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Getting
to know Advancy
What is Advancy ?
Advancy is a senior management consultancy
that specializes in a number of business
sectors. It deliberately restricts
its fields of intervention to a few
business sectors and thereby offers
its clients expertise that makes
a difference.
Its vision of consultancy is pragmatic
and it seeks to provide its clients
with concrete answers to their problems.
How big in Advancy ?
The practice included
more than 65 consultants with cumulated
experience of more than 1000 missions
and 150 clients. Today, Advancy is
one of the leading consultancies
in France and Europe
How is the practice doing ?
Advancy’s turnover has shown
strong growth ever since the practice
was founded in 1999. In 2009 the
practice continues to show excellent
growth (+40%).
Who are Advancy’s clients
?
Advancy’s clients are primarily
major corporations generally listed
on the main European stock exchanges.
They all share the same vision of
a successful consultancy mission:
results, results, results.
Training
and people development
What types of training can Advancy
offer ?
Training is an integral part of consultant
development. We have a formal training
program called “Consulting Skills”
for junior consultants where the
aim is to provide new recruits with
key consulting skills. Coaching is
the second mainstay of Advancy training.
This type of leaning is preferred
by small teams. It is particularly
highly scored in the consultancy
assessment system.
Experienced consultants can make
the most of an advanced program of
specific courses such as «Efficient
Orator» for oral presentations
or operational training on precise
subjects such as «how to establish
an effective pricing policy».
How is staffing decided for projects
?
At Advancy we place a great deal
of importance on the career development
of our consultants. That is why our
consultants’ personal choices
are taken into account when practice
directors staff a particular mission.
However, this does not mean that
all requests can be met. Staffing
depends on consultant availability,
the skills necessary and the level
of management required by the project.
What type of appraisal system
does Advancy use ?
At Advancy we know that consultant
career development is crucial for
driving the practice. A high-performance
appraisal system is in place and
helps each consultant identify objectively
their strong points and weak points
and direct their efforts accordingly.
Consultants are assessed formally
after each mission. All dimensions
of the consultancy profession or
reviewed in depth. An ascending assessment
is also made. An annual revision
outlines expected performance and
development for the next year. The
most manifest progressions are taken
into account every 6 months.
What is Advancy’s pay policy
?
Salaries are consistent with those
paid in the strategic consultancy
market.
Rises based on individual performance
are reviewed annually and may reach
or even exceed 20%
Bonuses related to Advancy’s
overall performance may correspond
to more than 30% of annual salary.
Participation in company stock is
dependent upon practice growth and
consultant’s grade and seniority.
Daily
life in the practice
How are new people integrated
into the practice ?
A personal tutor is assigned to each
new recruit on arrival. The tutor’s
role is to provide the new recruit
with support in all relevant fields
to ensure rapid and efficient integration.
The tutor also stays up to date with
the junior’s projects in the
long term, and particularly for trainees,
to plan professional opportunities.
What are Advancy’s working
hours ?
At Advancy we believe that a balanced
life is both a personal goal and
a guarantee of professional success.
The aim of all our consultants is
to provide our clients with high-quality
results. This requires a strong commitment
and a measure of flexibility because
all missions involve peaks in the
work load. But clocking up hours
is by no means an objective ! We
therefore learn to be efficient and
thereby preserve the indispensable
balance between professional and
home life.
Are there opportunities to travel
abroad ?
Advancy generated more than
half its turnover outside France.
Our consultants are regularly asked
to travel, particularly to European
countries, but also to North America,
Asia and Africa.
How would you describe the atmosphere
in the practice ?
Professionalism, high standards,
team spirit and conviviality would
be the best description.
Trainee
placements
How many placements positions
are available every year ?
Advancy offers between 15 and 20
placements every year depending on
their duration: 3 months, 6 months
or more (alternating). At Advancy
we permanently have a group of 4
or 5 junior consultants in place.
What is the best way to apply
?
You can send your application (CV/résumé
and cover letter) by email to advancy@advancy.com
or by standard mail. For more details
see the recruitment procedure. Also
we regularly make presentations concerning
the practice in the major business
and engineering schools. These are
opportunities to learn more about
the practice and meet our consultants,
trainees and our HR director who
can provide answers to your questions.
When is the best time to apply ?
Placement trainees are usually recruited
in January, April and September-October.
But, all files received in the course
of the year are assessed. The rest
of the recruitment process depends
on practice needs.
After sending my CV (résumé)
and cover letter, what should I do
?
If you are selected, we will invite
you to attend a series of interviews
so that we can get to know your personality
and skills. We will reply to you
promptly irrespective of whether
or not you have been selected. However,
if you have any doubts as to whether
your application was received, please
contact us by phone.
What sort of candidates are we looking
for ?
We are looking above all for people
with a strong sense of teamwork,
people who are rigorous, dynamic
and who possess a high level of professional
maturity.
How long does the recruitment
process last ?
The recruitment process starts by
an interview with our human resources
director and continues as several
interviews with different consultants.
The process is fast and generally
takes 1 to 2 days.