Friendly tip: Don't burn bridges even with those who are leaving - our industry is small (even in Manhattan) and you will almost certainly see that person again if you stay in pharma

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

Hi , I am fresher and assigned to .net stack as training but i have interest in designing stuff and want to shift to UI/UX design. I am currently attending google certified UX Design course from coursera and building my portfolio. How it will be possible to switch after 1.5 yrs as UI/UX designer if i have some different background. And currently I am working on OutSystems 11 for global clients.

Trying to get an investment job in Toronto as a new immigrant. I have 4 yoe in consulting, investor searching and financial service (risk). Currently working at call center to get local experience (bilingual), opportunities for internal transfer, while preparing for CFA 3 Feb 2023. Any ideas what to prepare in extra?

Has anyone invested in a franchise? Is it worth the time as a side gig potentially turning into a path for business ownership?

I have heard McKinsey has a bad Work Life Balance, are there any Software Engineer 1 in this bowl who can share the ground realities ?

How many hours a day do you work in general, do you work 12+ hours including commute time.
Also how much work you do here is support and how much is development work, how are the projects that we work on and do you use new tech stack or you use old technologies.

What are the career opportunities and hikes like.

I'm getting a MAcc to career change to forensic accounting. What opportunities are available to me with a data analytics heavy MAcc? I'm also tacking on 2 graduate certificates in Applied Statistics and International Economic Policy? For those in the field, would that be useful or not useful (i.e. waste of time)? I'm interested in investigations but also analytics, financial modeling, and expert witness services. Throw in salary potential for bonus points. I'll be getting my CPA, CFE, and CAMS.

If I got a manager for employment claims’ position is it hard to pivot to an associate counsel role etc? What do you think the main difference between the two are? Is it a good position for a stepping stone to in house counsel?

What do fishes know about an alliance management career? How do you get into it? What’s career progression / wlb like?

Anyone have experience exiting to a biotech with no commercial products? PH I/II lead asset targeting multiple indications. Pros and cons?

Heard that in a Zoom call with all 2024 PE candidates today, the head of CPI was encouraging everyone to sit out of oncycle if it’s this early. If true, that’s huge given that CPI basically runs the game

Any one make a move from fund admin after big 4 assurance and then was able to make a pivot to a PE fund accounting team? I am considering moving to a fund admin now. Have 9+ years of big four experience. Worried that I can get stuck in fund admin. But I have interviewed at several big name pe shops and make a few rounds on interviews but then get the same feedback that they are worried about my lack of operational experience.

Hey everyone! I am currently working as a BA 3 on market expansion and I want to pivot to financial services. I’d love to do strategy, internal consulting, or BA. Downside is that I don’t have a business degree, I studied healthcare admin. Is that a big deal, especially considering my experience?

Would love any advice on how to break into a new industry!

Current:
Business Analyst 3 (FT) (Recruited for this role)
VC Assoc. (PT (UNPAID))

Previous:
Healthcare Strategist (FT)
VC Assoc. (PT) (UP)

How many of you have left or are planning to leave therapy, and what did you transition into?

How would you rank in order of prestige/ease of getting in: UCLA, Cornell, and NYU ??

Looking to transition to MBB if that matters.

Do you count internships towards your years of experience? I did 20 months all together interning but not sure if that moves my needle from mid to senior when job hunting.

Hi,
Are there any ETL/DWH testers. Please help me decide if I want to continue as an ETL tester will get good packages in future currently 7.7 CTC @ 3 YoE Or I have to change domain to get good package, if so which domain I should consider.

TIA

Is the military a well-paid career? I’m asking for my future.

So, a recruiter gave me feedback that my lack SPHR or SHRM-SCP is causing my resume to be knock out by AI and human recruiters despite my position and work history in Multinationals and being in Technology. They suggested that we put SPHR ( Lapsed). I let it lapse in 2017. What is your opinion? Plus if I were to take another certification - should I take SPHR or SHRM-SCP?

Any advice for someone wanting to jump from consulting to the Blockchain / crypto ecosystem? Preferably within BD roles as I'm assuming it's the most plausible transition?

Can anyone working for DT’s ARA or PwC’s CMAAS tell me what does their job specifically include, hours and exit opportunities?

Traveling for a wedding this summer and the only SPG location is only available for 1 of 2 nights. Only other good hotel is a Hilton but have no status. How bad is Hilton with not status?

Hey sharks,
Can anyone help me with a referral for senior business analyst role at slice, bangalore?
TIA!

