Does a Big 4 or MBB experience give you edge to get into a Booth/ Wharton MBA program ?

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No, your gpa and gmat scores do.

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Maybe the opposite. Harder answer the “why MBA” question with originality

Isn’t that such b.s.? It’s hard to stay in consulting at a big 4. And if they don’t account for that, what b.s is that?

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Is CIPD a valuable certification? Is it appreciated in Europe only or US too? I have an opportunity to get it but not sure if knowledge is really up to date and worth time spent.

Which data science course would you suggest?
1. Scaler Data Science
2. IIITB course and John Moore University
3. BITS Pilani DS course
4. Leave these course of PGD and go for MS altogether.

Currently having an experience of 2 years and 4 months with experience in Data Science, currently working as a Business Analyst at Axis.

Thinking of studying side by side and upscaling if possible.

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After nearly 20 years in the military serving in T&E and HR roles, I’m considering moving on and have been conducting lots of research into consulting. BS, MA, and SPHR cert - no MBA. I’m looking for suggestions or advise about transitioning. DC Metro area is likely landing spot.

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Trying to do some initial research on laptops for business school and trying to determine if a new Mac book pro could be used at Wharton (or honestly any school!) for finance (not quant finance major though!)

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1st company - marketplace technologies (21 months)
2nd company - questec consultancy (8 months)
2 years break -full time MBa from tier 3 (alliance university)
3rd company - trimax IT infrastructure (17months) left due to late salaries
4th company - accenture ( 4.2 years )
5th company - wipro ( joined on feb 28th-2022)
Currently 8.4 YOE , 26.5 CTC. Skill business analytics in reporting

With above switches When should i make next switch?

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Currently leaving my company to get my MBA. At the company I work for now I get a lot of exposure to the board. (VCs backed start up). What is the best way to utilize this relationship to potentially break into high finance after my MBA?

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Hi Buddies ,

Any opening for Scrum Master/Agile Project manager roles

Please refer mine

Hardly looking for Job Change

Having PSM- 1,PSK - 1 certification and 8.6 YOE

Working Credit Risk Management Role across Portfolio 

Current Company : TCS

Regards
Rajesh

Anyone know of any of the top 20 MBA programs that are known for placement into Sports management or just the Sports industry in general?

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Are MBB and Boutiques doing this massive hiring blitz with double referral bonus etc like the big 4 are? Or did they not fire all their people last fall?

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Hello les fish,
Des idées de salaires de manager (fixe, bonus, total comp) à Paris en MBB ? J'ai en tête un package autour de 180-200 ça vous semble comment ?

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Experienced hires who have recently joined Big 4, how rough has the transition been?

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Looking to get into privacy law at a Fortune 100. Have a JD/MBA and working in the healthcare area for the past 10 years. Any tips on how to break in.

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Hey guys! What is the standard CTC for a non-qualified in Big 4 currently with 5 years of experience?

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Anyone else with big 4 experience looking to find a rewarding career path with an undergrad degree in accounting? What career options are out there without having to go back to school?

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Any idea what a reasonable salary is for a strategic sourcing specialist in the PNW? I currently work in allocations and graduate with a dual MBA/MS in two weeks.

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Hi fishes
Good Morning
Is anyone let me know what is FINTECH and which course/ skills should i learn to get into Fintech
I've googled and YouTube but didn't get any idea on it ...

If you know which course/ institute should i join . please share some suggestions ..

Note :- I'm a finance background student ( MBA in finance)
Thank you in advance all ❤️

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Providence Health & Services Anyone looking to exit to industry? I’m a former Big 4 revenue cycle consultant now leading the net revenue valuation and analytics at a large West health system with two current openings. One is in the data shop (SQL, cloud migration, Clarity) and the other is on the analyst side (budget/forecast, variance/trend analysis). Offshore team for the grunt work allows us to focus on value-add, including collaboration with our data scientists on integrating machine learning into our processes. Providence Health & Services

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Hello Sharks,
I want to do SAFe Certification of Scrum master and POPM, But these are very costly of around 1200 Dollars each, How could I make it sponsered by TCS

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Any openings in the big 4 for the cyber security domain outside India ?

Overall experience - 5 years

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YOE: 11.5 Tech: QA Automation with Selenium-Java, BDD, API automation, Mobile Automation - Perfecto cloud, Appium. All the 11 years I am with automation only. Is it possible for me to learn new technology and switch. Recently acquired AWS cloud practitioner certification which is of no use to me now as they are asking for exp. I wanted to move to devops role. But without experience no one is giving opportunity and they are considering my profile as QA only 😒

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What is the salary range for Associate level in Business Strategy Consulting profile for 3 YOE?

