Hello fellow fishes,
I have 3 YOE in CSR and 2 in Corporate Communications. Recently completed executive MBA as well. Work and current company is okay, but feeling saturated with the culture. Currently looking to switch to a company with good culture. Could you please recommend any good ones?

I want to get my masters in HR, but I also want to get my phr.. is it better to get one over the other? Or should I do both. Are there any masters hr program someone can recommend?

What are ways I can spend my $200 airline credit for the Amex platinum ? I saw upgrades don’t count and I have status so already get free baggage, lounge etc.

If I’m looking to specialize in data analytics work, would it be more beneficial to get a MS degree vs. data analytics bootcamp?

Interview is aligned with ANSR ( going to be acquired by National Australia Bank). Can someone give insights about NAB (National Australia Bank) related to its culture, WLB and job stability? There is not much info about NAB.

I'm planning to do my PGDM in Canada
Which College/Universities should I consider to get recruited into top consulting firms (Also the preferred courses) ?

Is anyone from this bowl working at 6sense?

If yes, please share some info regarding work culture, Work life balance, job security and employee benefits.

Thanks in advance, fishes.

i have one question guys, before visa stamping can we change petition's client? means if infosys has applied for my petition for client A will that petition will be valid for client B ?? or whole petition needs to be applied??

My company Priceline has an opening for business analyst with min 4 years exp. Hybrid work culture allowed for the same.

Had two flights, booked with CSR points, overseas in April, one on Singapore air; after that was cancelled by Singapore Air I booked another flight on Lufthansa. Numerous attempts to contact CSR and

I have a job offer in Australia and the company is offering to apply for a TSS visa for me. But they can't give me any idea on timeline. I've heard anything from a month to 9 months. Has anyone here gone through this and knows how long it would take during Covid times?

Interested in moving into this space, eventually, once I get more experience. What career paths exist within CSR?

Hello there! I'm 11 years experienced and into testing. Interested to change my role into a Scrum master. Need to understand below
1. Future of Scrum master role ( with certification)
2. Payscale of a Scrum master

So what’s the best agency right now, in terms of culture, work/life balance (lol), and work?

Has an ALM in Management at Harvard Extension School led you to a career at any high power corporations such as Goldman Sachs?

Hello Fishes

Could you please help me evaluate the below package

Skill set : PMO , Project management

Offer in hand : EY LLP 19 lac fix + 2 lac joining bonus
Current package : 13 lac fix
Years of experience: 7.5 years

Can you please advise if i can get more ?

This bowl is rockin'

I’ve practiced litigation in DC for about 5+ years at a larger plaintiffs’ firm, and am considering a switch to a defense firm. Is there any insight to how many billable hours this would require, and how much time that would actually be? For reference, the firm has a 1900 billable hour requirement and the partner said I would have “no problem” fulfilling that based on the work they have.

Saw a post on LinkedIn about not citing inflation as a reason to ask for a raise?! Feels like inflation is a perfectly valid reason to be asking for a raise, no?

How much do anchors in news channels earn ??

I had 21 as fixed and 3 variable. Good salary for my experience. But then came covid and now I'm at 48 fixed salary.
Thanks to covid I was able to achieve this salary at just 7 yoe. When I joined the industry my manager at 10+ experience was earning 10-12 lakhs.
Things have changed so much after covid
I'm data and ML engineer

Hello Fishes

We're looking to approach pharma clients for their strategy consulting needs in India, APAC and MENA regions
Any leads would be appreciated
Thanks!

What is DD like?

Got an offer from IBM.
Has anyone joined recently in IBM Coimbatore location?.

IBM has office in Coimbatore, planning to get Coimbatore as base location while joining.

Please comment.

Losing two key accounts. Layoffs look pretty much inevitable. Any agencies hiring a Project Manager in the LA/OC area?

For those who jumped ship from audit to advisory, did your average rating hurt you?

Got a verbal offer from a big 4 a month ago, discussed salary expectations 3 weeks ago, still no offer letter. Firm has to let me know it should be coming soon. Are these normal timelines?

Does anybody have ideas on how to use 2 weeks of vacation during covid? Can’t visit family without international travel, most friends are with their family/SOs and social distancing. Pto is expiring so it’s use it or lose it. Im in NYC. Thank you!

