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By Alison Huntington

What happened to the days when the streets were paved with gold? Having interviewed hundreds of senior consultants around the world for Source’s 2015 Consulting Market Programme, one thing that frequently comes up is rates – specifically, the pressure to reduce them.

Consultants looking for fashion tips are in the wrong place here. Just keep it simple: well-cut suit, crisp white shirt, smart shoes. Ditch the novelty tie. You’ll be fine. Consultants interested in branding, on the other hand, should stick around. And judging by the conversations we’ve been having with people in consulting firms recently, many of you will.

By Alison Huntington

Consulting firms in the UK did rather well in an article published in The Metro last week. It highlighted a survey by Glassdoor that revealed three of the big consulting firms are in the top ten best places to work. Accenture came in at fourth place -- behind only Google, John Lewis and Microsoft -- and Deloitte and PwC snuck into to the top ten in ninth and tenth place respectively.