Anyone have any advice on what you consider the best skill set to work remotely? I already have AD skill i was wondering what else would i need- UX design?

What are your thoughts on getting professional certificates like those with University of Florida? Ex, Professional Certificate in Public Health. A good supplement or waste of time?

Hi all, looking for advice.

I'm a technical writer with background in the hardware and healthcare industry. What would be a better option for me, pivoting into software tech writing or project management.

Which one pays better/is better (any advice appreciated, must be fully remote role)

If software tech writing, does anyone have advice on how to break into a role or learn what it takes to become one?

For PM, I got a cert (not PMP) and am trying to decide which of these two I go with.

Referrals for MBB/Strategy Firms

I have been at a boutique federal consulting firm for 2.5 years and I am looking to make a transition to a strategy role. I have been practicing cases like a madman and have begun networking in attempt to learn more about the various roles and firms.

Do you have any advice for someone looking to make the jump and land a job at one of these firms? All advice is welcomed

Thinking about getting the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification. Does EY have any amazon resources or training materials that they provide? Any advise from people who have taken it before? Thanks!

Hi, i am going to have final round soon and, yoe 16. Including 6 years onsite experience. AZURE big data architect. If i clear final round, how much I can ask (current is 34LPA). I have offers from LTI,TCS and few other companies (mid level). Need your input for my role growth at Tiger . Thanks

What do you think a GCD needs to know/have done in their career to be a good GCD?

Transitioning from line of business familiarity (understanding financial statements) to... real(?) Finance (bonds and cap markets and other debt sales) any advice on books or resources to learn really from step 0?

I have to fill out a background check form for a position and it asks if I've ever been discharged from a job. Does getting "the talk" --i.e. being told your future isn't at the firm as a senior associate--count as being discharged? Any thoughts are much appreciated!

Looking to improve general communication skills (especially around structuring narrative/ key messages), any books/courses that you would recommend?

I am relatively new to workforce, not sure what companies could use my experience / what kind of companies to look at down the road. 1.5 YOE doing data analytic consulting for a small company with a BS in Aerospace engineering. experience in excel and R at current job plus matlab experience in school. looking at staying in data analytics/ consulting potentially pivoting to something combining that with my aerospace background. any advice?

Has anyone got any tips for making a strong start to a consulting career? Have 6 months experience and trying to temperature check how things are going / what I could do more of.

Hi,

I am going through psychological stress, mild depression and anxiety issues due to recent workload and have lost all motivation to continue. I am planning to quit but afraid will i get a job post that. What shall i do?

Your favorite resources for learning just enough UX?

My baseline is a data scientist background: stats, data visualization, storytelling with decks

Anyone move from big4 tax to private equity tax? What’s your experience been like?

Anyone ever make the switch from consulting for a life sciences consultancy or boutique to an ops role in a fund investing in payer/provider or healthcare systems?

What are exits for tech transfer? Have an opportunity, but idk if I want to work for university commercialization offices for the rest of my life

Thinking about switching in house jobs from one bank to another. Current job is great for work life balance but no promotion prospects and pay is below market. New job offers a better title and better pay but work life balance is a bit of an unknown. What kind of questions would you pose to the new employer/team when trying to ascertain what work life balance awaits? Any tips of setting boundaries early on without inviting judgment? Need flexibility to pick up my kids from childcare every day…

Got a 30% salary bump, via an offer for Senior Consultant S&O from Deloitte. Currently underpaid at EY Advisory. I'm MBA and this year is my promotion year at EY for Manager. What to do? Get demoted and move to D? Or counter at EY? Even if EY matches my salary, and promote me to Manager, I will be an EY Manager with a Deloitte SC salary, and probably won't be able to go to D in the future. What do you think? I have built up a good relationship with my Partner and SMs at EY though.

Hello everyone, I work with GM as Production Group Leader/ Production Supervisor. I am looking to switch. I have masters in manufacturing engineering. With my profile which roles I should be aiming at ?

Any agencies in Seattle looking for a Sr. Writer?

Hi Fishes,

I have an offer of around 39 LPA + bonus and my wife is holding an offer of 32 LPA in India. Now I have received another offer from a fintech organization in Berlin, Germany who are providing me 69k Euros as base salary + 5k Euros as RSU and also an on call support of 5k Euros annually + complete relocation assistance package. My wife currently doesn't have any offer for Germany and might need to search for a job after reaching there. Is it worth? Need your suggestions please.

Anyone preparing for Australia immigration? Where are you at the process?

I’ve been practicing in both big law (many yrs ago) and now in-house for over 10 years. Quite often I struggle because I don’t find work fulfilling. I’ve been in industries that allegedly have greater cause (healthcare) but was eventually disappointed by the corporate bureaucracy and went to a cutting-edge tech company for intellectual stimulation. Still I struggle. Should I try public interest? Not that I don’t need the money but it’s hard to work when I am so detached and find it meaningless

Completely and totally miserable at my firm and just need a space to vent because my friends are tired of hearing about it. I wish the worst part about it was the amount of work, rather than the completely toxic culture, lack of appreciation, arbitrary and back/breaking deadlines, lack of mentorship/feedback/training, and the fact that the associates act like they don’t even know each other. I cry every day and constantly am made to feel stupid for not understanding the highly technical (cont.)

