University of Southern California Discussions

I feel stuck as a Strategy Manager and want to make a career pivot at 35. But have no idea what i should do? Any suggestions, resources or books that I should read to help with my existential mid thirties crisis? I have experience in technology consulting, corporate strategy, freelance consulting and law. Do I go back to being an Attorney, or do I retrain and become a financial advisor or something else?

male 🐠, thoughts on CT suits for work? do you like them, are they comfy? will they even look good on my body type? 6'3", 212lbs, 44" chest, 35 in waist, and I hate the skinny suit look.

What are the best consulting firms for pricing (consumer goods focused)?

New joiner. What should I get with my $250 wfh stipend? I already have standing desk, dual monitor, portable monitor, and good headset, not too sure what else I need, but it’s free money. Thanks.

If your employer mandated you need to come in 5 days a week would you consider quitting? My situation is I live in my geographical territory and the office is 45 minutes away. No performance issues at quota consistently.

Hate open offices? Blame Jay Chiat. Him and his architect Gaetano Pesce came up with the concept and popularized it. It was suppose to be like “working in a big living room.”

McKinsey fishes: I’m now in final round of interviews. Realized I don’t know anything about the benefits package. What are the key things you like about benefits, e.g. the free health plans?

I work with quite a few oldheads in my department, I’d like to know how to convince the higher-ups that we need to evolve our strategies to bring us in line with best current practices. However, I don’t want to act out of line or be disrespectful since this is my first role and I have less than a year here.

I’d love to work in marketing at a tourist board but it’s such a competitive job. Any tips on how to make my resume stand out?

Looking for some referrals to Third party I-9 representatives/company that are nationwide. Thank you!

Hi do you interview from time to time just to check what’s your market worth?

What are some of the best consulting firms for a software engineer? Is MBB still considered elite in this area too?

Can anyone recommend a good legal recruiter in the Denver, Colorado area? I’m a 7th year attorney and I’m ready to jettison the recruiter I’ve been working with after not getting a single interview in eight months of searching. Thanks!

If you asked to be considered for early promotion and didn’t get it (despite being highly rated, exceeding billable goal, etc) would you look elsewhere? Is it right to be angry about it? I don’t want to spin myself up unnecessarily if it’s unjustified

Lots of us are skilled at delivery but most sales books seem to focus on the pitch and closing... What are your best resources for learning to develop and nurture strong, lasting client relationships?

Will companies know that you got laid off if they do a background check?

Bbdo or McCann?

hello! I’m looking to get some insight to see if I’m being paid fairly for where I’m at in my career. I’ve worked at the same company for 2.5 years. This is my first job out of college. Started as an HR Admin, basically in a call center for all HR related inquiries and now am a Sr Admin assisting with escalations, interviewing, training new hires, supporting my team, scheduling, keeping track of stats- phone calls, tickets resolved, etc. I’m making $52k per year and work remote out of MA.

Publicis Groupe - CapGemini - Accenture. Anyone else put there hearing the same chatter??

Is anyone’s apartment building (high rise particularly) gym open yet? I live in west loop and still nothing yet. I am going to contact the property manager if there are good amount of apt gyms open.

Best bars to hit downtown for a bday?

I can sense resource cut in coming few month in MasterCard India in non technical profiles. Anyone else feel the same ? Should we be cautious.

Can anyone please share the experience to allocate the project after joining. Experience in Java backend. Is there any tips to allocate project before joining or after joining. Thank you. @

If your base salary is materially under vs. market due to firm salary freeze despite fighting for it &directors pushing for it. Yet you have strong support to progress internally. Would you leave?

Hi Guys,

I've received an email yesterday about my joining date extended by almost a week at PWC. I haven't requested any extension. Shall I wait or look for other offers?

Hello everyone!!! I am a fresher and got an offer as a trainee at aurobindo pharma. How much salary can I expect?

How much do bcom grads earn for associate 1 level? In AC, Advisory? (Salary range)

Hi fishes, does bosch renegotiate?

Which designer handbag (less than $2k) is actually worth the cash - due to factors such as the quality of the material, craftsmanship, etc?

Where do tax seniors go as exit opp?

What does leven 9 or 8 means !!

Anyone open to planning a weekend? I’m DC based and have very few ski friends, so I end up flying out to UT or CO alone

Hey freelancers...I usually raise my rates every 2-3 years. For those of you long-time freelancers, how often do you raise rates? And by what percentage? Looking to keep up with market/cost-of-living and yet, not price myself out.

I have an interview with an MBB for an knowledge management/specialist role. I currently work as a technology consultant for the advisory arm of a sub big 4 accounting firm. Cont.

I’m looking for a new job!! It has been impossible to build a good relationship with my manager, he isn’t transparent with me and never provides any constructive feedback so I have no idea how I’m performing. I recently asked for a raise since I completed all my assigned projects for this year plus a few that I took on due to resignations and was denied with no reason. I’m so checked out and looking for a new job and manager that I can learn from and will help me grow, any help is appreciated!