at my firm the ops team doesnt sit in on IC, is this the norm?

Anyone receive an approval for B1/B2 extension recently?
If yes, how long did it take to hear the final decision?
If not, were you able to reach uscis customer care?

Thanks in advance for any input !

Favorite low cost beauty tricks? Friend swears by aztec clay. I've been looking into doing my own facials and hair masks with natural ingredients. I heard castor oil can help your hair grow as well?

Cognizant Sharks
What is this metaphosis event.
I have not join cognizant yet ;though I have accepted the offer letter. Doj 29 nov 2021
Not sure on Cognizant that I will join. I am waiting for better offer to be released.
Any inputs or guidance.

When your to do list is long and you keep working, yet some how nothing gets crossed off and things only get added. Oh and I'm on vacation next week, so the list is growing w/ last minute crap. 😝

I don't have any friends in banglore. It is hard for me to find friends cause i am always that aloof kid who in addition is not straight so can't even bond with my teammates. How do people live like this. Even my flatmates don't talk . : (

How is WLB and job security in EPAM anywhere

Need referral, SAP consulting profile

Any thoughts on Southwest or United loyalty programs? Which one is better, points and upgrade wise?
Currently Delta Platinum but Moving out of Delta coz of lack of flights to new client location.

Any idea what comp is like for director of tax or vp of tax in fortune 100? TIA

Popular Opinion: Ask questions even if they are stupid.

Unpopular opinion: Ask questions supported by logic and do your own research before you had a question.

What is your view?

Hey Fishes, How much hike can i expect when i am being promoted from a GCB 7 to 6? My Current package is 10.50 and YoE 9 yrs

Accenture(10 LPA, web development), Apisero(9 LPA, integration developer), L&T(12.2 LPA, not so good tech)
Which one should I select ?
Confusion level at peak.

Accenture folks! How many people get fired before promotion time due to extensive time at the bench?

I want to quit but I'm not sure what kind of role I want to look into. Would appreciate any advice! The only thing I know is that I don't want to work overtime anymore. I'm a new senior and my main client gave me some good hedge fund auditing experience. I don't like controls or reading into guidances. I'm also not very good with dealing with politics in the office or too much socializing. I liked hedge funds but afraid it'll be very busy as well and lots of politics. Thx in advance for replies!

Mask wearing inside stores: should it still be encouraged or not?

Any one from Airbus project?

Need some information.

For every Logistics Manager:
What are the top 3 red flags when evaluating hiring a new provider?

Hey everyone. 1 YOE here and looking to lateral. This will be the first time I apply as a professional as opposed to a student. I have CDD exposure but would appreciate some help putting that in my resume. Would anyone be willing to share some of the bullets they used to describe their CDD work?

How easy is it to move up market from LMM as a VP?

Do most pe firms require an MBA to move past the associate role? Been reading conflicting views online.

Any insight would be great.

What are the best Growth/VC firms in Canada?

Associate at one of the big tech focused PE funds (Vista, Thoma, Silver Lake) — what are peoples thoughts on maxxing out Levered CoInvest (6 figs of my own savings) given the narrative shift in public markets for tech companies?

Thoughts on Bain Capital in Europe?

What would an $8 billion evergreen private equity fund be classified as? UMM? Separate category?

From the outside, I always thought of PE firms to be well-oiled machines where everyone is working hard but with a clear purpose. Now starting at an LMM as a senior associate I feel kind of lost. It’s chaos - every person above me wants something else and there are constant discussions, bickering and politics being played. Is this representative of other (LMM?) PE firms, or did I get unlucky? It feels like a tech startup lol.

How much importance is placed on the model in the overall investment process?

Aside from running your own company does LMM PE best prepare someone to run/invest in small businesses (<$10M revenue)/non traditional hockey stick growth startups Any other roles that would prep better?

Non MBB, finishing fin/acct MBA and looking to pivot into banking/pe. 10 yrs sales prior in unrelated field. 20 yrs military. MBA is non target school since military/state funded programs are free.

Any advice on where to start looking that is realistic? I'm not willing to hump 80 hours next to a 22 yr old undergrad for the same pay, but also 100% understand I'm taking a huge side step in this hopeful transition

Anyone with experience interviewing for EQT?

Has in cycle started or is it just the rumors?

What do you all make and yoe? PE associate. 1.5 banking, 2 in PE. 125 base. 165 bonus. No carry yet. Curious what your numbers are?

How much does a MF PE associate 1 and 2 get paid?

Think Apollo is at top of that list, but curious across all of them if anyone knows!

Can anyone speak to the presence of impact investing across PE versus VC or HF?

For context, I’m going for my MBA next fall (targeting M7) and want to pivot into impact-focused finance but am struggling to understand which option is best. I’m going in with 3 years of tech consulting experience (data & analytics) in the financial services industry.

Should be feel bad about possibly leaving my company? I’m about 2 years through a 3 year analyst contract and I’ve been interviewing at a different firm.

I like my current company and the people a lot, but the location isn’t ideal for me and comp is significantly below market. The guilt caused by the thought of leaving is killing me.

Any thoughts/recommendations?

Just had my first experience interviewing with a PE ops team; case interview was lead by a junior employee who hadn't bothered to review a resume & very clearly had not been taught how to lead a case interview.

Have other PE opportunities, so second guessing if this is the right exit path. Is this typical of what to expect with the larger funds that have consulting/portfolio ops. teams? Anyone have a similar experience?

I received an offer to join a MM growth equity fund as an Associate. What are some important things to consider about the fund (eg associate experience, etc) before joining? What about the offer (eg comp, etc)

Has anyone here gone through corporate development recruiting? If so, would you be able to share interview case prep materials?