Crowd sourcing some help from those who have gone independent and might consider someday expanding (or are dreaming about it):

If you had the opportunity to interview the CEO of a small (but successful) boutique consulting firm for an hour or two, what would be the most valuable thing you'd want to learn from them?

(promise to come back with responses)

TECH STACK - SAP BASIS
YOE - 10.8
CURRENT CTC - 27

Cleared interview with HCL. How much can I get, I'm expecting above 35LPA. Is HCL GOOD FOR SAP BASIS profile?

How would you approach an interview process where the company sounds exciting but you feel confident the role would not be a growth opportunity for your skill set? Is there a good way to respectfully approach that topic with the interview team and find a role that might be more exciting for you? Or is it better to walk away?

I’m project manager with 9 years of experience it’s hard to get interview even with right profile can I get referrals for Microsoft, LinkedIn?

Hello,fishes!(1YOE-SDET)
I'm trying to attend several interviews. My current CTC is <10LPA, therefore even if I switch jobs and am offered a package that is 40%–50% higher than my current CTC, my new income won't be much higher than 12LPA–13LPA. However, I am on the lookout for even better ones. So, if there is a negotiation, can I mention to HR that I already have an offer of at least 12 lpa and persuade them to give me more? Will this ruse succeed? Or will they demand to show an offer letter?

5+ years of full-time job as developer and still waiting to reverse a LinkedList at work.

Since there is a heavy impetus on solving Tree, LinkedList, and Graph problems for tech interviews, it can naturally make freshers believe that these concepts will be used in day-to-day life at work. In reality, most of these DSA concepts are already implemented in some libraries our code uses and we rarely have to code such Algorithms by hand.

Problem solving skill >>> DSA
What's say?

In how many days, BDO rise give reply to your interview 2nd round? Anyone here from BDO rise here?

Has anyone got a recommendation for a professional resume service? Especially for Data Science / tech?

Interviewing for an internal role and hiring manager wants to finalize it before YE. Is the odd of slightly higher if HC round is passed?

I bought a house in the suburbs of Chicago at the top of the market. I ended up moving out of state in 2017 and short-selling. I am now interviewing for a VP Accounting role with the mortgage company that got shafted by the short sale. If I get the job offer, can they/will they see this on my credit report? Can they pull the offer due to this? Should I tell them before we advance further?

What are the best websites and youtube channels you can recommend for interview preparations ?
Tech : Java microservice developer
Yoe : 9

Thanks in advance

I m doing leet code problem solving practice since last two months to crack coding interview however I feel it is hard to solve medium and hard category problem most of time . Is anyone else faced similar issue and able to overcome by following tutorial or course ? Any kind of leads to overcome this Issue will be helpful . TIA

Is it okay to wear flats/mules to a job interview?

How often do you think you will be traveling in 2022 with COVID mostly behind us? In the final interview/negotiation stages with an agency focused on pharmaceutical marketing as an Account Manager. Offer states up to 30% travel (but was told 20% is more realistic). No further info given such as location of accounts I'd be working on or a baseline other AMs travel. Feels like a red flag. Not interested in much travel. Quarterly is manageable. Any insights from others in similar roles??

So I'm not a top performer. Definitley not the smartest guy at big 4. But some of the questions I get from very experienced seniors are just so basic.

Has anyone ever had to prepare a creative brief based on a fictional campaign prompt as part of their interview process? I’m doing one right now but find it to be a rather strange exercise...

I know this doesn’t count as an interview, but overall professional advice needed:
Any tips on asking for better severance pay?

Any Accenturites gone through internal careers marketplace and landed a position in totally different area than where they started from? Does the process entail numerous interviews like a new hire?

What is a good salary range for a Principal UX Designer with 15+ years of experience working in either Finance, Tech or Media industry in NYC?

Hi Folks,
What is job security and stability in Cyber security consulting practice in EY . One of my friend got offer with 50% raise to what he is currently taking, he is on H1-B , he just want to be on safe side before making move. Appreciate your quick response.

