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- Don't talk yourself out of a great career opportunity
- A successful consultant wrote in to ask for career advice. He wondered if he should accept a challenging job offer at a good company, or hold out for a position at a Big 5 firm. Can you guess what our advice was?Tim Heard is a technical recruiter for JC Malone,...
- Technical articles 2002-07-16
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- Ready to rumble: Know what to expect when you interview with a consulting firm
- Getting an interview with the consulting firm of your dreams is only the first step. Knowing what to expect during the interview process will better your chances of landing the job. Here's a look at some interview strategies used by consulting firms.You’ve made it to the first interview with that...
- Technical articles 2000-08-10
- Is the consulting industry really so complex?
- Fixing clients' problems can be tough, but the principles of consulting are fairly simple. So why do consultants over-complicate it? Columnist Tom Rodenhauser ponders the question.There are varying degrees of analysis in our business: from top-of-mind riffs to bare-no-secrets probes. Yet dig down deep enough at any major consulting firm,...
- Technical articles 2001-01-05
- Moving from junior to senior consultant requires drive and expertise—not tenure
- Moving from a junior consultant position to a senior role used to be a simple matter of putting in the expected number of years—seniority was related to how long you'd been around rather than how good you were.But due to the complexity of the IT industry and changing employer expectations,...
- Technical articles 2003-07-02
- Promote your firm with a winning marketing strategy
- You might have the best service in town, but you won't get anywhere without a smart marketing plan. Here are some tips for putting together a flawless promotional strategy.By Pamela SchottWhat, exactly, determines success in the IT consulting marketplace? While there isn’t one easy answer to this question, it is...
- Technical articles 2000-08-15
- Is it time to sell the firm?
- Every consulting firm owner must face the inevitable decision whether or not to sell the business. Columnist Alan Weiss offers a rationale for tackling this tough choice.Almost all of us who are entrepreneurial and establish personal service firms have been or are heavily involved in struggling to make the endeavor...
- Technical articles 2000-12-19
- Don't jump into consulting before you're ready
- The lure of big money and independence leads many IT pros to take the consulting plunge. But many of them do so before they've gained enough experience to be successful.A lot of people want to know how they can become consultants. I know, because a large number of them have...
- Technical articles 2000-09-12
- Offer your expertise through EXP.com
- Looking for a place to prove your IT expertise and solicit new clients at the same time? Try EXP.com, an online service where you can do everything from answer simple questions to lead complex projects.Drew Connelley has a five-star rating. He’s a networking expert for a major consulting firm based...
- Technical articles 2001-02-19
- Evaluate packaged software carefully before you buy
- Many IT managers assume their data architecture can be built entirely around off-the-shelf software. That's not always the case. Before you invest in a package, make sure you can live with its business implications.By Harris KernPackaged software has long been used to perform standard corporate functions such as accounting, payroll,...
- Technical articles 2002-10-22
- Is consumer consulting for you?
- Last year when 18-year-old Tyler Dikman received national recognition for his Tampa, FL, consulting firm, which earned more than $1 million in gross sales, the focus was on the high school diploma he had just earned.Dikman, who started his home-based business, CoolTronics, by selling and setting up a computer and...
- Technical articles 2003-06-24
- Am I charging to Low for my I.T. Consulting Services....
- Hello, I would like to get some constructive feedback on Whether or not I am charging too low for my I.T. Consulting Services. I charge a rate of $75.00 per hour per consultant with a 4 hour minumum per call. Is this too low? We can pretty much support...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- TechRepublic members give advice on dealing with people who hate IT consultants
- As a consultant, you have probably dealt with a few naysayers who make it difficult to do your job successfully. TechRepublic members offer their advice on handling office politics and bad blood from the client's staff.You’ve probably heard at least a few insulting consultant jokes by now. Here’s an example...
- Technical articles 2001-06-20
- Rate this Site!: Major League Baseball slides into home
- The Major League Baseball site offers what every baseball fan craves: loads of stats. Kelly McKnight reviews their site, and we give you a chance to rate it for yourself.Enterprises are launching "corporate portals," gateway sites that act as an entryway to both a company's Web presence and its intranet....
- Technical articles 2000-05-17
- How to sell Linux to IT consulting clients
- I only sell......problem resolution. Sometimes Linux is part of that. Sometimes it's not.And that about sums that up. - Edited.The title of the article (which I haven't read yet but will) does sound like the author is determined to apply Linux regardless of whether it's the best tool...
- Discussion threads 2010-02-09
- Accounting Firm Cuts Costs, Improves Data Storage With Assistance From Dell
- When Baker Tilly, a major accounting and business consulting firm in the United Kingdom, wanted to improve its communications infrastructure, it turned to Dell Services for assistance. Dell Services helped Baker Tilly migrate to Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 so the firm could improve its disaster recovery options for e-mail, reduce...
- Case studies 2009-12-01
- Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy Crises by Henry Kissinger 1.05 (Mobile)
- Crisis: The Anatomy of Two Major Foreign Policy CrisesHenry KissingerSimon & SchusterAugust 25, 1999By drawing upon hitherto unpublished transcripts of his telephone conversations during the Yom Kippur War (1973) and the last days of the Vietnam War (1975), Henry Kissinger reveals what goes on behind the scenes at the highest...
- Software downloads 2009-07-02
- Hoodwinked by John Perkins 3.0.1 (Mobile)
- HoodwinkedJohn PerkinsBroadway BusinessNovember 10, 2009John Perkins has seen the signs of today's economic meltdown before. The subprime mortgage fiascos, the banking industry collapse, the rising tide of unemployment, the shuttering of small businesses across the landscape are all too familiar symptoms of a far greater disease. In his former life...
- Software downloads 2010-02-04
- Are you a consultant or an advisor?
- As many major accounting firms spin off their consulting divisions, a line in the sand is emerging between consulting and advising, writes Tom Rodenhauser. Read why he says that these days, you must have IT capability to be considered a consultant.All the controversy surrounding auditor independence masks a fundamental truth....
- Technical articles 2000-10-20
- Big vs. small: The real difference among consulting firms
- The biggest consulting firms do employ some of the sharpest minds in the business. But as columnist Tom Rodenhauser points out, the little guys don't have the option of riding the coattails of a big brand-name firm—they have to sell solid expertise.“My son, who’s a lawyer, says I shouldn’t put...
- Technical articles 2001-03-02
- A bit of advice for an aspiring consultant
- Columnist John McCormick reached into the e-mailbag and found a reader who's wondering whether to become a consultant. Here's John's advice for all those grappling with this decision.My first Silicon Samurai column generated an interesting question from reader Steve, who asks that we continue to cover topics for new...
- Technical articles 2000-06-23
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