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Alright 4 months into the year, hows the market now for consulting roles under manager, associate and senior associate roles?

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What was your big back moment?

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So tired of having the same salary for what WILL be three years by Dec since no promos. So I reduced my retirement savings to give myself a raise. Boosts the holiday cheer. No, I'm not rich, just … more

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Alvarez & Marsal Anyone here that works for Alvarez & Marsal willing to speak with me about some of the positions open. I have a restructuring background and would like to have a better idea on so… more

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Those who have secret clearance, do you guys get drug tested periodically or randomly?

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How would you compare Harvard, Mayo Clinic, and Columbia? I am thinking of going into medical school to become a doctor.

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Has anyone transitioned from tech consulting to tech sales (AE role)? Interested in your experience / any tips for leveraging consulting background.

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What is the expectation for working during travel - do you expect others/yourself to work during flights? More senior personnel told me to. Am i the crazy one

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M&A 🐠 s: how often do you see a company acquiring another company, then shifting employees from parent co to subsidiary co, and then RIFing in the subsidiary including the ones who were moved fro… more

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I’m getting counseled out due to having a low utilization, I met with HR and they offered the option to resign voluntarily and I would get a severance(a month) but then I don’t think I would be eligib… more

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Do you think people would be willing to accept raising retirement age from 65 to 75 in exchange for a 4 day work week?

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Do Data Camp certifications help with job applications? Especially the more data oriented languages like R?

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Relatively low YOE (< 3) and haven’t developed any specific industry knowledge and have experience with general PM consulting. Would learning skills for SQL or Python be useful if I want to become … more

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Cause that'd be pretty awesome...

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I’m getting back into management consulting after stepping away for three years, how has it changed?

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I have been working as an SAP functional consultant for the past 6 years. I am thinking of getting into Salesforce as a functional consultant/business analyst or into Celonis.

Is there anyone who can s… more

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Thoughts on staff Aug projects where you do interesting work?

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Alvarez & Marsal Pros and cons of working at Alvarez & Marsal? Saw a position open with the healthcare services team as a SC and I’m interested but welcome thoughts from current a&m employees.

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This M in my team who owns a different tech stack wants me to explain whatever I did step by step to him via screenshare. How to politely decline as my job is not to teach others on what I implement w… more

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I’m an MBA student and thinking about reneging an internship offer with a tier 2 firm. If I do this, will I get black balled from other firms or MBB for full time recruiting? Do they talk to each othe… more

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Hi all - I'm currently a senior in college and have accepted an offer for a 2-year rotational program in data analytics with a smaller bank (TC 102k). This job is likely going to be relaxed and on… more

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Curious/trying to prove a point… if I said today should be a national holiday in the US, would you know why?

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I have been a business Analyst since 2016, I have 8 years of experience and I feel I’m ready to move forward with my career, I have a PhD and I have extensive experience in the IT business, knowing SQL and … more

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My manager knows most of the company is off tomorrow so he put a late in the day call on my calendar….don’t worry babysitter I’ll be there

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I feel bad for recruiters. They should have a horrible life.

Assume you always have to pretend to be interested to people over the phone, and then ghost them and not answering their emails! You should … more

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In this market if you exit consulting to a senior associate role is that bad - and does it hurt chances of coming back

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BCG why do you all always have to use every nanometer of real estate within your decks? Is brevity not a thing at your firm?

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Thoughts on Hebbia.AI? Interested in hearing from people who work there and/or people who have used the tool. Just liste… more

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For those laid off and job searching, how have you felt the resume gap has impacted your ability to land interviews and what do you tell recruiters if they ask?

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I've got a T15 MBA and I'm getting pretty tired of doing Sr Director level tech and data strategy and implementation PMO. I think I'd be better suited in more business strategy roles, which are rare a… more

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How does everyone reconcile their out-of-network healthcare expenses and reimbursements? I have a ton of money going out weekly for therapists for me, my son and my husband. Need to figure out the be… more

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The people putting ridiculous amounts into your retirement accounts, are you actually doing it for retirement? Or do you plan to cash out earlier for whatever reason?

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Age 26
Income: $115k base, $130k TC
Savings (incl. brokerage, HYSA, cash): $65k
Retirement: $58k

I feel like it is so hard to save consistently but when I zoom out I know I have a decent savings for my ag… more

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How many people in consulting are normal?

Seems like there’s a large % that are odd - I.e only focused on work and no social life, bad sense of humor, way too competitive over which undergrad/MBA/firm is better.<… more

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If I had a final round in person yesterday, when should I expect to hear back?

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I'm seriously traumatized about this baby Jailyn case from Cleveland. I didn't see any word of it until her mother was sentenced last week, was I living under a rock? Was there national attention on this?

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What is the biggest risk you have ever taken? And what has been your greatest failure?

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