Does Deloitte make you wait a year before utilizing the tuition reimbursement benefit?

So is being an in-charge sitting around doing stuff all day but still feeling like you got nothing done?

Hello Fishes
Did anyone have meet and greet sessions with CitiusTech folks after receiving an offer? What do they discuss in it? Did anyone have any such sessions before the joining date? TIA!

It takes me so little time to get tasks for my job done but I need to hit utilization so I just stretch out my time…..

Hi Fishes,

I have been offered 37.5 lacs ( fixed ) plus 20% variable for the associate director level . My current fixed CTC is 29 Lacs .

Can you please let me know if this a good offer or I can get more?

Please also let me know what is the salary range for associate directors?

wlb for client jp Morgon anyone suggests

I applied for a post of Test Automation Engineer in UBS, Pune. What salary can I expect?
Also would like to know about UBS culture and work/life balance?
YOE: 2 years

Is it better to rent or buy a car? Can you share as well some price estimates if I rent or buy? TIA!!! 😊

Do tech companies like FAANG hire strategy consultants? Starting at an MBB/T2 next year and curious if tech companies leverage consultants as much as other industries. Part of me wonders if they are in such high growth right now that consultants can’t add as much value, thus maybe a smaller presence. Thoughts?

Anyone is a tech role in healthcare ? If so what is your title so you enjoy it?

How much should an Architect expect for .net based projects, in city like Dallas, TX?

What is your preferred enterprise file storage solution? I’ve been comparing all the features but I’m curious what everyone likes best.

What certifications are good for technical project manager? I was thinking to start with PSM and PSPO and then move to ITIL, ITSM. Not sure about this though. Not planning to do PMP as I think it’s more waterfall focused. Was also thinking about AWS. Any other certifications recommended?

does anyone think tech consulting is a scam? Im currently a tech consultant. Im interviewing for an industry jobs and every company has been complaining about poor implementations. Thoughts?

My supervisor took over the steps i was supposed to perform during final deployment and there was a mess up. All management people think it was me. What should I do? I am looking for promotion this year and this will bring down my ratings? Should I talk to my SM who is above my supervisor? I have split up my snapshots for reviews between SM and my supervisor. So both of their reviews will matter to me ???

Any Big4 looking for D365 supply chain consultants?

Ideas please:

I’m inheriting a “team” of siloed strong individual developers who are on different work streams and are very jaded and struggling with motivation. Most are contractors. They have legit gripes about the client, but I won’t be able to solve those without getting cross-discussions going with knowledge-sharing across our “team“. Any suggestions for remote team-building that won’t just be shrugged off with cynicism, or worse, ignored?

Anyone familiar with Ephesoft Transact that would let me pick their brain?

I want to be qualified / informed enough to be able to reasonably brand myself as an ML or/and IoT expert. (Consultant) what's the fastest way?

As we know cyber security is hot hot hot, I’m currently earning 30k as a junior cyber security consultant in uk going to be asking raise soon and wondering what should I be aiming for?

How much can you eventually make with long term career in cloud consulting? $180k-$250k?

I want to do tableau certification. How do you make deloitte pay for it. Do i talk to my project ppd? But i am highly skeptical as I do not do anything tableau related on project. Any way to get certification money for free?

Recommendations on developing a database that can pull public info from the internet for use in a web application

Interviewing with Oracle for Senior Director role (Strategic Client group). 18+ yoe
How is the work culture and PIP at Oracle? I have a comp discussion planned this week, any insights into their salary structure will help - base, joining bonus, RSUs, etc...

Deloitte Tech Strategy fish. I’m considering making the jump over to Deloitte. How do you like it? What types of gigs do you do?

Any suggestions on good books on consulting for reading during holidays

Fellow IT Consultants. I am a BA on System implementations and would like to learn AWS. Can someone help me get started? How about the certification for administrator ? Cont..

Making a switch form Android to iOS. Whats the best way to get my backup messages on to the new device ?

Actively referring folks with ServiceNow and low code backgrounds looking to learn/move into cyber, should anyone be looking or interested.