Hey 🐠. What are some non-government, non-tech destinations? I’ve been consulting for large NatSec agencies for almost 15 years and am just over it. Masters and PMP. I do national security policy and strategy and strat comms, not finance or tech. Research and writing and leading teams sound great. But I would literally go paint cabins in the woods if the comp was good enough. Would like something very different.

How hard is the path from lit to GC?

Looking for suggestions on qualifications I should pursue.

I'm a Junior Project Manager, pivoting myself into the consulting industry. I have a Business Analysis Foundation certificate and considering pursuing Prince 2 Foundation and Practitioner.

Is Prince 2 worth it for my long term goals? And how valuable is it? Is there other qualifications worth pursuing e.g. Prince 2 Agile?

TIA

Hello Fishes,
I need a suggestion.
I have 3.3 YoE in sap po with knowledge of sap abap.
I am interested to work in development for po and abap both. Now i am in po sustain team but in a good project.
Should I switch? Is there any future or opportunities as sap abap and po developer?

How much do you guys make in Pittsburgh? Trying to figure out what is market? I’ll go first, $240K TC, M3. Consulting.

I have got a offer of 22 lpa fixed from IBM in ban 07B.yoe 10 years.current ctc ~ 10.5 lpa.

How many fishes here who have got more than 500% hike while switching?

Any suggestions on Tech Consulting to Product Management path (certifications, courses etc)? 6yoe including tech implementations (BI, ERP) ; consider myself a generalist. Honestly looking for an exit into some intesesting product related work (potentially in big tech) but wondering how to reframe my exp & upskill myself in Prod space.

Accenture talent and org offer. Manager hire at $175k base and $25k signing. Good?

I got
Business results - S
Client/Customer/Stakeholder - S
Teamwork and Leadership- O


Is this a good rating?. My manager said they won't give SSS to anyone unless they are a promotion candidate. Why do they have to reduce the rating just because of that?

Is this going to affect my hike, bonus?. This is my first review at the firm. Please help.

Hi,
what will be the inhand salary after TDS deduction for 16.5 LPA.

No investments nothing.

Hi Fishes,

Need your suggestion. I have given an interview in EXL for Senior Business Analyst role and been shortlisted. Could you all please suggest how much should I expect and ask.

YOE :- 4 Years and 9 Months
Skills :- SQL, Power BI, Tableau
CCTC :- 5.25 lakh

What could be the salary range for lead assistant manager for 8.4 yrs yoe in EXL

Hello fishes,

I have got offers from EXL and Genpact for Data Engineering Consultant position both with same payscale, I am a bit skeptical of which one to choose. YOE : 5 years
And how much remuneration can I expect from EXL with 5 yoe in Azure Data Engineering(ADF+Synapse+Databricks+PySpark+SQL) domain?

Will request you guys for your feedback.

Thanks in advance

Hands on Skills in COBOL,DB2,JCL,VSAM

I have been looking for job change and when I speak to HR's with the expectations of around 25 LPA fixed( my current salary is 15 LPA)... Most of the companies are directly rejecting my profile saying budget issue...

But is it really more that i am asking for or is it because of the my skill set?

What is the highest limit of fixed salary for Senior Consultant with band-c1 in EXL as i am joining immediately

Been working at a startup law firm doing transactional work and recently the partner of another firm doing private defense litigation has attempted to scalp me with a base pay well above my current. Likely going to turn it down seeing as I enjoy the flexibility of where I’m at but any experience with this and how to appropriate handle/leverage this event for a positive result with current employer?

How are hours in PE ops? Seems investment side is 50-60 then 80+ on live deals

This strike at Facebook is messing up my numbers. Has anyone else been in a situation like this? They were a major source of work for me. What can I do? I really need advice.

How much UBS offers for 8+ years of exp. With counter offer of 23lpa. Kindly help.

Due to politics in team against me, I was given C band for my performance and now I am ineligible for DCA 202. Any suggestions on how to increase salary within tcs or I will have to wait for next cycle?

Hi fishes,
I will be promoted to A from this Oct . Pay scale will change from Oct . So will I get yearly hike or they ignore it ?

