Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)

Any suggestions on MBA loan companies? Bank rates are low, should I consider federal loan or any other private institution? Thank you for your help 🙏🏽

Just had that moment where I realized two years of hard work and persistence paid off. To all my fellow incoming MBAs this fall, congratulations and enjoy it all! Future MBA 🐠, never give up.

ChFC or CFP? And why? Also, take in consideration not having a Bachelors

I’m 9 years in. Currently taking the educational requirement for CFP through American College. I feel like I can’t focus because I am not really learning anything. Any tips to keep eyes on prize?

Anyone take SHRM? How many hours did you study?

What is the value in professional certifications? ACCA, CFA, CIPD, etc.

Thoughts on MBA post marriage?

Will begin studying for the CFP in a month or so using the Dalton review. Should I fork out the extra $1,000 or so for the guaranteed to pass feature? Any reviews on the Dalton program?

Do any of y'all's firms have MBA networks? Considering starting one at my firm, but curious if this is a thing elsewhere. Thinking it could be a valuable resource for advice/networking/programming, etc. for employees considering an MBA program.

Hello! I have a two part question: 1) is it worth it to obtain an SHRM specialty credential if I don’t have the broader SHRM certification? 2) has anyone gotten the People Analytics or Talent Acquistion credential? If so, how valuable was it from a learning perspective? Do you feel it significantly contributed to your knowledge in either area? Thank you!

Thoughts on Prosci or SHRM-SCP certification? Which would be considered more valuable or highly regarded? Currently focused on Change Management but have a HR background (industry experience / area of study in college).

Currently making ~350k at a IB. Will be going back for my mba to transition into consulting. I’ve checked management consulted so familiar with post mba TC, but my question is how long will it take to get back up to 300k at each of your firms?

Anyone here taken the CFP?

Those who have their CFP: how have you used/marketed it effectively to enhance your business? Just earned mine and curious how others have benefited.

Those who took the AWS CCP exam - do you get questions like “how much does a storage type cost per GB per month” in the exam? Trying to figure out whether this level of detail is required to be memorized for the exam

Anyone who has a PHR, how long did it take you to study for it? Did you do self study or did you buy one of the classes? Why did you choose PHR over SHRM?

Hi! Anyone taken SHRM-CP exam recently and have any tips on studying or taking the exam? TIA.

Please debate: college football is less fun now that the top 3 spots each year in the CFP are Bama, Clemson & Ohio state with the 4th seemingly open to Georgia, ND, Oklahoma? If you agree, what would mix it up?

*Financial Services forensics/AML/Sanctions/etc Consultants* what certifications (beyond CAMS and CFE) do you have/are you thinking about getting?

The amount of time I’ve spent on writing fun and engaging personalized inmails/messages/emails to recruiters and higher-up creatives at agencies just to get a whopping 0 replies (at least none that have ever helped) is downright embarrassing. I know I’m a good creative, I just need people to give me a shot!

Any suggestions on MBA loan companies? Bank rates are low, should I consider federal loan or any other private institution? Thank you for your help 🙏🏽

Interviewed with a recruiter and the timeline seemed very promising. She wanted to schedule the next interview ~3 days later. Now, it’s been over a week and I haven’t heard back. Sent an email, no response. Should I call? Any tips for nudging?

Chicago creatives, who (for the most part) loves their team, their client, and their job? Who is doing cool things that people should want to be part of? Trying to plan my next move...

Any ideas where I can buy classroom chairs for cheap?

Would icing a client during a steerco be worth getting fired? Honest question

Hi guys! Question - does KPMG do case study interviews? I am prepping for my interviews for the transformation delivery senior associate position and want to know if I need to prep for case studies. Thanks!

For those of you in Tier 1 cities, how much do you pay in rent compared to your monthly salary? My monthly rent is $2.6k (36% of monthly income) and am wondering if that’s too much..

A friend of mine is in her 40s and had kids early and now they’re in college. We have a woman boss, also in her 40s who is now planning to have a baby as she was busy building her career. The boss has been targeting my friend in meetings, jokingly saying she’ll hire her as a nanny, calling her ‘grandma’, etc. My friend is very upset but afraid to complain for fear of retaliation. I’m shocked that this is happening at a Big4. Any advice on how to handle this?

I commute 1.5 hours to work and 1.5 hours back. Up at 6, home ~8. Don’t even like the field and billable hours..more of a small transactional firm person. Took a job out of desperation. What do I do?

Hi- for anyone that had to move from US to/back to a different country, what service did you use to ship your things? I’m trying to decide if it’s worth doing sea freight or just sell all my stuff before moving.

Senior 3 at EY, banked my bonus and expecting promo in October (so $30k on the table in bonuses to stay). Realizing that I'd like to explore accounting advisory though (either FAAS at EY or something at another B4 or other smaller firm (e.g., CBIZ?)). Any recommendations on timing of exploring this internally (should I float something up and investigate at EY this spring? will it take a full year to transfer if accepted? Am I kind of screwed by being a senior 3 and should've done this earlier?)

Stuck on a project that I don't like. Morever it's not even within my team. I'm being utilized as a shared resource since this team was short on resources and I was on the bench. How do I get out?

For those of you 🐠 recruiting again, what alternative interview modes are you using beyond Teams/Zoom/... interviews while offices are closed? Especially keen on hearing best practices / experiences on F2F interviews (e.g. outside walk etc). Thanks!

Anyone ever had a lapse in health insurance coverage between jobs? What did you do?

In pre-Covid times, I would treat someone to coffee if they referred me/help me get a job somewhere... now in these times, thoughts on sending someone a $5 virtual Starbucks gift card + a thoughtful note to say thank you? Is the gift card overkill?

Can anyone recommend a good recruitment company for strategy in US (New York/Chicago/San Fran)?

Before COVID, anyone work at the Pentagon on site? What's the culture like? Just accepted a job there. After COVID, I will be on-site full-time.

Last project: 6 females, 2 males | 5 minority’s , 3 white people Current project: 5 females, 2 males | 6 minority’s, 1 white person Shouts to Accenture for the diversity love

First time pregnant here. I have no clue what to expect after delivery. My husband and I decided to not ask help from our parents as they live in another country and don’t want them to catch covid while travelling. So, just want to understand what would be the recovery time after delivery? How long will it take approximately, before I can cook a meal again? Just want to get an idea before saying no to our parents.