TALENT RESPONSE

We’ve helped several overseas firms establish their US presence and build their project-based and full-time consulting teams. Reflecting on

What is the most detrimental yet unspoken constraint to the growth of your boutique consulting firm? Fear of Selling Work, driven by delivery risk. Do you have the right people? And do you have enough of them? What is the most detrimental yet unspoken constraint to the growth of your boutique consulting firm? Fear of Selling Work, or FOSW, for those who aren't yet familiar with our soon-to-be-viral acronym. During the typical summer project lull, this may be less of a concern

Why elite consultants are leaving a corporate setting for a nimble consulting environment. Burnout rates at the biggest consulting firms remain stubbornly high. Kennedy Research estimates big firm turnover at 18-20% annually, an average that is influenced by “lifers” who have been with firms for decades. A truer picture would be median tenure, which is unlikely to exceed 2.5-3 years at most of the big consulting firms. While burnout and the resulting turnover are as high as e

Why Did We Build a Talent Acquisition Platform? Over the last two years, Talent Response has built deep relationships with 30+ boutique consulting firms and high-growth technology firms, placing scores of consultants in both full-time and project-based positions. This high-touch solution has worked well and will continue to work well, but our service-based model has been challenged with limitations of scale. We wondered if a high-tech solution could be paired with our high-to

Scalable talent strategies to keep boutique firms competitive and independent in an acquisitive period Boutique consulting firm acquisitions have been accelerating recently, partially to take advantage of the existing talent acquisition infrastructure of the acquiring firm. Firms that want to remain fiercely independent – and financially competitive – need a scalable talent strategy that leverages talent needs across a fragmented boutique consulting market. A few years ago, w