I’m debating to join Locke Lord Dallas in transactional. I’m looking to stay at the firm long term and would appreciate any information y’all have. Please be as candid as possible.

Does business Process Internal Audit or IT Internal Audit make more?

I’m currently an experienced tax associate. A recruiter from another B4 reached out to seem if I’m interested in a tax position at that firm. Is it okay to to express my interest in advisory? I want to get out of tax

Wonder how much more of this rat race I can take and starting to think about where to retire. What places are on your list and why? I need ideas and inspiration!

How long of a commute would you consider to be too long? First year associate trying to balance convenience with living more frugally to save up some more money.

Hello fishes,

I have a offer from centric consulting , sapient and genpact . How’s the Wlb at Genpact?
CTC is around same for all . Centric is paying a bit more to 25.

For Genpact have to go to office regular where’s centric is WFH.

Where should I join .?

Tech stack : dotnet with angular.

My team oversees internal comms and we’re in the process of signing on BananaTag.

Any fishies out there that can share what level of reporting + KPIs you’re providing leadership?

We plan to use it for exec comms and department-level leadership (HR, IT, etc.).

We’ve historically done mass communication through Outlook, so this will be our first time getting insight into staff e-mail + Teams performance.

Anyone have experience working at stepstone?

I want to find ways to build up team morale without resorting to clichés like a pizza party. What are some of your favorite ways to give back to employees?

Hello Everyone,
I am a teacher transitioning into tech. I would like to work as a consultant or analyst in program management, customer success, or project management. Can anyone offer a referral? I am open to startup or big tech. I looking to work immediately. Open to any recommendations ❤️

Is it a good idea to invest in your UK pension fund over the max your employer will contribute/match? This may potentially lower income tax but then one can't really access the pension pot till retirement. Or is it better to invest post-tax income into a stocks and shares ISA to avoid capital gains tax? TIA!

What was the biggest hurdle you had to overcome to become a WFH Freelancer? The idea seems appealing, but also frightening. Any guidance would be highly appreciated.

Dear Recruiters,

Please keep reaching out. It’s great. But please also tell your bosses that your job and mine are both made easier when you’re empowered to discuss basics like hourly commitment and rate with me.

Hate to be this guy, but I don’t have time to send my resume, portfolio, experience, availability, and hourly rate to your boss, only to find out that the role is 40 hrs a week when I barely have 10 to give. That’s what LinkedIn/my website is for.

What would a fair day rate be for a pharma/health agency? Also, is it worth taking the gig just for money? I have other gigs to put in my book. Thanks!

How would you rate the freelance market at the moment? I’ve recently quit fulltime, and beyond a couple of my own (LLC) short client projects - I’ve had zero agency freelance over the summer.
I have 10 years exp (2.5 as CD on well known brands) at respected agencies, and some awards.
What am I doing wrong? I left FT to address some long term burnout, but now I’m afraid if this continues - I’ll have to go back full time, without even snagging a FL gig. 🫤

Is it normal to still have to go into the office even if it’s just two days a week with this new variant spreading?

Trying to avoid paying an accountant, can I actually write off home office space/mileage if I was just permalancing for 3 months last year? Shouldn’t the 7 months of W2 take care of this 1099 shit?

Is there a list of agencies and clients that don’t pay on time or at all? If not, can we start one here?

Has anyone ever been in a creative/strategy team? Like instead of a copywriter/art director team.

Want to move back into freelance - is there a marketplace or placement agency? I really hate LinkedIn. I haven’t had to network since well before Covid and it’s a whole new world.

What’s a good hourly rate for senior copywriters these days in LA? Couldn’t find anything under the search function.

Any freelance Digital Advertising opportunities available related to Ad Operations or Campaign Management? Let me know! Thanks!

S-Corp: Which payroll services do you use? I’m not looking for anything fancy.

Hi everyone. Looking for freelancers in NYC and LA to work as business developers for the photo/film industry for our website. Work your own hours. High comms. Please message if you d like more info.

Any San Francisco peeps have a good accountant who specializes in taxes for freelancers/contractors?

Pharma CD here. What’s a normal rate I should ask for? Never done FL before.

Is booking 40hrs a week freelancing for one company a good idea? Or does that seem like you don’t have anything else going on? I would like a good work life balance with the ability to take off weeks at a time in the middle of all this.

A former studio I worked for submitted some my work for consideration for an award, but I’m mis-attributed in the awards credits for something I didn’t do. What should I do?

Art directors and graphic designers - any recommendations on brands and models of monitors? 4K or no? I want something for color accuracy and detail work, but no way I’m spending thousands on the new Apple monitors. Looking for 27” size. Thanks for recommendations!