Have an offer from publicis which is a promotion compare to my current role. It would prob take 6 months to get the promotion at Accenture. Is publicis a good move or stay at Accenture for long term opportunities?

How is job security in NielsenIQ in recession time ? Please comment if any idea

I’ve been working for a company for 25yrs, looking for advancement. I’m considered an SME, managing people, Vendors and working on large system conversions. Have provided long term goals. When requesting feedback I’m told I’m on the right path, no suggestions on what to improve. I asked about timelines for advancement and not being given anything concrete. Recently interviewed with another company as a Vendor Mgmt partner. Individual contributor, high visible position with potential. Thoughts?

24.5 LPA for a solution architect role in TCS.
Is the ask is high or low for 8+ yoe with javaa, aws

Looking for a role in resource management profile. I have experience in analytics and HR reporting. Please let me know if you have any opening in mind

Mphasis & EY same package
6year exp, Post - senior software Engineer
My priority is wlb and career growth
Where should I join??

Trying to decide between an offer at Deloitte and a counter-offer at Booz. Deloitte has the name recognition and better benefits but I have a really supportive team at Booz and good work-life balance. Any insight is appreciated! I would be starting at Deloitte as a Consultant in GPS. Currently a Senior Consultant at Booz.

Been in sales for 7 years (door to door,telecom,BDR,) I interviewed for a closing position and after submitting a demo presentation and 2 mock emails they have moved be forward for the last “wrap up call”. Any tips and advice for this?

Does this mean I’m being highly considered? Or are they just going along like many companies do. This is a Norway based Saas company.

Hi folks,
I'll be joining CGI on 22nd August. Will i be eligible for hike which i guess is in the month of October?
If No by when i can join so that i would be eligible for hike?

Thanks in advance.

So I just got an email inviting me to do a virtual recorded interview with Bain

Does anyone have any insights on whether this is the first round?

What type of questions do they ask?

What's the confirmation procedure in TCS? In the offer letter it was mentioned that initial 3 months would be probation and after that confirmation. Could you guys please let me know if any action or follow ups required from our end or HR will do the needful ? Please let me know

I used to be a consultant, now work in product marketing at a health tech startup. My goal is to transition to a PM role in big tech. What’s the best way to do so? What are the skills I need to gain / demonstrate to be able to be a PM?

Hi Fishes,
Could you please tell me how PSM1 ( professional scrum master -1) will add value to my role and career?

Currently 8+ overall IT experience and 4+ years into java development ... Recently ...Rejoined after career gap to 2 years

1. How it will enhance my technical profile?
2. Will it be useful for good range of salary ?
3. How will it contribute to career growth?

Advance thanks !!

Is the IT infrastructure side of ServiceNow a good niche to focus in? My last 2 consulting projects were relating to APM & CMDB so I’m wondering if I should stick with this

Which one is better to join
Natwest Group or Delotte usi ? Both are offering similar salary .

If you are already in biotech R&D, been in hardcore engineering/ research is it worthwhile to pivot to data science?

Hi Fishes

I have 11 years of experience in PeopleSoft finance and I am looking for a switch in workday finance. May I kindly ask what learnings are must to get the workday interviews cleared?
Also Please let me know in case if there is any opening for workday where they are looking for any candidate from other ERP experience and ready to cross train on workday.

How many days it usually takes for Full and final settlement in Capgemini? It's been 11 days after lwd but didn't receive any communication yet even after dropping mail to f&f team. Could someone help here pls.?

Barclays vs BMC Software... Any suggestions?
P.S. - Looking for suggestions purely based on job security, work life balance and career growth/hike opportunities (irrespective of current CTC offered)

Hi Fishes,

I recently served my notice period and trying to find new job but all in vain. It would be really great if someone could refer me for FPA or strategy consulting/Due diligence profile.

Thanks!

I think hospitals would benefit tremendously from hiring designers to help facilitate better space utilization, communication, etc.

Everyone coming into NZ from somewhere else will now need to self quarantine for 14 days. And no cruise ships can dock until after 30 June. Good luck my fellow Antipodeans.

Is it necessary to produce Physical fitness certificate and eye fitness certificate in the given Excel format itself? Do I need to carry the printout to doctor to fill that form?

What a joke was the town hall in Chicago. Great job dodging the questions.

Not a whiskey question, but there is no Tequila bowl. I have two bottles of unopened Tesla Tequila (box plus stand) that have appreciated from the $300 MSRP to over $1200.

Anyone have good ideas of what's the best way to off load these?

