Hey All, was ghosted after multiple rounds - last interview ended with “looking forward to working together” HR reached out right after with “be in touch soon!” How common is this? PWC if that matters

I’m having the hardest time finding a new job. I have 12 years of HR experience, a masters in HR, SHRM certification, and all I keep getting are rejection emails. I’ve never experienced this difficult of a time searching for new opportunities. Is this normal once you hit a certain level in your career or is it just me?

Edward Jones advisor with 30 million AUM and roughly 250k gross production. Been there for almost 4 years. Got an offer at Merrill Lynch to take over a 100 million dollar retirement transition plan in 5 years, or to join a 5 person Merrill Lynch team that manages a lot.

Pros to EJ: Have my own office, a year or two away from partnership, great office setting and client satisfaction.

Pros to Merrill: Bump in compensation, additional tools and services w banking, ability to take over assets.

Hi folks, my YOE - 4.9 yrs and Tech Stack - Java full stack developer. I have offer from Barclays BA4 22 LPA fixed. Other company Tekizma(small scale) offering 25 LPA(22.5 FIXED + 2.5 Variable). I want to negotiate with Barclays. Please help me how much to negotiate or guide me in proper way to get something more from Barclays.
Barclays @Tekizma

Hello Fishes. Want to know the criteria for mid year hike in ATCI. I joined in Jun 2021 but didn't get any mid term hike or Nov 2021 .pls clarify

what do recruiters actually do? and why does it take them so long to respond?

Does anyone work for Capgemini invent? Got a call from a recruiter but looking for more details

Hi Fishes,
I applied to barclays carrier portal multipletimes, and I didn't hear back for any of them.
Could you please help as I have job ID with me for the same.
Please help!

Does anyone know if any staffing agencies or recruiters that have leads to org development, training, and l&d roles in NYC? Applying through LinkedIn and job postings is super slow 🥺

What is the base salary range for Consulting Technical Manager at Oracle?And does Oracle US pays variable and if yes what’s the percentage?

Is senior manager at PwC equivalent to senior manager at Deloitte .. consulting in b/w

Path at Deloitte : BA > C > SC > M > SM > P
Path at PwC : C > SC > M > SM > D > P

So can I say as a SM in D , you should only go for Director at PwC ?

Hi fishes, help me with this offer. It's an SDE role, 8 YOE. I'm currently at Google with $350-400k TC. This would be a level 5 at Robinhood. Base $210k. Sign-on bonus $45k Equity: $450k-500k. Thanks!

I got an offer from Audible? How is the work culture and WLB? Does Audible also has PIP culture?

TC:240 K
Level: L6

Dear Fishes,

Could someone let me know which is better to join IBM or deloitte USI both are offering same package?
Experience: 3.10 years
Role: Automation testing with selenium and Java

Interviewing at boomi for a enterprise AE role. What salary range should I expect?

How is SAP at capgemini ?

Can we take back our resignation post applying it in infosys? Does any one havr any idea on this

can someone tell me about ey fcux (fortune cookie ux design)? i have an offer for operations consultant from there but im not sure about the profile growth

In ey gds when mail will come for uploading docs before joining? What's are the documents need to upload? EY

Any tips for having to attend a team lunch and a separate happy hour while fasting? Outside of Ramadan happy hours aren’t awkward bc I’ll just drink soda or something. However, now do I just sit there and stare at them when they are drinking/munching on their lunch ? 😂

Why do bschools omit average acceptance gpa from their public class profile stats? Some do sure, but a large majority in T25 don’t 🧐

Any idea how many people have come across the border into the US since Biden was elected? It's hard to find actual statistics, everything I find is just political rhetoric 😕

Just moved to Denver and looking to make friends! I'm a (25M) who likes all the normal Denver things (ski, hike, bouldering). Let me know if you know anyone in a similar boat!

