9+Military 6+Wealth Management 1+Tech PMP, PMI-ACP, SixSigma Black Belt, Secret Cl., Bachelors, but no MBA yet. ⁣⁣⁣⁣
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Interviewing SC/M at Big4 but I’m considering Project Management as well. Maybe Big Tech? Any ideas of lucrative industries or positions?⁣⁣
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If you enjoy what you do and what you make, tell me about it. I’d love to hear your story and broaden my industry perspective as I find a new career path.

*asking for someone else*
Hi lady fish,

I’ve been with Accenture for 10 years and am about to take maternal leave. I got an interesting conversation with HR yesterday about leaving Accenture after maternal leave, and the kicker is to join the client. I got a couple of questions for you guys:

One...did anyone leave Accenture right after maternal leave? If so, what happened? Did they have to pay back anything?

Cont.

I was wondering if the review course “CPE Self Study Course” for the CFF was enough preparation to study and pass the CFF exam. The CFE review course was enough and like if you get a question wrong it explains it well so that when it comes up in a different way in the real exam you can still get it. But when I saw the outline for the CFF material and there seems to be a lot of topics so I was wondering if the review course was sufficient considering this exam is also multiple choice. Thanks!

Just accepted a job at big 4, I have 1 YOE experience as a data scientist, plan is to stay for 2 years then go to MBB or masters…thoughts?

Hello all, I’m planning for a career switch. As I’m currently in Finance sector and planning to quit my job and to start my career in IT Hardware companies like: HP, Dell and Lenovo etc.. Before taking this jump I want to know how is the career growth in IT Hardware, how is the promotion structure in such companies. I personally don’t like my present job as it doesn’t relate any part of my interest.

Why did you become a Sales Engineer?

I’ll start: Happenstance.

Hello! How can I break into the creative branding industry with 3 years of basic marketing knowledge, a self made website, and an extensive sales background in the CPG industry

Anyone who exited to PE ops able to speak to how their experience has compared with consulting?

3 fan art images... 8 character close up and a 10pg comic in blender 1 a month. While creating assets to sell and posting. And writing and getting certifications. MERRY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.

Does MBB hire non-MBA master from Lvys? With 2 years of experience

Has anyone ever pivoted to Product Manager at big tech? Thinking about making a switch and would love to hear some of y’all’s experience. Thanks in advance!

I was offered a position at fidelity. Now when I trade on behalf of a client, will I get commissions for that trade?

I’ve been in tech sales for 20+ years. Have an opportunity to take a position at a tech company in Sales Enablement. Anyone have some insight into this type of role? Is it interesting, challenging, collaborative?
Thinking about coaching others in sales could be fun for me at this stage.
Would love some input as this is a new field unfamiliar with.

Advice on managing up / enduring toxic deal teams? I’m at the point where my stomach drops any time I see something come in from certain people. Everything is behind, client is unhappy, I’m exhausted and simultaneously being micromanaged without guidance on big-picture/substantive issues. I keep trying to tell myself at least this is consulting and the project will be over... eventually...

How do I train my critical thinking skills? Any book recommendations?

Is it true that if your project changes (client and work location changes) you have to file amendment on H1B? Does this apply to L1A also?

Interested in eventually exiting into wellness tech.... what are the best consulting firms to start at?

I currently work in Revenue Cycle Management and I’m so unhappy. I started my career with BCBS processing claims and that was a dream. I would take a pay cut just to go back to that. I’m trying to transition out of RCM and into something else that will let me build off what I already know and still allow me to work from home. I’m considering getting my RHIT. Thoughts? Advice? Suggestions?

Looking for referrals at MBB/S&/OW/Kearney in their Dubai/Doha/Riyadh offices for my sister since she can’t join Fishbowl. She graduated from top Canadian uni (UofT/McGill/UBC), grew up in ME and has an impressive academic background and work experience. Happy to connect with her directly.

Wedding cake maker recommendations?

Hi there can anyone tell me what a day in the life of a health unit coordinator is like and is it a step up from a regular CSR job or lateral move?

Hello folks,

How does everyone save tax
I'm aware about 80C, nps and home loan interest.

Anything else?

A colleague told me today that Google separates Product Manager and Product Owner as two separate roles. I believe that one PM role is preferred in the industry and most modern software companies, especially FAANG companies, only have PMs. Just curious what others have experienced and if I'm correct in my assumption.

I recently visited for the first time the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, the stadium of the world-famous Real Madrid team, and despite being a physical engineer, I can not help but recognize that civil engineers are magicians, my congratulations to them.

Why does a partner never look me in the eyes during long or short conversation? However, I observe that the partner looks at other people’s eyes. Not sure what I’ve done or something wrong with me.

What would you all say are the best consulting firms to work at in the federal government space? I’m not sure how many “prestigious” firms (like MBB) have a significant federal practice at all.

