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How do you make peace with the fact that life is eternal work and struggle? There doesn’t seem to be any rest or down time. And if you don’t work you eventually can’t survive. Seems to be the only opt… more

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I just quit my toxic project today and I’ve never been more excited and happy. If they lay me off for being on the bench now, then so be it.

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Just had 4 rds of interviews with Accenture Federal Services (AFS). Initial screening, 2 technical rds, and 1 confirming interview. Got a call from the recruiter today and they extended a contingent o… more

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You know it’s bad when you can’t even get the “level-down” jobs you are using as interview practice and don’t really want. 😢

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What is the typical salary of Deloitte senior consultants (commercial core consulting)? No MBA vs MBA.

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I have an offer from Proxima and Accenture (procurement practice). Which one to take?

3 YOE and Accenture providing 20% higher pay. Relatively same title.

Proxima is growing quickly and work with Bain - so some p… more

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I left Deloitte a few years back. Everything I am reading makes it seem like they are adding years to the various levels at the firm and/or harder to get promoted. Is that accurate?

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Is Engagement Manager (acting role) a red flag on resume? Want to understand if anyone sensed this to be leading to rejections?

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Are you done with your taxes this year? what has been your refund?

Before a smartypants comments "no refund means you did great and didn't loan free money to the federal govt." this post … more

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Man I wanna quit 🤣

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👀What’s the worst or most awkward question you've been asked during an interview?

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I'm interested in joining PE (PIPE/PEG/PEPI) ring fence assignments (typically 3-6 months for my office) but not sure if I'm ready?more

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Is it just me or is the associate role these days just a fancy position to be a page monkey. I don’t understand why so many managers (and even EDs) micro-manage their associates and BAs. It seems like… more

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How to stop feeling dumb? When I'm in a room full of smart people proposing and discussing interesting ideas I just listen and barely contribute. I just cannot come up with anything valid to say. … more

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Has anyone been poached from one big 4 to another and regret their career choice? Not saying I wanted to stay at my old firm but wish I would have stayed long enough to plan a better exit and leave co… more

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PwC is now limiting analysts to 17 offices. Good move or bad move?

I haven’t seen the list. My best guess is 👇

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Does West Monroe require you to live within any specific proximity from your office location? West Monroe

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How much do I tip the bus driver?

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My Tuesday be like..

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While working at this company, I’ve noticed a pattern where most new roles seem to be going to visa holders. This has made it increasingly difficult for existing employees to move into new roles, especially in an… more

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Has anyone done the management consulted black bet and is it actually worth it for the price?

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Can someone enlighten me me Deloitte’s UK grading ? M2/M4/M5 ?

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Which consulting firms do you think have the worst culture?

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Companies often believe SAP success depends on choosing the right modules: FI, MM, SD, or something more advanced. That’s a misunderstanding. Modules don’t fail projects. Decisions do. I’ve seen ident… more

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Does declining an offer from a firm burn bridges? Or can I apply again in the future?

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Is there any other search engine which you guys use instead of Google? I find Google search ineffective and time consuming for typical market research work

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CDD friends, how are you guys managing survey programming and analysis? My company uses Qualtrics and we export the data to excel and manually analyze the data question by question. This leads to a cu… more

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Bosnia vs Albania vs Morocco

If you guys had 1 week to go to either of these places (dirt cheap flights £35 return), which one would you recommend.

I've never been Bosnia/Albania, I've gone to Marrakesh but only staye… more

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Delta crowd is so disciplined, they wait for their group to be called before they even get up to get in the line up. So civilized. American Airlines crowd is somewhat like that but the first 3 group f… more

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Submitted by a recruiter to a LMM IB and they want me to do a 3 hour in-person modeling test as a first round interview. Does this seem normal or a little extreme for a first round interview? Haven’t … more

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What’s the most valuable industry group for consulting right now? ex: tmt, ls&h, energy, government, ect

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How much can I expect to make as a manager or a senior associate at A&M CPI?

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At a boutique owned by one of the MBBs. We have engagements with them and they bring us in to independently deliver a part of the project. We work with them closely in some occasions

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How long should I wait before reaching out to the Recruiter after having a first round video interview?

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Joking aside, what is the reputation of L.E.K. consulting amongst other consulting firms? Is there anything that they stand out as an expert in relative to other firms?

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Ok PPMDs - can one of you closer to comps and benefits enlighten us mere mortals on the justification of having pension as part of our comp when it’s basically a robbery? Why wouldn’t the firm put tha… more

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Alvarez & Marsal What does comp look like for a PEPI manager at A&M? What about director? I heard some big numbers on a recruiting call…Alvarez & Marsal

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How likely are consulting companies to accept an amicable separation agreement? So that you can leave and get unemployment instead of waiting for them to get rid of you? Anyone tried to negotiate it?

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Hey I’m interviewing for a sap finance role at Accenture, anyone here work at Accenture can maybe help me how the interview process works?

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I got laid off from Deloitte back in May. I’m wondering if it’s possible to get the balance from the pension now rather than wait until I’m retiring. I’ve got about $13500 in there, if I wait until minimum retire… more

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