What would be examples of cushy industry jobs with good wlb with 200-300k pay check in finance industry? My work is mostly FS so it seems to make sense that I exit in that direction, but I keep hearing that finance in general is less chill than normal corporate sector jobs. Or is that just for IB/PE/HF?

I would gladly take a head of local bank branch or something as the culmination of my career but I fear that dream is too 1950s

Does anyone know how much aws advisory consultants have to travel or get paid? A general range is fine. Or what the work load and environment look like? I was considering leaving consulting and going industry as an internal role in a big tech company but then this possible opportunity came up for aws consulting.

Western nc CTE interview questions? How do I prepare?

What do you do when the people you thought you could count on for help, actually don't help?

Day 6 - 40 push ups challenge ✅ Enjoy your weekend 💪

Anyone have recs for acupuncture in Seattle?

I don’t have washer or dryer in my new place . I live bear highland park . I want to pay someone to do my laundry . Please recommendations 🆘🆘🆘

Chick Fil A is 🔥🔥 but in certain circles/cities it’s a bummer that some label this as the same as being homophobic.

I have a friend from another country coming to visit the US, they are working to get their tourist visa and have their interview scheduled. My friend is asking for a copy of my id for the interview. Is this normal, or an immediate red flag?

At what point do you walk away when bosses or team values do not align with your personal values? Boss told me I’m too soft and I should be prepared to burn bridges if it’s a good outcome for company.

Quick help: can I wear Armani blazer to client meetings

Hi All,

I have 4 yrs of exp as full stack developer and my current CTC is 15 lpa and notice period is of 3 months. I got an offer from another firm for 24lpa but they have shared the offer letter of DOJ after 2 months and asked me to negotiate my notice period or look for buyout. What should I do in this case? Should I connect with my current hr to negotiate? Cause I tried convincing the new hr to share the offer letter of DOJ after 3 months but she is not in the favour of that.

Why do people not respond to calendar invites? Come on now we can do better🙃

Looking for recommendations on a good book/resource on how to manage people, especially when you’re managing teams to achieve tight deadlines and also overall leadership for those teams. Currently on a project with tight regulatory deadlines and feel like I’m struggling to push people without pissing them off. Great learning curve for me and a good read seems timely. TIA!

Sensitive question--only respond if you're comfortable doing so.

What's your favorite taco bell menu item, and favorite taco bell sauce? Had some tough conversations recently and wanted get feedback.

How is utilization calculated? What happens if we are on the bench?

Interviewed for my dream job and didn’t get it. Now what

Noob flyer question: what does it mean to be on the standby list on the Delta app prior to my flight? Serious responses only please...

How long do you need to be at your firm out of UG before you can jump ship effectively to another firm? I imagine it’s much more difficult in this economy than it was before

Asking for a friend—joining Accenture TDP in about 2 weeks. He’s wondering how important it is to live near his home office and if its extremely necessary. It is not a possible for him to relocate now

Deloitte 🐠, can an applicant use a referral from the same person more than once? Had a friend refer me for a role and the recruiter said I was a great fit but they already had candidates in the interview stage. Appropriate to use the same referral for a similar role or wait it out for a while?

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

I'm thinking about leaving my job on Dec 31st. We have a week off during that week. Is there any limitations like you can't leave during a company holiday?

If I just chill on the bench for long will I still only get fired at the end of the year?

Good book recommendations? Male 🐟 here.

Currently 23 with 1.5 YOE. I have a goal to work abroad in APAC before the age of 30. Would you recommend I do so at ages 24-26, 26-28, 28-29?

Any really impactful books that have helped you career-wise? Not necessarily consulting focused. In need of guidance and a new book so figured I'd kill two birds with one stone or whatever.

What is a book you read that improved your life or career? Let's share to help each other! I'll start: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius.

For those of you that use webull or Robinhood for trading, which one would you recommend and why?

Anyone leave for a startup from consulting. How did you negotiate equity?

Have 500 to spend on home office productivity “gadgets” - any recommendations on what is worth purchasing?

So about those many PwC farewell emails...