Any advice on not getting discouraged during lengthy job searches? I’m a tax staff trying to move into entry level industry after 1 year and I’ve been applying and interviewing for 2 weeks. It’s hard

Hi fishes, I have recently attended an interview with Accenture India Accenture couple of days back and can see the candidature status is on hold after my 1st round of interview. Does this mean that they are waiting for others to complete their interview or am I rejected? If not ,how many days they tak appxm to make a decision. I tried reaching out to recruiter and as usual they are not lifting or responding to my messages.Has any one faced this situation with Accenture? Thanks in Advance!!

Folks if ur looking for referral in EY across the globe then DM me with requisition job ID.

Must not applied or attended interview in past at EY

Only above fullfilling folks DM me

Who’s your favorite person you’ve ever had to interview?

I noticed that most (>80%) of the recruiter messages i get on linkedin are for other consulting roles. Any tips for getting more outreach for industry positions?

Advanced degree with 3YOE at a LS boutique

I need help, please. I’ve been applying to jobs for several months without a single callback. I am looking to stay remote, would anyone be willing to review my resume?

Has anyone used indeeds resume writing service and is it good? If not what do you recommend below $100

Is it bad manners or just a bad idea to go back to a recruiter if they got you a job that wound up being a bad fit?
For context, I don’t think they misled me. The job changed 3 weeks after I got hired, and got stuck in a role that’s just not a good fit. Gave it 6 months of honest effort and I’m ready to start job hunting.
I saw this recruiter make a post on LinkedIn, and I liked working with them the first time, and I want to reach out. But I don’t know what they’ll think.

I work in Nj at a pharmaceutical company and have been there for the past 4 years supporting a VP and currently at 77k a year and it’s not enough. Going to start interviewing elsewhere and want to get an idea of what starting salaries you all are at and what I should ask for. Any advice ?

3L with mostly A’s and B’s. I am having the worst luck trying to find work for after school and my experience working with lawyers has left me completely dejected. I cannot get an interview to save my life. I was so excited to get an externship summer after 2L with a small business and IP firm only to get yelled at on the phone a few times for not doing an assignment correctly. Mind you, I was working FOR FREE as it was a school connected externship. That made me never want to work in the law.

When you’re applying for customer service jobs, do you customize the resume objective for each?

Let's say you were dinged without interview in R1 but improved your test score significantly. Anyone have any idea if they may reconsider you for R1 if you sent the new test scores in?

Hi all, I am trying for role - Customer Engineer GCP. I have 5 years exp in (GCP cloud predominant for 3 years now) DevOps field in Financial Services area including FinTech (Fidelity Investments), Bank (HSBC) & Insurance(CNA Insurance - currently working). Also have a Masters in MIS. I have got & cleared calls from AWS for AWS Developer, Architect roles & failed on-site FB Production Engineer role interview. I have applied but not got a callback from Google? Any advice, highly appreciated.

Anyone have or know where to get a good returns analysis template for a take home case study?

Working in a large health system as a quality professional WFH. I rarely see anyone else on my team, and when I do present findings I see no changes happening. Maybe they’re happening and I just don’t have a role in that oversight but the motivation to keep going is whittling down to nothing. I’ve been in healthcare for years but graduated with a masters in last two years and was hoping for something different. I have been applying to so many jobs and not many calls back. Any advice ?

On MBA resumes, how should I describe my company? Work for a company that the ad comm probably won’t know. What details should I include?

I have interviewed for Decisioning scientist role at NatWest. It has been 2 weeks but I have not heard anything from them, HR said that she has not received feedback yet. How long does the process generally takes. Also how much I should expect, I am currently earning 22 LPA fixed

Hi, can you tell me how many rounds takes place in for automation testing round. I have got a link for an online test and what is the difficulty level should we expect from this test v

Gripe- there is no room for a sick day in this profession. Big closing coming up. Have a bad cold. Have billed 40+ hours in the last 3 days.

Why do lawyers celebrate a culture of poor health?

Anyone received mouse / headphone in the joining kit for new joinee of wipro ?

What would be the salary for a data analyst in Quebec with 3-4 years of experience ?

Hi Amex peeps, how much time does it usually take to declare the results of 1st round of interview for lateral hires?

