Kettle Discussions

Told a friend of mine in tech I was considering moving to BCG. He asked me if I would have to move to Boston.

I followed up by asking what he thought the top consulting firms were. "I'd guess PwC and then McKinsey are the best. I've also heard of KPMG, Deloitte, and Bain, but I don't know much about them."

Just a reminder that outside our bubble no-one really cares about firm prestige etc.

Transitioning from line of business familiarity (understanding financial statements) to... real(?) Finance (bonds and cap markets and other debt sales) any advice on books or resources to learn really from step 0?

What are your favourite free SEO (technical and/onpage) courses or certificates?

Anyone is a tech role in healthcare ? If so what is your title so you enjoy it?

PwC parental leave benefits?

Someone reached out to me on LinkedIn about becoming an author on the side. Has anyone heard about such a thing?!? The person said she’s worked with 800 consultants writing their books and marketing it for them.

Working with a non profit in my magic time and our volunteers work in Google Sheets - trying to help them make a spreadsheet more user friendly and freeze some columns, but it keeps shortening the width of the most important column in the frozen section so you can’t see it all, which defeats the purpose. Anybody have a troubleshooting tip?

Got laid off on Friday. Three days and I'm already bored out of my mind. Besides Jim, what are people doing to pass the time in between job hunting?

Noob here. everyone keeps talking about strategy and operations roles. what are these roles about like life in the day of S&O associate, manager and what skills does one need to have to get a role.TIA

If I get laid off, I have a previous colleague that started a cybersecurity company. I would love to get involved on the business side of it. Any pointers on skills that are attractive in this realm for a startup? Would be mostly (if not all) federal defense contracting clients. I’m currently in Deloitte’s cyber risk practice but my background and passion is in accounting and finance, and business operations. Graduated in 2017 so still early career.

Any thoughts on executive MBA programs, me I have 10 years consulting experience looking to pivot to PE/IB

Don’t feel like doing anything today but I need to work on 2 deliverables 😭 How do you motivate yourself on days your usual interest in the work isn’t there? Also have a moody boss who makes everything harder

New joiner. What should I get with my $250 wfh stipend? I already have standing desk, dual monitor, portable monitor, and good headset, not too sure what else I need, but it’s free money. Thanks.

I know recruiters ghost all the time - but it feels especially cruel right now. How fucking hard is it to say “we’ve gone in a different direction.” Want to tell one of them off so badly.

Hi all, I’ve recently onboarded as an HR recruiter with a small NGO. It has been wonderful so far. I want to make the most of my new role. If you have any suggestions or advise, I’d greatly appreciate it.

I'm reading this book on boundaries. In the work section it says I should tell my boss that I can't work after 5 PM. Knowing that advertising work commonly goes past 5 PM...would my job be in danger if I said that?
There's not really a rule book that says I must work until the work is done even though it's an unsaid expectation. Thoughts?

Protocol for responding (or not) to unsolicited emails from recruiters to your work email? In other words, is it acceptable to just ignore without a response? Or do you prefer to keep the line open with a brief “thanks for thinking of me, I am not interested at this time but hope we can collaborate in the future.”

So I was a 5th year associate in nyc making 100 k a year 2k billable hours.. I decided to leave for the role Im in now.. my old countered to keep me at 115k (which was like pulling teeth for them) but I left anyways now I find out that they offered a 7th year 150 k and a partner title should I be offended that they didn’t even try more with me

What’s the base for CL8 (CDO)? Glassdoor doesn’t seem accurate, as it pegs CL8 at 56k. Currently a CL9, on 52.5 in London. Promoted from CL10 last year too, so still a fairly new CL9.

Anyone who filed 131/765/485 last year in October with BAL/D and got EAD or GC?

Can anyone recommend a good book/materials to prep for the CIPP/CIPM? 🙏🏽

I start my journey of being more technical today. I am giving myself 2 yrs. I started a role doing IT controls, Identity and Access Management work. I have prior experience in UAT, business process controls (A-123). I am planning on passing the Security plus and CISSP certs within 2 yrs. Have a TS clearance. Any advice or reality check is welcome.
I will like to do cyber work in the Intelligence Community.

How do you handle the next day after being up until 4am the night before on a deal? My other deal teams don’t know I was up so late, but obviously I’m going to be much slower in the morning. It sounds whiny to say “sorry for the delay I was up all night” when everyone else is also so busy...

I've been trying to figure out why TikTok is so popular. I mean, I get it: it's easy to use and fun, but what's the ROI?

Not sure if this is the right forum but - my H1B extension has been approved (just got to know today) but my driving license will expire soon. Can my license be renewed without the original extension petition? Or do I need to wait for the originals to come in. Trying to understand what do I need to carry to the DMV. Based in CA. Couldn’t find a lot of info online, appreciate any help and advice!

And to throw into the mix, my lease is up so will be shifting to a new address soon.

I had salary discussion with Senior Manager in Oracle and agreed but I am yet to receive the offer letter. It's been 3-4 weeks already and I mentioned in the call to him that I put down papers based on job offer from Accenture.

Any idea how much time it takes?

Hi Fishes I am looking for Scrum Master job
Total experience 7 years
Scrum Master experience 3 years
CSM certified
Immediately available

Anyone have their Billing or Certified Coders function outsourced? Curious what that typically costs per hour and if there is any recommendations on outsourcing companies. Thanks!

Hi,

How much variable pay will we get in Virtusa? Please consider the average case

And one more thing any idea about yearly hike % ?

Thanks.

Hi everyone! I hope you are all safe and well. I am reaching out here as I am getting desperate and feel defeated . Our company had lay offs due to internal restructuring and I was part of it . I have over 13 years of sales experience ranging from B2B to B2C and I am located in Toronto, Canada. My experience ranges from India, USA and Canada. I am looking for an Account Executive or a Customer Success role. Thank you for all your help in advance.
#sales #customersuccess #lookingforwork

Do you use any method when finding new ideas?

or nothing just think and write something down until you got the idea.

Hi All,
I recived mail from Deloitte USI HR requesting my last 3 months pay slips and filled CTC data sheet and Aadhar, PAN. Does this mean i got through or selected ? I didn't recieve any formal communication whether i am selected or not.

Hi all, I am trying to DCA bi-weekly into Vanguard ETFs, (VO, VTI etc). It seems like Fidelity does not support auto buying of non-Fidelity ETFs. So I was wondering which of these options you think is best?

1. Open a Vanguard Invest account
2. Look for Fidelity ETFs that are similar to Vanguard ETFs
3. Use smaller brokerages like SoFi l, Robinhood etc.

I really do not want to manage nor be active. My goal is to log-in like once every 6 months.

Thank you all.

During my job search, I am getting a lot of recruiters asking for me to answer right to represent emails. These particular recruiters follow a same pattern and seem unprofessional. Shall I be aware and not sign these right to represents? Are they a scam? Or is it a cultural thing… can someone advise me, I’m based in the USA

Anyone preparing for Australia immigration? Where are you at the process?

Typical AD salary in nyc?