Hi, I have an upcoming interview for the FactSet Apprenticeship – Research Analyst role.
Could someone please share what topics are usually asked and how to prepare effectively?
Thanks in advance.”

6 months pregnant and just laid off. And 40% of my severance was just taken in taxes .. I just spoke with paid family leave and I no longer qualify even though I had been paying into the program (thanks NY).. I already applied for unemployment but doctors are telling me I’ve got 10-14 weeks left in this pregnancy.. so stressed having twins and being unemployed, no maternity leave, no paychecks coming in, and I’ve been applying but not a single interview.. just ugh. 😭

Has anyone interviewed for a Reliability Engineer position at Microsoft? What was your experience and what kinds of questions were you asked?

Hey Fishes,

I’m looking for a referral at Infosys Consulting.
Any leads would be helpful.

Thank you.

How long does the interview process take for Bain? It’s been a week since the practice case walkthrough and I’ve heard nothing back, and I reached out to the recruiter a day after the practice interview. Getting a little nervous

Me: 4.5 years in audit, Big 4, interviewed and accepted an offer in industry. You can let me know if your background differs and I can help tailor my responses to you.

Any good recommended books on how to build a scalable product and team? I'm looking for recommendations for two areas: 1) in general laying the groundwork in a startup to have the tools and especially processes in place to scale, and 2) tactical focus on building a SaaS project. I've been promoted into a management role from Dev roots, so need to learn more PM processes to be an effective manager in day job, plus would like to start building my own SaaS solution.

Folks, based on your experience, what are the pros and cons of making an internal transfer within your firm and/or applying for a role at another firm when making a move to the west?

What are the best exit opportunities for seniors?

At what point is too much prep?? I think reading about how grueling the Amazon interview process is has sent me into a spiral lol. Interview is tomorrow and can someone just tell me it really isn’t as bad as everyone says it is??! 😂😭

Had a great phone interview with a recruiter a few weeks ago. Said recruiter left and the new one said they were behind in their process but would keep me posted. That was 2 weeks ago. How to proceed?

Hey folks
I’m thinking of applying for the position of associate product manager 1, having an experience of 2.5+ years. What is the salary package I can expect ?

Planning to exit tech firms as a mid to senior level roles. What are some possible sources I can reach out at to make this happen?

Can someone please tell me about PwC Healthcare Advisory team culture? I am considering accepting a role there as an SA?

How do you get a referral? I applied to GT and thought a referral would help my chances but I haven’t had much luck getting a response from reaching out and cold emailing associates in the past

Is there a tax practice that involves lots of tax research and doesn’t require a lot of compliance? I love the technical side of tax and don’t mind spending all night researching a tax issue (that’s what got me into a master of tax) but I just hate hate compliance side of tax

Have any 🐠 here joined a PE fund as an LP?

Do folks move from seed/series A VC to a HF if so for what opportunities? 3+ years experience at the fund and 1 year as a CVC portfolio manager

How much can we expect CTC for 7.5 years of experience in Oracle

Are you considering relocating your productions away from Southern California? If so, where are you looking to film?

Let’s help each other find our next favorite drama. What are your favorite dramas and what do you like about them? What are dramas that fell flat for you?

I have a business background and a year ago, after I enrolled in a major European business school blockchain specialization, I decided to start focusing my career on this technology

I would like to continue going up on my learning curve while helping businesses adopt blockchain

Any career advice based on your experience? Best companies in the industry?

Way oversold in my opinion. EOS is very exciting, hoping for something special over the next three months!

Have efforts to increase diversity in real estate careers been successful, or do you think there is still a long way to go?

Planning a weekend excursion to upstate New York, preferably somewhere on a lake within 3 hours of Morristown, NJ. Recommendations for a location close to nice dining/winery/brewery spots? Ideally don’t want to spend more than $500 for the weekend including lodging.

Hi everyone, have a noob question here. When did you share the pregnancy news with your employer? Not sure when it’s optimal to do that. :)

What does it take to pass final rounds?

I did decently well on all components (framework, brainstorming, exhibits) but made 2 calculation mistakes with one interviewer… already anxious as I wait for news

I have joined Sunlife yesterday. I was having offer from Capgemini as well but decided to join Sunlife.

I am settled in Bangalore and cannot relocate to Gurgaon. Sunlife HR provided me remote work option.

Now I am not sure that was fair decision for me or not.

CTC was almost same.

Need your comments.

Thank you!

I am moving to Hyderabad on 4th Nov. Can anyone tell me if they have a vacant room in an already occupied flat near office. I am preferably looking for something within walking distance. Please help 🙏

M&A lateral here - any insight into Latham, Gibson or K&E?

Hi Fishes,

Wanted to understand what is the equivalent designation of a Consultant in other companies: is it equivalent to a Manager or Assistant Vice President or Team Leader?

I am currently working in a MNC Company handling global actions, in other words, functioning offshore from India for US.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone. I am currently a CA student, working as a Taxation Executive in a manufacturing industry for the past 3 years. My profile includes handling of direct and indirect taxes in the company ranging from preparation of the working upto the entry of outstanding and payment in books. During this period I got an appraisal once citing reasons due to lockdown of a mere 20%. My current CTC is 3.5 lakhs and I'm planning to switch to another company. Can someone advise on the CTC i should ask for?

Hey folks, what is the average salary for a Financial Planner role in India?

Hi Everyone, I am looking for a job change. I have 5+ years of experience (2 years in Indirect Taxation and over 3 years in Business Finance). Currently I am into Retail Business Finance. If anyone has any leads, please provide reference. Thanks

What is the approx salary for FP&A professional with 12 year of experience?

Hi guys.

I'm looking for a job in finance field I'm a fresher just graduated in 2021 and I currently work in customer operations as no one is hiring a fresher and everyone needs prior work experience in finance.

Would appreciate if anyone can refer or let me know if there are opening in Delhi gurgoan noida indore or Mumbai preferably.

I'm willing to relocate

What does J grade in BNY MELLON means?
What is the salary range for this grade

Well this is gonna be long post.
Working at hybrid model of IT company and PSU company. My employer IT company lost bid and now the contract is of another company. We have been asked that contract over as on 31.7.2022 and we are supposed to go and sit at company office. It's a loss of pay for 100 people on project. Our company said we can't join new bidder company because we signed agreement on offer letter that we won't be joining client for atleast a year. It's inconvenient and crazy for us.

People can be terminated for requesting Work from home option due to health issues? Please share the inputs and if anyone know about the legal terms.Thank you.

Hi I have 2 offer one frm Crisil as a Private Equity Research Analyst offer of 12fixed
Other from M&G as Asst Mgr for Research profile offering 14fixed + 75kjb. I dont know how to compare. One is Client side research and other is Buy side portfolio monitoring. M&G team will be a new setup. Can you help evaluate?

Hi fishes,

I had actually applied through a referral to Deliotte for Fx settlemets position. I got a call from Hr asking for CTC and notice period. Haven’t heard back since 2 weeks. Does it take long for them to schedule a interview or what could be the case?

FX & Treasury Sales Job at a bank in India

I work at an US bank in a middle office role in India but I’m not liking it much because it’s process oriented. Now I’m getting an offer from an Indian based bank for the Treasury and FX sales role but I’m so confused about the job security and targets. My questions are below:

1) Will I be asked to work for 12 hours?
2) Will I be given targets and if I don’t meet it, will I be fired or something?