Are other firms seeing slowdown in business and consultants' utilization as well? Just wanted to understand if this is an industry wide thing. TIA.

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Yes, I think we’re heading towards a recession. I strongly feel consultants are the first to feel it, since we aren’t a necessity and often rather expensive, that spending on us is the first thing to reduce pre-recession for firms

Definitely not. Massive over-utilization if anything here - hiring like crazy and actively having to delay or literally turn down sold work at times.

In part because our non-healthcare is growing so rapidly so perhaps a bit unique but complete opposite situation for sure.

Highly dependent on group type of work

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