Hi all, I am an analyst at KPMG Italy with 1 YOE. My goal is to achieve an MBA, preferably in the US. What do you think should be next steps to maximise my chances to get into such programs? Perhaps stay an extra year at KPMG with the possibility of becoming an associate or start planning a move in PE/IB/MBB? Thanks in advance!

I just had my first behavioural interview with VCA for a Digital Consulting Manager role and the Dir said he was going to progress me to the next round.

I have never worked in consulting before, my background is all project management/marketing/advertising and I have an MBA. Wondering if anyone can give me an idea of the type of case questions they've been asked during their interviews for VCA.

Thanks in advance!

Is it worth pursuing a management position coming from being an engineer? What is your opinion on trying to go this route?

I got an offer from HBS and Wharton last year. GMAT: 740. Background: male, top 20 state school. I was at big 4 at the time. Applied R2. AMA. Good luck to everyone!

Hi Fishes i am making a whatsapp group for the people who are transitioning from non-tech field to data science
If anyone would be interested plz join
And let's learn , and transition together

Agenda:
Putting self progress on the course they are doing ,so that others can be motivated and
Discussion on topics related to transitioning

Has anyone switched from a traditional private credit role (3 to 4 person deal teams) to an independent sourcing / execution role (you are the deal team), also in private credit. How difficult was the transition? Any advice?

Is it good to move from supply chain consulting to Big data Analytics field?

Hello. Is the Nvidia stack (deepstream sdk, tensorRT, Gstreamer, CUDA, etc.) widely used? Are the skills transferrable and worth learning?

Can I switch to data science now? I am a chartered accountant. YOE 6 yrs . Any course on data science. Can someone suggest?

Hi fishes, can you please help out.i have an offer of these companies. Which one to join for growth and learning?

Bajaj finserv , SBIcard , Cognizant, Evaluserve, or EXL services
for data science position .

Which top consulting firms, if any, will pay for your MBA?

Hi everyone, I'm eager to get some B.A or Project experience, having recently achieved my certification in Agile Project Management and I’m looking for new opportunities as a Project Administrator or Coordinator. I am experienced in project administration, sales, and PA work. I'm especially interested if anyone has any roles (remote or hybrid) in the U.K. Thanks in advance!

Looking to pivot into healthcare consulting. I come from a MHA background with a two year Administrative Fellowship following it. Any experience breaking into one of the top consulting firms with this type of background?

Are there any Data Engineers here who could share how did they get into it? Because there are very less entry level Data Engineering positions. Most of them require experience of at least 2 years.

Looking to start studying for the CPA is it worth to try to get into a Big 4 before passing? I've heard they will pay for it and give a bonus for passing.
Or stay where I am and know I'll have time to study with my current work load.

Did post-MBA consulting salaries increase from last year? We just got a note raising our base from 150k to 155k due to market competitiveness

What are your long-term career goals with recruiting? Do you think you'll stay in tech? Or exit to something else?

So many new job levels. The top keeps getting farther away... What is an Assoc Director? Exec Director? How are they different from Director? What about principal vs partner?

Good amount of BA Directors around 60 or older that I know. Agencies probably aren’t thinking about it but they need to work on the next generation soon. Great time to elevate some Sr level people to Associate Directors.

Hi everyone, how is OW in the middle east?

In terms of culture, career progression and projects?

Are their projects more into strategy or how exactly?

Mercedes E class vs BMW 5 series? How would you rate each?

Any Range Rover Velar owners/leaseholders here?

Would love to hear about the good, bad and ugly. TIA 😊🙏 Also about whether you own or lease it.

High performance wagons? Have under 2 years left on my m340 lease and really wish we got more wagons over in the States. Anyone have any recommendations for consideration? 2 kids fit fine in my car now,
but could use more space and do not want a SUV.

Thoughts on a m340i? I might just pull the trigger.

What kinds of roles do S1s usually jump to?

Hi Folks,

I wanted to know about the work life balance at Bain and Company in the global people analytics department?
And what yearly appraisals one can expect?

