How big / mature are IT Strategy practices at MBB? How does it differ from IT Strategy at big 4?

Can we do an unofficial poll here how many people work in Transactions M&A/ FDD/ Deal Advisory are females vs males? From what I see, not many females present here. Just want to get a better understanding before I switch.

Have interviewed big 4 company and got a offer around 25% bump and expecting better assignments than current firm. The partner in my practice reached out and is doing everything he can to make me stay

How do IBM NA Associate Partner compares with Deloitte C&M Specialist Leader? TIA

Anyone willing to offer referral for lateral hire consulting opportunities at MBB. Is it possible to share the profile internally with someone at Partner level for consideration.
12+ yrs experience in strategy, transformation, change, process improvement, cost optimization & analytics. Helped F500 clients on Future of Work & workforce transformation cases in pandemic.

Anyone willing to give me an EY-P referral? Im a junior w/ non-strat b4 consulting gig on my resume from this summer & am interested in making the switch for next summer.

Salaams!

Anyone hiring Program Managers (Technical or Non-Technical) or Engagement Managers? Currently with Big 4. Please let me know!

YOE: 6-7
Location: Washington DC area

Is it worth making the time/money investment to make the switch from big 4 FDD to MBB. This would require getting into and paying for a top MBA program and my net worth would be way negative after that. Are the MBB financial returns worth it? Im 26 years old for reference

I left Big 4 after 2 internships and 1 year as a staff for reasons I’ll describe below. I was highly rated and they didn’t want me to leave. I want to go back but only if I can be a senior. Realistic?

Just started b4 m&a — first job out of law school for reference — I don’t know what I’m doing at all and imposter syndrome is kicking in very badly. Any helpful resources ppl recommend for starting out?

How do people get interview call from Accenture Strategy & Consulting? I am an MBA from tier 2, 5 YoE post MBA in Financial Risk. Currently working with a Big 4.

I'm a recent grad who accepted an entry-level full-time job offer with Capital One. I knew that MBB and other consulting firms rarely ever negotiate salary with new grads, so I didn't with Capital One as well. Was that a mistake? What were the likelihoods that they would have raised my salary? I had no other competing offers at the time

I’m looking to exit B4 audit to transfer to B4 FDD/TAS. Has anyone made this move? Advice for interviews? I am not a CPA, however would consider pursuing my CFA. Is there a license requirement to make manager at the B4?

Any insight into Fenwick’s tech trans practice? Are they still hiring fully remote associates?

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 for referrals at MBB/S&/OW/Kearney in their Dubai/Doha/Riyadh offices for my sister since she can’t join Fishbowl. She graduated from top Canadian uni (UofT/McGill/UBC), grew up in ME and has an impressive academic background and work experience. Happy to connect with her directly.

Does Jeffries Energy IB group have great exit opportunities into PE?

6 years of experience with couple of years of Big 4 experience and making 92K in NY; Taking into consideration the current inflation and Great Resignation - how much should I negotiate as an AVP/Sr Analyst for a bank like Citi?

Hello everyone! Looking to move from Advisory to IFS. Can any of your folks mentor me on how best to do it?

What do people use for writing samples? I’m 5 years out of school and a job posting asked for a writing sample. My law school sample is 7 years old and unrelated to my area of practice, and I don’t think I can use anything from my current work due to the confidential nature. Do people just make up a writing topic and write about it?

With rates going up, is now a good time to start a CD ladder?

Advice & resources? My spouse and I are starting to make good money (ages 28 & 31, $105k & $70k) with $10k in savings (we were hit hard financially this year) and 2 car payments.

We live in a cheap apartment ($1.3k) that is sh*tty. Don’t quite have a down payment (especially not in ATX). Is it dumb to rent a house for a year at $3k/month while we save up again?

We both didn’t come from $ and are figuring out how to not be idiots 🙃 tbh we would prefer to rent forever but that feels dumb???

Hi Fishes,
What are general responsibilities of BA4 designated employee in Barclays as Salesforce developer?

Any suggestions on good books on consulting for reading during holidays

Hi fishes,

I got selected for sps T4, however I'm uncertain about the job role , if anyone could give insight about how the role is and what are the growth opportunities it would be great!

Thanks in advance!!! 😊

Is there anything that we can do at the individual level to help improve the public perception of our profession?

What’s the going rate for a commercial senior underwriting role and what companies have you found to be most enjoyable with a solid work life balance? Personally love where I’m at, but curious to see what else is out there.

