Blue & Co. Discussions

Starting to get more involved in the project sales process - any recommendations for books or resources to develop skills in this area?

For those who completed their SHRM certification this year (CP or SCP) and opted for self study, what study materials did you use to prepare?

Young professional with 3 years of retail banking experience, 1 year of claims experience, and now roughly 6 months into insurance sales. Between selling in retail banking environment and every month of insurance sales regularly pacing 200% or over to goal. Loving comp but not loving the call center environment and hoping to move to another lucrative sales position with less non stop calls. Any suggestions?

CFA or CAIA?

Looking for a good personal finance or similar book to read. Any suggestions?

Have an idea for an app but I don’t know the intricacies and nuances of app development. Hoping this consulting community would be the best help! Things like NDAs for app developer, how to get a developer, estimated cost, other costs that someone outside of tech wouldn’t expect, etc.. TIA!

Any Freemasons lurking around here!? Thinking about making a Bowl for my Traveling Brothers. Maybe to talk about how we view this unique Labor (consulting) in a Masonic context, post some inspirational messages, recommend good books, idk stuff like that...

Been a coach at the collegiate level for 6 years. Make a $65k salary. Want to leave coaching and break into sales/marketing/recruiting/consulting. I have ample leadership and recruiting experience with a strong work ethic.

I’m assuming I’m going to have to take a pay cut and start toward bottom of totem pole. Any recommendations/advice on roles to apply for since I’m new to the field? Would like to be in tech if possible in Charlotte, NC or remote.

Any boomerangs get a nice pay increase above “standard” for level? Or is it still the same.

Hi 👋🏻 Would love some support here - looking to build out a bonus structure for a Sales Engagement Mgr role - it isn't a typical sales role - this person will be closing deals but not necessarily securing leads. If they will be scoring leads, it will be organic via conferences, partnerships. Of course, we want to encourage and incentivize this person. Potentially giving then an extra 20-50k bonus potential. How do I build this out? Any suggestions or examples would be super helpful. Thank you!!

I am going to move in the next few month to a location with a higher cost of living due to personal circumstances. I love my current company but I’ve only been here a little over a month, how should I go about requesting if it’s possible to get a salary increase? Might be a stretch but thought it might be worth mentioning.

How do we get others to join Fishbowl? There are currently only 15 of us from the company and we have about 2000 employees now.

How many of you that have been in PA for at least 10 years feel like you are a well rounded individual? Is your personal identity only about your job, status, and wealth or do you have enough contd

What are the weirdest reasons you have heard for people being laid-off? I have heard someone getting laid off because they missed submitting their time-sheets for 3 times in a year.

Bain fish, does anyone know how utilization in North America is trending for this year?

Has anyone here had to give a 90 day plan in an interview? I’m on round 5 now for a field role, and I was informed this will be what the final interview consists of. Panel of 5-6 supposedly. Any tips or advice on what/how to present? How to prepare? Is it kind of like a quarterly business review sort of thing?

Those of you that interviewed at aws sales, did your interviewers go through specific bullet points on your resume?
I understand its lp focused, im just curious if ppl used examples outside of their resume for majority of their stories.

Did they ask you specifics of your resume bullet points?

Any suggestions on sounding less monotonous during presentations? I tend to lose my audience due to either my tone or sometimes going into too much detail. Have received feedback that it’s getting into my way as far as career progression goes.

Is it a good sign if a partner of a firm directly reaches out to you for your dream job?

Does anyone have any good ideas for client appreciation gifts for certain mile stones that don’t break the bank besides a gift card? i.e. when they have been with me for 1 year

Has anyone taken  ACAMS Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS)? Any comments/ reviews? How has it enhanced your employability? Why did you take the CGSS?

I currently work at Amazon as an SDE, am I allowed to start an Amazon FBA business?

Check your band for year 2020-21

To all those who have got or trying to get international assignments. What skills do we need to showcase to our leads/managers and possess.
Also those who are managers what do you expect one should have in order to get this opportunity.
Please don't say bootlicking/politics/favouritism etc. Those might be there but what are real skills.
Please throw some light on this folks !!

Need Help.

So, I recently joined a new company. They have put me to a project which I have no knowledge, no skill there.

I'm new, project is new, no one to give KT.

What I'm a supposed to do?

I’m still trying to process seeing an agency exec well known for dismissing and ignoring POC held up as an exemplary diversity champion for women at the 3% Conference.

Is it appropriate to give your PL a gift (MD)? It was a promotion year to SM…

Considering boomeranging back to the firm I left last year. What is reasonable to expect for an offer to return?

I received an offer for a role that is a lot more money than I thought but I still want to negotiate and see how much more money I can get. What can I say if the salary is already above average for the role in the market and city I live in?

Is RPA a bubble and will soon fade away? How much valuable is it as a skill set?

Human interest stories might not be where the money is, but making the switch has saved my sanity after the tragedy I’ve covered the past few years.

Does anyone know the sales goal for Associate Director snd Director at Guidehouse?

Hi Fish,

I attended the interview in cognizant. But i didn't get any feedback of my interview. So, what should I do? Also, I dropped the Mails to recruiter. They did not reply on that.

Has anyone visited Hawaii in December? I just booked my honeymoon for mid December and am wondering how the weather will be in Kauai.

Hi Fishes,
Got an opportunity with Optum hcentive centre and looking forward to joining also just
Need to know about few things regarding hcentive Noida centre of optum,
How is the wlb
Work culture
Medical benefits
Learning opportunities