For buy side analysts, are there logical career moves one can make after having a couple of years of working experience?

Welcome to this bowl. As an auditor who aspires to exit in investment banking, I figured I am not alone. Go crazy, ask your questions and hopefully people who made the switch will answer!

Any advice (besides good GMAT) on how to get into a top MBA post consulting? Im a public sector consultant.

Hi,
Wondering to get some advice on how hard it would be or get an understanding of the market to get back into private accounting/advisory or financial analyst after stepping away for 2.5 years. I was in public accounting for almost 5 years prior and stepped away as a supervising senior in audit for a mid tier firm. Would love to get a chance to connect/network with some people.

What will be the management level in accenture for 6 yrs of experience ?

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 a computer science engineer, working in the Pharmaceutical RWE domain for 2 years.
Even though I like the impact that my job creates, I often find myself wondering if I can actually get to a high position (e.g. CEO, Director of DS dept.) for a pharmaceutical company being from a technical background.
Please guide me.

Is the CPA designation worth it? For me it would take me 1 year of PREP courses and 2 years of PEP until i can write the CFE. And I am 27 years old right now. Also wondering if it would be crazy to pursue the CPA while learning how to code to be a developer as well?

Hi Guys,I joined Cognizant as a BA.One client took interview for RPA Project.I was pretty happy it's a new tech but into the project the onsite BA's r doing all the work n m just creating documentation.I am really frustrated.I picked cognizant of many good offers.They r spoiling my career.What shud I do? Tell my manager or just resign.Its not good leaving company in 6-7 months.
Plz help.

Just got promoted to ACD. Will be taking on more leadership roles. Any books, workshops, resources that helped you learn leadership skills?

Hey all,

Recent grad here. Earned Bachelors in cyber security may 2021, masters in info mgmt and tech is expected may 2022

Looking to leave my genius bar role at apple for a “big boy job”. Specifically in the cyber security field

I’ve applied to the B4 & had interviews with PwC & D. PwC interviews went well, waiting for the others. Still applying to more roles as well. Do any of you know any thats looking for new grads?

I’m in a T1 city (NYC)

Any tips or advice would be great! Thanks

Looking to learn coding. Any thoughts on learning code through a website like Udemy, CodeAcadeny, etc.?

Hey anyone has advice on fixed income execution trader in a buy side firm? Sizable firm, good team, very low pay, okay wlb, been here for a year and working for 4 years in total, was sales/ small firm analyst before. Though trading is fun, but can’t think of executing orders for another 10 years. Trying to get on track of fixed income analyst - am doing some research in my spare time for my team now. What do you think of trader to analyst? Any good advice or same concerns? Appreciate any cmts!

Hi. Looking to move into an entry level finance role. Been in audit since April - party qualified as I studied in South Africa. any advice? Specifically CV and what sort of roles to look at

Why did you decide to leave your first firm job? If you had a chance to jump ship but stayed, why did you stay?

How the hell did any of you make it to manager?

Hello Folks,
Good Morning.

Can anyone help me as to how can I start having experience in SAP. All my professional years I haven't got a chance to have a hands on experience but want to get an understanding of SAP.
Can anyone please help me with the same ?

Hi

I have joined IBM and resigned within 50 days.
Reason: project I was allocated not good and I initially rejected project but they forcefully moved to the project.I have asked multiple times to replace the project after that I have resigned.
Now manager is threatening me that I will be placed under no hire to IBM.
Is it ethical?

How is SAP projects in IBM?

Are there any Life Sciences startups that people might be targeting for exits?

I have my first solo hearing in front of opposing counsel and the Judge, were asking for a fee multiplier on a contingency case. This is in Florida BTW. Any tips or advice for my first hearing will be greatly appreciated.

Does anyone know whether qlts worth it for Indians?

I am a Project Manager 11 years total experience

6 years project management

4 years Salesforce

What should be the salary range I should target for?

Present fixed Salary 15.6 LPA

Hi folks,
How much Wipro pays for Europe on-site role with B3 designation.

Has anyone at their firm negotiated hourly pay?

Anyone else despise writing titles for scripts? Or is this just my own weird writer quirk?

Any consultants from Deloitte who can help to staff in a healthcare project? I’ve worked with healthcare clients for 10 years and relatively new to the firm.

have a requirement to show an interactive scatter chart in Power Point from data stored in an Excel spreadsheet. Power Point and Excel files need to be in the same folder on a local machine and usable without an internet connection. I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar rewritten and, if yes, what was the approach and/or tools that you used?

