How do y’all deal with burnout? Coming up on my one year and I have no motivation to even get out of bed to work at this point. I’ve been actively looking for a new job for a long time now but outside of internal audit I can’t seem to get anything. Any tips on just getting by?

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

How does everyone feel about the online SHRM learning for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP for Certification?
Do you skip around? Do you follow the path? Where does one start?

Is anyone else feeling completely hopeless about their job? Two years ago I still had so much zest and love for advertising. And now I feel miserable working long late hours and almost every weekend. I am underpaid because we’ve been on a freeze for over a year even though I’ve been promised one. I have no more motivation left in me to keep going. This job is killing me but I have no idea what else I could do. Any advice on getting out?

18 year vet looking to acquire businesses in Denver area. Looking to exit? Let’s talk

Top 10 books to read about consulting life ?

Those who want to join FAANG: don’t you think that the upward mobility is limited? Thousands of super ambitious MBB background people with top credentials joined these firms over the last decade.

What designation i can expect iat Capgemini of joining as a Lateral?

I have total 11.5 YoE

Is it wrong that I’m just not into PE/VC? It seems to be the most desirable exit for most people that I work with. The work seems like it’s not a good fit for me but it feels crazy to pass up trying to get that amount of money when there really isn’t a realistic alternative to that amount of wealth (and I do want that amount of wealth).

Hi fishes,

I am a full stack developer having 8+ years of experience right now.
But I am thinking of switching my roles to any techno-functional roles like BA or any techno-functional consultant,as I dun want bear any stress in coding.. basically I have lost interest in it.
Can anyone let me know...which role I can switch if I have coding experience.
Is Consultant domain/job provides better future or salary....

Thanks

Question for the group. What keeps you from freelancing/ working as a professional services contractor? Are there particular aspects that prevent you from diving in such as concern of gaps between projects, difficulty getting paid from clients, or do you enjoy the w2 position you’re in currently? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Anyone volunteering with the upcoming CFE exam this week?

What are exits for tech transfer? Have an opportunity, but idk if I want to work for university commercialization offices for the rest of my life

Hello, I’m starting my 1L in August. I have 2 years of experience in supply chain management dealing from data analysis to procurement and vendor relationships. I see my law career in working in that intersection between law/compliance, supply chain management, and technology. Does anyone out here work on such field? Does it even exist?

How many companies you have switched? Is it bad to switch every 2 years? How was your journey?
YOE : 7.5 years
1st switch: 2 years
2nd switch : 4 years
3rd switch : 6 years
4th switch : planning in 8 years

What do fishes know about an alliance management career? How do you get into it? What’s career progression / wlb like?

What are good sectors to specialise in if I wanted to keep my options open?

I’m still a generalist but see people 1-2 years above me beginning to align. I frankly don’t really have any particular sector interest, but choosing based on “who i vibe with” sounds a bit silly (esp if you plan to exit)

How hard is ITIL 4 foundation exam compared to PMP and AWS CCP? Debating whether I should take training classes or just study the book. Ty!

Hello Fishes,
MY YoE is 3 and in my current organization im in role of System Administrator. I am being offered Associate Solution Advisor role in Deloitte USI.
How should i look at this role? Am I being given same role or lesser role or higher?
Which role a fresher joined in Deloitte USI would be in after 3 years..?
Someone please clarify.

Newb question: I’ve heard a lot about never selling your BTC and borrowing against it. I like the idea considering I don’t have much. How exactly would that work?

Hello fishes,

I'm in dilemma so asking,

Does current market provide 18lpa package to average backend developer having YOE: 3yrs in Java, springBoot, microservices, rest,git ,springreactive

CCTC:7.7

Also is my cctc underpaid considerig current market offerings?

Please reply, honest suggestions are really required

Recent graduate with Bachelors of Health Science in Workplace Health and Wellness. Currently working in a Healthcare job but as a client service coordinator. Really would like to get a job in my field. If anyone has suggestions/recommendations please share. Within GTA would be great if not, remote anywhere works.

I’m currently interviewing with a few top 10 firms and a couple top 100 firms for a mostly remote experienced associate/new senior role. Does anyone have any tips on virtual interviews and how to gauge the culture of the firm and if it really will be a good fit for you? I’m struggling to figure out that out because I used to gauge it on the feeling I got while in their office during interviews. Any suggestions would be helpful :)

Do companies sometimes offer "gifts of appreciation" if you're not selected for a merit increase? My manager randomly called me to let me know I was chosen for the "gift" this year bc of my "hard work & dedication", except now I'm learning other colleagues are receiving actual merits.
I mean it's possible that I may receive a merit, but I feel like I won't considering my manager never brought it up & the dept update made it sound like those receiving it should know by now.
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AWS vs Cloudflare BDR roles

AWS lowballed but I negotiated to match Cloudflare. Cloudflare offers more equity but AWS has a higher base.

