As a strategist, how hard is it to go from healthcare to CPG?

How to switch from Accenture technology to Accenture strategy?

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.

post tax(Roth) or pre tax 401k? which is the better option for us on h1b?

HI BCG Fishes, I am Currently a Quant in the FI looking for a change. I got approached to join BCG GAMMA as Solution Lead. Any feedback regarding the Solutions Track in GAMMA is it worth taking I havent been able to find much about this track?

What is the value add of doing a residency if you’re an MD vs. going straight into consulting with the end goal of pharma or buy side work and starting your business career earlier?

I am interested in getting my SHRM-CP certification this year and I was wondering which study methods and materials worked best for those of you who passed the exam. Also, what are your roles in HR?!

Hello! Has anyone ever built a campus recruiting structure for a company? Meaning they started from scratch and built out campus recruitment? What was the pros and cons? Also, what was your salary, how long did you stay there and did you enjoy building this out?

What is the experience required to become senior manager in US taxation

Anyone knows what’s the best way to look up VC investment roadmap for maybe health tech or software focused VC firms?

I did it! I got an in-house Paralegal position after years of working and being burned out at different law firms. I was going to leave the legal field all together because I was so burned out and depressed, but I decided to give the field one more chance if I was able to go in-house. Prayerfully, this transition will be a good one.

Hello! I’m wondering if anybody has any advice in getting into HR? I graduated in 2020 with a degree in psychology and had a temporary internship in HR which didn’t teach me much. I have experience in customer service, sales, counseling etc. Any advice on roles and/or fields that would kickstart a career in HR? Thanks!

I have about 10yrs of customers service experience. I'm looking for work, but I'm always getting minimum wage for this position. Should I change career path? Or is there a job for customer service that actually pays well.

Young professional with 3 years of retail banking experience, 1 year of claims experience, and now roughly 6 months into insurance sales. Between selling in retail banking environment and every month of insurance sales regularly pacing 200% or over to goal. Loving comp but not loving the call center environment and hoping to move to another lucrative sales position with less non stop calls. Any suggestions?

How long does it takes for you to feel confident on what you are doing at FDD? Essentially I am not trying to stay at FDD forever but want to make sure that I learn all the necessary skills before I go.

Considering making the move from distressed investing/special situations to consulting, particularly pe consulting for the following reasons: more team-oriented, structured career path, more variety, etc. Thoughts?

Hello, I have been with the same company for 17 years. I am a supervisor for a laboratory in patient services. I worked my way up and currently have no degrees. Has anyone been able to work their way up in a company and then find a similar job with another company? I’m nervous that I’m stuck based on the fact that I don’t have a degree.

What’s the draw of product marketing? I see a lot of my MBA classmates going into these roles but don’t really get the appeal

What all methods to save tax on a 22 LPA salary (fixed including PF both employer and employee) apart from standard 80C, NPS, insurance and home loan, etc

Spent 4 years at a life sciences boutique and then the last 1.5 years on BD team at a mega-cap pharma. Hard to get deals done, highly political, no input in decisions. Getting some bites for D roles in BD at small biotechs. Worth considering?

Need advice and help.

I have realized I grew up in a household where my dad did not treat my mom as an equal. He belittles her, is rude and convinced his way is the only way.

It is painful to say, but some of this shows up in me and in my relationship. I am starting to catch myself, and it to me seems to be more of a reaction than anythjng that is ever intentional.

Wondering if anyone has dealt with something similar, and any success in making changes besides therapy. Cont. in comments

Any recommendations for where to get Botox done in the bay/SF? Looking to get it in the frown are, maybe the forehead

In TCS,After completing onboarding process and getting ur employee Id ,what's the process to get tagged into any project.Can you please share your experience?Can we reject any project if we don't find it not aligned to our expected work ?

Big4 partners, do you feel the journey has been worth it when gauging by the variables of money, family, sphere of influence, and happiness? Or industry still seems more alluring? Thanks for your wisdom.

After 10 years of working as a FTE PM/producer I’ve now been laid off (thanks Covid) and am looking to start freelancing for the first time. What advice do you have for a new freelance PM/producer?
Also, what kind of insurance do you take out as a freelancer?

