Can you become a good leader or do you have to “be born with it”? I’m smart and really good at accounting but I don’t feel like I lead my team of 9 well (I’m in industry now). Wondering if there are books or podcasts I can read/listen to in order to upskill my leadership skills?

Anyone here moved from EY to Accenture? Curious to know how was the shift, pros and cons for each company, any regrets? Waiting for an offer from Accenture but very conflicted on whether I should leave EY. Been there all my career and going to be a big jump.

What’s the background of most product managers you’ve come across? Is it engineering, consulting, strategy, etc.? I’ve never met anyone who started their career as a PM and I’m curious how to get in it?

Hello All. I have 7 years of work exp in Data analytics & Data engineering team. Right now managing a team of 12. Will PMP certification help in career growth ? Needed some view points.

When should a stub start getting worried about not having much work and low billable hours?
I’ve asked for work but no luck. I know they say this is normal for a stub but when should I start getting worried and consider looking for exit options? Fyi, I like my practice group, so I don’t want to change to a different group within my firm, hence would have to lateral, if I have to. Also, other co-1st years are churning in high hours.

I got an offer from Natwest. My current company is accenture and they are offering me to promote as an assoc manager if i take my resignation back. Shall i consider it? What whould i prefer Nat west or promotion in Accenture. How much hike accenture gives while promoting? Any inputs?

Im 21, recently got a project manager job in a big media group, I still have about one year to do in my degree. Where would you recommend I take my career next, what would be the logical next jobs I could explore in that field?

Anyone here who left fed job and regretted it?

Was just offered a role as a Real Estate Banking Intern for their C&IB Developmental program at PNC Financial Services. Anybody have any insight? Trying to make sure I don’t get low balled coming into the program. I have an MBA/MS Finance Real Estate and have just separated from the military.

How do physical science PhDs fair in applying to and receiving offers from MBB?

How do they do once they are there? Do they struggle to make the transition?

Hi Fishes,

I have 2 offers. 1st from Barclays AVP at 34 fixed and 2nd from HDFC AVP at 38 fixed.

Which one to go for in terms of WLB and growth.

Hi , I am fresher and assigned to .net stack as training but i have interest in designing stuff and want to shift to UI/UX design. I am currently attending google certified UX Design course from coursera and building my portfolio. How it will be possible to switch after 1.5 yrs as UI/UX designer if i have some different background. And currently I am working on OutSystems 11 for global clients.

Dear legal recruiters who used to work as attorneys: are you glad you made the switch? I think recruiting could be fun but I know how much I ignore recruiter emails daily so it makes me think it’s touch to place people and make a consistent income. Thoughts?

How bad does it look to quit without anything lined up? My goal would be to build skills I need to learn in order to pivot to an industry I’m more interested in and to build up my resume. Just wondering if not being employed will kill my employability

How do you motivate yourself to stay in public accounting (B4)?

Looking to specialize in privacy and was considering getting the CIPP/CIPM/CIPT. I already have my CISSP and CISA. Is it worth it?

I’ve been reading a lot of FIRE books lately and want somewhere to discuss. What are the biggest takeaways from your FIRE journey/ research?

Hello fishes!
Would appreciate your advice.
I have 2 yoe of Procurement in EPC.
Currently looking to get into SCM. I am not able to land interview calls. Interested in Mumbai region.

I've always wondered this ... How do PPMD's find new opportunities.. like is it mostly through networking / grapevine.. or something more structured?

I’m a Junior at Colgate University and have been heavily searching for a summer 2022 internship since October of 2021. I have had countless networking calls with various alumni in different professions and have learned plenty of great information, but have not gotten lucky enough to find an internship. I’m beginning to worry that opportunities are going to become hard to come by for summer of 2022. Any advice?

Debating leaving and going to a different Big 4, thoughts?

Veterinary medicine is always an adventure, and it's even crazier when you're out in the country…. today I've tended to a goat, two alpacas, and a llama (all live on the same farm) and I swear I have the best job ever

I am a regional controller for a hospitality group. I began looking for a job in a different industry, but have hit some roadblocks with trying to communicate transferable skills and management style (decentralized). Any recommendations?

Is there a professional/respectful way to decline a take home case study that doesn't automatically disqualify you from the candidate pool?

