For those of you who took the CISA, how hard was it and how long did you study before taking the exam?

Need some expert advice: (1) what are the exit opportunities for VC associates? (2) More precisely will a 2 years experience in this role be helpful to get into PE/IB? (3) If not, what are some recommendations to bridge the gap?

Has anyone successfully turned their side gig into full-time? Or an income enough that it could be?

Karen what is the creative best work of your career? What work propelled you to your current role?

What kind of exit opportunities are there for tax senior? Looking into getting an MBA. Any thoughts?

33 year old with MBA thinking about a career change from financial services consultant to certified financial planner. Any advice?

10 years sales experience selling eyewear to eye doctors. If I were to transition to tech would I have to start as a BDM? I think that would be a pay cut for me. Thanks

Anyone here works full time at public accounting and has a part time job to make some side money? I have been thinking to get a real estate license and work as an agent on the weekends/ free time. Is that possible time wise? Thought housing market is hot now and would be a good time to enter.

Assuming that I'm okay with a salary of 70K and more, and that I really don't want to work at a law firm. Is it going to be difficult for me to return to law with two years of experience and one year working in a legal adjacent role.

I'll switch to a startup as the only data engineer and will closely work with all the Head ofs + the CTO.

Any advice/books/... on stakeholder management at that level? Especially when things fail/discussing budgets/new hires etc.

Hi People,

YOE 5.5,
Skills - Java 8, springboot, hibernate, microservices
Got one offer from a startup company 24 LPA fixed (Remote opp. Which is giving me "WLB" anxiety already being a startup)
Publicis sapient 22 LPA
IRIS 20 LPA

Is it ok to ask for a counter offer in these 2 companies ?

Which one should be a best fit in terms of growth, WLB ?

Is it worthwhile to get an MBA as a tech-leaning consultant (data scientist)?

I’m trying to make the jump from legal services to corporate IP. I’ve only been in practice for 2 years and I have 0 experience in corporate. Do I have a chance?

Asking for a Fordham Media Studies graduate! What are the best ways of getting into the industry now? It's incredibly hard for graduates because of Covid.

Hi all! I recently finished my Masters in Biology. I worked on a few studies with human subjects as well as animal work. I am hoping to get a job in clinical research as either a CRC or CRA. I previously worked at a doctors office as a care manager for 4 years, but outside of my academic work I don’t have experience in research. What advice do you all have for entering the field in my position?
Thanks!!

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!

Currently iam working as a Senior analyst in operations. However, is it good to go for Data analytics rather than continuing in the same Supply Chain field?

First post, not sure if this is the best bowl to use but here goes. I’m wondering if anyone can share a bit about their experience working at MongoDB. I have seen they are hiring for many roles and am curious to hear about their experience. In particular, I would like to hear about software engineer roles. Currently I work on database engine C++ code and have seen some roles that indicate continuing down this stream would be possible with my skillset.

Omega Seamaster Aquaterra- overpriced or fairly priced

What are some questions you always ask during your interview? I feel like I need to be asking more.

Hi everyone! I’m going to get my master’s degree next year and want to go into biotech. I live in the Bay Area and am looking at companies like Genentech and BMS. What are the approximate starting salaries for associate scientists at these companies?

Looking for some UGC gigs. I can do unboxing and demos. Rates start at $100 for a video, and $20 per photo. which is significantly lower than others in the market. Just trying to get more content creation under my belt. I specialize in social media as a director in a marketing agency, so I know what will perform. Give me a holler if you need UGC for your brands! :)

Hi Everyone! I just started my career in Indianapolis. Spent some time in the military before going to Indiana university and joining my current company. Happy to connect with anyone!

What are major fall activities around here? Any good hikes or areas to explore? I'm still new

Me my wife and our daughter are moving to the Kokomo area in late February early March, would love some insight on the area! Thankyou in Advance.

I’m looking for a paralegal opportunity in the DMV/NYC/NJ area, preferably remote but I’m open to a hybrid schedule. I’ve an LL.B. (2014), and currently working as an appellate paralegal with experience in bankruptcy, civil rights litigation, and family law. I’m open to all areas of the law. Please comment if you are or know someone/law firm/in-house who’s looking for a paralegal.

