UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School Discussions

Top 10 books to read about consulting life ?

Any good books or recommendations on sales? Sales tactics trips and tricks?

Hearing rumors about Huron layoffs. Any deets? Friend of mine said he got the "email".

Let’s discuss “acting managers” that never get promoted because they can’t pass their CPA. Do you think at a certain point they should be pushed out?

At A and C level, pretty much assumed that your second year is your promo year. Same for post MBA SCs. How does it work for M/SM?

Anyone play of games here? Some overwatch or HOTS? I'm a gamer nerd

Random question, mainly directed at the younger employees and associates, what social media platform do you use most often? Curious about when/if people move from Instagram to LinkedIn

Planning a babymoon with my wife. Shooting for April-May and looking at Hawaii (Maui or Big Island). Hoping with the vaccine and travel precautions, it'll be okay, but we're also prepared to cancel.

Any recommendations for hotels there that you've liked? I figure the Ritz or Four Seasons, but would love some opinions from those who have been.

I’m looking for some new things to read or listen to — doesn’t need to be ad-related. Books, podcasts, whaddya got?
I’m not really into fiction, but open to anything. Last books I enjoyed were Junior and Moonwalking with Einstein, last podcast I binged was Startup (Gimlet).

What are some signs that it is time to fire someone?

What is your routine when you first sit down at your desk in the morning?

Top consulting firms in the aviation / urban air mobility space?

I am a Sales Executive with over 16 years over experience with FedEx. During the Pandemic I took a risk and moved to a different industry. Unfortunately my new company was greatly impacted by the pandemic and on Thursday I lost my job due to downsizing.
I have a great track record of success and sales awards in every position I have held. I also have an MBA.
If anyone knows of any opportunities I would be grateful for the support!

Does anyone mind looking over my resume and giving some feedback?

Wondering what people think about my situation. I’ve been offered a role with a company. The job description didn’t mention college degree as a requirement. On my CV I have a section listed as “Education” and under it I have “Business Studies” with the university name and the 3 years that I attended the course (2.5 to be exact). It’s a 4 year degree and under this I have my High School equivalent with the years I attended there. The education wasn’t mentioned in the interviews. Continued below.

Landed an interview tomorrow with Zendesk. I’m so excited for this! The role is for a business development representative. I have around 8 YOE in sales/client services. What kind of questions should I expect to answer in tomorrows interview? Also, can anyone give some insight on salary negotiation, schedule and benefits?

How do I sell a product which is not required in the market right now but would be really great in the future (software). Having lot of troubles getting meetings

My RL didn’t have a formal mid year pre CRT review with me. He just pinged me and said: I’ll represent you. Utilization = 75% and average snapshots. Am I at risk?

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

Your secret weapon to deal with stress at the office?

Is innodata worth joining?

Not sure if this is the right place to ask but here it goes. In your experience, how much does a PRODUCT owner makes in bay area / San Diego in a medical device company? I got hired as a business analyst but now doing full product owner role, I actually like it and fixing my resume for any internal move or external.

I got low balled when I got here, do not want to repeat same experience

Has any US citizen had success getting a job abroad in the energy industry? Whether that be through a US company (i.e. transferring offices) or by applying to utilities or consulting companies abroad?

Are any other paralegals struggling with billable hour requirements? I have 5 years of experience in corporate transactions, M&A, and real estate work, and have never had billable hour requirements. I'm in a new job now where I do and I'm nowhere near meeting them. I'm getting a lot more admin work than billable work, and it's stressing me out.

Have you ever walked out of a job with no notice?

IAPP is such trash. Why does everyone recommend getting the CIPP certs when they mean nothing??

Living in my parents house, which NEEDS a makeover. What do you guys do to make your house look cozier? My parents house is tiny, low ceiling, and no seperate on between kitchen and the living room. It literally looks like a grandma house.

Should I just use catalogs? Or should I hire an interior designer? Do you have any tips? My biggest issue is that it looks disorganized no matter what because there’s no distinction between when the kitchen ends and when the living room starts

What do you do to be aware what peers and others outside your circle are up to?

Are there any other shows like Panchayat on Amazon prime?
I loved the simple plain village life story superb performances from all actors.

Do you still implement reference checks (on top of background checks)? I’m not convinced of the value add to the selection process and it takes a lot of time and resources

So someone I know asked HR about a boot policy. When he found out that there wasn’t one, but his boss said there was (who gave the guys $ for boots and the claimed it on his expense reimbursements as something else) the boss got mad at him for askingHR (and in trouble for the expense reimbursements) and then 2 days later laid off my friend. There appears to be no notice of bad performance and this person always was the first person on the job site ready to work. Thoughts?

Hi capgemini folks,
I have joined capgemini recently and till now can't find accommodation as per my requirement in Airoli. So can i stay at Capgemini's guest house for a few months? Anyone knows anything about that?

Hey All, which is better Fractal or Happiest Minds for Data Scientist ? Both are offering same CTC. Got to decide soon as my joining date is next week. Thanks.
YOE : 7 years.

Got ghosted for one of the three interviews I’ve managed to land since covid started. Not even a lame excuse for why they couldn’t make it. Now I’m just bummed out.