I'm on my 2nd job for about 6 months and one of the companies that I interviewed with last year reached out that they have an opening. The company I work for is too tier the other is the best. Help?

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Anyone use HireVue before? I really don't like the idea of my interview being recorded forever..

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If you're applying to the same job at a different firm, do you bother with a cover letter?

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What's worse than a bad PE interview? A great one where you still get dinged.

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Been in IB ops for about ten years now in NYC and London. A start up from silicone valley called me up (7 hours of interview) to help design a margin system. Is tech better than banking?

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When I hear about people getting multiple job offers and complaining about not knowing which one they should take...and I'm here like, I can't even get an interview

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What's the most interview you've had before you've landed a job? I'm already going on my 5th. It's already starting to feel a bit excessive.

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Has anyone else not been reached out to at all yet for interviews? Starting to freak out a little...

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Do y'all still send out thank you emails after an interview?

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Was in the interview process for 4 firms, all of which conducted 3-4 interviews. 1 extended an offer, reached out to the other 3 to pass, then the remaining 3 decided to give offers. Wtf.

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I've started to suspect I'm about to be sacked, what do I do? Obviously prepping CV and applying for new stuff, but any advice?

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The interview process is so long and time consuming. 😔😔😔

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Best way to prep for PE interviews in your downtime at work?

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When you take the day off 'sick' because you have an interview, and you walk past a VP while suited up. #awk

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Nailed a job interview for dream role. Did the polite email follow up (next day) and left 1 voicemail (3rd day). Have I missed it? Should I keep emailing/calling?

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When your friend is stressed out bc he has to decide between a job at a PE firm or a tech company, and I can barely get an interview. #FML

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When quitting and drama takes over the office, but you're interviewing so you sit back with popcorn. Happy holidays, kids!

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Has anyone ever tried sending handwritten follow-up thank you cards (post interview)? Has it worked?

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Dinged in final round because I used "I" too much instead of "We" in the behavioural interview. WTF

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I have had over 6 interviews so far. Always make it to the final rounds, sometimes it's between 2 candidates, but I always get rejected. So frustrating.

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I am a top rated analyst but my undergrad GPA was low (3.5) and other stats / deals not super impressive. Have not been getting any HF/credit/mezz interviews which is what I'm interested in. Ideas?

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Post interview follow-up emails -- looking for advice. I don't want to sound too generic, nor do I want to sound too intrusive. (It's for a smaller PE firm). TIA.

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Is it worthwhile applying for jobs online? How many of you have successfully gotten interviews etc. by doing this?

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Thinking of going to one device. I know this has debated, but what will compliance read vs not read? i.e. Let's say I was interviewing at another bank and my gf is sexting me at work all day...

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I'm a second year analyst. I just had a recruiter ask me if I can perform a DCF..😑😑😑. I wouldn't be in banking if I couldn't do that shit. Standard IB interview question.

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Any tips and tricks on PE interview model exams? Concepts and structure is there, but what strategies can you employ to be as efficient as possible when building under the tight timelines?

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I've been in IB for 4 years and I still can't break into a decent HF/PE firm. I've tried recruiters, LinkedIn, etc. I've had promising interviews, but no offers. What should I do?

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Applied to over 100 roles in LinkedIn and only got 3 interview invites. Applying for corp dev roles. Has anyone found success on applying for roles on LinkedIn. If so, any tips?

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Ivanka's new line of bangles, she wore on 60 mins interview are available online now .

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I interviewed for a BB during junior year, and declined an offer to a BB. A recruiter at the firm that I declined reached out to me. Will it negatively impact me, seriously thinking about a switch.

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Y'all need to watch this video on Tesla and Solar Valuation case study by Damodaran.https://youtu.be/uR1wbjzPnbc

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Need recommendations for taking 6 hours out of a day to have a case study interview. Sick day? Need to travel home (other state) for something? Etc. what works best?

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Starting to interview at VCs and HFs - any advice? Three years in PE under my belt.

