The Media Kitchen Discussions

How likely is it to be staffed on a DD in the ME region? I see they are quite rare and mostly concentrated on a few consulting firms, but would like your opinion

I think we should create a compensation thread in this bowl. It would help a lot of people who are planning to switch companies/jobs or who are moving to this region. Just a thought, since it’s one of the most common questions asked here.

Hey fam! I’m looking for mentors high and low and trying to find good platforms for mentor matching. (e.g. I used to be a part of NYC’s Women Who Create until I moved abroad) Anything good you know of? Or, perhaps, if you’re interested in mentoring/being mentored, say hey below.

Use savings to (partially) pay for business school or invest and fully cover via loans?

I recently moved from US to Canada and am looking for a job in Cyber Security. I have a master's degree and 6 years of experience in Vulnerability and Risk Management working at EY and Accenture.

Please help in anyway you can!

Approximately how much $ range is a 3 ct ring from Cartier/ Tiffany?

Advice needed! Deadweight in the team that's stopping my progression & desire to work on more projects. Created a stale vibe as they have no drive for more. I don't want to leave but it's time, right?

153 unique agencies in this bowl. Wonder how many individuals? Feeling pretty genius given that I created it. 🙌. Now, anyone hiring strategists?

Hi guys,
Do we need to carry printed affidavit stating no criminal offence notarized on stamp paper on joining date of TCS ?

I’m concerned that my latest job have been less than a year each on my resume but I’m at my wits end and need to start looking. Do you think I will be overlooked because of the length of time at each company?

Discussion post: what is the worst birthday gift you ever got? Mine is a check from my dad that bounced, costing me $12 😅 Yay birthdays!

I wonder if we’ll still have minimum billable hours if WWIII breaks out

Hi All,

Anyone travels from wakad to magarpatta for job? What if i get good offer from magarpatta but i can relocate ? Shall i go for it?

Salary discussion done on 13 Nov, but no further updates on offer letter release from HCL, will they release or not?, hr is not replying my calls or emails. How long will it take to release an offer letter ?

My group (data privacy and cybersecurity) is hiring associates and partners. We do primarily incident response with some compliance on the side. Let me know if anyone is interested.

Hello People,
I am a Computer Science Graduate looking for co-op/internships for summer and fall term. Kindly drop a comment if you can help me in any way.

Which consulting firms don’t make you do firm initiatives?

Has anyone left cyber for another technical field (I.e. software engineer) ?

Has anyone done online teaching with VipKid?
I’m considering it as a side job.
Any other ideas/suggestions would be great

I’m from a marketing background and I was hired as a junior in change management instead of CX strategy. I’m scare I’ll be lost and force to work in all these HR and training projects. Any thoughts?

My friend and I (both Asian and gay) were seating at the cafe on the 2nd floor of Saks Fifth Ave today waiting for our table for the restaurant on the 9th floor. A lady came and asked where are we from, and “why are you two men in this mall? This is for female only”. I said this mall sells products for all genders. She said she has walked all floors and never saw a thing for men. Then she threw curse at me. I stood up and asked her to repeat what she said. She pulled her phone and called 911

4th year associate, 200k student loans—think I’ll be able to get a mortgage even with loans? Looking at a place for 450k. I have 3.5 years public interest work that counts towards PLSF and I plan on going back to government so I really don’t care to pay it down.

Any insight into culture / work life balance for the Akin corporate group in NY?

Need help: I got an in house counsel offer for a venture fund. I’m a 4th year. 275 50 bonus 50 options every year. Full benefits covered work anywhere. I’m panicking this is dead end and I’ll never move on and I should stay in biglaw. Am I crazy? Am I stuck in biglaw mindset?

First couple times drafting ancillary docs—is it normal to not get everything/feel like I have no idea if I got stuff right. Or is the expectation that the docs be drafted 100% in executable form.

What's wrong with Accenture website? I had applied for a role but never got an interview call? Now I am unable to apply for the job only! It says we already have your CV

Data Scientist at HP vs Data Science Analysis Manager at Cisco (IC), which one is a better position in terms of role and future prospects in Data Science. Years of experience is 6

How to complete Azure associate data scientist

Can anyone from FTI speak to their benefits? 401k match, healthcare, etc?

Do CGI Renegotiates on Offer letter.

Hi fishes,

I want to know the work environment, work life balance, growth and all things about CAPCO ?
Can you please suggest?

Anyone has an idea what would be percentage hike when we get promoted from Lev 3 to Lev 4 engineer in Comcast India?

Does ey file premium for h1b renewal? My h1b expires end of Sep this yr. Was planning to reach out to EY Law to kickstart process in May. Is that reasonable?

After a few years in ops consulting I think I’ve realised I want to try my hand at being a dev or working in software delivery. Any way I can swing this staying with Deloitte or will I need to fork out for a boot camp and start from the bottom? Any helpers appreciated!