Smartsheet Discussions

Suggested books or resources to learn more about strategy consulting? Different analysis, acronyms, etc.

All I want to do is curl up in bed with hot tea and a good book. Recommendations for if I ever achieve said dream?

What is everyone’s top 1 or 2 favorite books on personal finance? I’m always looking for a new one to bring into the fold of what I’m doing

Hi. I was made redundant from Zendesk in August and looking for my next role. Im looking for a Senior Recruiter or Lead Recruiter role in Dublin Ireland. The market seems difficult for inhouse roles. Anyone looking for someone with my skillset?

Consulting to buy side (public investments, hedge funds, mutual funds, etc outside of PE) - anyone heard of people doing this?

Hello! I’m looking for study materials for the PHR. Does anyone have recommendations for cost effective resources or perhaps willing to part with your study materials?

Am looking at exit opportunities and researching FAANG. Curious to understand why anyone would join Amazon which has the worst benefit of the FAANG? Can anyone share what’s better at Amazon that I am not aware of? Amazon and Facebook on sites lined up in January! So researching now!;)

What are some metrics you look at to determine the success of your L&D initiatives and/or LMS platform. Do you measure employee performance in any way?

Any idea why EY is not on the list of Vault 50 top consulting firms but it is on the prestigious list?

Question for anyone whose left the firm: I've been here for 9 years so my pension is fully vested. What happens to it if I leave?

Hey all, can you pls recommend resources to get up to speed on Fraud and Risk management for Payments in fintech? Books /sites? I’m not in consulting anymore so no access to internal decks. Thanks!

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.

Apple laptop question: starting with Apple next week and just received their laptop, but it does not come with any pre-configured corporate credential. Is this normal that we have to set everything up from the scratch on day 1?

What programs do my fellow HR managers recommend as far as personality assessments for hiring ?

If anyone is looking to work for Stryker DM me. Can give more info and potential referrals.

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?

What’s the benefit of a mba if you’re already a consultant? Seems like classes are redundant and you would earn more staying in consulting

What are the healthcare options like in India? I'll be needing regular care and I'm not sure what the insurance providers are and if care works differently in general.

I saw some sales managers discussing hiring strategies, especially for entry level roles (e.g. SDR, BDR).

One strategy that came up was having the applicant do 90 minutes of cold calling into real prospects with the hiring manager coaching.

What do you think of this approach? Would be curious to hear from both hiring manager perspectives and from candidate perspectives.

Does anyone have motivating/good sales books to recommend?

Any company made work from office mandatory 5 days a week ?

Which companies have started asking employees to work for two days an week from office?

What is the interview process for Front end Developer experienced ?Do they ask DSA too ?

Anyone have any insight on Huge? Specifically the Google account? Gimme your good, bad, ugly or otherwise general opinion/experience/feedback!

Citiustech is not going to give my salary. HR said you didn't serve notice. hence you will not going to get your FNF.

Left organization in a month after joining.
Any thoughts sharks. What to do now?

My roommate is deciding between BCG and McKinsey. What should she expect for a starting salary for a consultant coming out of an mba program? What about a signing bonus?

Its so refreshing to see the referees not entertaining any of the oscar worthy performances of players rolling on the ground.

Argentina vs Croatia!! Who is going to win ?

Heart says Morroco, Head says France.

Does anyone have any experience on the transactions and strategy role within EY? Is that a good position

Do the BB's ask for SAR reports for lateral moves ?

For those who haven’t been given too much time for R1 interviews (experienced hires) and R2 (if it happens) is less than a week from R1, do they know / care that they’re not giving enough prep time to people who have full time jobs?

Hi all, I’m confused with the NTS and test deadlines. I asked for my first NTS on 4/5/2021 and got it until 6/14/2021. Do I have 18 months to pass exams since April or June ? Thanks

Does anyone need a hr coordinator, or entry level talent acquisitions coordinator that is 100 remote? Remote jobs are extremely competitive and when I find job posts on LinkedIn there are already over 100 applicants. Very competitive!I am open minded about salary,I have so much interest in expanding my skills. I have about a year of recruiting in the staffing industry and 6 months as an hr assistant for a corporate/manufacturing company. MA in Hr and will be testing for phr in July. Thank you

Thanks for starting this!!

What aspects of international development are you most interested in and what plans do you have to make the switch (for those that aren't working in this space yet)?

Hi everyone, does anyone work for Chemonics? I would love to get some insight into their interview process.

I have offers from different organization, Could you please help me to decide which one would be great choice.
All are for Bigdata profile with almost same package.

Yoe- 9, Big data Exp-3
Iris
Saama technology Pune
Epam Systems - Shell Market project
HCL - Deutsch Bank project
Impetus

Deciding factor- Job security, WLB, yearly hike and scope of learning.