For anyone interested, NABA has a virtual Town Hall coming up on Feb. 4th from 7:30p - 9:00p (EST). I encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity to connect and to get your finger on the pulse of our community.

How much does a first year tax senior make in the Silicon Valley area?

Hi folks,
Need ur suggestion!
I am havng 2.7 yoe and working in project in ibm past 2 months. I am facing difficulties in settling in this project. As it’s early stage of my career I need to learn and then implement but because of that I am daily facing pressure and I am daily worried abt my work . How to overcome this pressure? Sometimes I feel to take release but on other hand I think I need to face and learn !
Plz help

Best leadership books you’d recommend? promoted to manage a large team and looking for some books to get practical advices!

Hey Guys, I have applied to Accenture through their Accenture India portal and it's still showing pending review and my interview hasn't been scheduled yet. as I checked found out that pending review means the Application has been passed from HR to the operations team what should I do now as it's been more than 4 weeks and I haven't received any response from them and there is no way to contact them.i am getting a little frustrated about this

Building out private investment platform for a growing company. Where can I find example docs of allocation policies, expense policies, etc. in order to create my own? Are there any good resources?

Can somebody tells ne about their interview experience in Adobe for MTS2 role?
What kind of questions were asked?
How many rounds wete there?
Do they focus on system design as well for MTS2 role?

I recently retired and I’d like to try out acting now that I have all this extra time to pour into it. What can an older guy (65) do to pursue a career in acting?

Dating in California! What’s your experience?any difference between NYC?

Working on a deal where buyer's side keeps on insisting on a POA to effectuate all actions of Seller under the agreement, including executing documents. I keep striking this and commenting that this is not standard. Has anyone dealt with this? I am okay with a limited POA based on the industry of the Seller, but not this general POA.

Do you think the “great resignation” was applicable to big law associates? Are these people ever coming back?

Hi y'all I have a first round skills-based interview with Accenture within their wealth management capital markets practice. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you so much!

Democratics are going to control the Senate?? Yah!

Are trails, beaches, and other outdoor activities still open? Is it possible that they could close due to Covid?

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Has anyone from the cognizant registered BH for a car in Pune or Maharashtra? And are they allowing it? As per rules its allowed but I heard RTO is declining the request

What is IT Due Dilligence? Is it more IT Audit? Better? Worse?

Has anyone built an emergent learning group in your consultancy or company that focuses on reflection, feedback, problems of practice... But amongst designers staffed on different projects/clients? How did you structure it? How did you maintain it?

Will the house market crash? Or at least go down by 20%? Thoughts ?

Has anyone done online teaching with VipKid?
I’m considering it as a side job.
Any other ideas/suggestions would be great

New in my market and just got review feedback that said “this region (the South) is more passive aggressive, we don’t do well with people (I.e. you, from up north) who shoot straight. You’ll also do..

Promotions finally announced to all staff and bonuses in the this pay period. How's it looking for the rest of y'all! Generally happy or more ready to bounce?

What do you want out of your accounting career? Obviously money is a huge motivator, but is there anything else you want accomplish, build, complete?

Anyone in transactions advisory at Deloitte, KPMG, PWC or Valuation at Duff & Phelps? Would like to understand the culture there. EY is not working for me.

I didn't get to go to NABA this year! Hopefully next year! What are the best things about the conference? What are you going to do differently next year!?

Is there anyone working in Philly? What’s the best place to live for professionals ?

Guys, I am following this guy name Chakabars on IG, any of you do? He basically talks about racism, being black, health etc... Yesterday, I saw a post where he mentioned that COVID 19 couldn’t touch>

In your opinion, which top firms offer the most support for Black accountants?

How far into your career did it take before working at a place that had black people in leadership positions? I have yet and it's making it hard on me to seek out mentors or even friends

Work-Life Balance Thread 🌱

What are ways that you separate work and personal life? Tips, practices, resources?

Drop them in the comments below, help another user!

2020 and this first full week of 2021 were the pushes I needed to finally get a therapist. How are y'all holding up?

Any good tips on keeping up an exercise/workout routine during busy season? I find it really helps me stay balanced

Having gone through a very underfunded public school system I felt inadequate and I was able to coast by through college. Though I feel like Im capable now I still feel inadequate sometimes. Thoughts?

Anyone here ever got their Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)? How was the process and is it worth it?

To those involved with business development and sales, how has your network helped you in achieving sales targets? And in this case network means your black people network.

Anyone at Microsoft? My dream is to work for Xbox. Would love for some guidance. 🖤

It's that time...🦃

What's one thing you're grateful for in your life or career at the moment?

Drop it below! 👇

Now that the holiday season has arrived, what's on the secret wish list for Black professionals in the accounting world?