Fellow 🐠 - What qualities would you look for in a junior practitioner (0-5 years experience)? I’m updating a JD and would appreciate your collective inputs. TIA

Looking for book recommendations; any favorites? Interested in both fiction and educational/self-improvement (for example, investment / finance books, time management, etc). I feel my vocab is...

Any news on mid year promotions??

I need an interior designer. My parter and I have good taste but just aren’t creative types that can pull it together. Live in Cobb. Any recs?

To stay or go? Is it time to move on?
I've got 4 years at a staffing agency after getting Masters in HRM and making a complete career change in 2018. Doing full cycle recruiting and account management. I feel I'm doing very well (in the role and with comp $57 base + commission = ~$91k last year) BUT I feel stuck!! I'm feeling undervalued and unchallenged. I think I'd love corporate recruiting/TA Specialist, etc. How do I make the jump? Should I just keep truckin??

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Me: Oversharing personal stuff

What does a quantitative analyst do in the consulting industry?

Do you see SAP as a stable career in the next 30-40 years?

Deloitte fish interested in switching in the next year. With 2 YOE post grad at Deloitte what can I expect salary to be at Accenture?

What is your opinion on online assessments as part of the hiring process?

Sorry if this has been asked ad nauseum around here, but can anyone recommend a really good (yet easy and basic) skincare routine? Specific products/brands would be really helpful.

Mid-20’s here. TIA, I really appreciate it.

Truth be told I have never been through onboarding via remote. It’s a bit of a struggle. It’s taking forever to get access to certain resources and my assigned mentor is always underwater. How is everyone dealing with this? My manager seems hard to please in our first couple 1:1s.

Do you count your car as part of your NW on Mint/other trackers?

PLTR is crushing it the past two weeks.

Have a spider mite infestation on a lemon tree I brought indoors for the winter. Anyone have any ideas for how to kill them? I looked online and have tried neem oil, but it doesn’t seem to be working too well. Help!

Anyone here going/gone to Harvard? Curious to know how tough Harvard (mainly MBA) is with ADHD?

Any ladies that would like to go out for dinner? 27M 🙃

I just took a leadership role in industry after 5 years in advisory (industry hire). Partners, any tips for the transition? What have you seen your clients do well/poorly during big career moves?

@Partners - how much money do you need to invest I to the firm to get your partner share?

Hey Partners! I accepted a position at another firm and was bumped from manager to Senior consultant level. Could you give me some advice on 3 key things I can focus on to help me re-advance quickly?

Partners, what are some of the most memorable and effective ways/reasons your team has asked for more comp? If someone is a high performer/emerging talent, what is the typical comp increase you’ve approved?

Partners and MDs: Do you personally like it or find it flattering when young consultants reach out to you on LinkedIn to network? What can make a good impression vs a bad one? What would prompt you to reply and give them 30 min chat? During the chat, do you find it more enjoyable if they pick your brain about your expertise, or talk more about consulting/career advice in general?

At what point you start coming on radar if you have been on beach for significant amount of time? Like Since thanksgiving . Is there a schedule to let go?

Accenture MDs - what’s the expected L4 bonus structure look like for a TC L4?
I am SM4 should know in a month if I made L4 - getting close to getting an offer from a tier 2 strat firm .....contd...

Partners, is it okay to send a deliverable without your review?

Has anyone used Gideon Strategic Partner for investing? What was your experience?

I've always wondered this ... How do PPMD's find new opportunities.. like is it mostly through networking / grapevine.. or something more structured?

Partners, what's been the impact to ongoing sales conversations? Do you think we're all screwed for the year?

Do partners know each other’s compensation? I see partners selling engagements for vastly different numbers b/w shorter ‘interesting’ strategy work and longer ‘boring’ transformations. Thoughts?

Blockchain - is anyone actually working on a real Blockchain project or is it just concept selling at this time?

Partners, were you always recognized as a top performer throughout your career?

Curious what % of partners/MDs have spouses who also work. And regardless of non/working spouse, what do you do to feel a work/family balance?

What is base pay range for L5 at Accenture?

Partners, have you ever been recruited by a client and turn it down? If so, were there any repercussions? I am one year from partner and being recruited by a client...looking like they will move quickly on an offer after initial interviews and I’m worried that if I turn it down it’ll be tough to sell back to that client.