimer Group, a
consulting firm in Atlanta.
For instance,
consulting firm Accenture provides 100 %
of coverage for the first two weeks (when the feds cover nothing), and an additional 30 %
of income for 15 weeks, meaning that its
employees would gross 85 %
of their salaries for the first four months or so.
«Going into the season, your
employees will already be stressed out because
of the things going on in their personal lives,» says Anne Obarski, director
of Merchandise Concepts, a retail -
consulting firm in Dublin, Ohio (www.merchandiseconcepts.com).
«Uncertainty about the economy is bound to increase stress levels for both managers and
employees at retail stores,» says Jon Schallert, president
of The Schallert Group, a small business
consulting firm in Longmont, Colo. (www.DestinationUBlog.com).
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consulting firm that has surveyed and trained a quarter
of a million managers and
employees around the world over the past 20 years.
The partnership will allow Loop Initiatives to offset the 2012 greenhouse gas emissions associated with
employees of the sustainability
consulting firm.
First, in late September, the Overseas Anti-Corruption Unit (OACU)
of the City
of London Police announced that both an
employee of CBRN Team Ltd (CBRN), a UK security
consulting firm, and an official
of Uganda pled guilty to bribery charges stemming from a scheme in which CBRN paid the Ugandan official in order to receive a contract to advise the Ugandan presidential guard.
I was talking to a
firm that wanted to bring us in to do some
consulting, and sure enough in their employment group different partners kind
of had their own sort
of flat - fee model for
employee handbooks, but it was not consistent throughout the group.
The number
of Labor /
Employee Benefits, Health Care and Environmental
consulting firms will continue to grow.
At its most basic, a
consulting, accounting, legal services or other professional services
firm is likely to have
employees allocate their time among several different categories
of activity.
Labor and employment lawyers can be found in law
firms, labor unions, corporate law departments, state and local governments,
employee benefit funds,
consulting firms, and a variety federal and state governmental regulatory agencies, including the EEOC, Department
of Labor, National Labor Relations Board, Office
of Labor - Management Standards, National Mediation Board, Federal Labor Relations Authority, and Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
The agency subsequently determined incorrectly that the debtor was an
employee at the
consulting firm, and left the statement
of claim at the
firm's reception desk.