Has anyone taken SANS CISSP prep course? Thoughts?

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Following. Heard SANS courses are only worth if the firm pays for it.

I recently left to industry and my company paid $5k for it. Just curious about success stories, etc.

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Just curious to how my firms (wealth management/bank/trust) comp compares with others out there. I received a promotion earlier this year from an Investment Advisor, AVP to Senior Investment Advisor, VP and moved from $110K to $140K ($130 salary + $10K discretionary bonus) all in. By meeting expectations in 2 pay cycles, the base bumps up to $175K + bonus. Grown in this role over about 10 years with the same firm, MBA + CFA; top 10 city and living comfortably as dual income household.

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Which resume line would provide better signaling of talent to employers?

MBB? Or a mid cap VC ($500 AUM, not a name brand like Sequoia). Post MBA level at both, no promotions assumed. Not necessarily focused on future VC path over the long term, but interested in experimenting.

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Fish, how many years did it take after your MBA to double your pay (in consulting)?

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Is anyone willing to consider hiring a content strategist/copywriter/CX expert? I'm desperate to leave a job that ended up being a bait and switch.

I’m 2 years out of college and have been working at a bank as a corporate accountant. I’m thinking about making a transition from to IB/ more finance oriented role. Any advice?

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Anybody gone from Accenture to Oracle Consulting Services (OCS)? Wondering what the real differences are in delivery, expectations, career, etc.

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I have 2 offers that pay the same
Accenture CN. Management Consultant L9
Paytm Product Manager L4
Yoe:7
Current company: Cognizant (tech+mgmt consulting)

Both are diff roles. Consulting vs PM. Which is a better career for long term interms of money and Wlb?
Which one should I join?

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Do VC funds value consulting experience? Weighing staying in Big 4 consulting vs going to a startup, while I try to crack into VC

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What are some publications, books, podcasts, online classes etc that can help me prepare for my first year in consulting? Have 5 years of experience in finance and making the jump to consulting.

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Leaving after one year to another biglaw firm?

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Hi Everyone...i have offer of Publicis Sapient as SA level1.Can anyone please help me out about how the company is in term of work culture,career growth, work life balance, yearly hike.I am really confused as my joining is near.
Tech stack : Java Backend
Thanks

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Nagarro , YOE -4 ,Tech stack -QA , I have joined Nagarro 6 months ago , i was tagged in first project AFTER spending 2 months in bench , project was in manual testing , I asked the manager for change of project and he approved that I was released from project within 1.5 month , again got tagged in project project started very late and now there is again manual testing , should I re ask to change project ,or search for other opportunities outside ???? I want to work purely on automation testing

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What’s the best advice for someone early in career?

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Can anyone suggest a learning path to prepare for FAANG/MAGNA for data science roles

I’m leaving Big four and heading to a regional firm in DC practicing in Tax. Any advice on the transition?

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Anyone volunteering with the upcoming CFE exam this week?

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Hi Bowlers, I need some suggestions in choosing between ZS Associates and Thoughtworks
ZS - 15l fixed
TW - 18l fixed
Please help me out with your points considering Job security and learning opportunities.
Ihave 5 years of experience as an SDET.

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Howany competency parameters needs to be at next level to become consultant?? Is there any other criteria?

I have been working as an AC ~ 30 months

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Not trying to matriculate into a top 5 school, but let's talk accredidation. Does an MBA not have weight to it if the school isn't lets say, AACSB accredited but is still accreditated, i.e. SACSCOC?

My Salary growth over a total of 8 years of experience may be helpful to some career aspirants as a reference in the software Industry (Key for success is always upskill as per market needs and your passion)

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Hi,

I am a Certified aws developer associate

8 years overall experience in Devops and scripting

I am good at python

Looking for aws python developer role.

Please let me know if there is any opportunity for me

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Hi fishes,

Could you please let me know what is the starting Salary of AWS SAA profile.

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How are annual increments at DXC?

I joined capgemini 15 days back still I did not get any project. Shall I obscand or resign any suggestions please

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On the chopping block. actively looking. anyone hiring?

Hi.. Good day.

Can anyone help list out the variable pay components and bonus in Legato for claims associate?

Thanks in advance.

Any benefits if we complete wings 1 assessment..?

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My manager feeds me 100 chole bhature & then my tummy hurts so I ask her to give me a leave but then she declines my request and feeds me 1 more plate of chole bhature then I die because of excess gas formation inside my stomach, then I poop & become alive once again then my boss notices that im alive again and feeds me 109 plates of kadi chawal and this goes on and on and on and on

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Hello guys.
Moving to hyderabad this weekend. Can anyone suggest any decent Men's PG near manikonda area. How are the local PGs in hyderabad in terms of food and cleanliness?

