Advice please! I left a firm with a strong reputation in my industry for a firm with amazing capabilities relevant to my industry, but without much of a presence in my industry and wants to build it. I had done a lot of sales at my old firm, but through leading RFP responses/orals and building on existing clients, I didn’t really have to source new net clients. I was transparent about this with my new firm and that I didn’t have relationships in their target geography. CONT

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Hope you guys are doing well.
I don’t want to waste anyone’s time. I want to apply for a few job postings by Deloitte that are for new grads and I fulfill all the qualifications and I wanted some help in referral and if by any chance someone is from the same team can please help me? I really need this opportunity based on my circumstances. The role is Consulting- Strategy, Analytics and Mergers & Acquisitions and second option is Cyber Risk Services, Risk Advisory.

I love that the content for this bowl is limitless. Agree ?

Looking to leave consulting for strategy roles in industry (non-tech roles). Anyone feeling generous enough to make referrals or share guidance on companies/HR representatives to network with?

H1B visa stamped.

While applying for visa my company quoted 80K as compensation. Now they want to reduce it to 75K.

This feels like unfair practice. Is it common? What should be my approach?

“you mean there’s no such things as Unicorns?"

If I want to get into project management will it be worth it to take a general PM course or Scrum certification also how does Scrum tie into PM?

I have this obsession of running my hands through my hair since I'm losing a lot.. it takes off alot of the strands that will fall off anyways. Mom hates this habit and says im purposely plucking them

Any fun date ideas. I decided to plan a date, since the guy I have been seeing has been planning the last 3. It’s a afternoon date. Any suggestions?

I’m trying to get a foot in the corporate transactional world. Any suggestions, mentorship on how I can start and successfully get in it?

I’m looking to transition from Sales to Talent Acquisition. I have experience sourcing/prospecting and cold outbound outreach. If anyone knows of any opportunities within their org for recruiters and is willing to give a referral please let me know! Thank you in advance :)

I am helping a couple of non-technical entrepreneurial friends running a startup understand and identify data science opportunities with their clients. Is there an online course or YouTube channel that you would recommend on helping sales executives/leaders learn the basic ideas & concepts of data science?

Hi! I'm in mid 30s and my skin has been the worst it can be since having my baby 4 years ago.

Are there any home remedies or products that have truly worked for you?

Same with hair

Has anyone seen any unique places to find UX portfolios or post jobs other than the usual suspects?
Some UX Slack channels were doing well for a while but I definitely don’t see as much traction there. Meetups obviously came and went. Even the portfolio sites like Dribbble and Behance don’t seem that same.

How do senior leaders/ executives manage their career and find the next opportunity?

Marcus or American Express for HYSA? I have an Amex card so I thought it might be better for me but nope. Not the same login so it doesn’t matter. Any difference between the two HYSAs?

Hiya! I was wondering if anyone here has any good recommendations in terms of books or learning material that I can pick up to learn about sales and marketing relevant to the consulting industry?

Is it just me, or has a tech boom sucked a large amount of top resources away from consulting, leaving pretty much every firm scrambling for talent? Perhaps coupled with some downsizing during COVID has made this even more material.

Female partners - what brands of suits / jackets do you wear?

How many of you ultimately want to be a Partner vs. view consulting as a stepping stone to something else (vs. don't know). Upvote choice and provide commentary.

Partners - would be annoyed if your Directors/Senior Managers/Managers consistently reach out to you for work when things are slow on your end? (Once a week or 2x / week)?

Partners, how do you take the guess work out of YoY sales + revenue growth to the firm? How do you drive a book of business consistently? What keeps you sharp? How do you elevate yourself to C-Suite?

What is the avg. rate/hr for partner in Y1 at MBB and Big4?

Anyone going through midlife crisis?

Partners and All, went through this thread and there are questions on titles and comp. is there a way we can create one post and pin it, so the questions here will be focussed on non-comp. (contd)

What can an associate do to impress you?

What are some signs and patterns that you see in someone that could potentially become partner in the future.

Hi Partners, was a tech consultant before joining EY..it’s very different from where I came from..no prob bonding with teammates, clients I work with but have a hard time bonding with my CONT

At PwC Tax, do partner comps get determined by the performance of the entire firm or the group?

How do you find time to mentor junior level staffs like analyst? What are aspect of a mentee you look for? What makes you decide that you want to be this person’s advocate?

First year dealing with K1s - How do you all deal with these when filing taxes (in a normal year when tax day is 4/15) given you get them after tax day? Do you finalize your taxes by 4/15, pay what you owe at that time (if necessary), and file for an extension to complete later in the fall when you have them all?

Congrats to all the newly announced PwC partners! 🎊🍾🎉

KPMG partners and principals, is the US firm affected by the culling?

I’m not onboard with the direction our engagement partner is taking. I’m aware that I could very well be wrong, but I would still like to respectfully disagree.

Hello partner’s. How much would you estimate your net worth to be when you retire? If you have a target goal, what is it?

Do partners at grant Thornton tax practice make the same amount of money as Big 4?