Happy Sunday agile 🐠, been reading up on SAFe, scrum, agile, PMO, OKR, etc.

Lots of interconnections and similarities but also nuanced differences that I can see specific for software development.

Any solid articles or resources taking these concepts and applying to operational excellence other than kaizen?

TIA!

I’m having the hardest time finding a new job. I have 12 years of HR experience, a masters in HR, SHRM certification, and all I keep getting are rejection emails. I’ve never experienced this difficult of a time searching for new opportunities. Is this normal once you hit a certain level in your career or is it just me?

I’m looking to get into Tech Sales and would love to connect with a fellow sales savvy for tips on how to crush my interviews but also perfect my resume. I’m coming from a fintech background

Please suggest between two options for 8+ yrs exp. java microservices developer.

IBM band 7B (Senior system analyst)
Capgemini band C2 (senior consultant)

I am looking for long term association, probably for 3-4 years or more. My priorities are :
Job security > work culture > Appraisals

Please suggest with reasons.

Any help would be appreciated.

My current tech stack is Microsoft Powerapps, PowerBI, Powerautomate administration.
But when I search to switch jobs in the same, the options are very less. Why? Can anyone suggest? or, what exactly should I search for related jobs?

Should i change my domain? or, Should i study something else in the same domain to get jobs???

YOE:2 yrs

What are the tiers like at bdo in risk advisory? Associate, senior, manager, director, md, partner? Is there a level between manager and director?

I’m thinking of making a switch from 4YOE in Industry to Public as a senior associate in Assurance. Do PA firm expect you to already know everything, or do they provide training to help you catch on? How challenging is it coming from industry to PA? What could be some of their expectations? And how do you exceed that?

I have a Bachelor's degree in Finance, but now want to pursue getting a masters in IT. What should I do?

Anyone in the consulting industry willing to do an informational interview? I have 2 years of industry experience in corporate operations

Hello Fishes.

I am having 2 years experience in SAP MM, SAP MII and Supply Chain Management with a popular certification. I am understanding what kind of opportunities I can get in McKinsey. Can anyone be kind enough to throw a light?

Can someone help me getting an entry level job interview for business intelligence analyst or data analyst entry level posts, i am quiet competent enough in SQL, tableau and have got good knowledge of excel. Please suggest any referral everything will help as i m trying to setup my career in IT field. Thanks

Hi Fishes, Need advise on tech stack. I am a Mainframe developer with 6+ years of experience. Which tech stack would be more suitable between Devops or Data Science or Mainframe modernization. I already resigned and have 2 months to join new company. Also please let me know if anybody have switched technology in current organisation or new organisation from mainframe and which company to target which could offer exposure to other technology along with Mainframe. Thanks

Has LinkedIn apply helped anyone to land an interview etc.? If not what according to you are some of the best ways to land a job in your company of choice or bette yet what has worked for you?

Hi dear coaches,

Here's a wannabe coach who needs some guidance. I am 26 y/o, have worked in research and corporate world. As i entered the adult world and started working when 20y/o i missed the time i used to volunteer for organizations talking about leadership and motivation. I have a job that fulfills me, working in a top company blah blah but i don't feel i am giving to the world. Social media makes me feel people need guidance. I want be a coach but what's the best way to start?

I recently completed two rounds of Interview,
01 with the hiring managers (Senior Vice President & Vice President) and second was with the Director, the second round happened approx. 2 weeks back, currently my job application status shows as "Business Review" can someone shed a light on what this means and how long does it take for Citi to get back with an answer i.e. am i selected or rejected.

Do you need a degree to get hired with a Pharmaceutical company? I have over 20 years plus in sales. I know I could be an asset to any pharmaceutical company.

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

Hi Fishes,

I have joined coforge on November 2nd and I got offer from ITC today...Can I switch to ITC by obscanding will there be any issues...Please guys please give your suggestions

How do I figure out spending with my SO? Initially I was paying for 90% of stuff (no actual bills, just going out). I talked to her and said we need to be more even. She was never proactive. She kind of got offended but we ended on a good note to split things. It went well for a couple weeks but now it's back to normal. She never takes out her card and only venmos me if I send her the request. She lets Venmos sit for weeks before paying them. I still let a lot of things slide.

Hi! Data scientist here with 3 years of experience. I also do some internal consulting in my current job and work as a data science consultant as a freelancer. I want to now work as a consultant. Love doing the case studies :D
Can anyone here guide me and be a mentor for this switch? Would love to hear from you. Thank you

Happy Friday y’all. What’s everyone’s caffeinated drink of choice today?