Hi Fishes, Had salary discussion today with TCS HR but he stated that he would seek approval and approval takes 8 days for my expected CTC and for the designation, so is there any hope that they will offer or it's a waste of time waiting for them

How's SVB doing? Is there a hiring freeze?

I see quite a few positions hiring APM pretty far from now, for example for Sep 2023. Is that a normal practice? (Not an APM program or anything, just APM or PM position).
I would like to apply to one of those but I feel like it’s a bit strange to get an offer that is a year from now…

Is anybody here a notary? And how much are you making from that? Is it a potential side-hustle?

I want the juice from the food industry workers 🧐

Will I burn bridges if I don't do a full two weeks notice?

For example if I put in my 2 weeks on a Wednesday, will I burn bridges if my last day is the following Friday?

I personally think that's more than enough time especially since it's 7 business days (instead of 10), but would love to hear thoughts

Where do you guys volunteer in the community? Looking to volunteer and hoping to get your thoughts on some great organizations!

Typical signing bonus at slalom for S&O consultant 3-4 years experience in Chicago?

Where can I get a Tux? Nothing too crazy <$1500

Does anyone ever feel any insecurity about how they compare to their partner? Eg partner is smarter, hotter, more outgoing, etc

Does anybody have a referral link for Amex Platinum? - has to be UK based

My company can’t keep a single person of any sort of diverse background. Whole office looking like a scene from Mad Men. How can I keep my head straight til I get a new gig?

Anyone else extreme ? Love the fit life and sometimes will do 2 a days and be ok with eating one meal, but other times will spend the day barely moving and eating on my sofa. Can’t escape fatty life

Spouse and I are about to book a riviera maya vacation for early November 2021. We’re both vaccinated, we know we’ll need to produce a negative test. Any other reason it would be unwise to go? I want to make sure we aren’t overlooking any factors. Thank you!

Comp check: could anyone share insights on what they think comp would be (base + bonus) for a NYC associate investor role at a family office that operates like a MM PE fund? Cool portcos, small team, role involves sourcing and working with portcos

Have an upcoming FB loop interview next week. And today i got reached out for another role that i applied at FB, should i bring this out to the hiring manager during the loop? Wondering if this would make any difference perhaps speeding up the decision process. Any thoughts?

If recruiter tells you that you barely passed but the team is willing to take a chance on you, can you still negotiate?

Anyone want to help a fellow 🐠 gtfo of consulting?

Corp dev associate role at F100 with an all in comp of 90k….. I have 3 YOE and am pretty torn here. Work would be interesting, lifestyle would be 10x better. Any thoughts here?

Currently making 160k annually and looking at an opportunity to be an independent consultant with big pharma. How much hourly rate would YOU ask for to switch such a role?

Working as FTE of a client: allowed or frowned upon ?
Curious to know if this is a common phenomenon or pretty rare.

anyone worked for NMG Consulting willing to share insights on the type of work performed? not a lot of material online and it seems like it’s more actuarial/financial risk consulting

Anyone else trying to break into Product Management with no experience and limited consulting YOE?

Anyone from Accenture M&A Strategy team willing to chat? I will be having interviews with the team next week and I’d appreciate the opportunity to learn a bit more about the type of work and group’s culture :)

Anybody at Uber? I’d love to hear about company culture, WLB, etc

Anyone considered moving to an internally facing role? Or know of someone who’s made the switch and willing to discuss ?

To all the fishes who made BizOps/Product exits, any courses or programs/certifications you did that made your recruiting experience easier?

Ah so satisfying to back out of an interview process and just tell the recruiter you are withdrawing application with no reason/explanation

I am looking to hire an individual contributor with Supply Chain and BI experience (SQL, Alteryx, Tableau, etc). The role is to support
VP of Supply Chain decsion making process with ad-hoc analysis.

If anyone is interested DM me

Thoughts on whether it’s ok to take an Excel assessment being sent to my personal email on my work laptop? personal laptop is a Mac and I know none of the shortcuts

How do you guys decide which city is HCOL , LCOL and MCOL? Obviously CA & NY is HCOL, what about Dallas?

Anyone who interviewed with Chime / moved there , what’s your sense ? Good exit? How’s the WLB/ TC at a Program Manager level ?

Anyone here have a referral bonus for a technology or strategy consulting role thats PwC equivalent of associate and want to give it a shot?

Applied for a position in Apple online and after 8 mins, I got a text 😱 scheduling for next steps. Versus earlier this year, 8 referrals and stlll no news. So I guess timing DOES MATTER.