Hey all! I am in the MIT Great Learning Applied Data Science program and it is… underwhelming but a good foundation. I have a Masters in Public Policy and am super strong in stats (my capstone for MIT is ML and my capstone for my MPP was on crypto regulation). Any suggestions for self-learning sites after to help strengthen python skills? I LOVE Stata but I see mainly Python for DS roles. Thanks!

Has anyone used a career coach? Not a recruiter but someone who can give advice on making career changes. Any good names come to mind?

Georgia Tech Cybersecurity masters or the analytics masters? Currently in a cyber role at Deloitte. I was thinking it might be better to do the analytics master and get a CISSP. I feel like there is more value in the cissp than a MS cybersecurity

How do I become an MBB employee? Is it possible to gain experience at big 4+ACN and then get referred in??

From a career advancement perspective. Would it be better for me to move into project management or to move to the change management practice?

What are some interesting non-tech/insurance/advertising/consulting careers where data science is applied? Thinking of epidemiology and economics

Looking for a new challenge and have heard great things about Adobe. Does anyone have feedback on the inside sales/account management roles?

Any interesting product management podcast, interesting Indian product journeys, interesting other product journeys that has something to learn for a product manager

Thoughts on Kellogg 1 yr vs 2 yr MBA. Pros vs Cons.

For context, first generation Italian American. 3.92 gpa from highly respected small private college. Double major in Finance and Applied Math with minor in info system. Decent community service. White male will be 26 when I start. Applying round 1 this year. 740 gmat.

Does anyone have any insight to an agency or ad company that has mainly luxury/fashion clients? Really looking to get into the luxury fashion advertising/marketing niche and don’t know where to start. Thanks! I’m in Chicago, by the way

Does anyone have good books to read or people to follow on LinkedIn or Twitter who are well known in the B2B Marketing space? I might be transitioning to a new role in B2B from B2C and I want to make sure I’m selling the right skills I already have and learn quickly if I get this job.

(1/2) Hi all, based in the UK 🇬🇧, would appreciate your advice on how I could break into product management.

Context: Graduated in 2019 (Finance), 2 years at EY as a business consultant on mix of pmo projects and tech projects where I was developer (data vis, power platform, sql, vba, data analysis etc.). Joined Google on a 6 month contract as a data analyst.

Should I be applying for product analyst roles? Should I apply for strategy consulting? Could I go straight for prod mgmt roles?

What can I do outside the office to boost my resume and be a substantially more attractive candidate for top consulting firms in ~12 months time. Working in disputes and valuation role but want to go into management consulting next year (post MBA role). I feel like my job isn’t enough because skills aren’t considered as transferable outside this field.

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Is anyone working as a Salesforce QA? Please let me know what are your daily tasks on a high level and what are the main areas a QA works on.. I'm planning to switch to Salesforce as QA.. Need some guidance..

What is the value in professional certifications? ACCA, CFA, CIPD, etc.

I am A2 in PwC AC Bangalore in Management consulting - I want to shift to US office due to some reasons. Can anyone please elaborate the intercompany transfer / internal rotation process? Like where to apply? what are the requirements?

Anyone who laterally transitioned from T2 strategy to MBB, are you glad that you transitioned or regret it? Why?

What level Azure certification do recruiters start to express interest in? Administrator? Dev? Anything more advanced than fundamentals?

I’m a CFP® and work as a test engineer for financial planning software. I’m pretty new to the tech space, and wondering what jobs might be out there in the fintech space as I gain more software knowledge. It’s kind of niche working in financial planning software as my background is financial planning. What kind of jobs are out there that might translate well and would have good earning potential?

Hello Folks! Share your thoughts on which tech skill will be the hottest skill in the market in next 3-5 years?

Do you all see a compelling future in your tax career? I’ll go first, I don’t see a compelling future working for a large PA firm in the long run because you have to work more as you move up. However, I do see a compelling future by using my knowledge and skills to open my own firm/business and work less hours as long as I make enough money which is $75k, or if I do work long hours, it’s because I want to.

