Has anyone here sought out a life consultant or external career coach? In a mid life crisis stage career wise (again) and looking for some professional advice independent of Accenture.

If i submitted both bgv and prejoining formalities, i should join only Cognizant??? If i didn't join they will blacklist me?

Moving to Bay Area in less than a month for work. Where are the more affordable neighborhoods in the area (work is closer to Palo Alto so I’m not SF specific)

If visiting home country after transfer approval, will I be eligible for drop box? I have my current employers stamped h1b visa valid till end of next year. Thanks

Any Female Fishes in Bay Area?

How's everyone's back and knees doing

What are 🐠 favorite beaches to visit in the south east US? Bonus points for affordable places to stay

Looking for some interesting plays that are not Doge, GME, etc (already in those 😅). Thoughts?

1st yr at a nyc v50 firm doing general transactional work. I know the lateral market for transactional lawyers is hot but not as hot for juniors. I just want a change of scenery because my current firm is bleeding good associates / not giving great training imo / and just seems small. Would lateralling this early feasible? Would it look bad on my resume?

Hi , I had
20th June - Techinical interview and
14th July - Screenshot round completed

First time am seeing the screenshot round . Does this mean am selected to next rounds like uploading documents and HR discussions ?

Please someone confirm

Hey folks, I’m about a year into my new SE career and looking to continue to invest in professional skills. I’ve obviously been thrown into the fire learning the sales side of things, but what areas (technical skills, certs, books, etc.) you all would recommend I look to invest in? I’ve been looking at some beginner coding boot camps and scrum product owner certs, but interested in what you all have done to further advance your career

Looking to career pivot to Public Policy in tech from core public sector.
I don't have a lot of my own contacts in tech so I am just cold DM'ing on LinkedIn! Any good advice on what how to frame my message?
I am really just saying hi I am interested in switching would you be open to virtual coffee chat and maybe 2 bullets about myself.
But need some tips on how to get responses.
I know some will say I should frame it to the company but this is exploratory chats & me figuring out

Flight attendant woke me up while I was sleeping to give me ice cream, then I couldn’t go back to sleep.
How many points?

Want to go to Spain to enjoy some beach time in September, which towns do you like? Any spg/Marriott recommendations? Thank you!

People on H1b. How have you managed your client travels pre pandemic? Does Deloitte do an amendment every time you start an engagement and travel to a different client location?

Anyone that can invite me to some Slack groups for UI/UX designers and software developers for my learning?

Can anyone please share the link to EY UK bowl? I can’t seem to find it when trying to look up in the search. TIA

Hi Sharks
I am 25 years old with in hand salary of 1L(just from last month) and i want to buy a term insurance plan. My questions are:
1. Is it wise to take 2 plans of term insurance one with return of 60 years and another without return of 80 years of each 1cr.
2. Is it wise to include health riders in insurance plan to claim for 80d or just chose health insu
3. How much one can ideally shell out for insurance per month (both term and health) for self in terms of percentage of monthly income.

Anyone from BCG Gamma who wouldn’t mind DM?

What is a good boilerplate response to a client refusing to give project critical data due to privacy / confidentiality concerns?

What’s the comp most people cap out at if you dont make partner?

Any suggestion on relatively cheap neighbourhood for a mid 20s couple in london? - - Preferably less than 30 mins commute to Green Park/ bloomsbury/ holborn area.
- Would prefer not to have to worry about being stabbed on the street.
- balcony or a garden would be nice
- dont care about schools etc, wont have kids for a while

Would 15k per month be a bit too low to live somewhere that ticks the above conditions?

I know that some tech companies offer all sorts of fertility based benefits (IVF, egg freezing, etc), but are there any consultancies that do the same?

Anyone from the states did a deployment here through work? Any advise on how to go about it?

Heard about a ‘bullying’ culture at BCG London? How true is this and how does it compare to M, B in London?

What sort of pay structure is for Microsoft in London. Technology consulting - solutions architect.

Hi All - Ballpark in GBP what would a reasonable relocation package to London be from outside EU e.g. USA or Australia? This would be for a single person for context.

After a few years in ops consulting I think I’ve realised I want to try my hand at being a dev or working in software delivery. Any way I can swing this staying with Deloitte or will I need to fork out for a boot camp and start from the bottom? Any helpers appreciated!

I know it won’t make a big difference in the payslip as it’s a taxable benefit but is it worth keeping the private medical in the UK? All this time I’ve never used it and we need to go through the NHS first anyway for pretty much everything.

Have you been involved in a car accident that was not your fault? 😬

Hi All, I am planning to move to a rival firm but have a notice period of 2-3 months in my current month. Has someone done something similar ?