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Bench clock question. I roll off project end of June. I’ve had a long pto trip starting end of July and returning mid September initially assuming I would be rolling off later but client pulled the pl… more

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MBA Financial Services candidate | 2 years in BD consulting to 20+ clients | Cross-border ecosystem across India, Europe, MENA & LATAM

Open to referrals in Consulting, IB, VC, Equity Research & Strategy r… more

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what is role of Manager 2 in EY GDS ? is it majorly on delivering implementation projects or work on BD and proposals ?

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What' s the role of SM2 at EY GDS is it hands on role or Leading multiple deliveries and doing BD GTM RFP etc

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Looking for some advice. Currently leading a business unit as a director with 3 direct reports making 220k + 50k bonus + 50k options roughly 320TC pa

New opp to lead BD + Partnerships as IC in a newly formed tea… more

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Senior associate here, thinking about leaving BigLaw to become a partner at a small boutique. Two questions: (1) For those who’ve made a similar jump, how long did it take to feel financially “whole”?… more

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Have heard PwC has become very strict for M’s & above to do BD?

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Is it possible to get a job in project management with 8 to 10L CTC. Iam working as a secretary in a group company which deals with aviation MRO, power T&D, infrastracture, irrigarion, MFNG, BESS… more

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Please provide suggestions on how to find projects on our own, More than 3 months have passed while I’ve been doing BD work, and some colleagues have already received calls from HR asking for clarification reg… more

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Is it normal that alot of corp strategy or BD roles are on sourcing deals and searching for targets / evaluating markets to enter VS actual target valuation? Would I need to get experience in the full… more

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Current Offer: Cisco G10 - BD role - Hybrid
Base - 48 LPA (36 Fixed + 12 Variable) , PF - 2.6L ,
JB - 7L(3.5L +3.5L) , RSU -$40K(vested over 3 years)
CCTC - 45 LPA(31.5 Fixed +13.5 Variable)
Total Exp -9 years more

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What are your best practices / efficiency hacks to: note taking, project organization, deck creation, BD tracking, etc.? Feel like I’m getting stuck in my ways and less efficient than ever… would love… more

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2025 Year-end numbers:
Starting a thread to get a feel of overall numbers across
UBS in the final year of integration. Please share in the below format :

Designation : EE/AO/AD/DI/MD
BD : IB/WM/Group Function
Location :
Total years of industry … more

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I'm currently on the bench but going to put in my two weeks iin 2-3 weeks. I just got pinged to see if I was available for BD work.

I'm fully available but would rather just chill until I quit… more

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what’s does associate BD comp look like at your firm, is it close to investment teams? first year comp at my firm is 140 base, second year can be 180 base - bonus is discretionary based on performance… more

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Hi Fishes! I am looking for a referral or job opportunity in a MarTech company.
I have 7yr experience in SaaS-based product, sales and BD.
Would appreciate quick support 😀

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MBA Financial Services candidate | 2 years in BD consulting to 20+ clients | Cross-border ecosystem across India, Europe, MENA & LATAM

Open to referrals in Consulting, IB, VC, Equity Research & Strategy r… more

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MBA Financial Services candidate | 2 years in BD consulting to 20+ clients | Cross-border ecosystem across India, Europe, MENA & LATAM

Open to referrals in Consulting, IB, VC, Equity Research & Strategy r… more

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Is it possible to get a job in project management with 8 to 10L CTC. Iam working as a secretary in a group company which deals with aviation MRO, power T&D, infrastracture, irrigarion, MFNG, BESS… more

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Is a transformation role / PMO leader in a tech company a good exit or kills a career? In comparison to BD and strategy development at another industry

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Please provide suggestions on how to find projects on our own, More than 3 months have passed while I’ve been doing BD work, and some colleagues have already received calls from HR asking for clarification reg… more

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I am currently working with TCI ChemLog (TCI Group) in a centralized BD & operations role, supporting RFQs, commercial coordination, and supply chain operations at a pan-India level. I am now looking to trans… more

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Hi Guys,

I am looking for a senior BD role in Dubai or UAE location.
Results-oriented Business Development Manager with 5+ years driving revenue growth and market
expansion across manufacturing, healthcare, and chemical secto… more

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I am looking for BD person for digital media marketing agency.