If anyone wish to re join IBM, what is the minimum gap one should have to take ?

Anyone maintain real estate license on the side? If yes, which broker is a good one to associate with of the ones with all these crazy commission models?

Ladies: (no wrong answer) When considering the finances of a potential boyfriend, which is more important to you:
A. his current income;
B. his current debt;
C. his current savings;
D. his current investments

Keep in mind, I am not excluding all the more important factors in picking a partner, I’m just curious about this specific consideration.

PENN down 20% on earnings miss and Portnoy allegations…what to do?

Does Globant terminates the employment of certain trainees after their probation(3 Months) based on their performance in the training period? Some of the fresher trainees were laid off this morning without giving a notice or reason.

We were told that the probation period is a training period & not an elimination one. It was shocking as a few of those trainees were actually good.

Hi everyone
How much time S&P Global takes to background verification after accepting the offer letter and submitting the required documents

Thanks

Thoughts on google nest org?

Can someone explain high yield savings accounts to me? Why doesn’t everyone use them? Should I switch banks so that my HYSA is the same as my checking account?

Anyone have connections to startups in Boston? Would love to talk

Just got another rejection... Is exiting to FAANG or MB really this hard? Trying to go tech.. or mbb, but not getting anywhere. I have 2 masters (mba, ms) from top schools, been in consulting for over 10 years, I am confident that I know my stuff well..but still I keep getting rejected. Interviewed with Google, Amazon, Cisco, McKinsey, and a few others and every-time there is something that is not a match... are the hiring managers looking for like 100% match? That will never happen!!!

Any insight on moving from consulting to relationship management?

For those who’ve interviewed or worked in PE Operations, how much of a finance background is needed? Any accounting knowledge?

Exit opportunity at JP Morgan.. Executive Director, all-in at 300, base at 200.. I am being low-balled right? I am a tenured EM. Thoughts on what might be a good range for this level in the industry?

Leaving for a series C unicorn company with less than 1 YOE. Should I stay in consulting? The TC is 15% lower but the hours are 9-5 and ex MBB people with 3 YOE exit to the same position but one level above me.

Do you typically get paid more if you go directly through a company’s recruiters or through a third party recruiter? I’m getting messages from both for the same role

IBM - Official cloud and AI partner of the US open.. for all other BS, we are here.. #greendot

Results of my survey are in!!! The professions that pay the most are the following.

Big tech firms:
Big law:
I-banking:
Management consulting: l
Advisory at Big 4:
Doctor:
Quant at hedge fund
Fundamental analyst at hedge fund:

Thoughts?

Have a final round on-site at Uber within Central Operations team. Anyone been through the process? Any wisdom to lend on presenting against the case study/prompt they provide you?

Do you have to give two weeks notice that you're leaving? Don't want to burn bridges, but I'm ready to go now haha.

Trying to chart my next move and not sure what direction to go. All I know is I’m tired of being always “on” in a client-facing environment.

Any podcasts, books, etc I can read for insight into more internal roles like biz ops, corporate dev/strategy, other??

4 YOE total all in consulting. Currently a SC. Clients/work have been commercial healthcare implementation & public health strategy, risk, process imp etc.

Anyone looked into an exit to Lordstown Motors, Canoo?

Hello fish friends! I have 10 years of OCM experience, and have started to wonder about career paths outside of consulting. Any insights into what might be a logical transition?

Working at Deloitte in Strategy and Analytics. Looking for exit ops, what are the best exit ops. I don't mind staying in consulting.

I believe in the philosophy of learning from other's experiences, success stories, mistakes and regrets while keeping in mind that similar set of life events may unfold into totally different ways/outcomes for others as there are always too many variables in the equation called LIFE. People may arrive at different destinations at different times while being on the almost similar path.

That being said-

If given a chance to RELIVE your life again, what would you do differently and why?

Does studying for top consulting firms’ case interviews help in any way for interviews with other firms (e.g., FAANG case interviews) ?

What’s a reasonable base salary for a startup BD associate? Series B, solid funding, and currently sitting at 3 YOE in strategy consulting

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