At my university the consulting program is up and coming. Now I am part of consulting club leadership and want to know:
What do you wish your consulting club did for you to land a high profile consulting gig and be successful in it?

Hi Fish,

I could see, there are many of Product Management Trainings and workshops available (paid courses and free). Like:
1. Product School
2. Pragmatic Marketing
3. Lean Pitch
4. Institute of Product Leadership
5. The Product Folks
....

Please add any other good institution, and also comment, which is good to go for Product Management certifications.

Anyone gone through the CFI’s FMVA certification program? Is it worth it for FDD?

General thoughts on moving over to the vendor side? Specially for an account manager role. Advantages/disadvantages?

How long until you felt comfortable in ITS? Is it fair to say with all the changes it would take longer to get comfortable in ITS?

For planners and strategists:

As a junior, how do you know you’re ready to take on a mid-level planner role?
What are some crucial skills you need to possess? How long should you stay in a junior role?

Which offer should I accept? Currently staff 2 at big 4 in Tax with CPA license. I want to leave tax ASAP. Both are public companies +1B in revenue and same salary. Offer 1 - staff revenue accountant so reading contracts, speaking with the sales team and legal team, a lot of work at the end of the months to close books and reconcile transactions to make sure we are ASC 606 compliant. This track usually leads to director of revenue. Offer 2 - internal audit staff so SOX and compliance projects.

What books would you recommend for someone who is just starting out in security and wants to build strong fundamentals?

What is grade 10 in NTT Data? I have 6 YOE. Is it the right grade to join?

Has anyone bought/ done the HRCI Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion in HR Management? I already have my PHR, but I’m looking to gain more knowledge/skills and beef up my resume. Is it worth doing? The course is $239 and you get 12 Recert credits with it.

Graduating senior. Have choices between MBB and SWE at FAANG. Not sure what to do. Long term I’d love to be in a small startup or a leader in a tech company. Not sure which path is better for that. Any thoughts?

How many of you doing CFA are in front-office IBD? If so, what is your rationale?

Hi! Data scientist here with 3 years of experience. I also do some internal consulting in my current job and work as a data science consultant as a freelancer. I want to now work as a consultant. Love doing the case studies :D
Can anyone here guide me and be a mentor for this switch? Would love to hear from you. Thank you

Hey, what are the future scopes for DAACs. what are the general roles DAACs apply to/get after ZS?

Hello All! I’m strongly considering a management position with Penn Medicine. I would love some feedback. I left my last company because of work/life balance. It’s essential for me. Is the money worth it? Any help would be appreciated.

Any good business/consulting books on amazon kindle that y’all have read that has helped you in your job?

I’m new to in-house and I begin in January. I wanted to basically better understand M&A and all the inner workings of expanding the scope of a business into new avenues. Does anyone recommend a book or two that may be relevant/helpful? On amazon, I see “The Art of M&A” and “Working With Contracts”. Thank you for any insight.

Hi folks,
I've been hired as a data Engineer in DWH. My joining date is 1st aug. Can you please suggest something i can learn based on the skills/tools used in tiger?
Yoe : 4 years

Dear Fishes,

Can you help me give a bit of description of EXL? How is it in terms of WLb Job security and Growth and hike?

YoE - 5 years

How did you get into tech recruiting, and are you happy with it?

I’ve been practicing in traditional labor for about two years now (although about a decade of labor relations experience) but I’m trying to break into employee benefits law. Unfortunately I’m not being given much experience in benefits as I’m pretty typecast as a labor atty. Any advice on how I can go about getting employee benefit experience? My long term goal is to have benefits be my main area of practice.

How hard it is to break into Berlin? I want to move there. Design based director here.

Freelancing as a junior with 1 year of experience. Have not got a single book worthy piece. Is going freelance dumb ? Risky? Both? Just trying to gauge whether I should wait for a full time offer.

new to the bowl, just saying hi!

How much % rise are you expecting this year round in your salary?

PARTNERS: two questions —1. If you see an associate has really low hours for the month, do you imagine them chillen on a beach somewhere or do you consider they probably spent most of their days sitting in front of the computer being “available”? 2. If you send an associate a random e-mail on a weekend like “Can you pull X and send to Y”, would you get annoyed if they responded saying they weren’t by a comp or would you consider it reasonable that they wouldn’t be by a comp on a weekend?

What are the salary expectations for a non technical program manager in cloud? T2 city, 2 YOE. Also, what is the salary progression for this role?

What's your favorite electronic health record? We have Cerner and while I like it- I've heard better things about other EMRs.

Anyone here recommend a good laser hair removal device safe for your face? I used to go in every few months to get laser treatments but now looking to do it at home

I'm moving back to NYC soon - how are you handling leasing an apartment if you're not in the city? Are you coming in-person and then moving right in when you find something, or just touring virtually? I'd be looking mostly at luxury buildings.

How much should a senior email designer/developer make? I make 77k USD and feel like I’m underpaid. 😕

Does anyone have recommendations for free or free trial media planning resources that would be helpful to use/reference for a student project?

Do you drink or do anything wild at company holiday parties or events? I feel like as one of the only minority associates I have to be extra careful to stay professional. All my white coworkers can talk about is the open bar and how crazy everyone gets...true or false for your company?

What do you do when your lifelong friends get married, have kids and disappear to the burbs or wherever and you’re single, lonely and gay?

How long do posts stay up for? I’m rewriting my CV to apply to a job which has been posted for around 19days. I reached out to a recruiter on LinkedIn (via a recommendation) but haven’t heard back. It’s a job in a European office of a major sportswear company for reference.

Hi fishes,
Currently I am invested in two mutual funds:
UTI nifty index
Parag parikh flexi

Which other MFs are worth investing?

Is Dell Technologies offers full remote position in India?

Tips for managing an overstepping translator? Behaviors include insisting to file prematurely and answering on behalf of the client without asking the question to the client.

Has an ALM in Management at Harvard Extension School led you to a career at any high power corporations such as Goldman Sachs?

Hi Fishbowl Community,
I graduated in May 2022 with a Computer Science Degree and a Data Science Minor. I am still in the job market searching for engineering roles in tech. My interests are Software Engineering, Data Science, or Design focus engineering roles. I was hoping to learn some tips and tricks to help me with my search.

I am a recent graduate in Information Systems, looking to start my career in cyber security. Any tips/suggestions/ideas where I could start. (No previous experience).

What’s a great idea to do for second stream of income? I work overnight and a online college student however, with all this I feel I have so much time on my hand through out the day.

Applied to McKinsey Business Analyst Internship 2023 @ NYC office, did the Imbellus 10 days ago. Have not heard anything from recruiting yet. Meanwhile my friend who applied to the same position, same school here at Dartmouth got invited to McKinsey Philadelphia Office interview. Is NYC office slow or does that mean I am out…?

What does the pay range look like for a UX/UI Design Intern?
Background: Master’s in CS student based in NYC/NJ.

What’s the best career for a students who wants to work before going into strategy consulting? Let’s assume that working in external advisory and consulting is off the table.

My end all be all goal right now is to eventually run my own private wealth management firm.
My question is though: Should I try to go straight into private wealth out of college and become a private wealth associate, or take a different route, and start as a base level financial advisor to get some general advisement background?

What is the starting salary for a young MBA graduate with a project management certificate? Should I expect 6 figures?