Does anyone have any experience with Sterne Kessler? Thinking of hopping over, and am wondering if it’s a good fit for me.

Does JP Morgan email the initial offer after final interview or does the recruiter call?

Anybody have any insights into working at Withers Bergman?

Hello Fishes,

Can anyone one suggest me product based companies for AS400 Developer? I know regarding HSBC.

Hi Fishes,

I have worked as a contingent employee in JPMC in one of their project.
After how many days can I apply for a permanent role with them ?JPMorgan Chase

How long does the interview process take for Bain? It’s been a week since the practice case walkthrough and I’ve heard nothing back, and I reached out to the recruiter a day after the practice interview. Getting a little nervous

What are the companies I can switch from Eli Lilly? Can I try for product based companies like Amazon and Uber?

Hi Fishes, How is DNB ASA (Norway based banking project) support project at TCS? I meant to ask how is the work pressure in this project and if there is any night shift in this project? If yes, how often the production support engineer do night shift here in this project?

Hi TCSers,

If anyone knows, what TCS UK gives in on-boarding kit? Do they provide iphone and macbook for UK employees?

Thanks.

Final round of interviews for EY Parthenon Deal Tech end of week, any tips or suggestions? Appreciate any insight

Hi all, I am new to cognizant with 3 yoe. Got selected in Verizon account. If anyone knows about this account can u pls comment how the work life balance will be? and the pressure in the project and working Timings

PwC India and PwC US

Which is better?
What are the advantages of joining PwC US.

Please help me to understand it

Hi All, I have two offers on hand.

1. Deloitte - 12.5 LPA Fixed + 1.25L Variable along with 2L joining bonus and 2L retention bonus.

2. PWC - 13 LPA Fixed + 2L joining bonus and permanent WFH.

Yoe is 2.8 and tech stack is DotNet Dev.

Which one would be better to join, considering the CTC, benefits and WLB?

Hello all,

What is average salary range for a manager level 2 in tax at PwC AC

How's it like working with Samsara - comp, culture, etc?

Hi, I got offer from Sap labs blore. My joining is in August mid. The team im going to join is CPI( cloud platform integration) . Do anyone know about the team and growth in terms of tech stacks and all. Also heard currently there is hiring freeze, will it affect my onboarding?

Curious as to how many deals at once is typical for a first year associate to take on (M&A, mostly private equity clients). Deal size is lower middle market and I’ve worked on deals ranging from $1-$110M. 2 deals at once is plenty for me, but it seems like my peers are able to take on more than that at once and still do fine. Maybe I’m just a slow learner/out of my league at the big law firm I’m at.

How do NYC big law real estate groups hold up during recessions? Are they one of the harder hit corporate groups or is there more stability?

Anyone knows about EY GDS hirearchy?

Is it possible to get your notice period shortened from 3 months.i have 15 carried forwarded annual leaves from last year.

Looking to buy an 💍. Might make a trip to India in 6 months. Any advice on helping me make the decision to buy in US vs India?

If you are trying to pursue music and have an EP out, how do you start getting gigs lined up? Where do I start? SEND HELP (or advice) lol

Are there any fundamental differences between a salary negotiation during the start (applying for the job) vs. Salary negotiation during a performance review (you’ve been employed for x time and looking for a raise). I’m in the latter and wondering if there are any maneuvers that are different I should be doing.

How much are firms paying for Top Secret in referral bonuses?

AbbVie just posted Director of Innovation role. Does anyone know about this team? Seems like a good exit opportunity but would like some inside scoop.

Hi Folks, got a Tech SM offer from PwC with 220k base for a Tier 1 city. Thoughts?

I’ve been struggling to find an agency gig for the last six months. freelance seems to have dried up and now I’m considering going for an in-house job. how bad will this move fuck my career?

Who knows of any Radiology Schools or Ultrasound Programs on the east coast that are not hospital based?

