Do all the Tech companies have hiring freezes right now? Just wanted to gain some insight into what it’s like. Just trying to get my foot in the door as a creative.

Reviewing a salary offer for a Benefits Manager position in Greensboro, NC industry is retail. Offer made of $95k with 18% bonus. I have 16 YOE, degree in Business, and PHR and Shrm certification. Potential employer has 10k plus employees. I will have two reports and will report directly to the Director of Total Rewards. Any thoughts or advise on offer made? I will let them know on Monday my decision to accept, counter or decline. Thanks!

Hi Fishes,
Anyone needs referral in Infosys please DM me.
We have openings for Java Developer, .NET developer, DevoOps consultant, React JS developer, AWS developer, Azure developer. Feel free to contact.

Recently accepted a temp role as an HR admin for a former employer. Previously interned there & left because my supervisor did not have any growth opportunities planned out for me; this was in spite of my stellar performance, as reflected in my 90 day review. She has since left the company, but there’s crazy turnover in the company & in the HR department in particular. Just that an HR coordinator resigned. Is it worth going back into a dumpster fire w/ no leadership to gain experience?

My group is looking for a strategic leader to drive growth, improve profitability and sustain competitive advantage.

Role: Sr Manager, Corporate Strategy
Location: Greater Philadelphia area

How long did it take you to find the right position the first time you went in-house? I am 5 months into it and regretting turning down the (lowball) offer I got a couple months ago.

Hello.. I work as a product specialist and have experience of leading projects as well.. I’m looking for a project manager role.. I need advice.. If you’ve applied for an opening in a company, is it okay to apply for another opening that is a similar role or same role - different location.. This is while I’m still waiting to get a status update on the first one..

Anyone have tips for industry interviews for a tax role, but with folks from cross functional teams (e.g., corporate development and legal)? What kind of questions should I expect?

Amazon recruiter reached out and wants to know my general compensation expectations before first interview. Very little info available on role but seeing $150k-$250k total compensation reported. Is this too wide of a range to give them?

Should I Go Back and Reneg? Recently I was offered a role as a Project Implementation Manager (In Retirement Services) .The salary range for Colorado residents was 65-89K. I’m located in NY so the recruiter said he would try to get me more. Ultimately he came back at 90K which is a bit inline with that I was seeing on Glassdoor but approx looks like I may leave 10-12K on the table. I accepted already but may get an offer from another HR company in account management around 90-100K. Need advice

Anyone here who went to Verizon willing to provide a referral?

I’ve been a management consultant for 3.5 yrs. I’ve done 18 months of internal sustainability work such as building our sustainability practice, initiatives to get B CORP, SBTI, tracked carbon emissions, company campaigns for sustainability awareness, sustainability strategy. I want to move into a sustainability consulting role. Which area of sustainability consulting should I look at? Are there any courses or certifications I should do?

I’m interviewing for a marketing manager role at a company based in SF. I’m genuinely excited about the role and the company but we’ve yet to discuss salary. I expect to be asked at some point, but my research has given me a VERY broad range. So I’m here to do a bit more research. I’ve got 5 very relevant years of experience and will have an associate manager directly reporting to me. Are there any marketers out there who can share their salaries in similar regions and experience levels?

Anyone hiring for a Marketing Analyst position?

Hi
I Have almost 7 years of experience .I have got a position of lead in IBM provided with package of 17.2 lpa .. I guess it is bit low for the current market jobs..Please do suggest.

What are the best consulting firms for PE and VC exit, please include boutiques not just obvious ones

Laid off at PwC. It was more of a relief than anything. Anyone have any knowledge on openings at smaller (but not necessarily boutique) firms? Human Capital / Change Management related field.

Any interview tips for Project Manager roles in software development? I was moved to this role about 2 years ago and soon looking to jump to another company, but unsure of what to focus on talking about. I’ve tested the waters and the feedback from one interviewer who was generous enough to provide it was that I made myself sound like a technologist rather than a PM because I was too focused on the product and it’s details instead of the project management details.

I’m so miserable every day is painful. I want to go tell pre-law school me it’s not worth the debt because you will hate this career and then feel trapped by the debt. And then I want to come back to present day, quit this life-leeching, soul-sucking job and start over doing something else entirely. Too much? Oh well. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

Hi fishes,

Got offer in Barclays 10.5 currently in Tcs as unix system administrator application support. Please suggest is Barclays good to move. 3.3 yoe

Can we increase the Hra amount while filing the return?
I have paid lumpsum amount to my parent as the rent.

any recent stamping experience in Canada?

