SEI Discussions

Hey guys! I just received luckily enough two offer from two big companies: one as a Senior UX in SAP Concur and another one at Microsoft as a Designer II in Microsoft Teams. The role matters until a certain point to me. What does it matter is career and learning perspectives. Do you have any previous experience with one of the two companies? All feedback or comment is very much appreciated, thank you!

I am a Management Information Systems grad student from University of Memphis, with a cumulative experience of 5 years ( 2years - Quality Data Analyst, 3years - Human Resource Co-Ordinator). I'm looking out for Summer Intern'22 in and around companies in Memphis and Nashville, specifically looking for recommendations for applied positions in FedEx. Any leads will be graciously appreciated.

What types of social events do you do with clients after work? And how does it tie to your expense policy?

Been in my new role (financial analyst) for about 3 weeks now and I feel like the learning curve is a lot more than expected, since we didn’t do much real analysis in audit. Is this feeling normal?

Got rejected from one of my desired tech companies, it's agitating but at least they didn't ghost me.

I think Canvas took the holiday today

Is there a rule of thumb when asking the scheduling people (for us it’s retain) for additional clients or scheduling? Trying to possibly get more exposure

PwC parental leave benefits?

Single person: is it better to live in a loud happening area (but quiet after 10pm)? Or a quiet area? Will I get bored living in a quiet area?

PE folks: Is the grass actually greener on your side? If so, why (other than pay)? (I'm sure this has been posted before, but I can't find any great posts)

My bank makes you fill out a form if you want to work in the office for each individual day. It’s largely empty from what I hear. What are the risks if I were to go in and “borrow” an office chair for my new apt? How about a monitor?

I need to get married to spread my health insurance plan. It’s that good.

Best consulting firms without the massive ego?

Does studying for and taking the CPA help you with your job in audit?

Best books on leadership? Highly enjoyed Servant Leadership book

Is the CPA designation worth it? For me it would take me 1 year of PREP courses and 2 years of PEP until i can write the CFE. And I am 27 years old right now. Also wondering if it would be crazy to pursue the CPA while learning how to code to be a developer as well?

I’ve worked in sales for 12 years (8 years retail sales and management, 4 years inside tech sales and management). I’m feeling the burn and looking for something else in the tech field. I’m making $140k. I have a college degree but no marketing, engineering, or product experience. What other departments/jobs could I jump to and still keep close to my OTE? I’m pretty good at Salesforce and have thought about a SFDC admin type role, but that’s all I’ve thought of so far.

Interested in pivoting to Venture Capital from Fintech Sales. Anyone willing to offer advice and insight?

Does anyone know what it's like to work at insider ? Tech saas ai martech business. Read a few Glassdoor reviews that concerned me.

Does anyone know someone who has been fired from their firm for political activism? Please state why and the context.

Why so many folks are leaving Parthenon? What's the background?

Anyone who is ex-consulting and moved to industry miss the events? I don't miss the lack of WLB, but I miss getting tickets to conferences, team events and DU.
Pandemic has been good and bad, since I guess no one is going anywhere, but also because industry office is closed so no in-house events either. Miss getting varied experiences across different clients and industries that consulting offered.
Anyone else feel like their world shrunk a ton when they left consulting for industry?

Is principal global good compared to Accenture?

Anyone looking to case in the next few days?

Anyone have any suggestions on how to control oily hair? I have thin hair, and started using fable and mane pre hair oil and mask..which kind of helps but seems like the oil just builds up quickly.

Has anyone been fired? How’d you bounce back? How did you approach it when applying for new jobs? I’m legitimately worried I’ll be fired and could use some advice.

Is it a good Idea to inform my boss that I'm looking for other opportunities

I joined pwc india recently with IFS, but wanted to join PwC IAC IFS.

Can. Someone plz refer me. I don't want to waste my time initial phase of career. Please help me out.

Thanks in advance.

Does anyone from the northeast regret moving to Miami? I’m from NYC. Mid 30’s, single. Don’t know anyone in Florida except for 1 friend in Orlando. Trying to get a gauge of how things are down there before I move.

How would you compare the skill set of people who work on public company audits compared to those who do solely do non-public company audits?

“Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything.” ― Joseph Stalin

What’s the best way to summarize multiple amortization schedule. I have each schedule on a separate tab. On a master sheet can I do something where I can input a specific month and show my ST/LT ...

Is there anything similar to the INDIRECT function that I can use to build a formula reference to another workbook? INDIRECT creates errors when the referenced workbook is closed..

Private Equity groups at Oliver Wyman, S&, and EY Parthenon have all invited me to interview. Alix Partners has reached out to build out the Galt Co acquisition. 1. Anyone else who is considering a move to private equity consulting, are you concerned with joining at what could be the peak of M&A? Are these companies being rational in such a hot market when it comes to hiring? 2. Any thoughts on the quality of these teams relative to one another?

What are your thoughts on buying a house now and refinancing later? (Hopefully when interest rates are lower)

What should be EXL C1 BAND SALARY.WHAT IS WORK PROFILE FOR C1.

YOE:6 years