How do schools feel about you jumping from a management consulting firm to startup if that startup fails badly after you join? I’m sure you could spin it as a learning experience but will that really work when you’re being compared against people from MBB/PE/FAANG?

Constantly wanting to leave work and go study for the CPA. I am distracted and bored while at work. It’s putting me in a meh mood. Ugh

Is there special experience or knowledge you'd need to be effective at a GCD level in Pharma? Or is it like any other account, just different products? I'm considering making the switch from general market advertising.

Has anyone exited from consulting to their dream industry role? Was it worth it? While the fixed pay is good, the variable pay sucks here tbh.

How hard/ easy is to boomerang back to consulting?

Hey all, 4 YoE strategy consultant looking for some exit options. Looking to jump ship from consulting into something in the life sciences field, but not particularly interested in working for big pharma. Does anyone have any suggestions?

What’s the best way to get a branding as more technical in your late 20s? Seeing lots of jobs looking for former engineers- worth doing a boot camp to get that credibility (if going into product/tech)

Would any MBB/Strategy& folks be able to provide a referral for a fellow tribe member? :)

Which looks better on a resume? MBB or MBA?

Started doing freelance web design/development on the side for some additional cash, but it has been minimal so far. Any tips/stories from anyone you know that has gone freelance full time?

Hi all,

Looking for an experienced mentor or coach to learn some niche cloud and devops skills..
Could anyone please help in learning?

Your help is much appreciated...
Thanks

Hi,

My brother had just graduated from bba in Manipal. Any suggestions on what he can do next? How yo get a job?

Does anyone know how to get in contact with a general biotech/pharma recruiter? I want to explore new career options within the field but I'm not sure where to start.

I was just talking to a younger friend who goes to Cal and It seems like the kids these days hate FAANG or at least Amazon and Facebook are not desired at all. I personally don’t see too many issues working at either Amazon or Facebook because I work at Deloitte where I’m sure we have many questionable clients and worked in financial services before. Curious on whether people are thinking about the ethics of their exit company when deciding to move?

What are similarities of product management versus portfolio project management?

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Is anyone working as a Salesforce QA? Please let me know what are your daily tasks on a high level and what are the main areas a QA works on.. I'm planning to switch to Salesforce as QA.. Need some guidance..

Anyone know anything about trying to work in house in certain industries? I’d like to move into media (publishing, entertainment, etc.) because I don’t want to stay in law forever but am having a hard time connecting to the right people

I'm 6 months old at D! Planning early promotion next year.. counselor and pm both are backing me.. I need to go to India for at least 4 weeks in Dec ... most probably would be rolling off from current project by then .. would this vacation hurt my promotion chances coz of utilization etc?

Can anyone explain the Chubb underwriting associate training? Is it in person or hybrid? Interview process? Looking to make a transition from education.

i joined s&P global recently, I didn’t like the project, how easily can we switch the project here and after how many years?

Is Account executive the goal once you become a BDR? What are the other paths that other people have taken?

while at a client, i saw a member of our leadership that i normally don’t, and gave him a hug. no idea why. didn’t feel super awkward, but i can’t stop kinda self-cringing about it.

What do folks find most frustrating about patent prosecution? Drafting, OAs, client relations, other?

For me, I dislike drafting the spec to explicitly recite the basic things it does, eg, server talks to client to do <basic action>.

What was your most amazing day in advertising?

Did the billable hours bonus not get paid out today? Or is it to be paid in the next check?

looking for referrals at RBC BMO

What will be in-hand salary for 43L base component.

Hi, after each interview, the recruiting agency will call me to get feedback and ask me if we're still good on X salary?

What's a good way to not agree on a set number on these calls until I get my offer?

Hello! I am in the mortgage industry but was originally in operations and management. I am looking to transition back into operations and even intro learning and development/training. Any advise and/or referrals would be great! Have a great professional day!!

Urgent opening for developers
YOE-4to6years
Skills- java, spring boot

Interested @ people can sent me the resume and contact details

What is the appraisal cycle in EY GDS? When do we get appraisal year end rating and hikr letter and amount?

