by Consultant Insights | Oct 20, 2021 | Consulting Tips, Main Page
By Michael Nylund The first few weeks on a new contract are an exciting, yet crucial time. It’s a balancing act of performance and validating the reasons the client brought you on all while integrating yourself into a new team. In my time as a consultant, I’ve found...
by Consultant Insights | Sep 23, 2021 | Consulting Tips, Main Page, Recruiting
By Tom Simpson The end of a contract can be stressful – wrapping up the project, helping to transfer knowledge and wondering where (and when) your next engagement will be. That’s where a good re-marketing process can make all the difference. I’ve been fortunate to...
by Ashley Houle | Aug 11, 2021 | Consulting Tips
For a full-time employee in a corporate setting, it was not unheard of to have a work week that consisted of 50-70+ hours. Perhaps that was your pre-consulting life too? Full-time employees responsibilities are full of project deadlines, deliverables, on-call hours,...
by Lana Nelson | May 13, 2021 | Consulting Tips, Industry News & Trends, Main Page
My past experience in hiring contingent labor may mirror many of you. By the time I jumped through all the hoops internally for approval to bring on a resource, I had more work than I knew what to do with and didn’t have time to take on the part time job of hiring...
by Maxine Thomas | Feb 24, 2021 | Consulting Tips, Main Page, Management Team
Starting a new assignment is comparable to my memories of starting that first day of school. There are nerves and excitement of the unknowns related to a new environment, new people, new organizational structure and new opportunities with the goal to help contribute...
by Ashley Houle | Jan 29, 2021 | Consulting Tips, Main Page, Recruiting
It’s a great time to work in IT. Gone are the days where we work for a company for 20 years, get a gold watch and a retirement package. Given globalization, mergers and acquisitions, and regulatory uncertainties, you can no longer rely on your employee status as a...
