Hi fishpeople,
Does anyone here have any suggestions for how to prep for CFA Lv 1? I have quite a bit of downtime these coming weeks and was looking for something to fill the gap.

For those of you who made your first million in net worth, what did you do next?

I had two interviews with two people at different companies and each time the interviewer had their camera off stating that they are having connection issues. Is that acceptable for candidates to do?

How is hexaware as a company in terms of work culture? @

How do you deal with anxiety before a big presentation? I really struggle with this and want to get better.

Can anyone please refer me in LTI.

I have 2.8 yrs exp. Skillet - Azure Cloud, Devops. Open to any new latest technology as well.

I am serving notice period.

Thanks for your help

How do I become employee of the month? Where I work, being named employee of the month comes with a great bonus that you can get whenever you're honored with this title.

Looking at cpa experience requirements in MA. You need at least 1 years of experience but "no more than 3 years". What does that part mean?

For staff/seniors in public accounting. Would you rather be paid 1 1/2 for your tax season overtime hours or would you prefer to wait for a big fat bonus check at the end of the company year? I heard KMPG paid overtime at 1.5 back in the day when the others didn't. I am sure they have now cut that out though.

I will resign in coming few days. I want my notice period to be reduced from 60 day to say 30days. I am not occupied in client project currently. My question is to whom should I talk to get my notice period reduced? What is the process?

Got a call for Jamaica location, QA role.
It’s through some Indian consultancy. They would pay in INR (2.5 lakh per month) .
Is that good to go and survive in Jamaica. Accommodation would be from consultancy.

What would be possible starting salary in KPMG Toronto Hamilton office if you are joining as a 2nd year staff accountant or 1st year senior, working towards CPA. Also, is CPA required at senior level or manager level?

What is the biggest piece of advice you’d give someone starting a new role/joining a new team?

Does tiger analytics provide training after joining as experienced? How much time generally given to cop up in the project?

After onsite interviews at FAANG, received positive feedback from recruiter and had follow-up meeting with hiring manager to discuss role details. However, still no offer in hand. Should I... (cont.)

Has anyone heard about hale global? It’s a VC/PE firm focusing on turnaround companies. Trying to find more info about this company and what type of deals they have done. But can’t seem to find many news. If anyone can share any insights about this company, that would be great. Thank you!

What are AFS’s education benefits - do they provide free udemy / learning tree accounts for self study?

Hi, I have 12+ YOE with dev experience in Mainframe and testing experience in Guidewire Insurance portals. Can anyone refer me to suitable jobs

EY-P is actively recruiting for experienced hires (senior - senior director) . We are a fast growing team and would love to bring more members aboard! If you have prior strategy / operations experience feel free to pm me to see if you are a good fit. Happy to refer.

Do you think M&A playbooks are needed for teams with a limited M&A capability?

Does experience in financial due diligence with Big4 ensure good future opportunities ? Also how good is it for an MBA finance considering the majority of crowd I have found being CA on LinkedIn..

TIA

How important is prestige for exit opportunities compared to actual work done? Will a big name firm always trump a smaller less known firm that your average person doesn't know?

What kind of modeling is required in ODD projects? What are u actually doing on the project? It’s described as M&A strategy ODD type of work

Do industry professionals involved in M&A sign to close and integration work long hours too or do they peace out at 6

What are the best exit opportunities after working in ODD, CDD, valuations for a few years? IB? PE possible?

hi all, currently have two offers:

1: EY - FDD, home city, very good $$ for FDD

2: PwC - post-merger integration, DDV team (essentially M&A Consulting) - bigger city, always been keen to move

Coming as a Senior in Audit, with recent FDD exposure (2 deals, obviously not much). I was looking for something more than just number crunching, wanting a mix of quant / quali / strategic work. M&A Advisory or a Corp Strategy role is where I'm looking to end up long term.

Thanks in advance!

Looking to break into investment banking M&A as a lateral analyst. Been doing Valuations for almost a year (graduated spring 2018 from ug). I've practiced modeling and finance questions. Cont...

Anyone from Strategy& Deals Strategy open to chatting?

I saw that your group is hiring again for entry-level (I'm currently a college senior - made fb account during internship). I really enjoyed my past CDD work and would love to learn more about the team. Thanks!

Is deal flow starting to pick back up? Just started as an FDD analyst and would love to keep my job

Considering a move from a B4 to the West Monroe deals practice. Any insights from people working there or who worked there?

Align to non-M&A offering but do a lot of work in the space (DD, integrations). B4 recruiter reached out and wants me to provide resume@for review with hiring partner. Does it work if I provide a bio with summary of M&A projects (client names removed) instead of a traditional resume? Also plan to list education and previous roles.

Good book recommendations on the basics behind M&A deals and the DD process? Asking for a friend who is looking to start a search fund and has operational experience but no finance.

How is Accenture’s M&A practice regarded relative to Big4 - PwC DDV, EY TAS ..

Why do private equity firms use M&A consultants?

Alvarez & Marsal. How does one get a job there?