1. Does experience outshine college education?

2. Are Certificates just as good as Degrees?

Any tips for how to pivot from Cyber, Risk & Reg Manager with a background in contract analysis, fraud/negligence/IP investigations into a more general Project Manager role at a FAANG (or similar)?

I’ve applied to 15+ positions (mostly on Trust, Security, Legal teams) and can’t even seem to get a phone screen.

Currently in the SF Bay Area, 8 YOE, ~$165K TC

Has anyone heard of any pivots for a chartered accountant besides audit/finance? As part of my consulting role it was in my contract to complete the icaew chartered accountancy degree. Currently working in internal audit and not set on continuing. UK based at the moment.

Does anyone know anybody coming from the Merit America IT Support program that have been successful in their roles? This is a career change for me and I'm worried that employers won't be patient while I learn or that IT teams will be overloaded and I won't have a proper mentor.

Does anyone work in site merchandising/Omni channel merchandising? I’m a creative account manager in retail thinking about going over to the site merchandising side. Anyone here work with sellers/different brands in retail?

Can anyone tell me about job ladder levels in TCS. I here they give IT Analyst for 4 year experience. What are the. Next levels from there and how many years does it take for getting to each level.
Please anyone answer 🙏

New fish looking for career guidance.

I'm a corporate recruiter with 3 years of experience. Finishing my degree in HRM 5/2022. I'm thinking of getting my SHRM -CP shortly after graduation.

I'm not sure of where to go after that, but I doubt I will stick with recruiting or my current firm.

Has anyone here started off in recruiting and branched out to other HR functions? Do you like your new role? Do you wish you stuck with recruiting?

Hi all Need some carrier guidance . I have 11+ years of experience in IIB (IBM Middleware). Now i am boared of it and I am not able to get good prospects in product based organizations . As of now I am thinking of following options 1) unskill with different cloud certification 2) change the stream and enroll in some Data science /ML courses like offered by grate lakes / upgrad type of online platforms . Please feel free to share your thoughts

Hey new to this field..so what are some certs I should focus on as a newby... and what type of training I should be taking. I've been focusing in trailhead..but if u know of other training mods..lmk.

Performance marketing vs. Experiential marketing... one seems more stable but the other, more fun. Is it worth the trade off if you’re middle management and moving higher?

The longer I do this job, the more I want to accept a tech job... no travel, same / better pay, no annoying clients...

My background is in tech transactional. I joined a cybersecurity SaaS startup at the end of last year and now also handle more generalist matters in addition to all things commercial-related. I have a number of books on contracts that I’ve found super helpful over the years (The Tech Contracts Handbook, A Manual of Style for Contract Drafting, Sign Here, etc.). Can anyone recommend books they’ve found helpful for L&E matters, privacy matters, product matters, or marketing/advertising matters?

I want to start learning DevOps, what is the right path to learn DevOps? Does TCS has good projects for DevOps.. Suggest me any combination with DevOps.

My AWS certification exam got cancelled because of covid

I need some career advice. I finished my master's degree in international law (B.A.Sc international relations) but I am not sure where to go from here. I always wanted to join a big firm and I've applied to different vacancies in international firms/companies but got rejected from all of them.
Does anyone have any tips on certain job positions or companies where an LLM would prove to be useful with my background?
I'm starting to feel quite stuck in this situation and it's very demoralising.

Is the CPA designation worth it? For me it would take me 1 year of PREP courses and 2 years of PEP until i can write the CFE. And I am 27 years old right now. Also wondering if it would be crazy to pursue the CPA while learning how to code to be a developer as well?

Hi Fishes,

Wanted to understand what is the equivalent designation of a Consultant in other companies: is it equivalent to a Manager or Assistant Vice President or Team Leader?

I am currently working in a MNC Company handling global actions, in other words, functioning offshore from India for US.

Thanks in advance.

Do you people regret being a data scientist??
I am asking this as I see SDE making much more salary than data scientist. Also experience and skill set required to become SDE is much less than Data scientist. For becoming SDE you need DSA and System design but Data scientist position require hell lot of skills. Also it is easier to find a job as SDE .

Your thoughts please..

Hi team, can anyone explain me about the job role of systems integration senior specialist?

With two years of work ex as Data analytics and constant upskilling from Coursera / Scaler towards product management domain how do I align and prepare for roles in Microsoft in the big picture atleast an year or two from now?

Not asking for referrals when I'm not worthy yet, but I'm willing learn until i do so any guidance is appreciated. Thankyou.

Does Lebanese diaspora really command more power in the MBB and T2 in the region? How can others navigate a career here?

Anyone else finding it really hard to care about super bowl commercials this year? They feel like a relic from another time to me.

Volkswagen bowl ki sab machli marr gayi hain kya? Koi reply nahi karta yaha … ya sabko Soumi Alphons ne muh band rakhne bola hai

Any book recommendations on excel modeling for real world business applications?

Has anyone tried emergency appointment for parents b1/b2? What reasons did you use? Are there any other options?

Your secret $-$$ diner in LA County?

PSA: Remember it’s a great time to harvest those losses.

How did we all miss the SQUID token (SQUID GAMES) ? 😞

One of our clients took our idea and basically sublet it to different brands without our knowledge. Technically speaking, there are no rules against this, but it still feels like an icky thing to do. Thoughts?

Thoughts on Wilson Sonsini LA office? Interested in retooling from m&a. Anything about culture, the work, people?

Hey guys! How difficult is it to get a job in big fours if you are on a dependent visa? ( prior experience of 2 years in big four in India)

How long do you stay in a rut vs. GTFO? As of Oct. I was involved on every project on my account, feeling valuable. My director has slowly been pulling me off projects & I’m feeling my brain get rusty

Pros and cons of working on an auto brand?

Does anybody in Verizon India feel they are at par with the market pay scale? And are you thinking of switching just for the money?

Hello Geeks

Please help me out to pick the best company.

WellsFargo :36 including 10%variable
Coupa: 34L including 10% variable and 3L JB,3.3L stocks (10Lakh total stocks for three years)
EY: 38.2 including 10% variable
CNH :40LPA with 11% variable
One Small product based company setting up their office in India offering 40 fix and 5L JB and equity in the company.


YOE 9.7 CCTC: 20LPA

Seems like “the button” is back as an advertising device. Been absent for a while but coming back in force this year.

Hi background in audit and soc compliance now working for a non-public firm but delivering support to the auditors. Being that I am new I am still learning all the processes however cannot find a single process narrative. In order to better my experience performance I have attempted to find some type of structure.
Nothing is compliant…..

Would you send over a file for review with your name on it when told for job security or respect yourself and understand why first