I have an offer for Consultant Specialist GCB5. Not sure what the role is..is it a team lead role or is it a junior role? I have 10 yoe .. is it apt? Pls help Thanks

Hai all,
Do we get any relocation benefit if moving within the current City?
TIA

Looking for a referral for SAP profile at Deloitte Singapore. I have already applied to a few companies and awaiting reply. Thanks in advance.

Hello Team,

Please need 11 likes to chat directly with users. Please do the needful.

How do you wind down after a rough day?

How stressful is it to work in a call center? It seems to me that the supervisors would be the micromanaging sort

Social media is changing, from IG going to video and Twitter….well. It has become clear how important focusing on multiple social media channels can be.

Does anyone find an attack on the Examiner’s prima facia showing of obviousness a lot more effective than distinguishing each and every prior art reference.

I recently underwrote a reply to final. Didn’t even bother with the references since I just got the case. Overcame the rejections.

Can anyone comment on how effective this is?

Any good recommendations for patent industry magazines with regular print editions? too much of my keeping up to date is by blogs.

Raise your hand if you received the “paul budnek” email today

I’m a patent pros. paralegal working in bio/chem at my firm, 26 yo with an MS in Chem at 100k and a 115 hr billable req.
After the mental beat down that was grad school, I’m happy to have straightforward tasks and mentally coast, but my attys want me to start studying for the patent bar asap.
I like where I’m at and I know that once I start down the tech spec/agent/attorney path, it’s going to be full speed. How long do you think I can/should stay in this position before starting to study?

Has anyone on here ever requested redaction of a filed application? I'm looking to redact a few paragraphs of a provisional application.

Has anyone regretted going in-house as patent counsel? If so, were you able to successfully transition back to a firm?

Hi, are there any women-owned patent firms in the SF Bay Area that focus on patent prosecution in computer technologies? Thanks!

What do folks find most frustrating about patent prosecution? Drafting, OAs, client relations, other?

For me, I dislike drafting the spec to explicitly recite the basic things it does, eg, server talks to client to do <basic action>.

Any tips on starting a solo patent law firm from working in Biglaw? Worth it?

Having some severe Executive Dysfunction atm. I can't imagine that the patent attorney bowl here is short on the neurodivergent. Suggestions/tips/tricks/advice are all appreciated. I recently moved, bought my first home, got vaccinated, etc. - basically just a huge load of stressful events that are probably doing a number on my brain, but I also just can't seem to get on top of.

Please, if you're neurotypical, think thrice before posting - I'm not normal, and want help, not stress or dismiss

Just curious: how much time would you bill for on prepping instructions to a FA for a response? Feel free to break down by how long you’ve been practicing, complexity, or any other factor you think is relevant.

What would you say the going rates are for (i) non provisional application drafting and (ii) office action responses?

I’m looking for a tool that allows me to search for text in Office Actions and responses. For example, is there a way to search for ‘written description’ or ‘improper Markush’ issued by Examiner John Smith? Does something like this exist?

I am working on a NFOA for a design case. The Examiner identified a primary references and four secondary references. The Examiner also pointed out five differences between the primary reference and the claimed design. For the reply, I found nine additional differences between the claimed design and the primary reference, two of which are not present in any of the cited references. Should I clarify the level of a designer having ordinary skill in the art first? Complex/Expensive article. TY!

Does anyone’s practice also include patent lit? I’m thinking of switching from prosecution to litigation (my firm has separate lit and pros practice groups). If you practice patent lit, is there anything that you dislike about it/anything you wish you would have known earlier?

Any recommendations for free or reasonably priced CLE courses for patent prosecution?

For those at small/medium patent pros boutiques, what is your compensation structure, billing requirements, and salary like?

Anybody know anything about Lerner David for patent pros? Culture, pay, hours etc? Mid level looking to lateral

A frustrated colleague asked for help with a difficult prosecution. I agreed to help. I just reviewed up the case and the examiner is combining NINE references. I think that’s a record for me. What’s your record for most number of references combined?