Hi Fishes,
My wife got the Visa however with the visa envelope she didnt recieve the BRP letter collection for UK.
What can be done here ?How can she travel ?

Counselor told me yesterday that the firm is considering cutting me due to low utilization. Any recommendations?

Can any BCG 🐠🐠 share your experience working in federal/social sector? As younger staff, is it at all possible stick to to projects in these sectors?

I’m studying for the SHRM-CP with the Mometrix (study guides, online course, and flash cards), however I’m super overwhelmed with all of the information. What are some best practices to ensure I grasp all of the concept ? Any advice would be much appreciated!!!

Is there a role for a CPA that wants to get into data analytics? Senior audit associate now that wants to exit to get experience with SQL, Python etc. but don’t want to start all over. What roles can I look at where I could leverage my CPA experience but still learn about analytics?

Can anybody tell which band and level is Senior Consultant -infrastructure management in Infosys Limited, Infosys

Hi fishes, I'm a Java developer:
YOE- 3
CTC- 7 lpa
Working in a MNC service based org.
I am looking for a job in a product based organisation and my company is offering a 2 week client visit in Europe somewhere around oct-nov. Should I stay for that will it add any value? Or should I just give my papers (resign) and focus on looking at opportunities outside?
I need a better financial state till what can I aim for?

Why is PWC looking for so many people in Denver? It looks like they have 70+ new posting s in the past week alone. Just keeping lines in water or what?

My sons friend is looking to get into real estate . He is a junior at Indiana University. Looking for recommendations.

What is the average salary for a Product Manager with 7 years of experience (5 years as a PM and 2 years as a Dev) in Toronto?

Kinda addicted to fishbowl

Someone I’ve started seeing uses they/them pronouns. I’m trying my best but still feel like I make mistakes. When I want to address them is it ok to say how are you or should I say how are they?

Hired as SA1. if my utilization is low for round table but I’ve gotten good Snapshots will I go up to SA2 or SA1B, which I don’t want of course.

When buying an engagement ring can you negotiate on the price if you buy it from a diamond distributor as opposed to buying it from Jared?

Are there reasons why someone would choose a big 4 over mbb?

I feel stuck as a Strategy Manager and want to make a career pivot at 35. But have no idea what i should do? Any suggestions, resources or books that I should read to help with my existential mid thirties crisis? I have experience in technology consulting, corporate strategy, freelance consulting and law. Do I go back to being an Attorney, or do I retrain and become a financial advisor or something else?

How do you choose location when buying a home when a consulting future is uncertain? Proximity to airport/ office? Ignore it and suck up the commute?

How do you compartmentalise between work and life? I think about work constantly throughout the weekend and when I go back on Monday, I don't feel restful at all. This is getting pretty bad. 🙁

Getting to the rental car counters from the United terminal at IAD is such a task

A few weeks of traveling and I find myself exhausted. Any tips for getting use to the hectic consultant schedule?

This is the only job I have had out of college. I want to try new things but not quite sure if I'm ready to leave consulting. Anyone in a similar situation?

2 successive flights cancelled, 3rd one looks tricky too. What is happening ?

How do you meet people in a new city? Going out to bars/clubs I can make temporarily fun connections but nothing that's meaningful outside of the moment...

So my flight to boston got canceled so i had to drive. Just got in. R.i.p. my magical food binge tour

New Orleans trip- best time to go and best things to eat/see?

Best business-oriented, but novel-style books with good writing, style, & interesting characters? Not really self-help/advise focused, more of actual literature with business themes/plots. Any recs?

Third year Manager with 170k base. Looking to exit consulting, move to the DC/VA/MD metro area and (here is the kicker) not take a pay cut. Realistic?

Heading to b school in the fall. Do I roll off my current project ASAP and take some time, or keep collecting pay checks until they kick me out? I like my current project and team but I also want time

Any book recommendations on handling office politics?

Top consulting firms in the aviation / urban air mobility space?

Closing the night with whiskey

Going to miss the bench come Monday ): been an awesome 3 weeks.