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How many of you would genuinely say you're good at interviews? I'm horrible. I just freeze.

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How important is culture to you? I'm thinking about applying to tech companies. Wouldn't be a huge pay cut and the far superior culture would be well worth it.

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How long do you guys wait until reaching out after an interview to check status? Interviewed at a HF 2 weeks ago and still haven't heard anything.

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What kind of questions can I ask while interviewing for a quant HF/prop trading firm? I have the technical bases covered, but very little information publicly available.

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When going to interviews, I always struggle to ask questions. All of the questions I can think of feel super generic. Any advice/examples of questions that you've used that have been well received?

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I have a screening interview with HR today at JPMorgan. I'm sure I'll get the common question, "How is JPM different from other major banks, and why do you choose this one?" Suggestions????? Thx!

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Had an interview for SM role at ACN 3 weeks back but haven’t heard back. This was skills round interview after HR round. Am I still in the game or it’s a no? Don’t want to followup with HR just yet.

Work in consulting division of acct firm making $88K base as senior associate 1. Interviewing with boutique consulting firm who has “competitive comp” and “typically more than Big4”. Is $105k high?

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Had a great initial chat with a recruiter who then scheduled a chat with the CD’s. I’m super excited except the salary the recruiter gave was lower than what I’m aiming for. Do I go through the interview and negotiate again after or is that number set in stone?

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Hey Fishes,

I am preparing for Google Cloud Engineer - AI role
I know there would be DS & Algo, Programming and ML Questions but
I was given a long list of topics to prepare by google - Web/Internet Technologies, Databases/SQL/NoSQL, Linux/Unix, Distributed Systems, System Design, Troubleshooting, Networking
Any suggestions on which topics to concentrate more on ,
any good resources that you can think of and any interview experiences would be very useful, Thanks in advance

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Hi guys, I am a systems engg in TCS with 3 years exp. Technologies known: C, C++, Java, COBOL, Oracle DB, SQL, Unix/Linux, Shell scripting.
I had applied for Infosys in the company portal long back, but haven't got any replies yet. I am looking for the Developer/ Production support roles.
And I am in my notice period, lwd is 27th sept.
Also, have an offer from L&T with doj 29th Sept.
If any one can help me out with a interview referral, it would be great.
Thank you

Hi Fishes,

Need your suggestion. I have given an interview in EXL for Senior Business Analyst role and been shortlisted. Could you all please suggest how much should I expect and ask.

YOE :- 4 Years and 9 Months
Skills :- SQL, Power BI, Tableau
CCTC :- 5.25 lakh

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Mid-level associate at a mid-size regional insurance defense firm practicing coverage litigation. Salary is capped b/c my firm only does I.D./coverage and has no direct-hire comm clients. Second round of interviews with a comm lit boutique where I would be the only associate with 5 partners. Other than partner track, salary/benefits, and switching from coverage to general comm lit, what qualities of the move should I be thinking about as I weigh my options? I've never worked at another firm.

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Looking for a mid to senior level PM for pharma work. Must be high functioning and work independently and also well with others. Going through these interviews and the well seems pretty dry, thought I

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Interview for a Data Analytics consultant role and have been told there will be white-boarding exercises. How would you prepare for this? I’m guessing it will mostly be SQL but don’t want to assume.

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When you are setting up a second interview and the recruiter calls back that the team already offered the position to someone else. 😒

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Done with EY interview for C++ and DB for a consultant role.

Questions were basically on oops concept memory allocations functions virtual etc.

Only few SQL queries basic

Unix script. What is fork command which I was not able to recall.

Hello there audit folks! Anybody considering a shift to financial due diligence? Happy to discuss opportunities at EY, please DM me if interested. We are really looking for folks with healthcare or tech experience and can move extremely quickly during the interview process. I've been in the group for years and transitioned as a senior so can share the positives and negatives.

