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I am currently working as an consultant for kyndryl as cloud sme with 7b band on lower level 13.5 lakhs. My contract is coming to an end so I contacted my manager was offered an job at same 7b level at 17 lakhs . Should I take the offer , will I have growth in the Company? I have an another offer from hcl 18 lakhs . Kyndryl Inc.
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Fishes, how were the appraisals in general at Deutsche Bank for roles in Mumbai location? Understand that they got concluded only recently so it will be interesting to know. While it may vary from function to function but we will atleast got to know a ballpark figure. Also if you could add your designations, will be great.
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I’m only 3/4 done, but I would recommend FAR first, since it has the most material, it’s considered the hardest. Your 18 month clock doesn’t start until you pass your first exam so there’s no pressure finishing the hardest one
Besides which the whole 18 month thing is a bunch of BS. Complete money grab.
I would say BEC as a starting point to take you back into study mode. FAR is so material and getting back to study mode takes a lot
FAR is extremely math intensive.
I had a coworker save FAR for last and she could not pass it on a timely basis. As a result, she lost all three of her passing scores for Reg, Bec, and Aud.
Started with audit just because I have been in audit for a while now and everything is familiar. I play Becker on bluetooth or via my soundbar and just listen while taking care of baby, working, doing chores, etc. I am reviewing FAR now. I have seen/ audited most topics (equity, defined benefit, TDR, etc) so, pretty confident I will pass it like audit. If you are at a staff level, suggest you do FAR first. A solid understanding of accounting standards helps a lot with audit. Good luck!!!!
FAR first cuz now I'm having trouble passing it and lost 2 parts because of it
What type of work you do? Start with that for your exam, then hit the hardest aka FAR,
I will second Analyst 1, take FAR first, it’s the most time time consuming and most likely the hardest one. Once you passed it the rest are pretty easy.
I think it depends on how your schedule is. If your on the busy side, do a quicker one like AUD or BEC. If you have free time, do FAR
Thanks friends - just finishing busy season so will have a tone of time. Was FAR mostly theory though ?
Oh wow okay then
AA1. Same thing happened to me. I lost all three and am having trouble motivating myself to go through it again. Not sure what to do and whether I want the CPA designation anymore or to just change careers.
FAR, it's the most time consuming and you want your exam clock to start ticking after the hardest one is done. Studies show FAR uses an average 150 hours of prep with every other section taking much less. It's just a lot of material. REG is the next most dense, but even for me a non tax person it didn't take as long as FAR to prep for.