What kind of companies open to hire on H4 work authorization? Does it include startups?

Anyone ever heard of or worked for Sygnia?

During a 90 minute model test are you typically expected to build out the full pro forma B/S?

Anybody use Axial marketplace? Thoughts on quality from buy side? Any other alternative marketplaces you look to?

Succeeding in growth investing - how much is natural brains / talent / intelligence to know what to look at vs. can be learned / hard work?

Has anyone done the LBO test at Berkshire Partners? Coming from consulting background and have heard that LBO is a possibility - wondering if it’s a paper LBO or more significant.

how much harder is banking then valuation?

Any ideas on how to negotiate a delayed start date? I really want it to be Jan. My mental health needs some time off and this company breezed through interviews to offer in 1 week when I was expecting it to take at least a month. I really need some time to recover from burnout.

Tomorrow they are requiring masks again and I was almost in tears when I found out. We have been mask free (recommended) since June and I feel like we are being muzzled again. I am vaccinated, frustrated, and have been off of antidepressants since March. I don’t even want to go into work tomorrow. Anything is better than being virtual and I am trying to look at the bright side, but moving backward still burns. We have parent-teacher conferences coming up and I am hoping that it’s temporary.

When a company asks us to provide the offer letter we are already having , is it fine to provide it to them as it is confidential.

Anyone invested with QQQM or QQQJ? Thinking about splitting a chunk between both.

Hi folks. Looking to buy my first car. We looked at Mazda CX 5/50,Kia Sportage and Sorento and Hyundai Santa Fe. I love the new Sportage. Any downsides of owning Kia and can anyone share their exp.

Hi Fishes,

I have been on career break for 7 months now and willing to restart my career. Previously worked on SQL server and finished UiPath trainings for associate and advanced roles. Any referrals or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, please prop up! (YOE: 2.7 years, Looking for jobs in UiPath)

Does anyone have experience moving to PE? Would love to pick your brain for some advice! For context, I have 2 YoE in LS consulting post PhD

What’s the average for a senior consultant in the ESG sector?

Which portable standing desk converters do people have and recommend. I live in a tiny NYC apartment so use my dining table as the office during the day but need to put it away at night.

Thank you all for existing on Fishbowl and for being such a supportive community. It’s been a difficult year, but at the end of the day, I’m glad to have people to commiserate/celebrate with ❤️🙂❤️

A little humor sprinkled in a resume. Yay? Nay?

How do you not go absolutely batshit with anxiety while job hunting?

Why does everyone make such a big deal about the Oreo moment whenever a SB comes around? What’s so good about dunking in the dark 🤨

Saturday night live is getting good again.

Hiring managers and recruiters: a lot of well-respected schools (Harvard, BC, Cornell, Penn State, MIT) now have pretty robust online programs. Contd

Had my review (it was good) and manager says that they’ve put me up for promotion/raise saying that there’s no guarantee / not sure if it will get approved — wondering what that means? 🤔 (I’ve been at the company ~2 yrs without any raise/bonuses)

Looking to hire a freelance paid media buyer, specializing in performance marketing across paid social + search channels.

~10-12 hrs a week!

DM me if interested or if you know anyone that’s be a good fit!

What is the shortest amount of time you think you could work somewhere without burning that bridge?

So now I have to live with the knowledge that someone named Young Gravy is out there

When should you stop following up after a great interview? Was told I was too pricey for one market, so they asked me if I would consider another in the future. I said yes, and now it’s been a week.

Somebody please in tomorrow’s WPP Global Townhall meeting ask if they’re going to give us a cost to living inflation raise. A bonus. Gas cards. Anything. They are taking questions. I don’t have the balls. I can’t go through another meeting hearing them brag that WPP has earned millions and millions.

How does one proceed if/when receiving job offers from two shops within the same holding company? Asking for a friend.....

DietMadisonAvenue: Anyone know how the lawsuits are going? All information I can find is pretty dated.

Which agencies are going through layoffs

We’re in such a vicious business. You give your heart & soul to an agency, a client, a brand. Then the wind changes & you’re laid off, reassigned, chewed up, spit out, on to the next. I’m tired.

How do approach your boss and tell her you are unhappy because you feel like you haven’t received recognition for your award winning campaign that has won 20+ awards and you have seen your other coworkers get promoted while they fail to properly recognize you in front of your team. Thank you