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Looking to pivot into the Renewable Energy space. If anyone has some industry experience or guidance, I’m all ears!

What books would you recommend for understanding human psychology / personalities? In a people oriented industry like consulting, I imagine it really helps understanding human behavior and building self awareness. For context, young person in consulting here.

How helpful is HR to you? Like for matters regarding transferring offices or staying a third year. It always seems like my HR rep is just giving me very vague and non-concrete answers when I ask.

If I have project approval for a team dinner expense what info does audit team ask for? Do they need team names/emails?

Currently in a sales role for an saas company getting out of start up phase. Started there more recently and have come to find out that all sales quotas and individual commission earnings are available for the whole sales team to view - opinion on so openly sharing what people are making?

What are your top books for selling consulting work? SPIN, Challenger, etc.

Do you like your job...

Shoutout to fellow 🐠 for whom thanksgiving is not the most enjoyable or gratitude-inducing holiday because of shitty family

Is CFA and CAIA certifications helpful for a career in Real Estate Private Equity/Development?

Hi there, I got an offer for an early stage cyber security saas startup in Canada and they offered me 130k base and 10-15% commissions which they estimated at 160-240k additional a year. They only have 1 sales person at the moment and I would be 2nd and they are hiring for 3 more. I’ve always been on a 50:50 model and never done the % of revenue. Average deal size is 40k. I got 12 yoe in enterprise tech sales. No stock options upfront but potentially after the first 3 months. Good deal?

I need to buy an unlocked iPhone 13 pro to send abroad as present to a family member. Anyone knows where to get one for a good price?

I’ve been a hospitality manager for 10 years now and I am graduating soon with my degree. I want to get into the HR field. Can someone help point in the right direction? Or companies that hire entry level?

Just checked glasdoor for the Deloitte SC compensation in Singapore —-> USD 60‘000. Is this a valid number?

Could you share what is the average OTE for a Regional Sales Manager in the tech industry in countries within Western Europe? Also what would be the split between base salary and commission and commission percentage?

🐠 with kids - what comes first, your kids or your marriage? I was surprised to hear my spouse say kids, which left me a little blindsided. I know they are a sacrifice of time/money, but I made vows

To the folks who moved to US on L1A, can you provide what was your role before (SA/M/SM/D) and how many people reported to you? I understand reportees change with projects, how did you come up with that number.

How hard is it to date long distance in IB? Would like to hear from those with experience

Has anyone written CAIA and found it to be useful? I'm not planning to move into portfolio management but would like to learn about alternative assets more. Company will pay for me to write it

I'm a straight 25 y/o male and I travel with a small teddy bear that a hotel once left for me because it makes me feel a little less lonely when I come back to my room. Anyone else do this?

Best at decking and overall presentation: EY, PWC, KPMG, Deloitte or Accenture..???

How to plan to study after office, it takes me a total of 4 hours of travel to go to the office & then come, also I attend an online course in the morning for 1 hour.
Due to wfo, it's getting tough.
Any idea of time management?

Hi I've just completed my Google Data Analytics course & want to pursue my career as a data analyst moving forward.

I've completed CA Inter & have been working as Operations Associate/Jr analyst for inter-co royalty accounting of Sony Music in WNS for 3yrs now.

How much can I expect as an entry level data analyst with transferable skills from 3yrs of work experience?

Just moved here. What are the good brunch spots in the Midtown/Virginia highlands/O4W/ Inman Park areas

I just make a career transition from recruiting to Org Development at a consulting firm 6 months ago. I’m really struggling to learn the things I want to learn since I’m alone on projects and they aren’t change management based- more just building training materials (which is what I got my masters in). Is it worth to switch to an internal role even though I don’t have hands-on change management experience? All of the roles want change management. All advice and insight is welcome!

What is the general hike given to a senior associate post every year ? What is the shift allowance amont in cts ?

What’s the best CFE prep course? And does anyone know if EY reimburses?

Name one learning strategy that is your go to strategy, and how does the strategy work?

I just purchased a vacation rental property in Florida on the Gulf. Any tips on selecting a property manager for the weekly turnovers?

While I did my internship at the high school level, My first two years teaching were at the elementary level, teaching bilingual/ESL. While it is a big change, I am very excited. What tips do you have

How long will it take to receive an offer letter from tcs after submitting documents and completing discussion on CTC for lateral entry.

Long shot, but does anyone here work on social impact initiatives or nonprofits? How did you a) get involved and b) find the time.

My teenage son is a freshman in high school. He's constantly stressed and anxious even though he's performing extremely well in classes. He's constantly saying he hates everything and is always tired. I've been trying to get him to sleep by 1130 latest and had him download a mindfulness app but he doesn't seem to stick to anything and continues with the negativity. Any tips on how to push through? I'm considering having him set up time with his school counselor but I'm not sure what else to do

Who would’ve thought being a realtor was so hard? Not to diminish anyone’s work, but I always assumed it was easier.

When is the appraisal cycle in Accenture? If I join in June 2021, will I be eligible for appraisal this year? When they will roll out hike letters usually?

Anyone know a good place to party this weekend for Halloween? New to Miami and want to see if there’s somewhere that’s not crazy expensive but also a lot of fun.

Which field of science do you think is underfunded, and why?

Early stage startup or startup in the process of being acquired by a big tech giant. . .
Both with a similar comp structure...
Early stage startup includes a higher quota, 10% commission on closed business, and series A stock equating to roughly 0.15% ownership in company...
Which one do you take, and why?

I feel like it's strictly a techie thing to watch videos at 2x speed. None of my buddies outside of tech even know that option exists on video haha.