Currently in sales but got an offer from BCG. I am now second guessing my decision to go into consulting because of the long hours and pay cut, but I also feel like I have to try consulting and I can always come back to sales. Thoughts?

Hi Fishes,
I am new to EY. What is EY GDS promotion policy in general?
Where can we get those details to check the required and expected things to go the next level?
How many levels in Staff? What is the min YOE is required to be a Senior?
How many months/years minimum we need to spend to be eligible for promotion (ex: minimum 1 year a person need to spend on one grade like that)

How tough is it to make the jump from SMB SAAS to Mid-market type roles? I’ve been annihilating my quota in my current role for the past 18 months, but on pretty small deal sizes. (Also I have no college degree) will sales managers care more about the performance record? Or more about the lack of big deal experience?

What is your favorite books on leadership/professional development and why?

Looking for some great recommendations! Thanks in advance!

I was a part of a management program for the past 4 years in a mid-size local company; worked in a variety of functions: operations, sales, data, marketing, and audit. Thinking about pivoting to consulting, how would you advise me to go about this pivot?

Hello,

I recently joined CGI as senior systems engineer. I am a developer having 6+ years of experience.

Hope that I will be doing developer job with the given designation and not the networking stuff.

Anyone have any idea on this?

Does anyone have any experience or know of someone who went from FDD to PE operations (think Cerberus COAC). Would be great to hear any insights or thoughts on the jump and transition.

How hard is it to get into an investment bank for risk? Doing market risk related work (FRM)? And what kind of salary would you be looking at from entry to associate (senior) level ?

What are some of your recos for the best comms/PR books and sites to learn more deeply and further your knowledge in your role?

I work heavily in AWS and am looking to learn another cloud platform. I have zero knowledge of azure and gcp and would like input on which to learn. Azure would make sense since its the second largest in terms of market share, but GCP seems far more interesting and technically challenging with things like Kubernetes and BigQuery.

First-year tax staff that started end of Q3, and just had my first year-end performance evaluation meeting. Still a blank slate in terms of tax experience, but I honestly do have a slight interest in international tax. Brought it up and I was given some names to find some work opportunities in that area. Besides SALT, any other specialized areas I should try to get some experience in? Also open to any tips and tricks to help tailor my workflow and experiences for the months to come.

What are the cheapest study materials to study for the CFE? I didn’t want to pay out 1k+ for the prep course from ACFE.

Hello Folks,
Good Morning.

Can anyone help me as to how can I start having experience in SAP. All my professional years I haven't got a chance to have a hands on experience but want to get an understanding of SAP.
Can anyone please help me with the same ?

So what careers can one branch out into from a SAM?

What's the perks of working for clients such as Microsoft (commercial MDM).

Is techincal degree mandate to move to MS?

Thank you!

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

On an average I see people being promoted to data scientist from senior data analyst in 1 year
Is this the correct trend? Tiger Analytics

I’m thinking of making a switch from 4YOE in Industry to Public as a senior associate in Assurance. Do PA firm expect you to already know everything, or do they provide training to help you catch on? How challenging is it coming from industry to PA? What could be some of their expectations? And how do you exceed that?

Folks with a MPH, where you at? Comment below what role/industry you’re in. I’m interested in exploring new fields.

Hi fishes,

I am trying to download my salary certificate from the alumni portal (2016) but the pdf is password protected. I tried entering my employee id but it is not working. Can somebody help me with the password format?
Thanks and miss infy a lot

Anyone have lucky emailing their building management to open up their gym / amenities? About to send an email and wanted to see if anyone’s had luck doing something similar

How would be the work life balance of Lead engineer fullstack be?
Are they bombarded with work in FMR?

Would you rather work at McKinsey or in a Product Manager role at a company like Cisco / Indeed / Atlassian as a new MBA grad?

Any one know about sag account in dxc how is it? For java developers

Hi fishes. I am a fresher and have been recruited as an associate consultant into tech consulting via campus interview. I join in a few months and my package is 7lpa fixed plus 80k variable. I plan to stick with EY for at least 2-3 years barring exceptional circumstances. How can I expect my salary to progress over this duration? Thanks!