I love Cloudflare. The people are great but it’s an engineering culture and the sales team isn’t as well shaped up and I can’t go for a promotion until at least 18 months of tenure. I am an investor in the company and think of them super highly. I’ve already got half a years SDR experience and AWS promotes quicker.

AWS has prestige but is it worth it?

Recently been invited for an interview with Bearing Point. Interested to know what type of work they do in the UK? Also what is the typical working arrangement, working mostly on-site, in the office or remote?

Hello Colleagues - I am a Tax Senior (M) applied for a transfer to Pune office and will be moving around Nov/Dec - no rush as such as we need to report to office by Jan.

Looking for a chilled out flatmate who is also looking for something similar. Lil about me if it matters;
Super organized, non-smoker, Beer connoisseur, console gamer-Xbox series S (Almost unbeatable Div1 in FIFA 22), a backpacker

Will find a 2 BHK fully furnished in a gated society around Kharadi-EonIT park Please drop a DM!

Please who knows about the advisory practice within the PwC financial crime unit (Canada Acceleration Centre)? I understand it is a client non-facing advisory role. Would it be a good career decision for someone coming from GRC firms like Kroll, Control Risk or Exiger? I am concerned about the negative reviews relating to the PwC acceleration centres in general, and getting stuck in a role which does not provide growth opportunities. Thank you.

Interested in hearing what your firm gives clients for the holidays, if anything? Please provide firm size and gift/gift value.

Insurance Defense: Do your paralegals bill on your behalf? Or do they have their own billables? Reason I ask is because I would like to start billing more discovery (Drafting / Reviewing/ etc). Currently my paralegal bills almost all of the discovery (save for depositions). Wondering how I approach my boss and tell him something is off here.

A promotion from analyst to senior analyst OR analyst to associate OR analyst to consultant should increase your salary by what %?

How long does it take to hear back from McKinsey after applying for an experienced position? I applied on 3.11 and haven’t heard back and the status says in progress. Is that a bad sign? TIA

I have an offer from TikTok and Microsoft. TikTok is higher pay but worried about work life balance. Both jobs are product marketing. Help!!! Should I go for the $$$$?

any insight into how a pmm skillset is different from a brand strategist one? of course the pmm applies insights to and influences the product, but it seems like a lot of the core elements - research, understanding the user, generating insights, developing messaging and angles to speak to them, etc are super similar. interested in transitioning and I want to understand where my gaps are!

Mid year promotions, I found out you need to make your own case for it rather than the firm coming to you. If you think you’re ready make sure you speak up!

Do you audit users with Sudo access and a log of sudo activity or just users with access to sudo?

What’s your worst experience with a senior? (As an associate)

What is the RA team at EY called? And how are your hours? Busy season?

Does Deloitte and PWC has a dedicated app sec pen-test team? What percent of the time do you travel? Do you guys work from home or need relocation to any place in US?

Any strong performing seniors looking for a pay increase and potential fast track to manager? Reach out to me. Expanding the team and would love to bring in some new talent.

Risk fishes I’ve got an question. Would it be really beneficial to do MBA as a Risk consultant and would it be an enabler for me to step up towards being a partner in the big4?

If anyone (non EY) wants some referral money, I am looking for a job. Have 1yo in EYs Technology Risk Advisory practice and Gold Standard reviews. Also speak 3 languages but I don't think it matters.

How is IT audit at Baker Tilly? Looking to change from a big 4.

How do you continue to improve yourself after putting in 50-70 hrs of work a week?

Is KPMG, EY and PWC considerate about one not wanting to travel and chosing local projects in the IT Assurance practice? Please share your experiences. Thanks!

Currently a first year staff in Risk Advisory in a Mid-Tier Firm hoping to move to Big 4 for either Risk or Cyber. When would be the most appropriate time to make the change? I heard that Senior Staff in mid-tier would most likely be hired as an “Experienced Hire” in Big 4. So would it be smarter to make the move now as a first year staff since I’ll be considered Experienced Hire anyway?

Currently in external audit but making the switch to internal audit and enterprise risk advisory in the city, how does the work compare? Any advice?

Has an tested roles for SAP through productive test simulation within production? Is there any risk doing this as the test is in production?

How does IT SOX audit in industry usually do during recessions?

For anyone who took the CISA exam (I passed lol), how many days did it take to get your “official score”? I know it says 10 days but wanted to ask if anyone got it sooner

What exit ops are there outside of testing controls all day? Getting tired of this. Resume is ready

Are the exit opportunities better in Internal Audit/Business Process than IT Audit? All I hear is how awful IT Audit is but don’t hear as much complaining from the business side

Is anyone here in KPMG’s CRM Risk practice? If so do you know if they are still hiring??