Could you please anyone let me know which interview questions asked in Infosys interview for Oracle SQl & Power BI technology ?

Should I stay at a company I know I like culture-wise when my manager said they will try to promote me, but with no guarantee. Or should I take a job offer I was given with a nice raise, but is in consulting at Slalom. I have not worked in consulting before. There is no travel with Slalom, but the idea of being the new person all the time isn’t too appealing. Less pay and known culture, or more pay unknown job satisfaction?

How are you all doing? Here's a thought to get some of us chatting again:

In an increasingly hybrid/remote working culture, how do you educate and convince your business stakeholders to not do info overloads with emails? The risk of people not being aware is there but sending separate emails for every sub-program, webinar is annoying (as a receipent) I understand employee perspective.

Hi Fishes,

I come across many job descriptions for roles in corporate communications preferring experience in digital marketing. As a marcom person, I feel we should know how to use the digital platforms effectively rather than literally sit and work on the campaign tools. Please let me know if I am mislead.

Do you want this group to become more active and publish posts more often?

I hope you all are having a good day and looking forward to the weekend!

I would request all the members to respond to this.

List some of the major concerns of our day-to-day professional lives that are hampering the quality of our work and how support our stakeholders.

I’m looking for mentors in branding. Branding is something that I studied in my MBA days.. all that I know is what’s there in the internet. I am looking for a mentor who could take me under their wings and teach me all about branding.

Hello fishes. I'm a MBA graduate currently working as a digital marketing professional in a mid size consulting firm with 3 years of experience.
I am terribly underpaid in my current org at 5.5 LPA after a recent promotion and annual appraisal. Another mid size consulting firm offered me 7.5 LPA but I am asking them around 9 LPA.
Am I asking too much or shall I take the offer of 7.5 LPA

How about a thread on what Corp Comms pros make in India? It'll be nice to know our compensation journey through the years. I have started with 4 LPA as a campus recruit for internal Comms analyst role at one of the big 4s? In 6 years, my CTC has grown 4x.

Hi, can anyone help me with referral?

I am an Internal comms professional with over 12 years of experience across multiple sectors. In my latest role (left just a month ago) with an Oil & Gas MNC, l led India region comms and supported about 5000+ workforce.

Looking for a new opportunity. Please suggest if you know any.

Hi !
I have an overall experience of 17 years, working in diverse roles, diverse industry. Recently, I completed a course in advance strategic management from IIM K. I have two years of exposure in the field of corporate communication. I would like to switch to the field of marketing, branding and advertising.
Any suggestions, how could I proceed.
Thanks.

Can anyone concur the following, working on multimedia editor (Video) (4-6 YOE) requisition:
1. The average rate for freelancer - ₹700-1200 per hour
2. The average compensation package for a full time editor: 7-9 LPA

Grateful for any inputs.

Has anyone used contact monkey before?

Open to positions in corp communications. Internal and external. Location - chennai. Please share any leads.

Dear Bowl Members,

I beleive all the members of this group are in the communication and branding industry - a field where proactive communication and community participation ideally should be the highest but it's not so as of now. Instead, consulting, tech, developer bowls are more active than this bowl.

I request all of you to be proactive and spend 15 minutes a day or every two days to answer the queries posted by members. We can make a difference to someone's life/career with a response.

My company has given me a promotion without a raise. Any suggestions on how to deal with this?

Little background:

Asked for promotion in late 2020 - was required to skill up, after skilling up, asked again about when I'll be promoted and was denied because there is no "vacancy" for it.
Got my annual hike in Oct 2021 without the promotion. I asked HR last week again and got a random announcement email saying my promotion is w.e.f Oct 2021. ( and no raise for the newly promoted role).

How's my brand and comms community feeling?

Queen's Jubilee, Diplomatic woe for India, Global Inflation, Talent War, Actual war continuing in Europe.. what's keeping you all busy?

For Communications role with 12+ exp, should i still go for a manager position or a senior manager?
Options -
Big 4 - manager - 26.50 L fixed or Optum - Sr. Manager - 28 L fixed