Thanks

Hi fishes! I recently graduated. I got campus placed as associate analyst consulting in Deloitte in my 5th semester. It's been an year there was no communication from the Deloitte apart from the letter of intent. Now recently I received a mail saying we'll be onboarding in phases and onboarding will be completed for 2022 batch by February 2023 . Legit they are making us wait for another 6 months....like wtf is thissss!??!????!!!! Your opinion/advice/suggestions are most welcomed!!!

Hi fishes,
Need your thoughts.
I am done with my client interview and it went well but they are asking me to come to gugaon location.
I am from Bangalore location.
I directly said to client that I can't since I have my family here.
When I inform this to my manager he is saying how come u say like this to client.according to kpmg policy u need to travel to anywhere to work.
This is not good right. What should be my reply to the client in such a case and how to handle manager on this?

Can anybody please refer me to Job ID: 3096927 ?
Dm for email

Any current MBA students on here? Any wisdom/things you wish you knew before starting??

Hi Fishes,

Are there any updates to physically return to Banglore office for work? Is June a hard deadline to join the office?

Does anyone have any insight into partners retiring early? I am at a point where I need to consider leaving if I am not aiming for partner. I don’t see myself working past my 40s. My partner and I are not big spenders and anticipate have enough to retire comfortably in 40s (obviously a lot can change). I have been assured I will become SM in next year (currently 31 years old).

What do bankers in SF wear these days? Visiting next week (I’m female) and want to know the vibe. Shoes especially….

Let's talk salary.

I'm up for a raise soon and I'm at 43,000 a year. Anyone have any advice on what I should ask for?

Is it mandatory for all TCS employees to WFO from November or any exemptions will be considered?

How do you go about finding a co-founder at the ideation stage in AU? I have tried attending meet up events etc. but it’s hard to instigate that conversation

I’ve committed to a life coaching program to make changes that are needed to support me in leveling up personal and professional goals. A fresh start for my post-Covid world. I’m showing up for me.

How much does work experience impact your chances for MBA? Currently in a PMO function and the point of getting an MBA is to exit out lol

I got an offer from HBS and Wharton last year. GMAT: 740. Background: male, top 20 state school. I was at big 4 at the time. Applied R2. AMA. Good luck to everyone!

Thought on wearing nice (like branded) jewelry during interviews? Don’t want to come off as like rich but want to be polished

How important is the language test for INEAD - non-native speaker planning to apply with a language I learned and tested on in college

For those who went part-time mba at booth, Kellogg, or haas: what was your GPA and gmat/gre?

Anyone's GSB Portal who doesn't have the Waitlist Tab now? Maybe a botched update? Hearing people in a few different stages of their application with the tab? It has a View Decision button, which just says no decision when picked. If everyone has it, probably a botched update!

I keep hearing that Booth’s MBA program is rigorous (maybe the most rigorous out of M7). That said, how much more work are students expected to do compared to HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, etc.? I don’t know if this is an outdated opinion, considering a lot of MBAs are very demanding. Booth is personally my top choice for having a flexible curriculum & 2-3 days of classes. But I really want to know what to expect around the “rigorous” label. Does it mean I’ll be buried in coursework the other 2-3 days?

Is anyone else having trouble adding the First Day event on the Booth app?

Pros and cons for LBS/INSEAD Vs US B-schools?

How common is it to get a decent-sized merit scholarship from M7? I’m coming from MBB but not sure I want to commit myself to returning after I get my MBA and also don’t want to have to take out a bunch of loans.
(3.97 from T15 undergrad and 760 GMAT if that helps)

Is anyone else unable to access their MIT Sloan app right now?

Anyone have experience working with Fortuna? Would you recommend them?

Any recs for insightful and well written books on entrepreneurship? Friend is trying to launch his own startup so I’m thinking of sending him a relevant book as part of a thank you gift

What should I be keeping in mind when deciding to apply R1 R2 R3 etc.

Is IB or MBB more difficult to land?

Sponsored folks, where do you plan to intern during bschool?

Applied for the MIT Sloan MBA/Harvard MPP dual and got into Sloan. Would this significantly increase my chances of getting into the MPP?

What’s the difference between applying for round 1 and applying for around 2?

How to know if an MBA is worth it?