BPO (business process outsourcing).

So many businesses revolve around a value proposition that allows companies to “outsource” something they had previously done internally. The recent trend to move toward an “asset light” corporate structure has driven more and more companies to outsource anything that is not a core competence, or around which--as Jim Collins says--a company is not developing as their hedge hog. Airlines have outsourced much of the cleaning and provisioning of planes, companies have outsourced their formerly captive printing and copying centers to 3rd parties who run them onsite but use 3rd parties employees. Even staffing has a BPO component, where companies will hire contractors vs. full time employees for seasonal or “peak demand” needs.

Healthcare services (non technical).

Healthcare is one of the largest and fastest growing sectors of the services economy in the U.S. Efforts to drive down healthcare costs, including hospital bed nights for patients, and the drive to improve adherence to drugs or therapies for outpatients has fueled the growth of the healthcare services sector.

Financial services.

This segment of the Services sector is well known and significant. This sector includes: Banking (Commercial and Investment), Insurance (Life and P&C), Asset Management (Institutional and Individual) and Commercial Real Estate. Within each of these sectors there are sub-sectors that include: client-facing relationship development and relationship management roles (specific to industry verticals, products/services and geographies), operations, technology, compliance, retail and wholesale. Insurance is similarly structured while Asset Management typically includes private banking, institutional asset management, portfolio management, fixed income, equities, analysis, operations and compliance. The larger the organization, the more narrowly defined the functions. Within boutique financial institutions, professionals are more generalist in their responsibilities. BSG has a referenceable track record in commercial banking, investment banking and asset management.

Management consulting services.

BSG has helped consulting firms add people at the Partner and Manager levels in business areas such as corporate strategy, information technology, litigation support, general manufacturing, aerospace and defense, and mergers and acquisitions. Our clients have ranged from large, international firms to smaller “boutique” firms focused on a particular niche or region. We have also helped corporate and private-equity clients recruit people from the consulting community for operating, strategic planning, business development, and other positions.