Graduated last May with honors BBA finance from University of Houston- Downtown . Enrolled in MBA finance at LSU- shreveport. Interviewing with JPM and PNC for Analyst roles and development programs starting next summer. Any advice? I trade options and want to grow in a corporate environment with more stability! Thank you!

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

Got offer from BCG for ECT. Read numerous comments about ECT being not attractive compared to Generalist track. Also heard challenges about billability/utilization. Any views/ guidance appreciated!
I am not super keen to become a partner (selling) and main reason to join will be working with different clients, smart talented people and a good brand. End goal (at the moment atleast) is to stay for few years and return to the industry. 15 YOE

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!

What is the best online training centre for learning devops/SRE?

How do you get into freelance consulting? I want to begin doing this as a side hustle when I have bandwidth but not sure where to start.

Resume/LinkedIn question:

I am a senior student graduating in a couple of months. I am going to join Google this fall as a SWE. My previous work experience includes an internship at Google, and a summer spent working on open source (PostgreSQL) during Google Summer of Code. In addition to a lot of college coursework projects (CE major). Most of these projects are worth mentioning and they cover a diverse range of fields.

At what point should I drop coursework projects from my Resume/LinkedIn?

Mid level Electrical Engineer in the greater Baltimore, MD area making $115k base w/ $20k sign on bonus. No yearly bonus. I started this job in April of this year. 2-3 years experience. When I onboarded they told me to expect promotion to EE III in about a year. Performance reviews coming at the end of the this year and I’m wondering 1) if my salary is on par with what I should expect 2) how to approach conversations about raises and promotion with my supervisor. Thanks for any insights.

Any recommended books to read prior to beginning a summer associate position? Transactional/ Corporate & Finance

What is the level of senior control management specialist?. What does the career graph look like in terms of promotion?. Help please

Does getting a VP title actually get you anything?

Newish to data analytics. Have some experience in power BI, sql, and R. I wanted to get some exposure to aws and saw the AWS cloud practitioner as an available course at my job. Is this cert worth it? Or should I try one of the more advanced ones ? The data analytics one for example but wasn’t sure if it would be difficult to get through as a beginner. Will it look good on my resume?

I am a recent grad(Finance), and my MBA school is not a named institute like Stanford. I would want to work for a consulting co. who is heavily involved in Finance. Can you help me create a roadmap from where should I start? What are top finance business consulting companies and how to get there? My undergrad was in science.

Is there a way to go into an AE role with just SDR experience at a different company?

I’ve been practicing in traditional labor for about two years now (although about a decade of labor relations experience) but I’m trying to break into employee benefits law. Unfortunately I’m not being given much experience in benefits as I’m pretty typecast as a labor atty. Any advice on how I can go about getting employee benefit experience? My long term goal is to have benefits be my main area of practice.

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.

Any recommendations for companies open to former senior-level agency folks? Looking to make the switch in house and have 15 years experience working in oncology

What can I do/learn/work on to get into MS as senior software engineer. Currently working as firmware developer in IBM ISDL.

Time taken to become a partner in any of Big 4's?

As per my knowledge in EY it is 15 to 20 YOE

Hi everyone. Can anybody let me know about the culture, work life balance, compensation growth and career growth at HDFC Ltd.

When negotiating, how much above minimum salary would you ask for? I don’t want them to rule me out altogether, but also don’t want to sell myself short.

Have you guys ever suspected someone on your team was involved with insider trading? Or do you just mind your own business 😅

How often do you have sex? How long have you been together? I’m lucky if I get it 1x a week and I’m getting frustrated.

What movie about history is a must show in your classroom?

Hi Fishes,

I am going to join Harman connected service in next month for mercedes benz client. Can you share me the information about the mercedes and HCS . How is the work there . Is it challenging. The Hr told project is on IOT devices data engineer. Can you share thoughts.

Thanks

What law firm is your favorite for run of the mill employment issues in the US and internationally (India, Australia, UK, Germany, etc.). I primarily use Littler because they have a broad reach and decent rates but I’m wondering whether Bird & Bird, Ogletree, or some other firm has similar pricing and as good or better quality work. So, who are you using and are you happy?

