How did you celebrate when you passed the CPA exam?

TLDR; How's BNY Mellon. One can join or not?


My friend is getting offer from BNY Mellon for full stack role.
Anyone give feedback of this company.

He's getting the technology he wanted. But He is confused that few years back this Company made layoffs and called as hire and fire company in glassdoor.

Can someone who worked or knows about this company help us with it.

How's the Work culture and growth opportunities there?

Insights on OC&C?

Culture in the offices -New York or Boston, project teams?
Base and bonus for 3-4 years of experience?
Career progression model?
prestige and ability to exit to corp strat?

Do you think culinary school is worth it? I've been a waiter for a year but really want to be a chef. The people I work with say to just start in the kitchen and work my way up but I think culinary school might get me where I want to be faster. The cost is pretty insane though. Any advice?

Looking to leave a govt job for a junior attorney role in a small workers comp defense firm. I have no experience in workers comp. How easy is it to learn the work and make 1850 billable hours? What future opportunities does this experience give?

I am sure this has been something that has been asked many times before but here goes...
I want to become an SEO. What is the best piece of advise you would give me?

How Is the future of C++ language . I have been working on c++ for almost 1.5 years in a health care industry to maintain legacy code base.
But my current pay is only 10 lpa. While my friends in full stack developer role is earning twice my package .

So I am confused , will the package get better if I switch companies ???? Or is it better to switch the tech stack itself ????

I like c++ coding much more than any language .but package is also my concern.

Thanks in advance

2020, career change anyone?

How hard is it to get into an investment bank for risk? Doing market risk related work (FRM)? And what kind of salary would you be looking at from entry to associate (senior) level ?

Difficult and personal question.

Worked in big law since this summer. Feedback is that my legal writing is first class, but that I’m severely sub standard when it comes to aptitude for work as a lawyer with paying clients.

I feel terrible, no self confidence and want to get out. Any alternative career suggestions?

Anyone gone from PA to CBRE ? Do you like it ?

I am a Reliability Maintenance 3P contractor for Amazon. I graduated with my Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering on June 2022. I’ve been working with Amazon for a year, but there’s a lack of prospective EE positions within the company. The job postings I see are either less or barely above my current salary. I’m not sure if staying longer is beneficial for my future career as an Electrical engineer. I plan on getting my FE license within the next 6 months. Any suggestions will be appreciated

I absolutely hate creating tactical maps/ecosystems/plumbing charts etc. I love actually working on developing brand plans and tactics- and even the understanding of channels. Should I change fields? What else is there?

How much would completing CFA help for someone with 1-3 years consulting experience targeting PE / VC / iBanking exit?

What certifications are good for technical project manager? I was thinking to start with PSM and PSPO and then move to ITIL, ITSM. Not sure about this though. Not planning to do PMP as I think it’s more waterfall focused. Was also thinking about AWS. Any other certifications recommended?

Hi all,

I'm currently working in enhancement projects!

I had worked previously before in support project and a bit of development project also.

Can anyone help me how can I go about learning all .net related technologies and what should I focus on?

How is pre-sales culture/comp/career growth at Google within GCP? is having a solid pre-sales track record at another large tech company (non-FAANG) plus good performance on the interviews enough to break in? Or does one need to have prior solid experience with GCP too?

Question: which privacy & data protection cert has highest return and value to your career (CIPM, CIPT, CIPP, CDPSE, DLP tool cert)?

I lose FAR credit on 11/4 and only have 1 left (failed it in the last testing window). When's the latest I can take my last exam? If I sit for it on 11/3 and pass, then I'll be a CPA?

What are the best consulting firms to have a clear path to exit into big tech?

Any financial analysts here?

If your firm matches Milbank, please comment here!

So the question has been asked a few times in the main Big Law bowl but keeps getting derailed into a political issue. As someone with a more conservative disposition anyway I'm interested in the day to day of life and work in Texas as opposed to NYC (or similar).

So, what are the pros and cons of living in Texas and working in Texas Biglaw?

Where would you begin w/ setting up your own solo practice? I am a military veteran and in need of some serious help (w/ starting a business that is). It is a long story, of which I might reveal more depending on the responses in the thread. Thanks in advance for entertaining such a broad question!

Got a job offer from a client yesterday and a phone call from the Project Lead 2 hours later telling me the client is interested in us doing another project.

