Early-career advice needed:
Building career in Social Impact.

Should I stay in Big4s/boutiques to gain specialized experience or join strat consulting firm to hone problem-solving skills + CV boost?

Hey Fishes,

Will ECBA (Entry Certificate Business Analyst) certification by IIBA be helpful to me in my career ?

My background-
* B.E in Computer science
* MBA in Systems and Analytics (2019-21)
* It's been 6 months I am working as an Analyst- Data science at Infosys

Can anyone provide some guidance to taking the CFE? As in which membership option to choose from followed by when exactly can we take the exam, if the entire amount is reimbursed or not? Just a generic timeline and additional required info. Don’t want to sign up yet if the exam dates are not flexible. Thank you.

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

Is it worth it to exit for pharma sales? I know some people have made the switch. The money is tempting but I can't help wondering if it's just a "grass is greener" situation

I was promoted to manager in July 2020 (3,5 yr of experience). Currently preparing for YE but honestly, I couldn’t care less - what motivates one to push for SM promotion? Not my case atm, but wanted to hear what motivates ppl to keep going as I don’t feel like it’s worth it.

Best moves after becoming PMM? I've been in the role for 4-5 years now but looking to really challenge myself - I am not sure what the next leap would be other than moving into leadership or starting my own company. Thoughts?

Hey guys!
Any recommendations for beauty classes please such as waxing, facials etc…… I’m too busy to enroll at cosmetology school but want yo get some quick certifications.

currently tossing up between staying at a global company (who is in the process of some positive changes) with an amazing manager who supports my career and flexible working … however comes with the inherit issues that come with a long standing global company

compared with a role at a smaller mga, higher salary (around 30%) more , more visibility career wise and some great employee benefits , management seem to be supportive and low staff turnover

which would you choose here

Freelancing as a junior with 1 year of experience. Have not got a single book worthy piece. Is going freelance dumb ? Risky? Both? Just trying to gauge whether I should wait for a full time offer.

Barclays or Citibank which company is more better at AVP role?

Can working remote hinder career development for young professionals? I am weighing my offers and I am leaning towards on-site to build relationships and seek out mentors. Thoughts?

edited: After 6 years of being self-employed, I’m considering what opportunities I could have in corporate.

I’ve been looking and seems like my skills don’t transfer well or maybe I don’t have the corporate language?

i absolutely cannot afford to “start from the bottom”

I’m just feeling exhausted from having an online business run on social media. oof.

Do I need to hire a career coach?

Those of you that have left retail, what would it take for you to go back? I’m hearing about 50k sign on bonuses at the corner locally (up from 20/25k in February). I’ve been unemployed/underemployed for over a year and am still holding out for anything else.

2 things:

Do you/would you find project management skills, knowledge & experiences helpful in a non-management junior/associate role within the tech industry?

Has anyone gone through the project management course offered by Google on Coursera? Would you recommend?

I've always been interested in seeing if I'd like management roles (specifically senior level/lead roles), but wondering how relevant and worthy a PM cert would be overall. TYIA!

What’s a typical career growth route for an FP&A analyst? And outside of Business Partnering and Excel skill sets what else is needed to move up the ladder?

Is it a fail of character leaving biglaw? I want to leave, but despite the constant stress and suffering, I can’t avoid feeling like it’s my fault or that maybe I’m over exaggerating how I feel. All my colleagues feel ridiculously happy, I’m the grinch one that’s never enjoying the grind (but the grind is hard and competitive, very competitive) :( any thoughts? Is there future after quitting biglaw so young?

Trying to break into advertising, specifically copywriting.

Are there any programs, schools, or courses that I can complete online while also working full time? Thanks!

What are some publications, books, podcasts, online classes etc that can help me prepare for my first year in consulting? Have 5 years of experience in finance and making the jump to consulting.

Completed onsite interviews for the TAM role and recruiter gave me feedback that my technical depth wasn’t up to par for the role but my googleness/leadership and GCA interview feedback was stellar so they plan to propose me for Cloud PM roles instead. Does this happen? Or are they just being nice? What’s the probability that they’ll match me to another role?