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A Business Development (BD) professional in a digital media agency is responsible for identifying and acquiring new clients for services including website development, Meta Ads, Google Ads, SEO, SMM, … more

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Hi Folks,

Any suggestions on how to look for billable project in @PWC india on your own,using BD code for quite a while now.

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Hello Everyone!
I'm seeking remote roles in AE, BD, or client-facing positions. With 2+ years of solid experience in sales and business development, I’m confident in delivering results and building strong clie… more

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After a decade in Sales and Business Development, including 8 years as the Director of Sales & BD at a US-based company, I am excited to explore new senior leadership opportunities in India or the Middle East.
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Been in the DoD consulting realm since I started working 4 years ago. How can I best position myself to make the jump to a Lockheed/Anduril or Defense start up? I’m a generalist with data analytics sk… more

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I'm senior counsel at a v. large Midwest firm. I'm literally at my desk 12 hrs/day, but am only billing maybe half that. I'm the only person running a pretty low-hours group; 2 partners an… more

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Is it possible to be successful in BL without too much BD? I have too much work to meet with clients that don't have active matters I'm working on or to attend events where prospective clients… more

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I am at 65, open to work
I am comfortable in HR / TRAINING / QUALITy / TQM / BD functions

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I have been struggling to find time to BD. My boss wants us to be available and responsive 24-7 with a response time of 15 mins, and on every matter, I’m the only associate with no junior. I can never… more

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Quick question for those that work on SAP: if you were to pick an Area, Module, Specialism today in SAP with what you are seeing in the Market what would it be?

I’ve 4y of consulting experience in SAP projects … more

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How do you guys manage doing BD work when on a project? Currently on a project where they expect continuous 8-10 hours / day of availability which doesn’t leave me any time to do any sort of work outs… more

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I have been into Business Development for last 28 years with all Blu Chip Organisations where I applied my values, my knowledge, my strategies in building business for Industry & Goverment business both at various stages… more

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trying to work out “normal” case load for Associate in Law (4 day week). Previous manager adv 30-35 cases (+enquiries). Adv by new management that it’s closer to 35-40 (+enquiries). Enquiries take avg… more

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I’m in Marketing & BD at a UK national law firm and have been considering senior roles at international firms in the City. The work looks exciting but the salaries…honestly underwhelming.

For roles that demand… more

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I’m in Marketing & BD at a UK national law firm and have been considering senior roles at international firms in the City. The work looks exciting but the salaries…honestly underwhelming.

For roles that demand… more

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Hey all I'm looking to find good places to maybe get some product sold I'm new to all this and just got put on as an ambassador for Raze Energy. Where can I go to get sales up?

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Bless you PMs.

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Im 21, recently got a project manager job in a big media group, I still have about one year to do in my degree. Where would you recommend I take my career next, what would be the logical next jobs I could explore in that field?

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What is Secondary Business Finance Manager role and responsibilities?
I have just completed my MBA in Finance and there is a vacancy in a project of TCS

Curious. What's everyone's all in tax rate at year end (first and second years). Thanks. Looking for a percentage.

Anyone have experience working in sales for a startup? What are things to consider? Got a recruiter contacting me about an open position very similar to what I do now, at a startup.

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Question for Sales leaders who’ve said “I did an analysis and concluded we just need more at bats”.

Does it feel like you’re saying something useful? Or are you also writing a book titled “In order to get rich you just need more money”?

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Any other sober folks in the sales world who can give me some advice? Really struggling to keep up with the office culture when happy hour is impossible for me. 1.5 years sober and want to stay that way.

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Tax senior with CPA at small firm. Best way to get to Big 4 audit? (LA or OC) Went to non-target so little to no alumni at B4. I don’t mind the switch to a lower title since audit was always my preference and was never a fan of tax (stayed local for family).

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how many of you get high before/during work?

🙋🏻‍♂️

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Thoughts on giving less than 2 weeks notice?

I’m quite frustrated and ready to start new job ASAP. I’ve been at current job for nearly 3 years and anyone who might be potential reference for future jobs (old bosses) has already left the company. I have good relationships here otherwise too.
1.5 week notice will work out with my upcoming travel plans and personal life as well, but concerned about if agencies really put you on “do not rehire” list?

