How does it work to defer Wharton admission?

Has anyone taken the Executive assessment exam? How long did you prepare for. GMAT crushing me.

MBA1s: Tell the recruiting market is bad without telling the recruiting market is bad.

Now go!

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?

Need some guidance in general. I am a non tech recruitment who specialises in management consulting hiring mid and leadership levels and lead a team as well. Wondering what my next steps should look like. Do we have an experienced TA professionals here?

It is possible to change into some other aspect of HR post 5 years?
Is it worth doing an exec MBA from XLRI jamshedpur?
Have so many questions 😵

Hello everyone. I am a finance graduate, with CFA. I want to work in finance abroad. Does anyone have suggestions on how to move abroad with a job? Is doing a masters abroad the only option? P.S. I prefer Europe over USA even if it means less pay, so if anyone has specific suggestions for Europe, it would be wonderful.

Hi Parent 🐠 in Greater Boston area. Our kid is going to be 4 soon and we are trying to decide the right school district to move to. Any location recommendations? Any guiding principles? Any thoughts on public vs private school? And if possible, could you let me know how much you currently spend for home (mortgage, property tax, HOA etc.) per year and school (not sure what additional costs are there for public school but if private school, approximate tuition per year). Thank you!

Hi folks - which consulting firms provide sponsorships for EMBA, I’m 12 years experience planning to do EMBA in 2020. Currently in the process of changing jobs and have offers from Deloitte and ACN.

Do you have to have an MBA to get a job at Big4? I'm trying to get into Deloitte.

Is an MBA really worth it?

What does an online MBA look like in terms of class time, work load, realistic time to complete etc?

Does your PhD define your research for your career?

Has anyone had their MBA sponsored by their firm and left before the amount paid was no longer owed? Did you have to pay back the entire amount or can you negotiate a pay back amount? Thanks!

I’m seriously contemplating taking a software development boot camp. For those who hire new software developers, does it make you stand out if you get your certificate from a university instead of a coding academy (like coding dojo or something)? I noticed the universities are a bit more expensive but is it worth the price to have a university on your resume or does it not really matter?

Have an MPH, and am curious what other ways I can advance in my career...MBA? Certification like PMP or Lean Six? Appreciate any recs!

Do T2 consulting firms (think Kearney, OW) and MBB hire experienced professionals WITHOUT MBA (I.e., is a prestigious MBA mandatory in the region?). I already have a post-MBA position

Has anyone heard of The Next Step program at Dartmouth’s Tuck school of business? I’ve been Encouraged to apply

Which top consulting firms, if any, will pay for your MBA?

What are the biggest differences between how you studied for L3 vs 1 & 2? I am really trying to avoid having to go another year.

So how hard is it to work full time and complete an online masters program?

Does experience in financial due diligence with Big4 ensure good future opportunities ? Also how good is it for an MBA finance considering the majority of crowd I have found being CA on LinkedIn..

TIA

Any software developer here who is going for executive MBA here? Have some doubts to clarify!
TIA

When you come up with the original concept, and they are given to more senior people in the agency to build out because “that’s how this agency works”, how do you get work to put in your book?

My Starting Date is about a week away and my background check is still in review with Accurate. It's been with Accurate for around 5 days. Has anyone faced the same situation?

I work at a start up and aside from using tools such as Jira, confluence, figma, and lucid chart I find myself still using PowerPoint a lot of the time. It’s probably the ex consultant in me but is that strange?

Does anyone with adhd ever feel like they just can’t wake up? I feel so lazy but I want to be so productive. Also, lately when I take my medicine I can’t even focus on work just other things.

I have 2 offers.
1. Siemens Healthineers:Position Level 7,Specialist Design & Development,ctc-36, jb-2= total 38

2. KPIT: Subject Matter Expert,G Grade, ctc-38.4 jb-0=total 38.4

YOE-16,c++

which one to join?. Can I ask Siemens Helathineers to match the KPIT offer ?
LWS-15th Sept

Hi Fishes,
I am an Senior iOS developer. YOE is 8.5. Currently getting 13 LPA. Getting promotion in a month with 25 to 30 percent hike which comes nearly 16.8 LPA. I cannot able to relocate now due to family dependency reasons. I heard iOS developer salary market is good. I am having a very good work life balance in the current company. I am in a confusion. Should I look for opportunities with PWFM or stay in current company? Am I making low pay as per market trends?

