Career Advice

What’s the best way to resign from a job on good terms? There may be a plethora of reasons why you have come to the decision to leave your current job: perhaps you are looking for more opportunities for career development, moving to a new area or want a complete career change altogether. Whatever your […]

If you have over three years experience in consulting, you might have considered working within industry at some point (most likely while working until the crack of dawn for the 2nd time that week). Having previously recruited within industry, for businesses ranging from FTSE 100 companies to SME’s for 5 years and focusing on consultancy, […]

How much should a management consultant expect when moving within consulting is an incredibly difficult question to answer, when we don’t know more about your specific personal circumstances. Money should not be your key motivation when it comes to considering a career move, as salary growth will happen in time- job satisfaction and opportunity for […]

Video Interviews Mastering video interviews is an important skill for your job search – here are some quick tips to ensure you’ll be camera ready! Take a look round your environment Dirty dishes in the sink, laundry piled high, towel hanging over the door – all seemingly innocuous parts of daily life, but they do […]

Can management consulting be considered niche? You’ll often hear people talking about the importance of developing a niche when working in recruitment and you may question whether this is really necessary. Why restrict yourself to one small market segment when there are so many other roles and candidates out there? At APS, we specialise in […]

5 things you can do better than Boris in your consulting job search… It’s a tough time to be job hunting now, and things can get overwhelming. We may not have control of much right now but here’s what we can do: Develop an effective track and trace system Whether you’ve been applying for a […]

As with most markets, the Covid-19 pandemic has been a fast-track mechanism for change within the consulting industry. Even Ascent Professional Services is no exception. Companies have had to evolve or face extinction and the consulting market is no different. I have spoken to hundreds of management consultants over the last 6 months from consultant […]