Bucknell University Discussions

Those who want to join FAANG: don’t you think that the upward mobility is limited? Thousands of super ambitious MBB background people with top credentials joined these firms over the last decade.

Any good business/consulting books on amazon kindle that y’all have read that has helped you in your job?

What are the best consulting companies in the US focused on Sustainability, either Strategy or Ops?

My online application portal in EY says - We'd like to progress you to next step in the recruiting process since 3 weeks, but no one has reached out yet. Any idea if I can do something to expedite this.

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.

How will the US come out of covid19? As an outsider they seem at greater risk then others: expensive healthcare, no sick days, homeless people, people who wont stay home... Thoughts?

I have been tagged for this project that doesn’t start until June 10th. My utilization is going to drop significantly but at the same time the deployment team cannot present me elsewhere. Ugh!

Pwc pays so little at manager band. What's the deal?

Can someone please help me calculate my Utilization? The Client Service Hours on ToD seems to be confusing. When does the utilisation for the year start? April or June?

Best business-oriented, but novel-style books with good writing, style, & interesting characters? Not really self-help/advise focused, more of actual literature with business themes/plots. Any recs?

How to deal with parents and family members who are bullies?

So my SO got offered a role based in London, I’m new to the company and am wondering if anyone has negotiated a move across the pond within the firm

Utilization may be my least favorite thing about Deloitte. It makes life challenging if you're stringing together a bunch of short-term, yet interesting, projects.

Signed the offer with a competitor, but multiple bosses tried to persuade me to stay with the planned growth opportunities in sight. Still decided to leave, and got "wishing you all the best". Guilty much, I love working with the team, but just want to get better progression and pay.

Anyone feels guilty in my shoes? Is returning to the firm a common scenario? Just worried that things might not work out in new firm

Hot take: you don’t need to give feedback every two days. And if you do, you should ask for feedback too.

I find myself struggling the explain things with the same eloquence as my colleagues. How can I improve my consulting speak? Any recommended books?

Best consulting firms to target for Supply Chain & Operations Strategy apart from MBB after graduating from MIT SCM

Do we get mobile phone for Office purpose?

Hi. I will need referral in RSM Philadelphia region. I am helping someone to find job. Thank you very much.

Hi friends I am shifting to Bangalore next week, Currently I am in Gujarat so my bike is having Gujarat passing number plate, So now I want to know that is it mandatory to get BLR passing number plate for my bike or I can use it with Gujarat passing.. pls suggest...

Thanks in advance!!

Has anyone had their LCA location updated so they can work from a different remote work location than their home office city? Did your firm take care of the process for you?

Just watched Karan Arjun. SRK is the GOAT.

When determining your retirement spending, how much do you anticipate and budget for healthcare costs? This is for the US.

Does anyone have a negotiation template for entry level recruiting coordinator. I’m going to be discussing my salary and benefits package and want to be able to ask the right questions and say the right things. Thanks in advance!

What are the monetary benefits of going to client's location(another city) for 3 months. Is there any provision of additional salary?

I’ve been practicing in traditional labor for about two years now (although about a decade of labor relations experience) but I’m trying to break into employee benefits law. Unfortunately I’m not being given much experience in benefits as I’m pretty typecast as a labor atty. Any advice on how I can go about getting employee benefit experience? My long term goal is to have benefits be my main area of practice.

At what point do you feel it is necessary to trademark a product or new tagline?

I know someone who is looking a job in Technical Research Analyst (stock market related) OR in banking domain and has 10 months experience overall. But he has been doing stock market research for few years as a freelancer. Will anyone be able to refer him to a reputed firm?
Qualifications: M.Com

Just found out the "roadside assistance" for my Tesla doesn't cover emergency battery recharging. Wish I realized that before it became an issue

Has anyone ever built a voice of the customer program? Want to hear about your experience: processes and tools put in place, stakeholders involved, how to socialize findings. Thanks!

I tripped over my blanket and hit the floor so hard 🫠. My neighbors probably hate me. That’s my confession.

How much should I ask for for an Art Sup role?

Hi everyone,
I relocated with my family to Ireland recently, one month ago, and while I got a lot of screening calls with recruiters, I did not hear back from any of them after our interview. I am still on the process of getting my work permit and I am very clear about this during the interviews, but I suspect that this is the reason why I am not getting any call back. Any tips on the first screening call with recruiters? Should I touch base with them after our interviews?

Some Business Intelligence/Analyst roles are very data heavy. I wonder why these roles do not have the term “data” in them, and wonder if it’s to keep the salary lower than it should be. I have colleagues doing intense data science tasks as BI Analysts, and can’t help but feel indignant on their behalf because when hearing their job title, one would underestimate their technical ability.