How long does it take post the technical interview rounds to hear back from the recruiter?

Anyone know where I can rent a small boat for 2-4 hours relatively cheap? TIA

I wanted to know if there is any opening for 1 yoe Java/backend developer.

Got an offer for "Insights Factory" team at Senior Associate level in PwC AC Bangalore with 3.5 years of work experience. Got an offer of 18.7 with my previous being 12. Am I being low balled here?

Need inputs from PwC AC Bangalore folks.
Profile: MBA from Tier 2 college.

Also inputs about "Insights Factory" team would be helpful. Name Sounds bit cheesy.

I don't know if this is a recent change but I’m seeing postings for junior copywriter/community manager roles. Have these roles always been attached or posted at a junior level? Is this merged role worth considering as someone young in the industry with more traditional intern and freelance copy experience.

Seeing a lot of convo in the main bowl about bonuses in the US. They are mentioned on the rewards site but are these really a thing in the UK? and if so what do they look like usually at different levels?

I joined sept 2019 as lvl11, no bonus that year, then covid in 2020, now I’m at lvl 10 and wondering if individual bonus is normal at my level

What kind of ratings are you supposed to give your counselee in LEAD feedback? Should be give one less than gold standard to everyone

Can I negotiate my level with Booz? Not getting the salary I want for an SC

How do referrals work?
If I get a referral from someone and I apply, then can I still reach out to a recruiter on LinkedIn expressing interest in the role? And do I let them know that I already applied? I’m sure they get tons of messages so I want to write something that won’t be overlooked. Any advice is appreciated:)

😄🤗 my face when I found this bowl! Salaams to my people 😊!

Help!! My bestfriend is doing two months abroad and was trying to fly into turkey when they told her she couldn't because her passport expired within three months.

She went to the US Embassay in Athens knowing she had a month left of traveling, and gave her an emergency passport and punched holes in her exsisting one. Now no country will let her in with her emergency passport.

Can her mom get her a passport in the US and ship it to her? Is there anyway around this?

Thank you!!

How much of a salary hike should be fair after a year in the field of architecture? Given the inflation

So there's a lot of chitchat about people being fired/laid off for the wrong reasons but does anyone actually know of someone who got the boot for the right one? I figure that some of these separations must hold some validity

Please suggest:

I have offers from John Deere, nagarro, protiviti and IBM.
I have 4.4 years of experience in sapui5/fiori, ABAP basically sap full stack.
Any suggestions which one I should join?

I recently got an offer from UBS, had some questions regarding firm policies and work culture. It would be really great if anyone could help me with those.

What are some tactical duties or involvement of lean governance in agile? Also, in full SAFe who is responsible for ensuring the portfolio managers are all accountable to compliance?

How many of you are on ‘actual’ Agile Transformation accounts? As in the entire organization is looking to pivot towards Business Agility - the effort is viewed as more encompassing than IT alone.

Hi, first time scrum master. How do you guys conduct your stand up? The client has me sharing my screen to show the jira board and give their updates that don't relate to the tickets. Plz help fix

How should a telco organize themselves to improve their enterprise agility? One way is to think from their customers journey perspective. Any thoughts?

Welcome Agile practitioners!

Please can anyone refer me for role as Scrum Master?   I am looking for a new remote opportunity in the Houston, Dallas area. I have 4 years experience as an Agile PM/ Scrum Master; BSc in Mechanical Engineering, PSM I and MBA (Management). I’ll really appreciate it, Thank you!

SAFe is already a get-rich-quick scheme and their training is shady as it is. In remote is it even possible to do when there is so many failures when we are not remote? I think it's a waste.

Fintech hiring an RTE/portfolio scrum master to drive our program and portfolio teams, lead our agile competency, and facilitate all program and portfolio level events! Message me for details if interested!

Hi all, I am working to populate a learning library for folks at GM who are interested in learning more about program management and SAFe- Please share your favorite blog posts, articles, podcasts, literature, videos and so on. Appreciate you all for sharing your expertise.

What's it like to work at Deloitte, BCG, or McK in their agile transformation space/offering/practice?

When you are involved in an agile transformation for a client, do you prioritize advancing the agile maturity or driving the project to successful completion? Sometimes it feels like these things are mutually exclusive, or I need to wear multiple hats and go beyond “agile coach”.

Actively recruiting for Agile specialists (transformation, safe, product owners, scrum masters, bas, device designers, ux) etc at Capgemini Invent and broader Capgemini group. Get in touch if interested and need a referral.

Hi everyone! Any opportunities for exposure in this space in SoCal?

What are your thoughts on the new Scrum Guide?