How long did it take for your background check to be completed? I'm supposed to start on the 25th but still waiting for First Advantage to finish the BI. They said only my current employment verification was still pending and no other details.... how long does that even take? Wondering if I should go back and tell my current employer my start date has been pushed back a week as a precaution.

Hi folks! If I quit this week, will I still get my bonus? (My LWD will be around September 26-27)

So, who wants to vouch for me to Soho House?

How much package should a data engineer get for 3 year exp?

Lowkey confused, I joined the firm in July and both my standard & adjusted utilization are at 50%. Is this good?

Any BCBA’s in the Memphis area? I’ll be relocating there soon and testing. Looking to meet others in the field!

What’s your take on working along side a team in marketing but barely any of your team enjoy the social present, let alone having actual social accounts. I’m totally respect people who want to keep their personal life private, but not knowing what the hell is trending while holding a role that deal with social media contracts everyday and giving others opinions, that’s what I’ll have problem with. Thoughts?

How to get a network engineer job in FAANG companies? Please share your suggestions.

Has anyone else begun to resent data science?

Thinking about enrolling into a JD program , I’m 26, CPA, in a lcol area, at at small firm. What is to be expected at a school level and bar level?

How has your experience been starting a new job during the global pandemic?

We’re having a destination wedding and I feel selfish/silly for taking a honeymoon after. But I feel like if we don’t do it then we will put it off and it won’t really feel like a “honeymoon”. What would you do?

How is productivity measured for in-house attorneys? Is there any analog of billable hours for in-house lawyers?

Hello, Can someone refer me at Amazon. I have 16 yrs exp working in Accounts & French operations. Looking for day shift opening only. Thanks in advance!

What can I except a product manager role interview questions to be?

Thoughts on Ogilvy Chicago?

Hi Fishes,

Anyone from IBM. I need referral in IBM for below position.
Middleware - Service Delivery Specialist. Please ping me if anyone from IBM

Hey. Is anyone here from Capgemini? Looking forward to interact.

What are M7 MBB recruiting timelines ? Considering applying right now to MBB, but if I get rejected I’m going to do an MBA, will I be blacklisted from applying for summer internships if I get rejected this fall ?

Any book recommendations for the summer vacation season? What's your favorite book over the last year?

Best consulting firms with best WLB? Do they exist? Young professional starting to think about where I'd like to work hard to end up in the next 5-10 years.

Anyone know smaller or mid-size firms that are great at enabling/improving b2b sales and marketing functions/capabilities for clients?

Do people really actively hop to different firms every 2-3 years to solely increase their compensation? I know it’s like a cheat code for higher salary, and everyone on this bowl talks about it, but curious if people actually do this as their career/compensation strategy. The cases I’ve seen were people move every couple years was more to them being pushed out rather than proactively chasing compensation increases. What have you seen or have you taken this approach?

I *think* Accenture is doing it right with regards to expenses. Overall, pretty relaxed with the perdiem and other expense policies in comparison it seems. That's actually a huge deal.

Any good book recommendations? Both fiction and non

What % utilisation is considered good?
I know it depends on firm to firm, but in general?
Also, is it wise to put in CV or say in interviews about your utilization if its good?

If I need Friday 4-5pm to go to a doctor's appointment, do I need to set a meeting invite to my manager in order not to be fired?

Going sober for a couple months, starting tomorrow. wish me luck

What is the best consultancy for Media and Entertainment work? Considering a move…

Do we still need suits?

Gained that covid weight - now trying to figure out if thats still a thing and I may need to get a new one. I mean it is kind of weird sitting in a home office/spare bedroom on zoom or w.e. in a full suit and tie to me.. What do yall 🐟 think?

Any tips on how to progress up the consulting chain? I feel like manager or project leader is such a step up and I can’t really see how I can get there

After several years, I finally got to my dream firm doing work that I thought I would like. Turns out it sucks. Now I have no idea what I should be doing since I thought this was it and it’s clearly not. What am I supposed to do now?

Who else feels bitter looking at everyone’s happy holiday instagrams while they spend the week churning slides? My only consolation is I probably make more than most of these people.

what’s the ratio of equity/stocks to bond/fixed income in your Merrill lynch 401k plan?Do you make any modifications or just use recommended distribution? First job with 401k and not sure what to do!

Need a good recommendation for a home office chair. I work from home a lot and need a new chair. My new one isn’t cutting it for me- it’s not comfy and I have lower back pain.

Anyone else want to see the Zoom servers utilization superimposed on top of the COVID infection rate? Assuming they are eerily similar.

What is the salary range for Managing Consultant (Enagagement Manager role) at Mastercard advisors (base + bonus)? Location: New York

Reasons why a company is delaying / not scheduling your interview after they said you receive an invite shortly?

For those of you who started during this virtual world - tips to getting to know and connecting with people at the firm. Good questions and things you should be ready to talk about when meeting with upper management?