Thanks in advance 😊

Hi Fishes,

Looking for advice please!!
Have three offers from Shell, BP and Airbus for IT service delivery role.

BP: 23 Lpa + 1L joining bonus with 1 year lock in ( location : pune)
Airbus: 26lpa + 5 L joining bonus with 3 year lock in( location : bangalore)
Shell: 26 lpa ( final offer being rolled out)location : bangalore

Please advice which company would have a good growth story and work life balance....

Airbus looks attractive but have heard some very harsh reviews on work life balance.

My friend close friend just got an offer for senior at another firm. 13k more than me 🥴

Are you seeing Mulptile Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C)?

Does anyone in this bowl travel? Where do you eat? I find it exhausting to research nutrition facts all the time, and end up eating at the same 2-3 places every week. :(

What is the comp ceiling long term look like for staying in cloud consulting technical career compare to moving into SWE?

Are MBB sponsored MBA students expected to return to their home firms for the summer between their two years? I know you're obligated to go back post-MBA, but what about the summer in between?

Taking the NY bar for the first time. Is it fine to take it from the work laptop because personal laptop seems to be giving up in life! Please guide any pros or cons. Thanks !

What exit roles have you seen people take from state and local consulting?

Tips for doing a first stock pitch? I have a good grasp on what the company actually does, business risks, main competitors. How much do I talk about valuation, and what should I really be mentioning or focusing on here?

Guys did you hear the big news???

Do you think clubhouse will be a hot in the longer run?

Any M 40+ in Nairobi? The apps here are not it!

Is 7 lpa a good package for backend development with 1 yoe ?

Is working at a local 1-2 office firm where you do tax, audit, and bookkeeping more interesting than just sticking to audit or tax?

What salary can I expect as a Manager 1 in Accounting Advisory in NYC at a mid-tier firm (GT, BDO, RSM)?

Had an intern ask me today : “do you believe you’re adding value by what you do in audit?”

Damn....

Does anyone have any good books or podcasts about how to develop leadership/ managing skills?

How common are leaves of absence in PA? I’ve never seen someone out of work longer than a couple weeks other than for parent leave, but people on fishbowl talk about it as something you can reasonably ask for.

Not having luck finding a relationship or having any guys interested in me for 28 years. Thinking about resorting to plastic surgery to increase my chances of finding somebody

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

Anyone has insights into whether we can claim depreciation for our “home office” due to WFH? Not an expert here but looks like it’s for self employed individuals only, but maybe the individual tax experts in this community can help everyone out a bit 🤪

Is anyone familiar with P2P (purchase to pay) role? The position will work on account monitoring , reconciliation and implementing processes. Not the transactional side of paying invoice. More of a reporting role. I’m just trying to get a better understanding of what the day to day would be like. Any insight ?

Had a glowing fantastic performance review last year. This year no review, just a meeting with managing partner and HR to tell me I am fired and to leave now. No bad performance. Is it just the money?

I moved from CA to WA, do I transfer my CPA through interstate reciprocity or another method? Which state will I submit CPE to in the future?

How many intervals do you have to bill time at? We’re at 15 minutes intervals for professionals and six minutes for admin.

6 years in public accounting, manager 2. Is a financial reporting manager at a $2billlion SEC company a good position to transition into? Your thoughts pls.

What’s the consulting/advisory practice like? Considering switching to a different line of service from audit

Two in one special:
1. What gets you most excited on a weekly basis?
2. One aspect of today's society you wish you could change?

About to take an offer at EY. Want a baby soon and saw the great news about increased parental leave. Question is, can u use vacation time consecutively with it? Right now most on leave take 5 months

Not accounting related but looking for help… moving from UWS in NYC to Boston in August and renting a Uhaul. I know I can’t drive a Uhaul on any NY Parkways so hoping for some help planning the route out of the city and into MA. Any help appreciated!!

Who was around in 2008/2009 at big 4? Specifically in advisory? How were those practices affected during the layoffs? Any insight to ease some of the worry/unknown would be greatly appreciated.

West. Advisory (IT risk assurance) Senior 2 as of 10/1/18. New base $83k. Thoughts?

Aside from pwc, are there any other big4 that are offering fully remote positions for external or internal audit? Don’t see any remote positions on the career pages.