Charles River Associates Discussions

I have a question in general about boot camps with ISAs.

Does anyone know if they monitor how hard or how often you actually job search after you complete the program? What if you just don’t try to get a job so that you don’t have to pay them back?

Can you guys recommend any course or training to get PHR certify?

Does anyone work as a customer service analyst for HCA and if so what is/was your pay starting out? I’m really curious about this

I am a senior manager working remotely with two kids and a wife that works every other weekend. I am lucky if I can prep for my morning meetings or get any work done past 5, since she’s obviously tired and needs help. Any other remote parents dealing with the same dilemma?

What are the standard fees for outsourcing consultancy work?
I've been working with a newly established consultancy business. Until now I've been paid day rates or project rates.
I've been invited to lead, build and manage the HR consultancy.
What are reasonable fee structures?
1. If they source work and give it to me to complete, what is a fair percentage?
2. If I source work and complete it, what should I 'pay' them given that it's under their 'brand'?

Any upcoming events for junior writers trying to break in?

How would you feel being referred to as “kid” or “kiddo” by someone less than 10 years older than you?

Creatives, what agencies/teams have great strategy folks?

Has anyone used interim agreements when there has been a lag in getting complex across the finish line? If so, in what context? TIA

One thing about auditors - they've always got an opinion

When will we see our PBB and promotion bonuses in our accounts?

Emoji Challenge: Explain the biggest project that's currently demanding most of your time.

I was recently hired by my dream agency. I get creative freedom, flexible hours, and I can work from home if I feel like it. Always keep looking for better opportunities, you never know when one might show up!

If I book a fight that’s operated by Air France but sold by delta, do I get delta skymiles? Thanks!

Best spg hotel in Taipei?

What's your shortest stint in a BDR/SDR role? What made you nope outta there so fast? Did it come up in interviews?

Tips, articles, videos, books on career planning?
I know consulting isn’t a long term career option for me, but I have no 1, 3, 5 nor 10 year plan/idea.
Did you join consulting with a timeframe/plan?

What do you include at the end of an online application? Is it necessary to include FCRA rights, an EoE clause, etc., or is it okay to remove this information and include it in the job posting/advertisement?

A partner has approached me and another associate about leaving with them to go to a different firm. Am I likely to be able to negotiate a lateral/signing bonus if I join the new firm as part of a team?

Just heard from several friends there that Facebook / Meta is entering a hiring freeze. How is it going there? Is this a bad health indicator for the company? What's the employee morale levels following the announcement?

Is anyone else as unmotivated as me this Monday?!?! Can we start serious petitioning on a 4 day work week!

How can our team know if I’m going to office or not ? I mean does card swiping track it ?

What to expect for Strategy (consultant level) case study?

Anyone recently take the CPPS exam? Was it difficult? Recommended study materials?

Hello Folks,
I am looking for job change, any reference will be appreciated. Have a good hands on experience in Python, Django, SQL, NoSql, Micro Services, AWS and etc. Total experience in years is six.

Thanks for reading the post.

Hi 🐠,
How can I get working knowledge/real business experience in power bi.. I can do trainings but trainings will never help me understand the working scenarios and experiences. Not sure if future engagements will be willing to put me into projects from where I can learn?? I want to shift to this area of work but I don't have relevant experience to face interviews. Please help!!

Hi fishes, please guide.
I joined a bank as a business analyst 2 months back. I’m feeling that it’s more of a stagnant task for me though learning is there still i was much more happy with development. Now idk what to do because it’s 2 months, most companies i cannot apply before 6 months or a year maybe!

What shall i do? How to cope up with it? It’s difficult. YoE- 2 yrs and 4 months.

Tech stack : Python, SQL, Azure, ML and analytics.

Hi Java fishes, need suggestion!!
Yoe - 4. Tech stack- Java, Springboot Microservices.
I want to learn AWS. please help me with below points.
1. How long it will take to learn.
2. What all AWS services should I learn as per my exp.
3. Sources to learn.
4. If anything more important to learn other than AWS please suggest.
TIA :)

How do I breakaway from reservations about expressing my personality and use it to build trust?

Ye cognizant mai salary kab aati jai date and time please?

HCL or Capgemini, where the chances of getting US onsite is more? I have H1-B, worked there for sometime and came back for personal reasons and would like to travel again if I get a chance.

Hey everyone! Thinking about applying to an associate recruiter position for early talent/ universities. Does anyone know a ballpark salary number that is reasonable for this position? I have 6 years work experience 4 of them being in entry level leadership and 2 being in administrative/HR roles. TIA!

When is Big 4 going to issue a statement on overturning Roe v Wade?? I'm disappointed that my company hasn't spoken out about this.

Digital CoLo. what would you like to hear more?

Working Remotely - has anyone successfully done this in Account? Not a day from home once in a while-more weeks at a time?
Have you been able to maintain internal relationships? Clients aren't local

Want to get a sense of how everyone else is going to manage their taxes. For taxes due this April, will we use the previous tax code wherein crypto to crypto transactions are not taxed?

Has anyone tried therapy via Skype (or something similar)? If so, how was your experience?

I am struggling to find a psychologist that works weekends...

Any suggestion on relatively cheap neighbourhood for a mid 20s couple in london? - - Preferably less than 30 mins commute to Green Park/ bloomsbury/ holborn area.
- Would prefer not to have to worry about being stabbed on the street.
- balcony or a garden would be nice
- dont care about schools etc, wont have kids for a while

Would 15k per month be a bit too low to live somewhere that ticks the above conditions?

Hi Fishes, need your Insights on laptop purchase.
Can I buy and reimburse IMac? Or should I buy only laptop?