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Is it in poor taste to reach out to a professor at a school I already interviewed for but am waiting on a decision from? He used to be a partner at my current firm and we have similar backgrounds so thought it would be helpful to discuss a few things with him

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Invited to interview for a PM role at Lending Tree. My first round is 30 mins with the hiring manager ( Director of Product) . Should I be expecting only behavioral questions/experience related questions given the time frame of the interview?

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I bought a house in the suburbs of Chicago at the top of the market. I ended up moving out of state in 2017 and short-selling. I am now interviewing for a VP Accounting role with the mortgage company that got shafted by the short sale. If I get the job offer, can they/will they see this on my credit report? Can they pull the offer due to this? Should I tell them before we advance further?

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Hi Fishes,

Yesterday I attended MS hackerrank test and was able to solve some Java based MCQ and one sql query correctly but not able to execute a code with any passed test case so should I expect a call from a recruiter for an interview?

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Anyone who interviewed with Chime / moved there , what’s your sense ? Good exit? How’s the WLB/ TC at a Program Manager level ?

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How high does L6 range typically go for Sr Program Manager roles? I am currently at ~250k TC and the position they were interviewing me for hand a max range of 200k TC. Is >300k TC possible?

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I have upcoming interview with Grab for Data analyst position it's a first round of interview. What questions should i expect in the interview and how is the interview for data Analyst position?

Experience: 2 year
Tech stack: SQL, python, power Bi, tableau

Let me know if any1 need help in SM interview training and Jobs !!
DM me

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Looking out for senior tech or mgmt roles in Oracle ERP fusion/EBS finance space?
Anyone knows abt openings in product based orgs in Hyd?

Anyone present in pune from ey gds?

Anyone ever try to exit to a HF?

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Are any of the firms hiring for part time/primarily remote tax professionals? Is anyone aware of industry positions like this? I moved to industry a year ago but am realizing I’d really like to be 20-25 hours per week and WFH as frequently as possible. 10 years experience in primarily federal income tax/asc 740

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Hey fishies! Been a GVP consultant for 3.5 years now, hard work, tough “in trouble” clients, and just haven’t had the chance to work with a team long term! Been in the industry a while, current Head of DSPV and looking to jump back into FT work. Non-MD so it’s hard to find companies that will hire me even though I teach in grad school and headed for my PhD. Any thoughts? Openings?

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Should I leave my first permanent job as a team leader of 4 DPs in a FMCG business (only been there for 4 months) to join a huge Tech business for a 12months contract?

They offer me 60% more money than my permanent role. Circa 2000 dollars every month in my pocket

However, I am worried if I accept the tech role and I do not become permanent I will be looking again for a job in 12-24 months and my CV won't be showing a managerial position. Won't be showing any progress.

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Hi Fishes,
I joined my current organization 3 months back.
Didnt allocated any project yet.

Now i am looking for a change:
Can someone refer me:
YOE :8.9
Location: Bangalore
Notice period: 30days
DOB : 01/06/1991
skills: java, spring boot, hibernate.

Thanks in advance

Hello Everyone!
Hope you all are doing great.
Can you please guide me how to prepare for @Google's interview?
Role: Administrative Business Partner

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Moving to Boston in June! Any recommendations for areas to avoid/look at when looking for apartments? How early should I look into signing a lease? Any info would be helpful as I’m not from the area

Forensic tech vs non tech..go!!

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I find the trauma challenges on tiktok unsettling

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Partners, is it okay to send a deliverable without your review?

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Biglaw parents, where do you choose to live and why? Somewhere close to work to avoid commute and spend more time with kids? Suburbs?

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Hi Everyone. Just to get a general sense: when are people planning to be back to London (if you have left), and subsequently, in the office? Has the situation changed your views on the city or do you still believe it will remain as attractive as before?

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I have an appointment to get lip fillers for the first time. I want natural looking results, nothing too big. I know it takes time to settle, but will I be able to go to work the next day without it being noticeable?

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Anyone can help to get referred for roles in Barclays Bank? (For Mumbai and Pune location)

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Does anyone know of any places I can sublease for the month of August? I have a dog as well

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