How do you stay motivated to study for the CPA exam? I’m taking FAR in a month and just can’t stay focused, especially while working 55-60 hours a week.

If you had a mentor for your tech career what kind of things would you be most interested in learning about? If you already have a mentor, can you share the most valuable things you have learned?

Can someone pls explain the current designation hierarchy in mastercard like level 5,6,7 etc?

I got 50% hike in Infosys however in accenture, I got 20% mid year hike and 30% hike promise in Dec'22 to match Infosys. Should i stay in Accenture or move to Infy? which company is better?

Looking for some material for a crash course in IT strategy consulting - books article etc. any recommendations would be appreciated

Ey gds vs ey india.. which is better for career growth?

Anyone studying toward the CIPM have any tips or study resources? Particularly those with a legal background working in privacy and regulatory compliance (non-IT cybersec). Would be delighted to connect. TIA ⭐

Any tips on leaving a firm “correctly”? Was about to go “of counsel” with my firm of 6 years, but then another firm whose partners I really respect (and personally like) offered me a partnership position. I predict my current bosses will *flip* (cut off file access immediately, try to beat me to calling my clients, etc.), so how do I set myself up for a successful transition?

Thoughts on exiting to a second tier accounting firm to advance level (D—>MD) and more pay? P’s get paid less but also sounds like less pressure/stress and more opps to be a leader sooner

Has anyone ever had to train for more than 3 days to be a server ? ESP with over 10 years experience

Is it worth doing MBA for breadth of knowledge and brand network if you already have 30LPA Ctc

I'm resistant because avg iim package is 25lpa. Please suggest (opportunity cost is also high -ie 2 years plus fees investment)

Please Advise!

• Currently working for US & Canada Direct Tax Compliance with 3 year's of experience and 1 year experience in project management .
• Have always been excited about audit but never got an opportunity badly want
to shift to audit.
• Currently pursuing CPA.

> Is it good to change to audit now, considering I've 4 year's of non-audit experience. Can I?

> If possible can anyone refer or help me get into Audit?

I am currently waiting for the job offer for a consulting firm but I was told it could take several months. Between now and then, I have plenty of time for myself. What should I be doing to prepare myself for the new job? Any recommendations for newsletter/industry reports/books/ coursea courses? Thank you all!

I have 5 yrs of experience in procurement. I'm planning to switch from procurement to data analytics as I'm finding less growth and pay in procurement. Is this a good move?

Took a role out of desperation and it was a big mistake. The firm was toxic and crazy revolving door. After only a few months I was fired "for cause" even though no cause was actually given. Is this the end of my career?

I am prior military and went to law school. I had a family to take care of while I was a student, hence I went as fast as possible to get to a paycheck, graduating in 2 years, and bypassing the standard summer clerkships. How could I get some experience strictly remote? I am w-2 working as an accountant in healthcare, have passed the bar and am working on my CPA license (studying starts at 3 am, then work FT). I would like to eventually hang a shingle as a tax lawyer, but need experience. TIA!

Hello, I’m currently a student at the university of minnesota studying health service administration. I’ve decided to switch over to tech, and begin learning more about front end development. If anyone would like to connect and has any more information please leave a comment! :)

Did anyone here ever take one of the Deloitte Manhattan prep courses? Contemplating signing up for one. I’ve studied for two months now on and off but I think a course could help push me pass the 700+

I recently accepted a job that I quite overqualified for because I’m in need of a job. I got hired as a Marketing Manager and work directly with the Marketing Director. Come to find out my director is still in school and has absolutely no marketing experience. She’s been with the company for 4 months. They seem to want to utilize my complete skills set and make up for her lack of marketing knowledge but maintain her position as director and pay me a entry level marketing manager salary. Advice?

What tools do you use for quarterly brand trackers? I’d like to do a survey for my customers to measure brand sentiment. Are there better tools than Google Form?

