What if your entire consulting career thus far have been a variety of functional roles (BA/PM type) and no expertise in 1 area/technology/industry? How are exit ops to other firms or even industry?

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Would you take a mediocre industry position for a 50% pay bump? Currently an associate and probably won't make it to that pay level even when I make senior. Love what I do but hard not to consider...

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I hate my current project... It's turned into a dead end role months from completion. My RP is good friends with the Director, and my group is relatively small. I feel pretty trapped 😔

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What's going on with recruiting full time on campus this fall? Are we on a hiring freeze or are we just hiring half of what we used to??

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Any exciting startups hiring now and worth checking out?

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By the time you "earn your stripes" for a leadership position you're so bitter and jaded you lose sight of what made you a better leader than most in the first place 💥

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At D can you move from traveling role (consulting) to a non travel job internally? Pros and Cons?

Currently in IT audit and risk management. Can anyone with similar experience let me know what kind of exit opportunities exist that are not audit related? Worried about being pigeonholed in audit

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What do you say when someone asks if you can put in a referral for them? Barely know the guy.

What are the exit opps out of consulting from Big4? Don't actually want to leave but curious.

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Ok Kanye: you mentioned your role models. How about Barack Obama? Is he your role model?

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Had first round phone interview for internal strategy role, hiring manager gave me his email + "reach with any Q's, etc"... Do you think sharing email is A) a good sign B) just protocol ?

Anybody thinking of joining Equinox? Let me know we both get a referral bonus =]

Few days ago I posted about analyst that didn't respond to my emails/didn't submit project request. Well, I met him the next day, talked to him about the project, his role and my expectations. +

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applied to pwc a few months and got rejected within 2 hours, but applied to a different position last week and haven't heard back. does that mean I havent been rejected yet or sometimes they dont say?

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Currently in Boston,option to move to New York-same salary/role.Paying 1850 per month in rent for a really nice place in Boston.Move better professionally/neutral personally. Yes or no with pros&cons?

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Just applied to a CEO role on Indeed for a shitty tech recruitment company... My cover letter said "F500 in 3 years or your money back"

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PwC to Capgemini... Thoughts? Senior being offered Manager position

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Cushiest exit opportunities?

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Are referral bonuses still a thing or what? All the information on kcurve is for 2015-2016 calendar year.

Would you move to an internal role at your firm instead of going to industry if you leave consulting? State reasons

I can't help but feel disappointed about the work we're doing. Like if I was a client, I wouldn't feel great about hiring my own team. I work to improve quality but just a lowly C under time pressure

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Today it hit me. Long term, I refuse to go back and forth about PPT all day. That sh*t's for the birds. Working on my exit strategy and I'm out ✌

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Interviewing at Accenture right now for an Insurance manager position in financial services, I'm currently year #2 at PWC. What's a reasonable amount to ask for at Accenture?

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Need advice. Referred to EY by a friend. A recruiter from the wrong LOS reached out. I explained that I was referred to a different position and the recruiter said...(cont)

New to KPMG, is the MD role here similar to other places i.e. Non-equity track or does everyone have to be an MD prior to becoming a principal or partner. Thanks.

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S&O Comp Role Call - Level, Fed/Commercial, Raise %, AIP %? (apologies if I missed this, but everything I'm seeing has consulting/advisory/Tech/HC all mixed together)

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FYI for KPMG managers and above if you are requesting 360 feedback from people who a) never worked for you or b) in a role as your peer not rolling up to you, expect brutal feedback. #wastingmytime

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Is change management a skill set used by industry? I want to position myself to have options in a few years, but I just don't see that as being an FTE function.

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What's the exit ops for a senior/manager in SAP practice? Any thoughts? Fyi- the whole "you're only fit for consultant or janitor" jokes r kinda old.

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Any (BCG-)thoughts on Julia Haywood and her CCO position with United? What's going to change?

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What all-in $$$ package is reasonable for an analyst type role at a small PE firm in NYC after ~3 yrs in MBB consulting without previous industry experience?

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Ever have a week so bad that you want to curl up fetal position and cry? I am strongly debating requesting a transfer from my project. How does one deal with a mean client counterpart?

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What's the best way to referral an intern ? Folks with success on this please..please share your experience

How much time does Uncle D take to process the referral bonus once the candidate had accepted the offer ?

Where do u invest ur $$$? How is it? I use wealthfront and they manage anything below 10k for free, I put in money bi-weekly. It's being up 7.5%. But looking for other options. Lmk if u need referral.

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Considering an offer for an FP&A role at a major investment bank. What are people's thoughts on this? Culture, type of work, pay, exit opps. Probably way better off financially than staying @ big4

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How much do you travel? What were your expectations prior to accepting the position?

Anyone in Deloitte Digital want to cash on me as a referral? I'm pretty guaranteed to get in. However, I'm already in talks with a recruiter. Too late?

I need a employee referral to Deloitte! anyone interested?

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Hi ZS folks, I have an offer for a Business Technology Solutions Associate role at ZS. I wanted to know if there's room for negotiation, considering I have another offer and also considering the cost of living and student loans. Can anyone share some insights about BTSA comp and negotiation? The principal did mention that I did well in the interview when they called me. My profile: BS in CS, MS in Business Analytics, Location: Princeton. Comp: Base: 85k, Sign on: 7k Relocation: 4k. Please help.

