Barkley Discussions

Who was around in 2008/2009 at big 4? Specifically in advisory? How were those practices affected during the layoffs? Any insight to ease some of the worry/unknown would be greatly appreciated.

Am I the only one left at the end of the month trying to bill 10hour days to meet hours because I slacked off at the beginning of the month? It’s a vicious cycle. Then the end of the month hits and I’m so exhausted that I need to take it was the next week... and the cycle continues

Are you a morning person or night person?

Does anyone have any experience with taking additional classes after undergrad to raise gpa?

Freelancers who work directly with brands: Suggestions for the best liability insurance provider?

Hi Fishes,

Which one to choose
Walmart : 13.5lpa fixed + 2.5 lpa variable + 1.9 lpa stocks
Virtusa: 20 lpa fixed + 1 lpa variable.

Walmart for l2 support and virtusa for development under citi client

Note taking is not something I was ever particularly good at. Shorthand, symbols, abbreviations, multiple colors - they're all things I use haphazardly, and without consistency.

I think I really could benefit from stepping up my note taking game.

Anyone else spend time intentionally building this skill? Any good resources that helped you becoming a better note taker?

Does anyone have any experience with General Motor’s HireVue process?

Do you ever get disheartened by all the content you're pushing out, only to get a few people to engage with it?

How do you deal with clients who act like they know more than you even though they don't?

Hello! I am reaching out for any insight on best employee engagement ideas to spruce up morning meetings in the office. Open to any ideas - Thank you!

A patient of mine essentially asked me to fraudulently bill his insurance the other day. My response was records can be audited at anytime which could result in my license being put at risk. He asked me how many times has that happened? I was like that doesn’t matter. I spent way too much time, money and effort to get to where I am.

Is Lower Antelope Canyon Tour worth it?

what salary can be expected for 5.5 years business analyst ? current CTC 9lpa

I put in a booking request for a vacation and it got rejected and says “DC Approval Required: Chargeable” what does this mean? Did I do something wrong?

Anyone know what happens to staff 2 on a PIP who shows no improvement? Will EY let them go or just not promote until they decide to leave on their own?

I want more money

"I don’t like morning people. Or morning. Or people”

Words of Wisdom

Hi! I have 9yoe in startup, hyper growth environments. I have a strong customer Quality Assurance process improvement background. I want to shift into becoming more of an IC vs people manager. With that in mind, what steps would get me there? Should I consider a PMP or Lean Six Sigma certification? Any other ideas? I feel so stuck and need a change. Thank you!

My current package is 6 lakh and at time of screening I said expected 10 lakh , should I tell I expect 11 lakh in managerial round or different nos will lead to rejection.Also salary negotiable is done by manager only? Experience - 3 years 3 month

I just realised that all the women over 50 in my practice have been "counseled out" (including me) or put on a PIP this year.

What should I expect during my call with Deloitte’s recruitment advisor? I received a verbal offer last week, and a meeting invite this week with the advisor. Is this typically where salary and signing bonus are negotiated? If so, can anyone share insights into the typical base range for experienced hires going into Consultant positions (2yrs experience w/ undergrad)?

I am having 2.2 years of experience in Bigdata Testing. Please let me know any vacancies

Hello all,

I have an Interview with Atlassian for a pre sales solutions engineer role in Canada that requires 5-8 YOE . What's the salary range I should be aiming for ?

I have been offered a job at Intel Bangalore as Senior Hardware Engineer(Grade 7) for the RTL Design. What should be my Salary expectation(Base/Bonus/RSU)?
YOE- 4years,10months
Highest Qualification- B-Tech(Tier-1 college)

Hi male here , any one interested msg me

I have total 4 years of experience in IT, relevant experience is 3 years in testing,but my designation is technical support engineer,is this will create any problem during interview and during verification?please advice

Hey people

I have recently received an offer letter from PwC and have signed and accepted the offer (via Workday portal).
Now when I check the tasks against the job on workday, I can see no tasks pending and under completed tasks: a green tick against 'review and sign offer letter (step complete)' (and I can see the offer)
I am told that I would receive onboarding emails from HR, but I haven't yet.
My DoJ is in the fourth week of July. When do we generally expect these communications?

Anyone interested in group conversation and prepration for Java 8, microservices, spring mvc and boot? Interview preparation basically.

Consulting firms, how does your company use utilization as a performance metric? And what are your targets (e.g, Junior practitioners vs senior)

What are the pros and cons of joining a Captive Organization for Salesforce ?

It is true that in service based consultings the learning curve will be better coz we'll get to work on a lot of projects compared to a captive organisation ?

How should one decide? Can someone list out the pros and cons of both. It would be really helpful for a lot of people.

Thanks in Advance!

Hi Everyone, Can I please get feedback on Innova solutions. How is the company, job security and work life balance ?

Hybrid vs WFH?