Thanks!

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PwC Pwc sdc Kolkata. Is anyone aware what % bonus and hike were given last year for Tier 1. Want to ask for Assurance practice SA2 designation. Pwc AC

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Any helpful resources for pulling together a B2B measurement framework?

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Best Marriott hotels in downtown Seattle for a weekend trip?

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Do T2 consulting firms (think Kearney, OW) and MBB hire experienced professionals WITHOUT MBA (I.e., is a prestigious MBA mandatory in the region?). I already have a post-MBA position

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Hey all, new to this bowl. Currently a Tech Recruiter and eventually want to make the transition into a HRBP or HR Generalist role. Would love to hear from anyone who started in recruiting then transitioned into another area of HR. Have been thinking of either working on PHR certification or MBA with focus in HR mgt. Thanks!

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When it comes to education and application of the knowledge, what is preferred, masters in cyber security or various cyber security certifications in regards to application at work?

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Taking Reg this Friday so wish me luck

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Drinking Soylent for multiple meals a day so I don't have to waste time getting/making/eating food. Let's see how this goes...

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What is a good website to use to create a whole custom baby site?

Dear Fishes,

Could someone let me know which is better to join IBM or deloitte USI both are offering same package?
Experience: 3.10 years
Role: Automation testing with selenium and Java

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Hi All,

Anyone who got retained recently in LTI, please let me know, need some help.

Openings in Light&Wonder A product based company, Let me know anyone's interested

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McK associate equivalent at Accenture consulting?

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I recently receive offer letter from TCS.I have gaps so affidavit is required.But i submitted BGC documents without affidavit. is it an issue in BGC process?

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M/SM and above, why do you label a meeting as “touch point” or ask if you can have a “quick chat” when it’s something serious? Millennials like us always assume we’re about to get fired - I actually have been laid off in a meeting with that title. But at my new job, my boss asked for a “quick chat” to literally ask me to change the title of a meeting and then chat about christmas. Now that I’m in management, I want to understand it better.

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Any next week joiners?

If yes, please comment your DOJ as Monday(OCT 24th) is a public holiday.

@EY

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Is it a viable business opportunity for a mid level patent litigation associate to leave BigLaw and consult? Service could include pre-litigation diligence (e.g., pre-litigation infringement analysis) for funding companies and law firms, overflow work, consulting for patent prosecution firms that take on ipr or litigation work, litigation consulting for tech companies that don’t have in-house counsel. Cross posting this in the BigLaw bowl.

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Does anyone feel guilty about spending so much money on their wedding day?

On one hand I know it will be such a special day with all our family and friends. On top of that I feel like we hired incredibly talented people that will make the day awesome.
On the other hand, I feel like the costs keep adding up and while the our day is not putting us in debt I can’t help but feel a little guilt….

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Assuming I have time to find properties do I still need a realtor? What were main advantages for you of having one? Or how to best maximize the benefit of having one?

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Thoughts on reducing 401k % during this bear market slash recession?

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Does D publish separation rates at different levels? I'm wondering what % of SCs become mgr vs leave voluntarily vs are let go/laid off. I wonder if this number is the same between fed and commercial.

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When you hear that staff 1s we're just laid off... 😳

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Best consulting companies with exposure to the blockchain / digital assets space?

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After a year using my home office setup, especially the 27 inch monitor, how can I ever go back to the traveling life with tiny laptop screen? 😔

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Any must haves for consultants?

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After getting kicked out of McK late last year, this gives me schadenfreude 🤣

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Just accepted a job at big 4, I have 1 YOE experience as a data scientist, plan is to stay for 2 years then go to MBB or masters…thoughts?

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I got an email from a Cybersecurity Advisory Partner with the subject "Catch-up". Last week we all rolled-off from project abruptly b/c the client terminated the contract. Am I getting laid off?

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Anybody at the Westin Michigan Ave this week? Drinks?

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Any good recommendations for a light lifestyle blog/app for light tech/efficiency/etc. reading? Doesn’t need to be consulting specific but that helps!

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I want to get CLEAR but worried about giving my biometrics to a company (especially with all the hacking stories these days) - anyone else feel the same way or am I being paranoid?

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