How effective are quizzes and other contests at strengthening a community's bonds?

Hi guys, I have a interview in PwC India for Tech Consulting role. Director have asked me to present 2 slides PPT on topic relevant to Consulting.
Please suggest which topic should I choose to present.

Chromebook or MacBook for engineers?
Starting at G in a few weeks and need to decide on the laptop.
I’m currently a Mac user and wonder if there’s any major benefit in switching to Chromebook?

Maybe this is the socialist in me but shouldn’t Moderna and Pfizer waive their patent exclusivity for their Covid vaccines? Don’t we have a moral obligation for the world to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible?

It blows my mind that many countries won’t be able to vaccinate most of their people until 2023. There should be access to vaccine generics

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.

No one talks about anomaly, how are they? Also interested in how the design team is there too.

Hi, I'm looking for advice on what the best CRM platform is that has the best marketing capabilities but also integrates with Zendesk. We currently use Zoho, but it is seemingly impossible to design it the way we want our CRM/operations/marketing to work together and all the different apps is so confusing. TYIA!

Are lounges truly worth it if you're not doing a serious long-haul trip? What about the difference between flying business and flying first class

Not only did OC show up to mediation with zero intent to settle, ending the mediation before it even started, but they also ate our lunch (two lunches each)! This to me summaries my feelings toward mediation, and why I’m generally avoiding it moving forward.

I work at a small firm with not that many workable templates so I usually have to do everything from scratch like drafting motions, pleadings, and researching all potential counts every time. Do bigger firms have better and more templates that allow you to have to do less research?

What do you guys think the salary range should be for a 5th year lit associate at a boutique shop in NYC? Sophisticated clients, mostly international work, well known in their practice areas. Obviously it’s not going to be market, but still curious as to thoughts on rough ballpark. High 1s, low 2s? +/- ??

What should be the stipend for an intern (compiler engineer) in Bangalore ?

Anyone want to bar crawl the beltline tonight? I moved here during the pandemic and have no friends around

Is it CHOP or CHAZ or are they two different entities?

If in your employee handbook states that if you leave within the first year of your green card, you need to pay back all the expenses, but when the green card was initiated, I did not sign anything, can they hold me to it and ask me to pay?

My extension is up in December and I am thinking of switching right now to another comp. One of my friends said that the companies would not hire someone who has an extension coming up. Is that true?

which is the best data science course?
Edx / Coursera / datacamp OR do training from local institutes.
Any experienced person can share Roadmap , it will help me/others

Anyone else just waiting for impending layoffs or are we at the end of the recent wave?

Did Epsilon just go through a round of layoffs ?

Are community manager conferences worth attending?

What are some useful tools that you use to assist you in your management?

What's the most inspiring post, comment, or interaction you've ever seen in your community?

I was rejected from a job because I don’t have a big online presence. Why does work have to be my hobby, too? Is this normal?

Feeling low on inspiration rn, what do you like to do to get your creative juices flowing again?

I love the engagement part of the job but hate the data. Do companies ever hire just community moderators?

Nobody asked, but here I share the best 5 tools that will ease your job as a community manager:

👉 Canva
👉 Hootsuite
👉 Google Drive
👉 CapCut
👉Qoob Stories

Would you add or change something?

When you’re discussing the company on community pages like reddit, do you use your own name or the company name?

I’ve started a new job and though they have a community, it has been stagnant for a long time. Would you face the change directly with a “we’re back!” style post, or just increase the activity without acknowledging the absence?

I have a bit of experience doing social media management with online businesses but I’d like to try out working with local businesses in my area. What are some good strategies for doing cold outreach, and what kind of services would you offer to entice them to work with you?

What is the best way to get early adopters participating in the community before officially launching it? We want it to look like a lively place before new folks pop in.

Is there a need for freelance community managers?

Talking about the impact of covid on family life is big in our community, but politics is strictly prohibited. Just the mention of covid when certain members are around and it turns to politics. Time to ban covid talk completely?

If you had to choose between Discord and Reddit as your main community hub, which one would you pick and why?

We’re looking to implement incentives to encourage community engagement. We’re going to test both material incentives (product) and good ol’ fashion recognition. Which one do you think will do better?

I need a magic spell to make employers stop asking community managers to design, manage ads and create strategies. As you read, a CM is in charge of your COMMUNITY. They're should not be doing the work of 4 people.

I'm looking for a good podcast that discusses community management or examples of successful communities. Any suggestions??

Do you have a separate exclusive community for your most loyal users? How is it working out?

What resources would you suggest for learning about A/B testing in a community context?