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This global IT consultancy firm was founded in Grenoble in 1967 and was originally called Sogeti. It went on to acquire two IT services companies: CAP and Gemini Computer Systems, and established itself as a leader in the European market, with offices in 21 countries.
The organisation grew considerably throughout the nineties and then bought Ernst & Young’s consultancy practices. It took up the name Capgemini in 2001, and has since focused on its local professional and outsourcing capabilities.
These days, Capgemini is headquartered in Paris and employs around 112,000 people in 40 countries worldwide, including 95,000 in the UK.
A focus on outsourcing
The firm operates in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific regions, and its global revenue in 2010 was €8.7 billion. Its key services include: technology transformation; operational research; marketing, sales and services; strategy and transformation; and supply chain management, among others. Its clients work in many business sectors including IT, media and entertainment, energy and utilities, financial services, consumer products and retail, government and the public sector.
Past and present clients include Orange, Royal Mail Group, Cadbury Schweppes, Matalan, Metropolitan Police and EDF Energy.And Capgemini has strategic alliances with the following organisations:
In July 2011, the firm launched a social media management service, which offers real-time web analytics to help clients maximise online performance. A team-up with Attensity, a provider of customer experience management services, has allowed the firm’s clients to stay abreast of social network reactions to their marketing campaigns.
In July 2011, the firm launched a social media management service.
The firm’s recent growth has been considerable. It hired nearly 9,000 new consultants in the first quarter of 2011. A voracious spree of acquisitions, which has seen it spend up to €840m swallowing up 17 concerns in the last two years, has also helped it expand into new territories such as Brazil.
Typical starting salaries for the different programmes within the consultant development community graduate scheme are between £29,000 and £32,500. This includes the management consultant, technology consultant, and outsourcing programmes, and the multi-disciplinary Aspire Academy.
Employees can to choose up to £1,500 worth of benefits or receive the cash equivalent. Key features of the benefits package include:
All employees receive 25 days’ paid holiday a year.
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