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Editor in Chief:
Joan Caruso
Writer:
Catherine Carlozzi
Designer:
Loan Tran
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Consulting Seminars Help Candidates Pursue Creative Career Directions
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| Dr. Peter Olsinski |
| Senior Associate |
| Tel: 212.889.7788 | peter.olsinkski@ayers.com
“In the current economic situation, creative career directions are assuming new importance,” says Ayers' Senior Associate, Dr. Peter Olsinski. “It’s not about jobs anymore; it’s about carrying skills on to new opportunities. And a growing number of our candidates are looking at consulting as an option.” Olsinski conducts the firm’s Introduction to Consulting Seminars, launched in December to address this interest. The two-hour seminars—offered for candidates once a month in each of the Ayers offices—provide an overview of the pros and cons of consulting, the qualities and skills needed to be successful, and practical aspects of setting up a practice. Most participants are senior-level candidates in outplacement with Ayers who are interested in establishing full-time consultancies, including some former consultants who had “gone inside” as employees but are now looking to reestablish their independence.
Olsinski works one-on-one with candidates who, after taking the seminar, decide to strike out on their own. “Each person’s direction and approach are unique, so I address specific needs while counseling on business structure and office set-up—the nuts and bolts,” he says.
The seminars are also attracting smaller groups of candidates who are interested in consulting on a temporary or part-time basis to supplement their income or who are looking to fill specific technical slots for organizations on a contract basis. “Contracting requires some of the same skills as consulting, so they’re able to pick up some tools and tips,” says Olsinski. He noted that group size has increased rapidly since the seminars’ inception. “Candidates view consulting as a means not only of getting back into the marketplace, but also of building morale and self-esteem.”
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