Consulting

Has anyone ever successfully asked for a salary advance from their firm? Have some big costs coming up and was wondering if that was an option

Anyone else scared to negotiate salary if you receive an offer, just due to the horrendous job market? A part of me would rather not even try to negotiate in the market out of fear of losing the oppor… more

Hi everyone — I’m currently exploring opportunities within valuation advisory and have been speaking with both Houlihan Lokey and Lincoln International.

Would appreciate any insights from people who have worked there around:

W… more

What's life like a @Deloitte GPS? Considering a switch from AFS

When you provide constructive feedback (as a manager) to a team member, do you write an email summarizing it afterwards or just have the conversation and continue with performance check ins regularly?

Anyone seen the crash on Netflix? What’s your take on what happened?

Would you go back to a company that laid you off?

Is now a good time to join Accenture? How about McKinsey? Main concern is about layoffs in the consulting practice.

What is up with BCG? All they have listed on their website is tech, cyber etc. There is no strategy consulting anymore?

Is Clearview still a life sciences powerhouse or have they fallen, rarely hear anything about them anymore and don’t really see any of our clients talk about choosing them or see any of their decks an… more

Got passed up on the opportunity to lead my state. My region seems to be expanding but only to about half the state. I hit 1000% of my quota for this year, so more territory will help be nice. But jus… more

How much per hour are you charging as an experienced advisor as an Ex-MBB? I have 8+ years experience in strategy and transformation and now building something of my own. In the meantime doing advisor… more

How is Accenture Strategy doing in the age of AI? Specifically interested in Capital Markets Strategy.

Anyone else noticing an increase in the use of the word “orchestrate” lately? Guess I need to learn to play the violin!

What is the general consensus on listing clients on your resume? I understand if there was any paperwork limiting the ability to share that would obviously be a no-go but many of my engagements over the years hav… more

Left McK as an EM for a role that offered $325k, I’m only 3 months out and competitor of company I joined wants to poach me and give 450k.

I personally been enjoying my new org and it’s been such litt… more

Big 4 folks - how long after the final interview did it take to hear back or with offer or rejection?

What is a Director's level of seniority at EYP? Is it where MBA hires come in at?

I am looking for referral in IBM US SAP practice?

Best neighborhoods / apartment buildings in Chicago? Thinking West Loop, Fulton Market, South Loop, and River North. Budget is 1,400-2,000 for a studio or 1 bed

Why have we convinced ourselves that HR is a useful, necessary part of an organization? We could eliminate the entire profession globally and nothing would change.

How do people network if no one is responding on LinkedIn?

Can I have a side job working as a bartender or at a gym in the big 4 on weekends? Just want to stack $$$

How have clients responded to the need for strategy consulting services? Has it changed with the growth in LLMs/AI?

If I’m about to interview for an associate position at another firm but see they have a senior position for same role open should I apply for that too or interview first?

For those of you in the GPS space, do you put the government agency/ies that you support in your resume?

ANYBODY WRITE A DAILY GRATITUDE JOURNAL?
What’s in it?
I think the key is to reflect on these priorities daily. That’s the magic.
Every single day I meditate with gratitude (and aspiration) on: health, … more

How many minutes late to a meeting is fashionably late?

Can anyone provide insight on Accenture Song?

Is strategy consulting dying?

Or has it already died?

My partner will likely take a job in London, would like to join the move but am not interested to relocate to our London office. Anyone know of a smaller consultancy or an in-house consultancy that co… more

It seems almost every day good, talented, and hard working people (primarily engineers) I work with are let go due to AI and it never gets easier. There are no signs of it stopping soon and the emotio… more

How’s the internal audit practice at kpmg? Work life balance, pay, teams, in person requirements, etc.

How many hours do you work in commercial due diligence? Do you like it?

To senior people out there - would you honestly advise your kids to go into consulting if you started career in 2026? Pros and cons of why yes vs no?

I’m in the final stages of an interview process with EY Canada and curious what onboarding might look like, and also how much I can negotiate time before I start? I see this as a significant career mo… more