Does anyone knows if freelancers will have to go back to office in September when agencies are asking everyone to return?

Hello London folk. There’s a lot of great chat about diversity in adland on fishbowl, but it’s all very US based. So I’ve just started a bowl on diversity in London specifically - 9qo8f

Wow. I finally got a standing desk and it is LIFE changing 🫶

Hi Fishes, Need suggestion- What if I take an offer from EY but don’t join it? Will there be any blacklisting in the organization that once can never apply in future….

Check out Boohoo for awesome plus size clothing for holiday parties. I find they have on trend items for really inexpensive prices

Fall is coming...

Can I apply for client’s posting position while I ‘m a loan staff? I will be doing the same thing as what I’m doing now!

is it better to lease or buy (brand new...or a yr old) a Lexus RX350 ?

How to switch from Accenture technology to Accenture strategy?

Career Sabbatical?

Can anyone who has taken a career sabbatical to travel/explore other interests share their experience with both leaving their jobs and returning to the legal field?
I really want to live in Asia for a year at least before I have to settle down and start a family. I’m not getting younger but don’t want to be reckless with my career.

Anyone aware of any courses that teach the process of doing a reverse sales and use tax audit?

Hi All,

I have offer from Accenture with 15.5 LPA with 21percent VPA including 3.25 L variable pay. The pay is for Level 10 and domain is SAP, YOE is 4.6. So what is the pay range for Level 10 and I do have counter offer so can I negotiate further with Accenture.

I have a friend interested in a Real estate Client Associate role at Chase. May I ask what the salary range is for this role in the SF Bay Area?

Hi all, I’m currently a solution architect with 1yoe and two bachelors degrees. I also hold two cloud certifications and make 60k a year. This seems very low considering what I’ve seen for average SA salaries for those who hold the AWS SAA certification. Was hoping for some insight on this and if I should seek more compensation. Thanks!

AMA Request: Cindy Gallop or anyone @DietMadisonAve

I’m clueless about 401ks. If I go to a new job does all that money I put into my 401k transfer with me? I’ve heard both yes and no so I am confused

You know a photography treatment has died when you can find it on shutterstock.

Anyone else wake up today fantasizing this is the day you quit your job?

How long can you go without having anything to do before you get laid off?

Layoffs at Omnicom shops today?

Giving my cell number to the high-strung account lead was a top five all-time Bad Decision™️.

I’m creating an ad hoc, pro bono guerrilla stunt for a video game launch coming out end of this month. If you’re an AD that wants to get some cool execution work in you book and have decent photoshop skills let me know. I’m doing this campaign on my own for the game and am gonna package it as a portfolio piece if it goes viral, which you can include in your book of course as well! The publisher might pay us if it gets results but no guarantee

Is it me or are gushes here mostly Accts or creative? Where are the ops people

I’m currently an AD but have always been interested in production. How hard would the transition be? Is it worth it? Would I have to start from the bottom again money wise?

Looking for senior designers that knows shopper marketing. Please DM with books!

I'm moving back to Europe.

Anyone has tips of Good recruiting websites for freelancers ? A similar version of working not working but in Europe ?

Best resources to learn marketing strategy? I have a liberal arts background and need to fill the gap in my understand of the business fundamentals behind comms

Can someone explain how billable hours work? At a new agency and although I had to fill timesheets at my previous agencies, they were mainly used to ensure we weren’t over servicing a client/for setting the appropriate retainer for contract renewals. I asked ppl at my agency but haven’t gotten a proper explanation. I get the impression that billing to the agency admin code isn’t recommended, and my manager said he bills everything to client codes, but that doesn’t make sense to me .

My birthday is in two weeks and I just lost my job. 28 is either going to be fucking amazing or a complete disaster. I’m hoping for the former, but who the fuck knows these days.

Thoughts on negotiating a growth plan as part of a new job offer? Want to make sure there are contractual obligations set up for salary reviews and promotions, etc.

It's officially client holiday season...
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How big does an agency have to be to justify a CCO title?