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Any McK people out there who would be willing to have a quick chat? Considering applying for the associate role. Would love get some feedback/guidance on the application/interview process.
TIA

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Just got turned down for a job I really wanted. No interview. I even had a referral, but they didn't even look at my book! Feeling empty and worthless right now. I know I have inherent value as a human being but I am so desperate to succeed and can't seem to catch a break. Just wanted to vent. Thank you for reading.

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Any audit folks at midsize and up firms (experienced senior and above only) looking for a role in accounting advisory/consulting at a small firm <100 people (completely remote), reach out to me. Busy season hours are approx 45/week. Comp starts around $105k

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BDO recruiter reached out for an audit senior position in the DC area. Recommended or not? And why? Insights appreciated!!

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Has anybody interviewed for a sales position at Vericast? I’m going to be asked to do a presentation, what is all of that about? Is this something I already have that I am presenting or a product on their company? Thank you in advance

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Anyone work for Ripple Labs? They have a pretty sweet Corporate Development Associate role open

I like to apply for Product Manager roles at Amazon since I like the role. I have done front office CRM (SAP) implementations for Fortune50 clients through Accenture.
It is more of sitting with users to understand their process and map it to CRM suite and build additional features to map their specific processes.
I have also worked on sales, BD and functional spec creation for new features.
Can I count these as Product Management experience while applying for Amazon or other Faangmula?

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Anybody have any tips on how to go about the relocation conversation? I’m looking to move out of the city with our main office to a city with a much smaller office. With post-covid office culture I can’t imagine it’s that big of an ask. That said, I’m in a junior role and have been with the company for less than a year so I don’t know if this is a question I should really even ask at this time.

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Looking to leave my auditing position with only 3 months of experience... I'm in a relatively small firm, and my manager's micromanaging is insane... Want to go into advisory, any advice is welcome.

LA! Hiring mid-level CWs and ADs! Must have video prod. exp. and be very conceptual.

Solos and teams apply!

LINKEDIN ME (I’m bad at fishbowl)
Samantha Schneiderman (director of creative services)

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In-house creative team for major American brand HIRING freelance designer who loves to concept/make social content.

Could lead to full time. Send book!

in.house.team.fishbowl@gmail.com

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I know agencies across the board did some layoffs right before the holidays, but when do we think hiring will pick up again? Getting to a point where I feel like I need to start thinking about a change.

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What are some questions you could expect when interviewing for an AE position? Trying to nail this interview tomorrow, so any advice/tips are welcome. Thanks!

Anyone work at Instrument’s PDX office? Just applied for the Senior Strategist position. Have both UX and Brand experience. What’s it like to work there? Looking to move back to the PNW!

Need a referral for this PWC job...https://jobs.us.pwc.com/job/new-york/financial-services-digital-solutions-architect-manager/932/15959386

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MRM McCann has open positions. My team is hiring for a mid AD and CW. DM me to get more info!

Can I get a referral for a friend for a supply chain analyst positions ?

Is it realistic to look for a remote / WFH position at the Director-level? Has anyone had experience with that? What does it do to team dynamics?

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Do any of you follow your career center’s resume template/ guide in terms of formatting or do you use something else?

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Looking to buy a house (200-300k) in Houston to rent out even though I live in ATL. Trying to get my foot in the grow city.

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I am starting a PgM role ar Google next week and will have a remote onboarding. Any thing to keep in mind? Any insight is helpful :)

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Ok guys, I'm gonna link things up wild. The following are facts
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I’m an L&E associate entering my 5th year at a mid-sized regional law firm (approx. 400 attorneys). Barred in PA/NJ. Billed 2100 last year but my requirement is 1950. Should I try to lateral into BigLaw or should I try to go in house? Are either of those realistic options for me? I seem to be doing a significant amount of municipal law too, which is not what I expected or wanted at all. I want a life but would also hate to take a pay cut. Interested in L&E. Advice?

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Does anyone have any advise on how to become a staff video editor at a creative production company? They usually don't have any "job openings" listed on their site.

I have 5+ years of experience working at a creative ad agency, but much of the work was pitch/sizzle videos (yuck).

I'm freelancing now which has been a great step in the right direction but I'd eventually love to be on staff at a post house like The Den, Cut+Run, Company 3 etc. pumping out cool work. Just seems hard to break in.

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I am having skills of Analytics but not getting job I know Excel and other tools also Power Bi, Google sheets, Google Data Studio, Python, My Sql in learning.

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For those of you working in your physical office in nyc in IBD or S&T right now, do you have to wear a mask all the time? Or like only in elevators

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How to get out of the project facing difficulties in coding no work am doing as even there is no back fill resources , tasks are delaying and piling and even it's affecting my mental health can't able to focus on work as well as my personal life any suggestions much appreciated

Disparately need release from this project to my base location
I am in client location

How to get out of this project immediately

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What you consider the Top 3 Anime OGs go!

Do you think it is easier to overcome cheating in a relationship that has or does not have children involved? Listening to an interesting podcast and would love to know peoples take on the topic

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Which is better between IBM and Naggaro.
Both are offered same 25lpa. Yoe-7 JAVA.
In term of WLB and Job Security.

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Any in house tech recruiters for consulting firms? What does your comp look like? Looking to see what my comp compares to for L1 recruiters.

Has anyone made a move from audit to consulting as a senior and could you speak a bit about the process??

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Does PwC let you use your own card for business travel?

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Hello, we've recently started a community focused on FAANG Interview preps. Wondering what kind of content people might be interested to see in such communities.

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