Really confused as to whether to incorporate my NY- based makeup startup as an LLC or an S-corp? Not based in NYC if that matters and no revenue yet. Should I be looking into Delaware at all (specifically a Delaware C-Corp) if I do plan on raising capital at some point down the line? Also - for any FDA lawyers out there, what is the problem with developing makeup (specifically foundations) with SPF? I've heard it's "heavily regulated." What do I need to be aware of? Thanks in advance !!

Just heard that I got promoted! Thinking about gifting myself a necklace. What brands/model necklaces are classic, versatile, and durable so you can wear it all day without taking them off?

Thinking about getting it in rose gold shade. Budget ~$2-3000. Any recs are appreciated!

Im in internal sales.
a few years ago my company implemented a "2 pack" to my pay pay plan. Where they would deduct 200 per month to counteract minimum wage increase. Fast forward to now, it's 480 taken From commission.
Anyone else see this?

Hi fishes, howz the work and work culture in Organization and Talent Development team? What are typical issues w.r.t. work? Anyone who left recently? Why?

Taking family trip to Chicago mid-September. Any family friendly recs good for an 18 month toddler (things to do, non fancy lunch spots, etc)? Also thinking residence inn downtown for space. Others?

Best Christmas things to do with a two-year-old?

How many rounds of interviews will be there in TCS? I have attended two technical telephonic.

Who applies to HBS in R2? I was surprised to hear the pool is just as large as R1. Any speculation on the strength of the R2 pool this year?

Does anyone else find it absolutely hysterical that people group MBB/FAANG/PE/VC for the prestige-oriented folks and they never include BB IB 🤣

The GMAT doesn’t have the AWA section until 5/20, right?

Let’s talk finances. How are you all paying for this? Loans, I assume, but any strategies?
In early 2021, better to try to max out retirement accounts to maximize financial aid or to just start saving?
200k is so much.

Hi, this is a bit early but thought y’all might have some good insight. I’m exiting my current startup & have two offers on the table 1. A successful small startup in NYC doing PE/niche executive recruiting and 2. a fairly reputable PE consulting group in Austin. I’m going through the recruitment process at McKinsey for a middle/back office role (capabilities for a really cool space) but by the time I hear back, one of my offers won’t be on the table. Any advice on what’s best for MBA apps?

Has anyone recently signed up to take the gmat online prior to may 20? I’m trying to sign up for a slot in the next week or so, but I keep getting redirected to an error page. Not sure if this means slots arent available anymore

Has tuck stopped sending marketing emails to anyone? I received emails once a week till I applied/interviewed and then silence lol

Any recs for insightful and well written books on entrepreneurship? Friend is trying to launch his own startup so I’m thinking of sending him a relevant book as part of a thank you gift

Is it ok to take a gap year premba? How would that appear to future employers?

What did people score on the SAT vs the GMAT?

Don't know how to choose BTW Kellogg and Booth. Want to be done at the end of the week

Don't own a personal laptop; always use my work laptop for everything. I see people recommending Dell XPS or Lenovo Thinkpad but do you really need that for school? My plan was to just get a run of the mill laptop to use for excel and ppt...what else do i need it for?

Anyone have updates on the HBS R2 process? Other schools have released dates for interview invites; haven’t seen anything come across for HBS beyond the “early Feb” mention a few weeks ago.

How rough of a life is post MBA MBB? In terms of hours/work life balance

Does your undergrad school matter to MBA admissions? Does it make a difference if you have a great GPA from a state school or an average GPA from a highly selective school?

How competitive is my profile? 3.5/750, ORM, will have 4 years B4 strategy consulting experience upon matriculation, ECs are okay, no special story. Looking for chances at non-HSW M7s.

Question out of curiosity for those who already started or concluded their MBAs. Have you posted something on LinkedIn (e.g. I’m thrilled to announce…) stating that you guys are starting the program?

Has anyone worked with Sia Admissions? If so, what’s your perception?

Best laptop to purchase! PC version

Anyone want to do Wharton TBD mock?