After hearing the same dire news from several of my consulting friends, I put a poll up on LinkedIn:
About half of the consultants out there are having a tougher time bringing in new clients than they have in the past.
There are a couple things to keep in mind about the numbers. First, some folks call themselves consultants, but they’re really long-term contractors, working for the same client full time for months (or years!) on end. If these people have long-term contracts, they may not be looking for new work, so they may not see the shift in