Hi fishes, which company has good work life balance with good salary in testing domain

Hi everyone - I made it to the final round of interviews with Amazon for a Program Manager position. They initially asked if I would relocate and at the time I said yes - however, due to my husband’s new job I’m no longer able to relocate.
Has anyone ever negotiated to work remote for Amazon?

Customer Success Managers!: I’m a well-educated service industry professional (BA and MA) trying to transition to CS. I’m having a hard time gaining traction and want to know if you have advice for landing entry level CS jobs. (Not resume advice, I’ve done my research.) I want to know more about getting my foot in the door and getting the necessary experience. Seems like most places want years of experience in the role and it’s hard to find places that will take someone hopping across industries

Any South Florida based firms hiring?

Hello all,

Please anybody tell me reason to reject our profile in the workday app

Has anyone taken klonopin in an acute anxiety situation? What does taking it feel like?

What are your tips for publicly responding to negative reviews?

I hate due diligence requests. Every time my email notification pings I want to cry. I’m already going as fast as I can.

Hi Fishes,

What is the interview process with UBS Pune for Java 3 years experience.

Can’t get out of bed...

Looking for that meme of Karen being the third person leaving all her stuff, not cleaning etc in a WFH situation as a couple to reduce fighting 😂 thanks

My tech lead spam texts, so that I wake up to 20 separate texts from them about things they think I should add to our project. Is it rude to ask them to consolidate all these ideas into a document?

I am fed up of my people lead/supervisor
Gives unrealistic deadlines, has no time for discussion and next day he is up with his nagging behaviour

Doesnt even know how to talk in a certain professional manner, fed up with his nagging behaviour.

And yeah forgets everything! Need to remind him each and everytime about the tasks and boom, then he comes up with his negative demotivating statements!

What time does Wharton release interview decision tmrw? And how does scheduling work? Anyone know the interview period? Thanks!

Chase Reserve just upped their fee to $550. I’m starting my MBA this fall - is it worth keeping the card?

Is IB or MBB more difficult to land?

Are gsb invites done?

Has anyone taken the Executive assessment exam? How long did you prepare for. GMAT crushing me.

How do I avoid coming off as a “smart but lazy” applicant? Have very high test scores but very low gpa.

WL at Sloan. Any good vibe stories of people getting in after WL to cheer me up?
More in general: what is the chance of getting a R2 interview? Some folks will for sure enter at H/S and maybe make some space for us 🥲

Context: 760 GMAT, MBB (with earlier Corp. experience), not a great GPA in my BA but 4.0-equivalent in my MSc, good ECs. EU-based

When a school reports students with partners they’re referring to married and like life partners only correct? Or do people report any SO as a partner

Is it viewed as “not good” to go back to my alma mater for MBA? It’s a top 40 business school and got me into B4 consulting easily. School has strong recruiting presence in the region I want and I have a full ride for their FT program. Appreciate any thoughts!

For the Wharton app, what do you mention for professional awards? Can I mention “above average annual performance reviews and salary bonus”?? Thoughts??

Going to Ross in the fall but went to penn state undergrad.. who do I root for 🥵🥵🥵

Did you get an interview invite to Wharton? (Options in comments)

Anyone here apply at the age of 25 with three years of experience? How did it go? Wish you would have waited? Is there a significant advantage to waiting a bit longer?

Kellogg, Booth, CBS, Haas, SOM - please rank for someone looking to return to consulting but stay in healthcare long term.

I see a lot of the applications state that (in the event you can’t take the GMAT due to COVID) a minimum GMAT score will be required if admitted as stated in the admissions letter. Any guesses on what a minimum GMAT score would be for M7?

How would you recommend improving this profile for GSB?

HYPSM ug in econ, 3.7gpa, GRE 169v/163m. 4 years exp (age 25) on matriculation (2 MBB, 2 int development). No promos.

ECs: founded social enterprise, journalism (on health, environmental inequities etc) at top pubs, published academic research, 4 yrs volunteering as advisor for social entrepreneurs. Recs good not amazing.

ST career goal = social impact VC; LT = social entrepreneurship.

What are my chances at M7?

White male, 3.6 GPA at top public school (like UVA), 700 GMAT, 3.5 years work experience (2y in big 4 MC, 1.5y in corp dev), letter of rec from HBS grad CFO of my company.

Going to Wharton in the fall. Is it worth going MBB over returning to big 4 (sponsored)? Is this a common path?

R2 applicants, are you planning to send recommender gifts (if any) in time for the holidays or after the application deadlines in Jan?

Does the profile of your referee matter?