I have resigned and my agency is not counting my approved PTOs for two weeks. I put notice for 30 days, is there any way I can negotiate? Or is there any law that prevents companies to cancel hard earned PTOs?

What’s the quant cutoff for M7? Scoring Q49 / Q50 but want to know if Q49 as a consultant is OK or good enough.

*In biweekly team sync meeting*
“Oh fuck this, I’m gonna kill myself”
…
“Oh goddammit, I’m not on mute”

Discovered r/superstonk and gotta admit it feels “QAnon”-ish. Does anyone here believe this stuff i.e MOASS, DRS through Computershare, recent Citadel tweets as confirmation bias, etc etc?

Anyone here who left Citiustech within 2 years?
You didn't need to pay 1st year's retention bonus back, right?

What type of survey would you be interested in?

Beginning to consider going in house (4th, corp) - I really haven’t thought about what I want, partly because I’m not sure what’s out there/attainable. Is it a bad idea to start by applying to a couple positions that interest me and seeing where that gets me? I’ll of course prep for the interviews but am afraid to burn potential bridges if I ultimately decline because I’m still figuring things out.

Does anyone know the salary for a 3rd year junior associate at Squire Patton Boggs?

Made the switch out of advertising into a different industry, and absolutely hating it. The $ is amazing though— is it possible to get back into advertising and make ~$130k in NYC with 5 yrs exp?

Hi fellow PMs, Question for the group: has anyone here made the switch from being a creative agency PM to a digital producer or digital agency PM? I.e. going from managing creative projects like TV to managing website builds/UX projects. If so, what was the transition like and what helped you get your bearings in the new environment? I’m thinking about making the switch myself but I don’t have a digital background.

Hi fishes 😊
Anyone interviewed recently for a PM position at Adobe or just works there? I had the 2nd round and I know the next will involve me presenting a business case to a panel of 5.

1. Any idea of what the business case can be?
2. What is their general outlook on parental leave? In the 2nd round I basically told them that I am pregnant and willgo on mat leave in March. I wonder if I will be dismissed just because of this or I still have a chance...

Any thoughts?

Looking for a project manager for the next 6 weeks

Making the move to Cleveland/Akron, Ohio. Looking for your reco on agency/corporate companies that hit the top of your list to be apart of. - thanks

When a new type of project comes in and you get assigned as the PM to “figure out” the project plan, how do you go about resource allocation? Sometimes I struggle to know what the team configuration should even be, because we’ve never done said project type before. It’s hard to know what type of people should be assigned, and at what % time, when there isn’t a preexisting process or work breakdown structure for the deliverables I’m being handed to “manage.” How do/would you handle?

Looking to pivot into pm from teaching. Working on the Google PM cert. Any tips for breaking in?

I went through a pretty rigorous interview process for a marketing project manager but ultimately wasn't given job. Though most of the feedback was positive, the other candidate had more direct experience with the job responsibilities (digital assets, social media, etc.) My job/company dabbles in digital but it's primarily traditional media. How do I again the experience if I'm limited by the type of work we do?

Any Publicis PMs go to TBWA\Chiat\Day LA? How was your experience with that transition?

What are typical PM title structures? I know they are a bit different everywhere. I’m building a team from the ground up and am curious what other agencies and in house teams look like. Thanks!

If you have your PMP, was it worth it?

Pro Tip:
Make it SOP to have a debrief session calendared directly after major meetings, can be 10 mins

How valuable or important are scrum skills in the current market?

Hi All- I’m looking for a super simple time tracking platform to integrate with Asana for a team of 5. All we need it for is to see how much time is going into different projects that our department is managing. That’s it. No billing/invoicing/don’t care about time sheets, etc. We just need the ability to track and pull a report at the end of each month. Anyone have recommendations?

Hi PM friends! Any software/tech PMs out there? What are the steps from ideation —> production in this space?

I’m participating in a hackathon this weekend, so any insight to the process will be helpful ☺️

Looking for a solid, not overly complicated proofing platform that internal creative reviews and also client reviews can be executed in. ProoHQ is to robust for our current needs. Pastel is great for web but need it for pdf/brochures, print, digital banners/content, and video would be a plus. Any recos are greatly appreciated!

I am an associate project manager at a top agency and know I am severely underpaid. But Can I get a range of what I should be paid?

Doing some career planning and wanted some advice. I have 4 years for project management experience in production and I just started PMing at an ad agency.

1.How long should I stay in this position before making my next move?
2. What should my next move be?! (Stay in the company and try to scale up or move on.)
3. Would getting my PMP at this point be helpful?

Hi friends — anyone using Deltek for PM software? My org is pretty deep in onboarding into it but I’m feeling unsure. Would love some takes — hot or otherwise 💅✨ also TGIFFFFFF