The technology industry is booming: in 2008, Microsoft was the only tech firm ranked in the world’s top 10 public companies by market capitalisation. In 2018, tech firms take seven of the top ten spots (Financial Times Global 500). Top graduates are more interested in joining Google than Goldman Sachs. Start-up ecosystems are exploding as […]
How do you keep people motivated enough to perform well and work for long hours in a high-pressure environment? It is a crucial question for management consultancies (and other professional service firms), which are – by definition of their core competence – dependent on good performers and dedicated employees. The key to keeping people motivated […]
Welcome back to the data driven recruiting series! Please refer to the first article in this series for the first five findings and more details on the data sources and methodology behind the analysis. As I mentioned in my first post, the following findings show correlations only and should not be interpreted causally. Now, time […]