I am writing this blog in the departure lounge awaiting my flight to Paris. Some exciting work followed by a long weekend in France celebrating the 40th of one of my oldest and best friends - can't wait!
I have spent some great times in France, especially sailing in Brittany. When me and JP were actively campaigning our Laser 5000 (pictured) on the European Circuit a few years ago our trips to La Baule and Lorient (both wonderful sailing locations in Brittany) were incredible. Big waves, great sailing, amazing food, superb parties and fun people...
However, the last time I was in Paris was twenty years ago as part of my 14 months travelling before University. Me and my pal Bupa had hitch-hiked to Paris from Amsterdam - including spending a very unpleasant, damp night in a shop doorway in Belgium – before arriving in Paris. We were on such a shoestring budget we actually slept in Charles de Gaulle airport every night for a week before heading into Paris during the day until one evening the local police suggested we leave. We ended up spending a very uncomfortable night in sleeping bags within the Gare du Nord before heading off for Munich the next day. I had planned to spend the winter in the ski resorts of Germany until the Berlin Wall came down a month or two later and I headed straight to Berlin to spend a superb couple of weeks celebrating the incredible events unfolding before our eyes.
On this occasion I am in Paris as part of a major search assignment for one of our best Clients who is looking for senior eDisclosure professionals. In this pretty tough market nearly all my personal recruiting seems to be in the eDisclosure area at this time, with particular demand for experienced Project Managers and Senior Consultants.
In fact, it has been a few months since I was asked to recruit for a pure forensics role. Is this going to be the case in the future I wonder? On twitter this week, one experienced HTCU forensics professional was shocked that we are so quiet on the forensics side as he thought that people from the public sector would be in the market seeking opportunities. My response was to ask where these people would go? Big Four or similar in an eDisclosure role? Bank or other major corporate as part of their IR, security or investigation Teams? Are there realistically many positions available for people with these skills at this time?
Forensic 4Cast Awards
By now most of you will have heard who has won these awards. I was especially pleased to hear that Eric Huber won the best blog prize for his excellent blog ‘A Fist full of Dongles.’ If you aren’t a regular reader I suggest you take a look as it is always an entertaining read from a guy who really knows his material:
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