Anybody here have a CISA? If so how long did you study for? Each part of the CPA exam is like 90-120 hours of studying so I’m trying to compare

Did anyone on here quit their consulting job before searching for their next job? Would love to hear others’ perspectives.

SC to M, promotion in CBO.

I was promoted to SC in Aug 2020, and milestone year shows 2024 (4 years).

Is this normal I thought SC-M was 3 years and 2 for an early promo.

Can anyone suggest if it's even possible to try to get promoted in 2 years? Just don't want to put in extra effort and getting disappointed later.

Could we get reimburse for taking the ITIL exam ?

For those of you who are SHRM CP certified. Can you please advise if the SHRM learning system is worth it? Are there other effective learning tools that are less expensive ?

Hi all,

I recently heard about Stoa School for the working people, who wants to do MBA. Would anyone provide any insight if stoa school is worth to consider for MBA for working professional?

Why did you pursue a career in public sector consulting instead of private sector?

Hi fishes, I recently joined Accenture, I am from manual testing background and they put me into monitoring team where we need to analyse errors looking at codes, logs and resolve it and the KT that is being given to me doesnt feel enough when I raised concern to TL, TL itself is blaming it on me that I qm not able to understand what is being taught, I am not able to work in the project at all, I requested for roll off within a month, will this imact my career at accenture? someone please sugges

I have been working remotely since covid getting nothing but positive reviews. My company is not remote friendly and is now telling me I have to return to the office or I lose my job. I just found out a co-worker had a remote position created for them, without a job posting, without an interview and without the experience required (normally a license or certification would be mandatory). I understand life isn’t fair but is there an ethical problem with this?

How hard is it to exit to the buy side from FDD?

Did anyone here move to tech from consulting?

How does getting into Comm Arts rank with pencils, lions, etc?

How do I negotiate for a higher starting level? I have 5 years of experience and they told me I would be either L4/L5 but now I’m hearing it’s between L3/L4. I love google and I want to work here but I don’t think I could come in at L3. This is for SWE and onsites went very well

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

Hi Fishes

I have 12 years of experience in FP&A profile.. Done MBA in 2010.. looking out for a job..anyone has opening in their company..expecting CTC of 25L

Do you think getting SQL/Python experience is worth the extra time for financial analyst roles coming from Big 4 tax consulting? I would love to hear any advice for shifting towards the financial modeling path from accounting. Thanks!

Question from a newbie consultant - What are some good online courses/ books to improve consulting skills?

Is working for a company that sells haram (Bank financial products, Walmart liquor products, etc) haram? Looking at an exit opportunity and part of (<10%) of their products are alcohol as a B2B seller. I want baraka in my earnings and want some help understanding this. Jazakallah

Hi guys I am posting this again I have offer of almost same package from Accenture and IBM . Accenture offering is very slight more but that's not my key consideration. Which company is better in terms of job security, work life balance. That's the top most factor I am considering. Learning and project and latest niche technology is the other important factor after first 2 factors .

Hi! I am a qualified CA with 4 years of experience as an analyst. Looking to switch jobs to BCG or Bank of America or similar industries. Please help with referrals?

Has any firm in Canada reverted back from salary freezes during Covid? Aka gone back to pre-COVID salary bands. This question may be more for the strategy shops....I.e. I heard S& in the US is giving people raises in January to meet pre-COVID bands (but don’t know if this is happening in PwC). What are people seeing in Canada?

Hi guys,

I recently moved to Canada from the US and I'm looking for a job. I have 6 years of experience in Cyber Security working at EY US and Accenture India.

Please let me know if you can help me in anyway.

Hi , need likes for DM Feature , Thank you.

Have any of you been a part of the protests in Portland? If so what was your take on what is happening there.

What is everyone making for the holidays? Need some inspiration for sweet n savory!

Hey there, new and curious fish. Are you considering a position in pharma? Worried about how creative you can be? Thinking if the salary is worth it? Ask your questions about entering the world of healthcare advertising here and we’ll answer.

Is it ok to apply to multiple positions at the same company when searching for a new job?

Science question: is there an explanation for why some amide coupling reagent work better than others? Trying to find an explanation for some results I'm seeing in my research but I'm not finding anything.

Which is better for SAP? PwC or IBM or EY?

Trying to get my dream starting job as a program assistant at the INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, can anyone help with a referral? I currently am a program assistant, just not in the area I want.

Hi there friends!
I gave my round 1 interview last week and haven’t heard anything yet from the HR. Does this mean that I have been rejected? Will the HR send a mail incase I don’t get through?

Folks onsite,

Are you all satisfied with US and USI raises?

Hi Everyone, does anyone know the salary bands for SMs in tech consulting at EY London?

Anyone got a direction to WFO atleast 1-2 days starting Jan? Gurgaon office.

Are there any RPA UiPath openings in any of the big 4? Is lateral recruitment happening for these roles? Thanks in Advance

Anyone have advice for a first year about to start? Things you wish you did, things you wish you didn’t do?

Partners: we've heard a bit about your income. Can we talk penalties: internal review failure, PCAOB failure, massive losses, lost clients, ethics issues ... How do the firms handle these?

What do senior associates in Chicago make?

Starting to see a lot of compensation threads and even within the same city, the variance of salary is really noticeable. I didn’t expect the spread to be this high, especially in high COL areas.

How much of the wkp from a predecessor auditor can you get access to? Also, do they just let you look at it or will they give you access to it for a specific length of time to look over it

I prepared an analysis of my jobs (acting as manager) comparing actual realization to budgeted and was told I shldnt be looking at that. Shouldnt performance to budget be a metric mngrs are eval’d on?

Does anyone actually like fund accounting? What are the upsides? Any thoughts on what the bonus payout would be at a NYC fund with 2bill AUM. 3 years of work experience.

Senior revving up to manager promo. Only nervous about one thing at the manager level which is having to answer pointed “Why??” questions from higher up clients on live calls. Any one else work through something like this? I’d appreciate any tips or suggestions as I really suck at dealing with unexpected push back.

Typical % salary increase for promotion to senior?

Anybody else feel unnecessarily guilty when emailing your manager that you are taking a sick day? Idk why but I always feel like even though it’s completely normal, that it is being judged negatively.

EY feels kinda...cheap. Are the other B4 like this?!

I think auditors that work on public engagements should get paid more than auditors that do not. What are your thoughts?

Got picked up for a client yesterday around 1 and was not only asked to stay late last night but to also finish my workpaper today. Prior to this no one I’ve heard at my firm has ever had to work on a Saturday. Oh, and this was my first week. Am I wrong to be annoyed with this?

Torn between two offers-
Citi IA (MRA Validation - Risk) or Morgan Stanley IA

If base comp is equal, which one would you choose?

Anyone here work at CFGI in Accounting Advisory? I would love to hear the pros/cons - esp. from being Big4 Audit Senior

How to look about for opportunities for Acca candidate who has 3y experience in external audit ? Looking for suggestions ! Thanks

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

Work at PwC in Risk Assurance, looking at Deloitte in NYC. Hard to compare cross-market and in different companies, but what’s the salary band for D C/SC in NYC?

What is the best way to separate work / personal life? What methods do you find work the best for you?