Do you Expense Golf tournament entries for Industry events that have a golf tournament, or do you pay for that out of your own pocket? Is there a difference whether the golfing is with Vendors, or Customers?

Does anyone have entry level marketing tech roles?

Which one is better
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Huron and NTT data??

I was just informed that I am going to be extended an offer for AWS Proserve. What is the pay schedule for AWS… I thought she said that payday was once a month… I didn’t know if I heard this correctly.

Hi Y’all - Moving to Dallas soon and looking to buy a house. Wanted to know if Mansfield is a good, safe area with good school districts? Also, how would the commute be to North Dallas? Thanks in advance.

Does Centurion Lounge access justify the Amex Platinum fee? 80% of foreseeable travel will be through IAH, DFW, and LAS.

Best place to find area rugs online or DMV area?

Does anyone know a good immigration lawyer here in the Tristate area? The immigration need required is to help with the personal GC process. I have talked to one lawyer, and she quoted 4K + costs of applications (approx 1.5k). Do you think that’s fine/too much etc.?

I'm thinking about starting with a new company. I'm a commercial workers compensation underwriter with almost 3 years of experience. I currently make around 38k but I'm hearing that this is low for the market. Thinking about going to Travlers or Hartford. Anyone have experience there? What was your salary?

amazon asked from a written response of what i expect salary wise. i’d love to work for amazon and afraid of pricing myself outside or under this position. smartest way to reply?

I’m looking for some advice on “commission only” salespeople. This is for a startup with a great foundation. It has good branding and a great website. All it needs now is hungry sales professionals with experience to build this startup into something big! I know very little about sales management and need to know if this is a viable option and how to go about getting started. Thank you.

Anyone moved from consulting into a customer success role? I’m being recruited for one and think it would be a good fit. ~1.5 yrs experience in tech consulting on implementations.

Anyone here a sales engineer or something similar?

Currently a manager in Deloitte digital aligned with Salesforce GTM/Alliances/Implementation. Had a successful few years in Saas sales leading a small inside team to acquisition. Looking to get back in the sales game, miss the flexibility and the earnings potential. Do any fine folk here have line of sight into a company/role that would be a solid transition opportunity? Thank you!

Hi everyone! I'm a SDR (IT services firm) looking to up my skillset - are there any training courses or certificates anyone can recommend? I get basic sales training through my employer, so I'm looking more for something that helps me from a technical or business perspective when I speak to clients, or something that would set me apart from other potential candidates when moving jobs. Really open to any kind of suggestions - project management, cloud fundamentals (thinking AWS or Azure), ...

I’m trying to decide wether to transition to one of the following, all within tech companies:

- Sales Engineering
- Tech sales (SDR)
- Customer Success

Which one would you choose based on career growth, income generation and network growth . For some context, I have some background as systems engineer.

Business solutions in marketing, or as thru call it a martech which just means tech stack is becoming more and more important. Data analytics visualization, ABM, CMS & marketing automation systems. Zoho Suite, limited or just misunderstood?

Anyone used personal CRM apps for network tracking and follow ups?

How competitive is the Oracle BDC role? Is there a difference between BDC, BDR, and sales rep?

Current senior in undergrad here, previously looking at consulting but now very interested in tech sales.

Any good AE positions in Orange County?

Sell at IQVIA now best interested in a role at pegasystems, can anyone make a recommendation?

New bowl here... curious if anyone out there is a sales professional here or if anyone out there is looking to exit into the space

Hi folks, I’m wish to break into tech sales as marketer. Have got consultative, training and prospecting experience in my own business but need to get back to traditional work. I’m based in Toronto and interviewed with a US SaaS company recently, open to networking with anyone in this area over a virtual hang! If you’re part of any exclusive “women in sales” groups please offer me an invite!

I am looking to get into sales and I’m meeting with a successful ex SAP AE, now in sales leadership at Microsoft for a chat. What are some things I should ask her to ensure I am making the right move? What are things you wish you had known before getting into sales?

As a note I am an SAP consultant and have been for nearly a decade. I mostly love to demo with my clients and get them excited for our implementations.