Is automated bidding the only way to go about? I know manual bidding may not be efficient but is there a middle path where you can get good efficiencies but also have control over your bidding?

High performance wagons? Have under 2 years left on my m340 lease and really wish we got more wagons over in the States. Anyone have any recommendations for consideration? 2 kids fit fine in my car now,
but could use more space and do not want a SUV.

We gotta get this bowl popping, I wanna hear some juicy NYC related stuff: funny stories, career advice, industry gossip etc.

Any chance of overcoming 3.34 undergrad gpa from state school? B4 cpa in TAS

Will we get salary credited tomorrow? 30th and 31st and weekends

EY fish - can anyone of you please share INSZOOM link? Currently traveling and need to access it. I don’t have access to EY laptop

Our RIA will be presenting to a group of FAs on COI strategy in a few months. Curious if anyone has had success obtaining referrals from centers of influence?

Inflation report out today. Question- Does this report comes out every month?
is there some fed announcement or meeting schedule for the year?

Hello everyone, i have 7 Yoe in Bid management in an electrical projects company. Currently on a break due to motherhood since last 2 yrs. Would like to restart my career. Any help or referrals will be very much appreciated.
Preferred location- Pune

Hi folks,
I hold an experience of 4+ years in Sales as wealth Manager, and right now working with the Fintech company.
I’m looking for new opportunities which has remote location for sales or business development profile.
Please let me know if there’s any referrals and I can share the resume for the same

Agency I freelance for just gave me the ultimatum. I’d make $75K less to go full-time, and even that they weren’t sure they could get finance to sign off.

Why haven’t salaries gone up at all?

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Hi all. I am currently working as a Senior associate, compliance operations in Amazon. Prior to this I have worked with HDFC BANK as a Deputy Manager for 2 years in operations. I need suggestions for my next switch..

Anyone taken the CFE or CIA? Feedback is appreciated with respect to review courses and prep time. Thanks.

Has anyone had a misdemeanor charge(s) and had to report it to NASBA when applying for the CPA? If so, how did you present the explanation of the misdemeanor charge(s)?

What are some good personal finance books?

So who's curious enough to see the movie "The Accountant"?

I feel that I am the only person on the team that gives a damn. Everybody else seems to don't care. Funny thing is, I am leaving next week. So good luck to you all! ✌🏻️

Has anyone here switched from a big 4 to a smaller firm? What was your reason for switching and do you have any regrets?

I have to pack to leave tomorrow morning but I really don't want to..

Had 2 hours of billable work today 💀

😳😳 I’m out on PTO next week, and it’s the first time I’m not taking my laptop home with me. It’s making me anxious but I’m taking all of your advice and leaving it here!

PwC -- where can I check how much holiday and vacation I have accrued? Since need to use up holiday code before June 30. I heard the vacation Amount shown on the talentlink isn't accurate. Thanks!

If you were attracted to a subordinate coworker would you by all means try to avoid being placed on same engagement team to avoid obvious or put more effort and request that they be put on your team?

You guys are amazing. I️ have an great time reading the threads. Keep up the humor! 💯

Are psychics real? Was thinking about going to one.

Leaving consulting to follow my dreams, tired of pretending to enjoy this ish..

My wife recently put in her two weeks and half the people she worked with are just ignoring her messages. They asked to work longer but bc of her new company she cant. Shes moving for about 60% more pay from external audit to senior accounting. Shes extremely sad and im confused why these firms are so uptight about this. She is giving them an additional 4 days which she wanted to use on vacation. Did she do something wrong?

Just charged $45.00 for my dinner working from home this weekend. I wonder if my principal will approve this..

Moving to atl- what are typical 1x1 rent prices?

Has anyone left audit without completing all CPA exams to transition careers into consulting/valuations where CFA or MBA is much more common? I have 2/4 cpa passed. Should I just study for CFA level1?

I’ve been noticing an uptick in job postings for partner roles at national and regional firms. Anyone else seeing the same thing?