LONDON, May 27, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Qedis, the Next Generation management consultancy, has been celebrating its success in helping the student members of Bright Futures gain an introduction to the business world!
Qedis joined Bright Futures as an investor in late-2009 but soon spotted an opportunity to help them. The student society, which has a presence in over 40 top UK universities - including UCL, LSE, Warwick, and Oxford - is helping students make informed career choices and develop skills sought by employers, by encouraging peers to support one another as well as exposing them to top graduate employers.
As the Sunday Times' 4th best small company to work for in 2010, Qedis felt that it could bring a lot to Bright Futures; so our consultants came up with a programme to do just that - 'The Q Factor', a programme where Qedis staff went to each university once a month to hold informal workshops with the students aimed at developing a number of key skills, and culminating in the final competition - 'The Q Factor Finale', where the students presented a case study to Qedis Directors!
Whilst lacking the scathing opinions of Simon Cowell, 'The Q Factor' was a cleverly designed blend of mentoring and skills development, which exposed students to Qedis and the consulting sector. It helped them to develop their presentation, events management and business skills in a way that former Bright Futures Business Development Manager David Calleja-Gera called innovative and refreshing.
Having been so well-received at LSE, UCL, Loughborough and Nottingham, Qedis is aiming to expand its involvement with Bright Future to other top universities over the coming year! Said Will Sargeant, Project Lead, The programme has given the students a real feel for the challenges and expectations of the consulting industry and the business world. We have seen a marked and very pleasing development within each of the students culminating in each team presenting at the Q Factor Finale held in London. This has also been a rewarding experience for our own Analysts who have learnt new skills through the mentoring process and seen their efforts make a real difference. 'The Q Factor' approach has been an all-round success!
Qedis is committed to making a difference to the lives of our clients, people and community, and is proud to have done so when working with Bright Futures.
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About Qedis
Qedis is a next generation management and technology consulting firm. We pride our self on combining our Big 4 heritage with our 'Next Generation Consulting' approach. Next Generation Consulting is about doing the right thing.
Our purpose is to make our clients and their people successful. We have wealth of experience and tools to help leaders transform their IT function and the business. We also guarantee our work, helping business, public sector and non-profit clients define strategies, streamline operations, develop talent, transform IT capability and deliver new solutions.
We build successful long-term relationships that achieve exceptional results for our clients. Our largest clients include Marks Spencer, ITV, The Home Office, National Express, Molson Coors, Associated News Media.
Qedis is an approved provider of ICT Consultancy and Delivery through the OGC Buying Solutions framework.
Qedis is part of Highland Worldwide, an international network of consulting businesses with over 2,000 consultants operating from 47 offices across the world.
The Qedis London office is at Amadeus House, Floral Street, Covent Garden, London, WC2E 9DP. Telephone +44(0)207-812-6460.
SOURCE: Qedis
CONTACT: Media Contact: Gemma Ruggiero marketing@qedis.com+44(0)7725-400-751
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