How does below compare with regional comp for big4? Considering the salary progression and 1/2-bed flats in London being ~£400-500k I can’t see how it’s feasible to ever own a place until SM grades by which point most will be in early/mid-30s...

What should be the salary for Frontend developer/angular with 2+ years of exp in EY ?

Does ever find that FDD is repetitive?

Hi! Does anyone have any Christmas gift ideas for a 30 year old female (currently pregnant)? She loves almost all designer brands, but I’m hoping to keep it under $500... (sister-in-law).

Help with a Google Cloud offer: Tenured Engagement Manager received an L5 offer for Product Strategy and Ops - still awaiting comp details. Need inputs calibrating whether it’s a good offer since couple of colleagues with similar profiles recently joined as L6 in the same role. No urgency to leave so happy to wait it out for 6-12 months to get a better offer. YoE: 10 yrs

I make $100K with 12% bonus and was offered a role $130k with 15-20% bonus. 4YOE in provider industry.

I am in a comfortable spot with a good team but the work is dull, new role would be consulting with more work & travel

I would appreciate pros/cons etc! Thank you.

Hello everyone, I am looking for referrals. Please share your email Id in comments if you can refer me. I am on notice period and my LWD is in first week of December!!

Who are the top headhunters / recruiting firms for early stage startups?

Can anyone tell me what is the notice period in optuminsight chennai

What resources are you guys using to prep for the quant portion of the BCG chat bot case? So nothing related to mental math on rocketblocks, but more about the logic of the quant portions

Looking for suggestions what the are the critical recruiting metrics Amazonians use or asked during the interview process? Are they anything different from reqs load, screening, interviews, offer hire, time to hire, DEI etc…looking for some great examples.

What is fastest way to improve both structured communication and thinking? Any helpful books or drills?
It’s the one consistent feedback I get while casing , “to be more structured” I’m there for math ability , business logic , creativity.

how to decide between firms? they seem so similar. deciding between bcg & mckinsey in chicago. are exit opps & brand value actually different between them?

Does everyone get promoted to Senior, assuming they don't get below a 3 rating and overall solid reviews from all engagement teams?

GT people, how unlimited is your unlimited vacation? Or is it more like limited vacation compared to a formal PTO policy. I am thinking it has to be harder to take vacation now than it used to

Apple Watch or Fitbit? Does anyone have both? If you have both, do you use the Apple Watch as a regular watch and the Fitbit for working out? Just curious to see what people think. Thanks!

Yo EY, how bad will they really ding you in reviews for submitting a few timesheets a day late throughout the year

Question for my friend at KPMG. Her MDs and Partners have been directing her to eat her hours. If she charges over 45 hours she will get emails from management and when she charges over 65 she got a call from a PPMD. I work at deloitte and have never been told to do this and thought it honestly was illegal. Thoughts? It doesn’t seem right that she’s having to eat those hours and feel scared when she’s working til 10/12 every night.

Going to easily hit A List Preferred this year. That's a lot of flying.

Anyone have an idea of how long it takes for the background check to clear at KPMG? Also, do they send you an email or something to let you know it’s done?

Me as associate: can't wait to be senior and give most work to staff! Me as senior, with no staff: can't wait to be manager and give most work to seniors! Me as manager: READY FOR DISAPPOINTMENT

Ever since Risk Assurance busy season ended, I feel like I’ve been kind of coasting. I’m still getting all my work done but my utilization is slipping. With CRTs coming up, how worried should I be?

Anyone smoke cigars?

Are there any gym membership or fitness discounts for Deloitte employees?

Anyone have their CFE? Just wondering what you have done or plan to do with it and what the test was like.

I don’t understand how people keep posting about the bench and being unassigned. I’m in advisory(not audit) and my entire LoS is trending 90%+ utilization

When people plan, God laughs. When public accountants plan, God busts a gut laughing.

Is it normal to ask for a cost of living adjustment? I am fully remote

Tax senior with CPA at small firm. Best way to get to Big 4 audit? (LA or OC) Went to non-target so little to no alumni at B4. I don’t mind the switch to a lower title since audit was always my preference and was never a fan of tax (stayed local for family).

Is it possible to go from Audit at Deloitte to becoming a resource manager at Deloitte? If so, how?

Which big 4 has the biggest single office in the US?

Deciding between PWC Core Assurance or KPMG Internal Audit for associate role. Any advice guys ?

6 months in, so small sample size but seniors really do give worse snapshots..