Big4 audit folks in Australia, would you mind sharing your busy season months and the hours you work during busy season and non busy season? Currently working at Deloitte US audit and want to relocate to Australia. Thanks!

Suggestions on where one may locate reasonably priced board games in Dubai? Somewhat random but I assume consultants play board games too

Let’s start this bowl by sharing our learnings: What has been you biggest learning as a leader so far?

Hi Fishes,

Got interviewed by JPM Chase in dec...status is you are under consideration...what's the meaning of this? am I selected for the position coz interview was on 15 dec still no reply from them.

If I am selected what should be the salary for product development associate with 2.5years of experience?I am having 3LPA now

Please any idea

Hi Fishes,

I Received Eclerx offer for Morgan Stanley client for Mainframe technology, Can someone suggest is it good decision to join eclerx? What is bench policy ? Are they having mainframe projects?

I’m interviewing for a job and am in the third and final round. I have to develop a strategy based off of a case study and then do a 30 minute presentation to a panel of people. I haven’t ever done this before. Does anyone have any advice or best practices for this?

been in industry (small companies) for 5 years with an active CPA. Wanted to get in SEC reporting roles but almost every company requires 2-year public accounting exp. Now applying for public accounting firms entry level positions but almost all firms HR asked if I had ever worked in firms. Got rejection emails from firms all the time. Is this a dead lock? firms exp matters much more than a CPA license?

Tech startup or big tech company? And why?

Hi Fishes,

How much should be the salary of BI/DW senior manager havin 12+ yoe as per market. Please let me know.

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Looking to move to the Dallas Fort Worth area close to June I’m here to network and see it all would welcome me and help me out during my transition

I’m a 6th grade ELA teacher. I am struggling with teaching writing. Any advice to give?

Does anyone know of someone who would be willing to mentor or coach me in marketing automation? I’m trying to make a career shift there and have done training and really enjoy it, but it’s hard to get practical experience without already being at a company that utilizes it. Any advice is welcome! Thank you

Midweek Check in. How is everyone doing today?

It’s times like these I am so glad i invested in a vehicle.

Just got 145k s2 fdd offer with EY, is it worth moving from Canada?

Does anyone know why Australian salaries are significantly lower than our US counterparts?

Those who tuned into KPMG town hall, thoughts?

What do you wish you knew before moving to Australia or NZ? Seriously considering applying for an internal transfer but I'd like to know what I'm getting into first. Researching as well just asking for first hand experiences from consultants who have done it.

Hope everyone in Victoria is coping during these times.

Hey all! Australian in Canada hoping to return home ASAP. Are any of the consulting firms hiring now?

Did anyone else make the move here from the US? Thoughts so far?

Is Aus a good place to be a tech consultant? What are the top firms I should look at? Considering making the move from California and want to do my research before I start setting things up. TIA!

Was having a chat with a recruiter who does a lot of work for me so out curiosity I am interested to hear what do consultants look for when they are moving into the industry.
- What are some of the key elements you look for vs deal breakers?
- What types of firms and industry are of interest?

What's an average salary of a senior manager ( 10 years of consulting , 4 years of industry experience) at Deloitte and EY strategy consulting/advisory in Melbourne/Sydney? Thank you.

Everyone coming into NZ from somewhere else will now need to self quarantine for 14 days. And no cruise ships can dock until after 30 June. Good luck my fellow Antipodeans.

Hi AUS fishes,
Can you please help with some suggestions for a friend who is currently in Australia. She is a mother of a 2 year old and ready rejoin the workforce.
She holds a Masters in software engineering from an Australian college and looking for opportunities in Canberra or WFH. Any role that can pay bills should be fine.

Best everyday bank account and credit card in Australia for an expat couple?

I‘m moving to Australia with my partner and we don’t have a bank account and credit cards yet. We basically need the bank account only for everyday finance stuff (local payments, debit card, etc) and we‘re looking for some credit cards with good international fees and ideally a reward program to collect some points for traveling.

I have a job offer in Australia and the company is offering to apply for a TSS visa for me. But they can't give me any idea on timeline. I've heard anything from a month to 9 months. Has anyone here gone through this and knows how long it would take during Covid times?

Is there a file/list of average compensation by grade and firm for Australian consultants?

Currently with PwC US and would like to move to PwC Australia for better work life balance. Anyone available to chat?