I have info on a current opening for OCM with HHS, it’s a contract. If your interested reply here or DM me and I can get your resume to the hiring manager. Must have OCM experience, it will be a fun challenge for your skill set

Anyone have tips on writing a cover letter without referring to anything in the resume?

For a writing sample: Is it better to use a motion that you won, or a motion that may reflect better writing/analysis, but that you lost? Does your answer change if the winning motion is more recent than the losing one?

Never been in an SE or consulting or B2B sales role before but have a referral at Salesforce and have been in some informal conversations. I’m starting to freak out a bit now that maybe I can’t do it. I have a tech background so can handle that part, but perhaps strategy may be difficult. Anyone make the transition to an SE role that have some advice?

Help please !!Does Wipro accept counter offer after accepting their offer letter? Do they match the offer or will they reject the candidate? Anybody tried this?

Best books on entrepreneurship? Trying to find a good birthday gift for a friend thinking of starting his own company and exploring business ideas

Anyone who joined EY recently and received the welcome kit?

Never invested before…can y’all share resources (podcasts, books, favorite news outlets, etc.) so I can educate myself and get started

Looking at investing in FedEx and GameStop. Check out Forward PE and PEG, good earnings growth and operating cash flow. Thoughts?

Anyone have a good online calculator or way to adjust their W-4 towards the end of the year so they don’t get slammed with a high tax bill? I know I’m too late for 2020, but curious for next year...I got slapped with a 6-figure tax bill last year. 😑 My wife and I made adjustments to our 2020 W-4s, but afraid it wasn’t enough.

I’m thinking of opening a TD Ameritrade account for investing - does anyone use this/have any feedback? For reference, I recently graduated and have no prior investing experience, so any feedback on investing is appreciated :)

Any any one here created irrevocable trust? If so what are the annual expenses of maintaining the trust? How hard is IRS paper work

My superiors are asking me to contact CEOs of debtors to chase payments. We’re in B2B and payments are usually 30 days or more. As soon as we get someone over that and they don’t provide a payment date, I’m being asked to contact their CEOs somehow and demand payment. I think it’s dumb, will hurt the relationship and I also don’t want to ruin my reputation. Thoughts?

Any recommendations for turtle necks? I usually buy them from massimo dutti back in Europe, the ones I find here tend to be very thick

I hustle Swag on the side. Any startups or really any company of any size need someone to build and manage a company Swag store, ping me : ).

Affordable places near LA/in CA to learn to snowboard?

Did TBWA/Wildtype have layoffs??

which agencies are hiring juniors?

IMO I’ve never seen more pharma jobs open. And I keep seeing so many people in non-pharma looking for new jobs... well, we’ve got them. What’s the disconnect? Why do you think people won’t make the switch?

Got offered a pharma/healthcare role (currently work consumer side). 15% more than current role, lateral move, remote for now of course. Not sure if I should take the offer or not, given I have no experience in pharma & health. I said I would sleep on it. Advice?

Sooo who’s working on Pfizer’s covid vaccine?

FCB Health? Thoughts?

What’s the average salary range for a GAS?

How much should I ask for for an Art Sup role?

Who did the schizophrenia ads? They’re pretty cool tbh

What are salary rates for an Art Director in NYC these days? $90k $80k?

I’ve been having a super hard time concepting lately, especially knowing that the “concept” will mostly serve as a sticker to slap on the cover of a CVA and the top of a website. I feel like every pharma concept I’ve ever seen or created becomes so cheesy once it appears in tactics. Does anyone have any examples of HCP creative (non-DSA) that is both impactful and translates well into pharma tactics?

Is there special experience or knowledge you'd need to be effective at a GCD level in Pharma? Or is it like any other account, just different products? I'm considering making the switch from general market advertising.

What’s considered a good copy supervisor salary?

Thoughts on Pfizer’s canvas for developing emails and iDetails?

Can anyone help me with examples of strong brand narrative in pharma?

Hey there, new and curious fish. Are you considering a position in pharma? Worried about how creative you can be? Thinking if the salary is worth it? Ask your questions about entering the world of healthcare advertising here and we’ll answer.

I’m a 62-year-old CD. Am I the oldest living creative in the business? Just curious how many 50- or 60-plus fishies are out there

Maybe this is the socialist in me but shouldn’t Moderna and Pfizer waive their patent exclusivity for their Covid vaccines? Don’t we have a moral obligation for the world to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible?

It blows my mind that many countries won’t be able to vaccinate most of their people until 2023. There should be access to vaccine generics

Anybody know of any art director positions open?