I've researched using VBA but there are several examples and I'm wondering the most maintainable and user- friendly solution. Thx!

Best cash back card to use in conjunction with CSR? Thinking about freedom unlimited (1.5%) but not sure if other cards are worth it. Don’t spend enough on groceries for the blue

Do we get chance to negotiate when we receive the letter tomorrow ? Or they provide the final letter only ?

Offers in Hand Cognizant (12.3fixed), PWC (13Fixed) and KPMG (16Fixed)
YOE: 5 years
Technology : SAP CPI
which company should I go for considering project opportunity and wlb in SAP?

Has anyone purchased the courses from Product Alliance? Particularly the mock interview resources...? Thoughts?

Hi, I need some advice
How to crack Google or Microsoft data engineer interviews, what are the rounds and what will be the key skills I should focus on
My current skills are
Azure cloud and gcp cloud data platform services
Pypsark
Python
SQL
Data modelling

Ive got a hedge fund research interview at an asset manager coming up. Spec is to contribute towards manager selection, research HF strategies, emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative research.

Anyone know what kind of skills they might be looking for? Particularly on the quant side as i have less experience there

Anyone here works in blackrock alternative investors group? How’s the culture and career progression like?

Any recommendations on prep courses for CFP exam? Taking the exam in March

Hey anyone has advice on fixed income execution trader in a buy side firm? Sizable firm, good team, very low pay, okay wlb, been here for a year and working for 4 years in total, was sales/ small firm analyst before. Though trading is fun, but can’t think of executing orders for another 10 years. Trying to get on track of fixed income analyst - am doing some research in my spare time for my team now. What do you think of trader to analyst? Any good advice or same concerns? Appreciate any cmts!

Due to obvious conditions my comp for the calendar year (salary+bonus) is back to 2017 levels although my overall sales are more than double and 1/3 less total comp than last year. It seems like comp opportunity is always decreasing during good times (I get it) but when it comes to adjusting during bad times, nothing was done. Is this normal for industry sales?

Is it possible to make a high salary in wealth management while still maintaining some degree of work-life balance? How do people do it? It's a mystery to me

Seeking employment as a Financial Analyst in the New York and New Jersey area any suggestions? Please help thank you.

What’s typical base salary increase from analyst to associate?

How should I pivot to Wealth Management as a Credit Analyst for a commercial bank? I’ve worked as a credit analyst for about a year after graduating in finance last year. I also interned at a wealth management firm while in college. Any advice is appreciated!

I'm interviewing with KKR for a Principal role in their real estate group. All online salary resources are all in alignment with a total comp of $200k+. I'm assuming based on the average salary reported across these portals for principal that those figures apply to the RE group as well. Anyone have any direct knowledge or can speak to that group's comp?

Does anyone know if principals are in cubicles or doe they get an office?

Dreaming of less stress and more freedom these days. What would you all be doing if you weren't in this field?

Anyone know what Wonderlic score you need for these hedge fund interviews? What sort of score should I be targeting in my online practice tests?

Working as a summer analyst in private wealth management this summer and just got a return offer at GS. Anyone have any experience with salaries, exit ops, etc. pressured between taking the return and looking for something with more optionality.

Hi everyone, applied for an investment consulting internship few weeks back.
It's a client facing job, but it might come at a later stage of a job, maybe after finishing my internship and getting a job offer.
I'm interested to know what is the must develop skills, must take courses or must read books to get insight, develop the required knowledge and skills for the position. I majored in business management finance and currently preparing for CFA level 1. Thanks in advance ☺️

Currently at Citi Private Bank as a VP Associate Banker in New York making 135k base plus bonus of 10%cap on my base. Have 7 years in the industry and recently started in April. Is Citi lowballing me with this comp structure and does anyone have experience at Citi/if they like it?

CAIA or CMT?

I do institutional sales for an asset manager. Am graduating in the fall with an MBA from a top 40 school. Would like a designation but dont want to do the CFA.  Between the CAIA and CMT: which one is more applicable to asset management, and better status/recognition? appreciate any insight

Thinking about jumping in with Berkeley's flex option for the evening / weekend MBA.

Thoughts?