Have an interview coming up with Amex for project management roles. Recruiter said they are considering me for multiple open roles? Can anyone give me some insight into this? There’s a behavioral and American Express technical interview

I work in ERP consulting on the technical side. Wanting to move into product. Would anybody be willing to give my resume a once-over?

How is the Project Manager position at NTT ( Location : Mumbai) ?
Job security?
Pay scale to be asked for as minimum as where does this role stand in internal hierarchy in the company?
( Considering the high cost of living in Mumbai)

What is average cost of living near jp morgan office in bangalore? (PG/ Flat/ Apartment)

Hi guys

I applied for 2 position at a time in jp Morgan career portal . That's fine ryt?

Or we can't apply for two roles at a time? Any idea guys?

Hi Guys,

Do Amex provide relocation expenses ?

Hello Folks, It’s been 2 weeks after receiving LOI and I did not get my offer letter from Amex. Should I wait?

Guys, I interviewed at amex gurgaon 10days ago and was told by VP that I will hear from HR very soon. But when I checked on HR yesterday, she said interviews are still in progress and it will take a week more to finalize.
I want to know do they take this long to close a position? This opening was posted on 30th Sep.. It's already been 1.5 months. This is when they said the position was urgent!! 🙄

When drafting a brief or other submissions for court or arbitration, do you use words such as clearly, erroneously, etc. to emphasize certain points? Our managing partner says that we should, but all of the writing guides for litigators that I've read repeats the mantra "show, don't tell" and explain that most judges dread such words.

I know that the politically correct thing to do here is to do whatever the managing partner wants me to do, but I just wanted to ask for other ppl's opinion.

How Much Can You Sue an
Employer for Not Paying You?

Who here has Oracle Webcenter Sites CMS experience? If you do...apply on our site...good chance you get a job

Anyone participating in biketoberfest on Sunday?

What advice would you give someone starting out. Offer in hand - starting first as a SNOW Business Analyst while learning how to be a Developer. No coding experience but 7 YOE in consulting.

Hi Everyone
I have a second round of interview with SAP for Service sales specialist role.
This round will be sales role play for selling premium engagement services like SAP Max attention and Active attention.
Since I am not from this industry, I have gone through the basic details from website.
Please help me understanding services commercials and pitch if any.

Any opinions on Grant Thorton advisory/consulting?

I was wondering what skills / abilities would make me most attractive for International Dev and Social Impact work moving forward. Want to break in but don’t know how and could use advice.

Does anyone work in companies like Dalberg or others that do social impact consulting (Africa focused)? I'm interested in pivoting into this kind of work and wanted to hear about your experiences.

Any consultants in Chicago working in the social impact or sustainability that want to connect?

In your experience how have social impact organisations been impacted by covid19?

Any industries you absolutely loathe working for?

Welcome, everyone! I know it’s a tiny bowl right now, but please invite your friends so we can get some good discussions going!

Why aren't consulting firms stepping up more to help us meet SDG targets?

Post upcoming conferences here!

How can I break into CSR? There don’t seem to be many roles at the associate level

Hi everyone! Looks like it’s been a while since some spoke on this bowl. Really excited about social impact and looking forward to moving into this space full time. Any tips on how to? I would preferably like to work with a tech/global company with a focus on social entrepreneurship. Thanks in advance for the help 😊

Overall strongest sustainability consulting firms in Europe?

For those of you interested in furthering your education in CSR, here are some programs I’ve found (links below):

Anyone have any learning resources they recommend about CDFI’s and impact investing more broadly?

What is the best MBA to get to work in social impact/ non profit focused work ?

Tired of being stressed no wlb. I really want to transition to mission-driven work. I’ve started interviewing with orgs I’m super excited about but pay is much less. How much pay cut is too much?

Interested in for profit business model with positive social impact in the area of education, reducing poverty and street children. Interested in solving social problem through business. what career path I can take? finding organization that really inspire me isn’t easy. Should I start with skill for potential position? I’m in sales/business development now but I want to shift to other role. I’ve been back and forth and really difficult how to lay out the path to take. Tks

Any cool exit opps for MBAs in Atlanta?

How strong is the CSR professional community in Houston?