Anyone give less notice and get in trouble?

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What are the pros and cons of working for Progressive Insurance as a PIP examiner?

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Techstack or domain? What to prefer

has anyone ever left a company after taking tuition assistance without staying for the required time frame. did you pay back the full amount and if not, did they further pursue? asking for a friend

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Questions for web builders, digital security providers, and web technicians.

A Marketing associate in charge of all of our hardcoded web resources says “I have to complete the web admin/updates and security checks every Monday morning” They claim this takes two hours and is super involved. Is this true? Could someone explain to me the process?

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What is the most “do as I say, not as I do” thing you’ve been told or punished/reprimaded for as an associate?

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Hi fishes,

Today I interviewed with the patym payment bank team. Interviewer asked me to flatten a deeply nested array?

function flattenArrayOfArrays(a, r){ if(!r){ r = []} for(var i=0; i<a.length; i++){ if(a[i].constructor == Array){ flattenArrayOfArrays(a[i], r); }else{ r.push(a[i]); } } return r; }

I implemented this solution. Now the showing part, Interview said,"i donot think this solution even pass the dry run use cases😂😂"

This is the level of engineering team they have. O

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So who else here is experiencing plummeting billable hours and exponential weight gain since this whole WFH thing started? Bought snacks for 30 days, finished in 48 hours.

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I got an offer for an L5 role at Amazon Web Services and for a senior role from a non-FAANG company. I'm excited to get into management at AWS but have heard a lot of negative things. Not sure what's the best choice.

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Additional Posts

Do you have to know some within AmerisourceBergen to work for them? I feel like I have tried 5 times to work for them and nothing has happened.

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Ugh, is that time of year again! Does anyone have any advice on how to handle "friends" and family members who spout conspiracy theories to avoid getting the flu shot

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102 K base plus 10% bonus- Toronto- Banking …. PM - 10 YOE..
Is it a good offer? My Target was at least 130 K …

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Hello all,
Will
Apisero increase the offer if we say that the present employer is matching their offer to stay back?

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Is it fair to say once you’re an LS consultant you can always fall back to a tier 2,3 firm? For context I’m looking to go from consulting to a hospital implementation role.

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Hello everyone
I have already accepted the offer of a company X and completed all the onboarding formalities. Meanwhile, I received an offer from another company Y which is giving me more fixed and joining bonus. I'm more inclined towards joining company X. Would it be right to ask X to match the new offer. How should i go about it.
My joining is a week away so I really need your input.

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How is work life balabce at CookChildren’s?
Do you have remote days?

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My manager feeds me 100 chole bhature & then my tummy hurts so I ask her to give me a leave but then she declines my request and feeds me 1 more plate of chole bhature then I die because of excess gas formation inside my stomach, then I poop & become alive once again then my boss notices that im alive again and feeds me 109 plates of kadi chawal and this goes on and on and on and on

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Sunday 9/4 Check In 🙌🙌 What’s everyone up to today?

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Any folks in this bowl have an Adobe Experience Manager certification? Worthwhile?

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What are the best roles in big tech for someone with tech backround/software development experience ~1.5yoe with an MBA and consulting ~2.5yoe?

Thanks!!

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I’m moving to Sydney from the US and looking for a decent area to live. Any recommendations for a single male, 25?

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RESUME HELP! I’ve been out of a job for 7 months now. Can anyone provide me feedback regarding my background and experience on my resume? Also suggest any roles? It’s really tough finding a job. 🙁

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Hello Fishes,

I am new to the investing world. I have invested some 80k in Nifty fifty index funds. I wanted to increase my investment in other MFs and stocks.

Can you advise how to start it considering short term and long term financial goals.

Short term goals - like for 2-3 years

Long term goals - like for 5-6+ years or more depending upon the performance

I have seen multiple you tube videos but seems to get confused on how to start and which funds to pick.

Thank you!

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Straw poll: % of gold in your portfolios. If you have, any plans to sell? If not, any plans to buy?

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My company says that they don’t do typical merit increases based on individual performance. Everyone just gets collective cost of living increases every 2-5 years. Is this normal?

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S&p global capital iq

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What ever happened to the bio-fuels that were supposed to be the Next Big Thing? You never hear about them anymore

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