What is the scope of work for TSE sub service line under Sat EYGDS/EY India

Need an opinion on the Vanguard VIGAX/VIGIX. I’m index riding with that fund but am wondering if I should shift my risk and go with VT or another Vanguard fund. Thoughts?

I would like to hit fire between 40-50. Currently 27, 185k total comp (125 for me and 60 for partner). Like my job don’t hate it don’t love it. Does an MBA make sense? I’m guessing it could take me to 170ish with that schools I’m looking at but wondering if the 40-50 retirement range makes an mba not make sense since I’d only have 10-20 years to save vs 12-22.

Would have to finance the whole thing myself. Current net worth is 140k. Thoughts?

Aside from the normal baby registry stuff, what are the best financial gifts people can give? For example: savings bond. Can you open a brokerage account to add to? What are some cool smart things you’ve seen or done?

Recession means we’re all stuck at our miserable jobs

Thoughts on buying an older Aston Martin? (mid-late 2000s DB9, V8 Vantage, etc.)

I originally planned on applying for law schools this fall and enter fall 2021. Any insights on how hard law firms are getting hit? Im worried about firms canceling/downsizing 1L/2L summer internships

What do you do for fun during the weekends ? Bowling , hiking etc?

Is salary credited for KGS today or will it be tomorw

Best and worst recruiting firms for Private Equity

Best NYC growth equity shops for WLB and career progression?

Hi everyone! I apologize ahead of time if this post turns out fairly long. I’d like to hear your thoughts and if you agree on some things I’ve been thinking about. 1/?

When asked,do you disclose your current rate in an interview? Are you required to provide evidence? What is the norm? Thanks!!!

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I recently left ADP and my LWD was 13th sept. Now I want to send my last 3 months payslips and form 16 to my new company. Anybody know how can we access it?

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Best SPG + Marriott hotels in Beijing?

Has any one worked as analyst at P&G before, just was wondering how is the work load?

Anyone here work or has interviewed for a data science role at DataRobot? Would love to get some insight. Third interview coming up.

Learning cloud architecture right now so apologies if these are obvious questions: Best ways to store video metadata to perform analysis on it? I'm looking at AWS and GCP. Saw that Cassandra would be good for it, but not sure what the GCP equivalent is? But also I'm a bit confused on if Cassandra is just a DB and storage would need to be elsewhere? All help is welcome! I've been spinning my wheels on Google trying to understand

KPMG folks, thoughts about Lighthouse relative to other big 4s? About to start the interview process. Coming from EY FSO DDnA

This might be a long shot ... but I have a Statistics assignment due for tonight in a few hours

Does anyone know how to do Linear Discriminant Analysis with more than one predictor - by hand? I know how to compute in R but my professor wants it done by hand .... fml

Any cyber security folks here? or those interested in systems engineering? Potential role with TC 120-180, awesome team and wlb, at least compared to consulting.

Has anyone interviewed for a Data Scientist position at Facebook and have any advice on the coding and product sense interview?

Hello, Anyone here from Deloitte Omnia AI who could refer me for an open opportunity.

Big 4 Data Scientists, how did you exit to big tech firms? I’ve been unlucky with online applications and even referrals. I think it might be my resume or how I present myself. Can any free birds please give guidance?

Is 128k a fair base salary for Consultant in Deloitte Analytics & Cognitive. MS CS and about 3 yrs experience. In one of the fastest growing but midtier tech cities in the US.

When industries refer to business intelligence engineers, are they looking at a senior level or entry level? Some of these job descriptions seem rather outlandish in terms of years of experience required like 5+

Anyone who has done masters in business analytics Singapore? Could you help on courses, Scholarships and careers and jobs. Looking for help.

Folks applying for Data and Analytics roles in the industry at M, SM, D Levels, what technical/functional topics do you prepare for on the Analytics side?

Meeting with a recruiter at one of the FAANG companies. I won’t be able to move jobs because of H1b /GC at least for the next year. Any idea if I should start off with that or should I just try to understand the work that they have been doing?

Single book recommendation for user research?

Goal is interview prep. Ideally focused on applications in tech.

Business practice: "can you guys build a model that overlays where Coronavirus is going to break out with client sites"