Hi folks! I'm curious, when are you going to start in-person qual again (if you haven't already)? And has completing all qual online during the pandemic changed the way you will implement in-person qual in the future?

My joining date in axtria was 11th july.. but i got a mail today that it has been extended to 8th august. My notice period is going to end on 7th july. Is there anyone whose joining got extended?

Why are EMBAs more expensive than MBAs? Do they have higher ROI?

So Q1 has been abnormally weak for agencies across the board, right? Is it fair to say Trump is finally starting to effect the economy?

Moving from T2 to McKinsey. How do vacation requests work? I have family and friends getting married this fall in weddings delayed because of covid, but I’ll just have started so wanted to get a sense of how realistic taking vacation this fall would be and how to approach taking it (e.g. mention to HR, staffing). TIA!

Anyone have feedback on in house attorney positions with Mercury Insurance?

How do we measure OOH these days? Anybody?

Hi Fishies, I have got offer from Salesforce for Success engineer role. But I am working as a Salesforce developer. I do have a offer of Salesforce developer role from Deloitte. Can anyone please help me about the role and responsibilities of support role? Will it be good idea to switch from developer to support role? My YOE is 2.6.

My wife is up for a promotion to Martech Director. We cannot find good data on where salaries are at for this level of position. Midwest region. 11 years experience marketing analytics leader. Been with company for a couple years and successfully navigating other tech stack discussions including developing people, vendor selection, project management and everything that goes with being a Martech leader who’s been around the block. She’ll get to back fill a analytics manager with direct reports

I have been working as a Sr BA with 3 YOE for Uber. I have the following offers

1. Zomato : Product Analyst , 21 LPA all fixed

2. Meesho: Snr. Business Analyst, 20 Fixed + 12 Esops (3yrs vesting)

3. Uber: Manager (L3) - In process (mostly they'll match to retain)

4. Google: Product Analyst - In process (I'm confident I'll have something but process would last longer, and I have will have to take a call on above 3)

I have an incline to build career in product. Suggest me the best.

Do firms typically share closing binders on M&A deals? Putting one together and an associate on the other side offered to share theirs whenever I asked for a particular document that I was missing. Is it an insult that I had to get them to give me theirs?

How many of you do some bicep curls before going out on a date?

Need a recommendation for a cool whisky display/shelf to go in the man cave! Recommendations for anything else I should get for the bar area are welcome too!

KTOS - seems like a good play if things escalate in the Middle East

@ND folks... How's DLF phase 3 for renting a flat? I'll be moving to Gurgaon soon and have no idea which neighbourhoods are ideal for accommodation.

What’s the best savings account to keep money in? Interest rate? Minimum balance requirement? Annual fees?

Hi All! I am looking to connect with Oracle professionals. Currently work in B4 and would love to meet folks with a background within Oracle security. Message me if anyone is open to new, full time roles.

Hi All,
I have 6 years of experience in WPF with MVVM and SQL Server.
Can anyone please refer me if any opening for WPF developer.
thank you 😊

Makes sense, consulting fundamentally changes businesses internally and advertising fundamentally changes them externally, though syncing those two up will be interesting

Has anyone transitioned from traditional agency environment to implementation consulting? Over the past few years I've been building workflows and in house teams for clients in addition to the standard creative asks. Wondering if experience like this is even aligned.

Anybody here use StatSocial or any other social audience research platforms?

I’m looking to pivot into a growth innovation team (agency or tech).

I’m currently running all components of marketing / growth (for startups). But lately the researching, conceptualizing, and designing of growth opportunities makes me happier than executive.

Anyone in the field able to share any advice on getting into the field? Or willing to give a referral?

YOE: 10
TC: $140k

Hoping to connect with more insights and market research folks. New to Fishbowl and seems to be a lot of people in tech and consulting firms. For those in insights and market research roles, can you tell me 1. what is your current role and 2. what are your career goals? I'll go first.

Hey friends! Anyone have any recs on some recent and useful Consumer Insight reads/books? I know there’s a ton of stuff on the web but looking for an actual book 🤓 - specifically one with a focus on recent/innovative research methodologies for brand work. TIA!

Do y'all have any tips or insights about switching from client to vendor side research?

I'm making the jump from client side to vendor side soon. And also a jump from individual contributor to manager. While I've been in client facing sales roles before, I've only ever worked on the client side in consumer insights. Any advice on making this switch is appreciated!

Question on switching from provider side to brand/client side…
I’ve been on the “solution provider side” to brands CPG/retail insights and innovation teams, largely in account management (sales) for B2B syndicated database/SaaS providers.
I’m looking to break into an insights/innovation-type role on the client side.
Any suggestions on addressing perceived experience gap because I’ve always been on the pricier side? Are industry certifications helpful on a CV?
Lots of questions, TIA!