I resigned 3 months ago at Infosys and joined Accenture. If I want to join back to Infosys now can I apply?

Is there any minimum time to stay for rejoining?

I received a call from Infosys after 20 days of interview for offer discussion, I was ok with the offer , HR said she will get back, what can I expect next?

What is salary fo ther quality analyst and software process training clients total experience 4 yrs

Hi folks. Going to join Thoughtworks as a senior consultant soon.

Want to ask so they give any goodies to new joinee? Or even to existing employees? If yes, what do they give? Excited to know these little details.

Yoe : 8
Ctc: 29

Hi everyone, I am working towards a career shift into management consulting, specialising in Strategy & Restructuring services to be specific. I am looking for a referral to a T2 firm within the Middle East if possible. Would love to connect, learn from your experience and take your advice on how to successfully land a role in the industry! (Currently based in Dubai)

Let’s talk comp — I’m a remote head of recruitment with 6 years of experience being paid 75K base plus bonuses that got me to 90K this year. I’m interviewing for other jobs, and have a potential offer at $130K base. Any idea what the market is like? Is seems like anything between 72K and $250K is possible. I have no idea what to ask companies for.

I’ve noticed a lot of job applications have a field for a website in addition to LinkedIn…this is new to me. what kind of websites do people put here? What’s on the website? Is it like a campaign/platform of themselves as a brand?

What tool/ paid website do you use for roadmap planning? Looking for something to present to the uppers.

Anyone have an inside scoop on any part time remote CDI positions. Have been a CDI for 6 years. Have my CCDS. Previous remote experience. Just can’t work full time. Thanks

Anyone familiar with working for the state? I think I’d like to switch to governmental after doing research on the work, hours and benefits. Any tips from those who have made the transition or currently work in gov?

Leaving early Fri from Love Airport and returning late Tuesday night. Is there remote parking or should I Uber?

Expecting an offer this week or early next week, but want to know when you start negotiating the salary? When you receive the call from the company or wait until receiving the formal offer letter? And how should the negotiation start? Through phone calls or emails? Didn’t use recruiter for this position, so I don’t know what is the process here.

What are some good personal finance books?

I pity those who revel in the "accomplishment" of have 100+ YTD utilization. Y'all got suckered by the firm.

What’s the best way to go about getting off a team you don’t want to be on due to them forcing you into huge assignments you don’t have enough availability for? Like being scheduled 3 hours a week but actual is 30+ hours and they don’t change your assignments or scheduled hours

I lose FAR credit on 11/4 and only have 1 left (failed it in the last testing window). When's the latest I can take my last exam? If I sit for it on 11/3 and pass, then I'll be a CPA?

Im in tax. Want to jump into advisory. About to make senior (2-rated). What are my chances?

If interested in transferring in order to work abroad. What's the best way to go about it? I know there are the official pipelines but who is most important to talk to to get it moving for next year

How would you compare the skill set of people who work on public company audits compared to those who do solely do non-public company audits?

I’ve seen a lot of recruiters recently trying to hire for advisory consulting firms that claim they do the work that Big 4 can’t because of independence issues. Does anyone think these types of firms are sustainable or will big 4 find a way around the independence restrictions and take this work back?

Has anyone taken a Florida CPE ethics course that was easy?

I put in a booking request for a vacation and it got rejected and says “DC Approval Required: Chargeable” what does this mean? Did I do something wrong?

Got 3 weeks to study both Far and reg before NTS expires. 😞 should I cram for both and take them? Or give up on 1. Would prefer to pass in 1 window & not retake

What's the deal with this error- "too many cell formats"? I haven't seen it much until this new client. Excel keeps crashing 😔

Had a glowing fantastic performance review last year. This year no review, just a meeting with managing partner and HR to tell me I am fired and to leave now. No bad performance. Is it just the money?

Does anyone use Acorns or something like that for investing? Thoughts?

Anyone have blue light filter coating on their glasses? Do you see a difference in relieving eye strain? My vision is really poor and requires high index lenses making a pair of glasses really (cont.)

Anyone play of games here? Some overwatch or HOTS? I'm a gamer nerd

Hi everyone, what kind of industries are available for tax? I don’t want to do public accounting anymore. Hours are too long. Thanks!

What is everyone's at home work setup? Extra monitor? Etc?

And I know many will say don't work at home but there are times I can work from home instead of the office so it's to my benefit

does booking sick date or vacation impact utilization?