HSG pain level vs. endometrial biopsy? I have an HSG this week and did biopsy last week. Biopsy was brutal! I overheard a nurse telling someone else that HSG is actually more painful but I can’t even imagine… really nervous now.

Anyone live at The Grove in Chelsea or Sky apts near Hell’s Kitchen? Have temp housing options there for work and trying to decide.

Tax to banking?? Not necessarily investment banking. But has anyone done it?

Which one to join GSK(X+3 bonus + 1 JB) as Data Engineer or Fujitsu consulting (x+3) fixed as System Architect??

Hi all,

Can any one let me know What is the difference between designation Associate I and Associate II in JPMC ?

Which one is better and why?

Anyone who is an SDET? How much coding do you do?

What are some roles you have seen sales people successfully transition to (from tech/SaaS)?

My SM thought my staff should get 3 instead of 4. I rewrote the review, argued with SM and got 4 approved. Staff may not know what I did, but I feel proud of myself, just wanna be fair.

Looking for referrals at MBB/S&/OW/Kearney in their Dubai/Doha/Riyadh offices for my sister since she can’t join Fishbowl. She graduated from top Canadian uni (UofT/McGill/UBC), grew up in ME and has an impressive academic background and work experience. Happy to connect with her directly.

529 prepaid tuition plan: Anyone here who has purchased this? Would be great to discuss pros and cons. I’m thinking about this using Illinois Bright Start 529.

HYSA anyone recommends?

Is 36 too late to join IB as an associate? Alternatively, can stay in my industry (not banking) as manager.

When is external hire IBD recruiting season?

Any thoughts on BNP M&A in nyc

Late stage analyst 1 at a mid-market heavy TMT focused M&A boutique in London. Keen to increase exit opps and realise it may be worth trying to lateral to a BB / name brand. Any opinions / advice on achievability? If low, what’s the best move here.

currently debating if i should work on the hill or accept an IB role. i feel like working on the hill is invaluable experience that could get me into IB but maybe i’m wrong? Which opportunity gives me best resume experience?

Anyone at Goldman in Portfolio Construction/Liquidity/Fixed Income that would mind chatting with me? Have an interview coming up soon.

Anyone know what Barclays summer bonus cycle month is?

Just started and Keep being told by the analyst on 2 of my deals to stop using exclamation points and “Hope all is well”s. Objectively, I don’t overuse them. Thoughts?

IBD Nordics members?

What does everyone wear for client meetings in a WFH setting

Thoughts on the Tech investment banking scene in Charlotte, North Carolina?

An aspiring investment banker (college student) sent me their resume and inquired about an internship. However their previous internship appears to be in “Incestment Banking”.

Not sure if anyone on here (maybe from Alabama) has any idea what this means, but if the work is applicable to investment banking please let me know.

Thoughts on GP Bullhound?

Folks - when you calculate the total diluted share counts, does the result have to tie to the reported diluted share counts on the most recent filing (either 10K or 10Q)?

Lower middle market bros. What’a your comp structure? I will share:
100k$ + 60k$ discretionary bonus

I am new in London. I have 4 years of M&A experience in the buy side. I have come across an opportunity to work with Rede Partners in London. But I am not aware of what exactly they do and what to expect going ahead. Can someone please guide if they are aware of Rede Partners?

Equity research associate considering to pivot into IBD. Is this a wise choice? Heard ER is an exit for some of the IB folks out there.

Current student looking for advice. I interned at RBC Wealth Management last summer and currently have 2 offers for summer 2023 that require a decision next week: 1 for BASF (chemical manufacturing) and 1 for Peraton (defense technology); I am also waiting to hear back from SMBC (S&T), Point72, Lord Abbett, Boeing, and Shell. I hope to break into banking next summer, and I’m interested in the Natural Resources, Industrials, and Real Estate industry groups. Any advice on what to do? Thanks!