For those who have left (or are considering leaving) traditional finance, what alternative investment strategies have you found most attractive in today’s market?

I operate in private real estate lending and have seen strong demand from investors seeking speed, flexibility, and asset-backed opportunities that don’t always correlate with public markets.

Curious how others are thinking about private credit, real estate debt, small business acquisitions, and other cash-flow-focused investments as

Hi Fishes,

I am trying to explore and obtain a career opportunity in UK or Europe. Could you all help me with how to go about it or any suggestion how to get an interview and move to UK for work.

Advice on taking the SHRM-SCP exam? I’m taking the exam tomorrow and not feeling as prepared as I should. Who has taken the SCP exam? How difficult did you find it?

Hi guys, I am a UI developer with 4.8 YOE and my cctc is 15.57 lpa where 12.87 is fixed. What would be your suggestions while looking for a job change and how much salary should I aim for? My entire experience has been in ReactJs and Angular and I am looking for a role in ReactJS.

Do we need to carry print out of offer letter on first orientation day?

In Dallas for a few weeks. Are there any good bars that have line dancing and two step? Or any other recommendations on “things to do”?

Hello! I am interviewing for a new position with my current employer. It is for a senior contract compliance audit manager position. Any tips on what types of questions I should be expecting? Anything I can do to set myself above the rest? Thanks!

Looking for guidance: Can a company require its employees to sign a confidentiality agreement prohibiting disclosure/discussion of their individual wages/salary information? Does this run afoul of the NLRA (specifically Section 7)?

Starting conversation with an EY recruiter on an opportunity. I am an experienced Manager with Deloitte, can someone provide an insight into what level in EY I can get into/ negotiate?

How is Microsoft's Customer Value Engineering team? How is the work culture, work life balance and growth opportunities?

Hi Fishes,

How to find flatmates in Bangalore (gay friendly )

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How do you boost your credit score within a couple of weeks? Very small increase needed.

Apple UK cover letter - Yea or Nay?

Which would you rather? Internal at MBB or client-facing at Big 4/ACN?

So, 100% of the times I’ve got further in the interview process and I’ve got an interview with the ECDs or CCOs, I got the job. Always.

Except for the 2 last ones. And the only difference was...cont

How is it different being staffed in Practices Vs Delivery in Capgemini - Sogeti BU.

What could be the expected CTC for 16+ experienced Linux Sysadmin in Oracle, waiting for the HR round current CTC is 15 LPA

Currently in a project finance and looking to breaking into tech/fintech. Any advice on how to pivot?

GP Stakes and PE secondaries: how good is the medium/long term outlook for the market and would a niche specialty in these areas be very limiting for my career?

Been with my current company 5 years now. I run my own team but have a micromanaging boss who likes to create chaos for me. He also exhibits stalker like behavior by looking up my family online (addresses, emails, phone numbers, FB/Twitter accounts, you name it) and driving by my house and commenting on things I was doing during the weekend or after work. I am fed up with it and am starting to apply elsewhere. I don’t think I’ll be able to get the same total comp though. More in comments..

What would be considered great operating exit ops at startups coming from VC?

Currently at BNY Mellon with 10 YOE, specifically in Corporate Trust working CLO/CDO’s (first job out of college). I’ve moved around within the bank a few times but I’m just not happy here nor am I where I want to be in terms of comp . I want to pivot into something else but I have no clue what skills I could transfer elsewhere as what we do is so niche. They sucked me in when they said it would be a FA role but we don’t do any modeling, forecasting, etc.. Any advice/suggest/rec’s much apprecia

Trying to think of some places to leave Citi for. Already applied to JP and GS. Someone reached out to me today via LinkedIn after one of my posts of places I’m looking to relocate to and they recommended Capital One. Never even considered them. Anybody know anything about them? Good company to work for, good culture? Any negatives?

So I work with Citi and have about 9 YOE in finance, banking, accounting, AR, AP etc. a lot of different experience across all the spectrums. Intrigued by Fintech. What are some of the big companies hiring for fintech roles that maybe I could look into? Looking to make a change quickly. Live in Tampa.

I’ve been in non-profit finance for over 6 years, now looking to go into compliance. I’ll appreciate any advice I can get.

Best websites to find new jobs. LinkedIn isn’t working for me at all. Looking to relocate to Tampa

Edward Jones advisor with 30 million AUM and roughly 250k gross production. Been there for almost 4 years. Got an offer at Merrill Lynch to take over a 100 million dollar retirement transition plan in 5 years, or to join a 5 person Merrill Lynch team that manages a lot.

Pros to EJ: Have my own office, a year or two away from partnership, great office setting and client satisfaction.

Pros to Merrill: Bump in compensation, additional tools and services w banking, ability to take over assets.

What do you guys think about a career in investor relations / capital formation for a decent size PE. I think principals get carry.

Is it really unrealistic to expect a raise in this current economic climate? Review period is coming up in July, and I don’t want to shoot myself in the foot by not asking for a raise.

Stay in corporate credit risk at a BB as an associate or transition to corporate banking as an associate at a regional bank. Cannot decide! Please help?

Currently a CSA in PWM at a top wealth management bank (think UBS/MS/GS) but not loving private client work. What have other CSAs gone on to do that’s outside of the PWM realm?

Currently on H1B and waiting for an offer from EY. Does EY kick start with green card process quickly in special cases. HR said normally it is 1 yr but he has to check with legal team. More inside..

Does anyone or know of any finance professionals that have exited to go work in the music industry or entertainment? I studied Econ/Finance and Music (songwriting) in college so I’ve always been interested to see if there’s a possible transition over to the music industry later on. I really enjoy finance and banking but a part of me wants to know if the music business/clients/development is a possible exit opportunity when I’m older and have put in my time in finance. Thanks!

Currently a MS finance student. Recently secured a year long internship with the Federal Reserve researching commercial banking conditions. The role is tech heavy (python, R, Sql etc ) What kind of roles can I look into in the event there’s isn’t a return offer? Thanks

Just received an offer from citi for a credit risk associate role. There’s no mention of a set bonus range but a mention of “discretionary incentive and retention award”. Is it something standard? Never worked at a BB so don’t know the norm. Thoughts/guidance? Thanks in advance