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Inside view: first impressions of Betfair

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Inside view: first impressions of Betfair

As you know, we meet with all our clients ahead of listing opportunities. It’s important for us to know that these firms are a good “fit” for you, and we are also interested in learning as much as we can about the types of people they are looking to attract.

So we thought it would be a good idea to pass on more of this information; this is the first article in our series of First Impressions. We hope you find it informative and helpful, and it potentially piques your interest about the company. Read more →

Why it matters how powerful the team you’re joining is

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Why it matters how powerful the team you’re joining is

Every so often people get in touch with us asking for career advice. Without wanting to turn it into a full time job, we’re happy to help if we can and always try to schedule a call or a meeting. Hopefully the candidates find our chats useful and, if nothing else, they help to inspire our blog posts.

This morning I met with a very talented lady who’d started her career in FMCG before joining a consulting firm. She wasn’t loving the consulting lifestyle and had been approached by a fashion label about a consumer insights job. She had only been with the consulting firm for 6 months and was wondering what to do. Read more →

The importance of getting your hands dirty

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The importance of getting your hands dirty

If you started your career in professional services – consulting or accounting, say – but really want to get into something more operational, you’ll need to show that you can get your hands dirty.

This is one of the topics that’s come up time and again in our recent interviews with people who’ve moved ‘in-house’. What do we mean by it? Read more →

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Corporate politics: why you need to get in the game

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Corporate politics: why you need to get in the game

These past few weeks, we’ve been busy meeting with folk who’ve successfully switched from professional services into ‘industry’. When asked about the main differences between their current work environment and their previous one, something that always gets a mention is the ‘politics’. Read more →

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5 short facts about moving ‘in-house’

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5 short facts about moving ‘in-house’

Last week, we took some of our own advice and got out there to do a bit of ‘networking’. We met with friends and former colleagues who’ve moved from professional services (consulting, accounting, finance) into ‘industry’ (companies that make and sell a product). Here are 5 universal thruths from our chats Read more →

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Inspiring careers: from strategy consulting to Sky TV

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Inspiring careers: from strategy consulting to Sky TV

18 months ago, Oxford graduate Kate moved from a consulting role at OC&C to working for the strategic planning group at BSkyB.

Here she describes the best bits about working for a media giant and why you might consider a move from professional services into ‘industry’.
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Small fish, big pond? Or big fish, small pond?

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Small fish, big pond? Or big fish, small pond?

Yesterday I met a friend for coffee. She wanted to pick my brain on the kind of company that would be a good choice for her career move. The first thing we discussed – and what I will cover in this post – is the size and ‘appeal’ of the organisation. Read more →

Inspiring careers: from management consultant to Waitrose space planning manager

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Inspiring careers: from management consultant to Waitrose space planning manager

Bethan is a manager in retail planning for Waitrose – her team decides the best layout for all stores (big & small) with a view to drive sales, improve convenience and create a great shopping environment.

She is only four years into her career which started in management consulting. We hope her advice inspires your next move! Read more →

Inside story: ‘Strategic Assistant to the CEO’ of a FTSE100 Retailer

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Inside story: ‘Strategic Assistant to the CEO’ of a FTSE100 Retailer

For this, our second article in the series, we’ve interviewed the Strategic Assistant to the CEO for one of the UK’s largest grocers.

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Inspiring careers: from consultant to entrepreneur to Skyscanner’s Product Director

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Inspiring careers: from consultant to entrepreneur to Skyscanner’s Product Director

Rachel Armitage is Product Director for skyscanner.

Rachel is only six years into a varied career which has already seen her working in venture capital, management consulting, start-ups and now as a Board member of Europe’s top flight search site, skycanner after they acquired her start-up, Zoombu, in December 2010.

Rachel kindly agreed to share her inspiring career story with us: Read more →

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