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Why is PWC looking for so many people in Denver? It looks like they have 70+ new posting s in the past week alone. Just keeping lines in water or what?

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Why is Accenture Talent Team lethargic?
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2 - called up scheduling team and was told that interview would be rescheduled
3 - no emails from anyone. called scheduling team and got word that candidature will not be affected. again no email
4 - dropped multiple emails to POC and Talent team - no response
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Is Capgemini Bid Manager for IT and Cloud a good role??

Level C1:C2 What should be an ideal package??

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Hi All,

I joined
Tech Mahindra for 5 days only and didn't find suitable timing for my project and emailed resignation mail to manager and HR. After that HR asked me to resign over portal but at the same time blocked my portal. After requesting many times they didn't unblock my portal and pretended like they want to unblock but there is some issue going on and marked my profile absconded. I have cleared fnf but they are not providing reliving letter but added pf amount also. What to do?

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Hey Fishes

I have asked for location transfer recently, can anyone help me approx when it'll be completed? How much time?

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Hello all - I’m currently being interviewed at Salesforce for an Account Executive role in SMB pod. I have about 6 yrs exp. How much salary can I expect here and benefits at Salesforce BLR? Thanks!

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Hey all,
I wanted to check what's a good salary range to ask for
Deloitte as a Senior Technical Consultant joining their San Jose location.

And i wonder if anyone knows how many PTOs are allocated at a SC level?

Appreciate your responses.

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Hello all, i have. A question regarding compensation for a lateral move. I just received a job offer for an UA position from a competing cyber insurance carrier for $70,000 + bonuses. This job will be based out of San Francisco. I currently make $30/hour for the same role in Chicago, after OT it’s about $60,000. Do you think it would be wise to accept the offer? Thoughts in general?

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Anybody know salary range for VP Operations for GS in SLC?

Interviewed for dreamy job in dream city last week. Got a ton of buy signs from everyone I met with, especially CEO & CTO. HR said they would reach out early this week but I haven’t heard back yet

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Anyone in Deloitte Healthcare willing to chat?

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What are the best consulting firms in the capital markets and/or investments world?

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Sacklers made a rookie mistake of not starting with a big4. Had they come to us, our partners would have recommended a phased digital transformation journey to enhance value maximization and increase share of wallet. We’d do this by implementing SAP, Workday, and Salesforce using power point based accelerators to create a 360 degree view of the customer that empowers the frontline, increases loyalty and enhance employee collaboration. We’d still be in pilot assuming start date similar to McK.

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Deloitte guys - Serious question.
How is Analytics & Cognitive doing at D? I have an offer and I am not sure if there will be layoffs again. I am on work visa so will be difficult.
Role will be for Google Cloud & Analytics. Current job doesn't suck much though.

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What are you all making 5 - 8 yrs post-mba? I ask bc much of my network are attorneys in that range post-law school and I want to compare salaries.

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Do we get a pension after 3 years of working regardless of level? I was under the impression it was only for partners..

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Technical account manager at Google? Any insight into quality of life and comp? Do you have sales targets or is it more customer success

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Started my first job out of college ~1month ago and am only at around 50% utilization. Before I fully ramp up, what would be some good skills or certs to work towards? I’m working for my firms management/tech practice and am also open to expanding my coding skills (currently pretty basic)

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If I'm offered pre-IPO equity at $x amount based on the last round of funding, and then an IPO values the company at 25% more, is that equity automatically with 25% more or is it not that simple?

Obviously understand that stock value will fluctuate.

Best consulting firms for work-life balance? I know consulting is chaotic in nature, but just curious to see which ones are the best in dealing with this?

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Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

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Has anyone taken the Amtrak/Acela in the NE recently? NY to Bos? Are there any social distancing protocols in place onboard or packing like sardines for $$$?

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Poll: What dress code do you follow at your home office?

Recommendations for comprehensive books on the finance industry? I want to learn more about investment banking and modern financial instruments. Got a lot of free time during this lockdown

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What are the best Sales books y’all read?

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What is everyone’s top 1 or 2 favorite books on personal finance? I’m always looking for a new one to bring into the fold of what I’m doing

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Any insight into AVG Venture Fellow program? Worth applying?

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If I had a traditional IRA before being employed in a 401k eligible role, can / must I roll that IRA into the 401k or can I leave the accounts separate without deleterious tax consequences?

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Train to Busan was a ok 👌

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Got hired as a digital strategy consultant. I have over 10 years of industry experience but I’m new to consulting. What courses, workshops or books would you recommend to build a solid toolkit?

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