Lower middle market bros. What’a your comp structure? I will share:
100k$ + 60k$ discretionary bonus

WFH is bringing me back to my college days of blasting ratchet music when I really should be diligently working at 11 am.

Does receiving a ‘Does Not Meet Expectations’ on year-end review with no other next steps - In this environment - basically mean I’m on the chopping block? Should I start job hunting?

My SO and I are touring a home tomorrow that we’re considering purchasing. With COVID restrictions + high interest in the home, we only have a 15 minute time slot to tour it. Suggestions on what things we must check out given the time constraint? We’re first time home buyers, so want to make sure we don’t miss anything critical during our tour

I have been applying for internships the last few months. Got few first round interviews but never concluded further in the application stage. Lots of rejections because I am not from a target university.

Still looking for a summer internship within a Quant Fund, Hedge Fund or Trading firm (HFT,Quant or Systematic). Anyone with tips?

Bit of background. I am a Physics and Math undergrad with previous experience in Capital Markets and Research.

Thanks in advance!

Breeder just called and said puppy has a very small hernia that should go away on it's own. Any cause for alarm? Said if it doesn't to away it can be corrected when it gets neutered.

I have one question please clarify
Was helping a friend in one of his assignment , Downloaded the data from my gmail and developed the report and sent to my gmail Id so in this process I just used the EY laptop will this create any problem ?

I was recently joined so wanted to get clarity on this please throw some light

Is the Russia / Ukraine tension causing this downtrend ?

How is the job security in accenture, i am switching to accenture on new technology which i learnt my self. I will try my best to.perform well, if i dont meet thier expections will i be put on bench or in PIP.
Exp 4

Is making SA just luck? This LA role is first non-executive role in 5 years and pays $40k less but I love the firm and have room to grow for once. 2 years in I'm not even close to SA. Am I a bad fit?

M/SM and above, why do you label a meeting as “touch point” or ask if you can have a “quick chat” when it’s something serious? Millennials like us always assume we’re about to get fired - I actually have been laid off in a meeting with that title. But at my new job, my boss asked for a “quick chat” to literally ask me to change the title of a meeting and then chat about christmas. Now that I’m in management, I want to understand it better.

What is it like working in Hong Kong the last few days?


Work from home? Protest? Or pretend nothing is happening.

Anyone have recommendations for super low cost internet in DMV area. Or tricks/ coupons to obtain lower than market rate?

Have the Big 4 raised their initial post-MBA salaries to somewhat match the recent MBB offer changes?

According to California, consulting firms don’t adapt well to remote work and will be one of the first businesses to return.. thoughts?

I’m looking into a senior account executive position at Marsh & McLennan Agency. Is anyone familiar with the career growth of this insurance sales and consulting space whom can connect with me? Thanks

🐠 Fam - What’s a good whiteboard solution for my home office? What do you use and from where do I get it? Thanks!

Anyone has fun with horoscopes? If so what do resources do you use?

Advice for new hires on what to do before joining, so as to remain ahead of the curve?

Does MBB pay out per diem or expense meals etc if travelling? If per diem, how much? If expenses, do they have efficient ways to reimburse? The process at Accenture is convoluted and time consuming

What’s a less annoying way to say things like “new normal,” “unprecedented times,” “new ways of working,” etc.? Writing a mass email on virtual tools and would like for folks to not roll their eyes at it lol

Where my single fems at on this Friday night :)

Supposed to find out if I got the job by yesterday or today - according to the recruiter - not hearing back yet, so I totally didn’t get it — fack lol aww well!

Has anyone recently flown (domestic) with a young lap child on United? Baby is 2 months and we haven’t gotten birth cert yet. I called United and they said no ID is necessary but I’m skeptical.

Layoffs at Walmart corporate 😬😬

Anyone else scroll through LinkedIn and constantly feel behind in their career? Everyone I know is exiting from MBB to VC/PE and I’m still making peanuts at Big 4. How do you deal with knowing you’re mediocre/less sharp?

Just accepted a job at big 4, I have 1 YOE experience as a data scientist, plan is to stay for 2 years then go to MBB or masters…thoughts?

Does anyone from EY have insight on layoffs? I'm seeing horror stories from other firms but haven't heard anything about EY layoffs. (Manager, FSO-Advisory-Risk)

If you get laid off when you’re in the middle of an interview process elsewhere, do you tell the prospective employer?