How much would you say your job in M&A affects your mental health?

Tip for anyone taking the CAIA exam, get UpperMark. Was using willey and was abt 1/2 complete and borrowed a friends test bank … night and day much harder and honestly was more like what I expected

Any recommended resume writing services? Especially in insurance industry

Girlfriend has very obvious high functioning anxiety and body image issues that she admits but thinks she doesn’t need therapy or medication and that reading self-help books will help her. It’s not changing in the last several years and it’s impacting our relationship. Anyone have experience with their SO dealing with untreated anxiety? I know I can’t control her but would like to express my feelings without sending her into a spiral. For context, I’ve been in therapy for 12 months and medicated

I see a lot of people who have crippling anxiety here work out to feel better. My crippling anxiety kind of paralysis my legs (or at least feels like it to the point that I can’t even walk). Does anyone have similar symptoms and solution for it?
I am in therapy right now but just wanted to hear from someone who is also going through it

Current situation: company A- was hired as a specialist and proved my worth to become a category manager but ended up on the low end of the salary range because of my lack of experience. Have voice my concern about my pay several times to my director, with no action in return.
Company B - Recruiter on LinkedIn approached me regarding a position open at an out of state healthcare facility for the same thing I do now, I would be working remotely where I currently am today. Cont in comments..

Ladies in the city - if you have baby hair/bangs etc how do you handle them during workouts? Is there a headband you recommend?

Any advice with anxiety before calls/door pulling? Never happened before but it’s crippling now.

I stopped drinking coca cola when I was out in the states because I read the nutritional information label. Twice the amount of sugar in the US formula than the UK version. Coca Cola 🤝 Health insurance industry. Diabetes is a business over there huh?

For any Alvarez and Marsal fish, how has your work life balance been? Very interested in hearing from those in their healthcare industry group, but anyone is welcome to respond.

How many therapists (and social workers too!) see a therapist themselves? Do you find it helpful?
I think there's this myth that therapists have all their own sh*t figured out, and for me at least I know that's far from true (hopefully it isn't just me). On the contrary, I think we should be leading by example!

Any news from anyone, especially during covid?

Best age to freeze my eggs? I’m 30. Is it too early?

I’m on the high side of the BMI scale and really want to prioritize healthy movement. Not ready to formally go back to the gym or do fitness group classes inside (both from a covid mentality and feeling uncomfortable due to size). Started walking more and incorporating some cardio videos, thinking of getting a machine for my apartment (bike, elliptical, etc.)…any recommendations of best machine to incorporate or additional fitness ideas?

Have you, or anyone you know, gotten covid twice within weeks or months? I’m being told that you can catch omicron 2 weeks after recovering…

I have an offer from PWC India and a top Indian insurance company. How do I choose which is better?@

Not completely political but should baseball players be able to test daily while teachers and healthcare professional cannot

Article to support your option appreciated

Who else is doing expenses on an amazing Saturday? I noticed a $50 dinner charge. Damn you Sheraton. I hardly ate anything that night.

Feeling really low cause I got diagnosed with a serious uncureable disease. Trying to process and come to terms with the implications of it. I wanna go out but struggling to motivate myself to even get out of bed 😔

Considering a smart watch or fitness tracker. On Android, and link various apps back to google fit. What have you got or what did you research? Why did you pick what's you've got?

Best way to approach networking with MBB if I am planning to apply for roles in Jan 2024 (1 year from now). Do people start with their school alum and get referred to partners?

What makes a start-up successful?

Hi All,
Looking for job change .(Application /production support)
YOE :7+
Some one please refer me.

Hi everyone

Can someone please help me understand hierarchy at BNY Perishing. Where does a Grade J stands?

Cleared the technical round.I have received an email to submit the docs. But none were called me regarding the salary discussion. Usually how many days it will take to get the feedback

What should i go for TCS 9.5Lpa or Rategain 11.5 lpa

What is the base salary for Senior 1 in Gds tax currently? Anybody please?

Anyone have recommendations for movers for unloading only? Coming from out of town and just need help unpacking my U-Haul. Will likely go the task rabbit route (quotes from moving companies were way overpriced), but thought someone here might also have a rec

What is your socioeconomic background and how much NW do you consider “enough” to be able to live comfortably?

Is it good to Join Publicis Sapient (permanent remote) as a Senior Associate L1 with 24 LPA from Cognizant as a Associate current CTC is 14.5 LPA

Hi Fishes, Have a query. My spouse is working in the electrical and electronics field for the last 15years, in various GCC countries. Now he wishes to come back to India and wants to join some company here. But seems like similar opportunities are very less, say close to 3-4%. What is your opinion if he takes a DevOps course and do a career change ? What will be the % of getting interviews ? Even if he gets selected, how much will he get?
Please reply.

🔥MARCH JOB THREAD!

Do you know of an opening or opportunity?

Please drop it in the comments below, help another Fish!

I absolutely HATE third party recruiters. They continuously waste my time, always slice my rate in half, and have never have solidified a project for me — PLEASE GO AWAY!

ahhhh.. I feel better now 💆🏻‍♂️

Any insight into TCS M&A group? They reached out offering $200k for an M&A specialist role and would be a significant jump from my current salary. Unsure what they do in M&A space since they focus largely on delivery vs strategy

How long does it takes for you to feel confident on what you are doing at FDD? Essentially I am not trying to stay at FDD forever but want to make sure that I learn all the necessary skills before I go.

Anyone here that has exited to a retail mortgage or lending strategic in a Corp Dev / M&A role? Would like to hear experiences on work products, culture, etc.

What are the best exit opportunities after working in ODD, CDD, valuations for a few years? IB? PE possible?

ACCA and CPA qualifications. How useful are they in the line of consulting. I work in the M&A space focusing on FDD. Happy to have a chat to see what qualifications if any are actually useful in our line of work.

Is deal flow starting to pick back up? Just started as an FDD analyst and would love to keep my job

Does anyone have recommendations for thought leaders/influencers in the M&A space? Looking for blogs, books, YouTube videos? Not currently in the space, trying to learn more as I’m thinking about a pivot after a few years in consulting/startups

Hi M&A professionals, please recommend between Deloitte M&A M vs Aon M&A AD. Both in London.

🍁November Job Thread

Do you know of any opening or opportunity? Share it in the comments below!

Help another Fish. 🤝

Good book recommendations on the basics behind M&A deals and the DD process? Asking for a friend who is looking to start a search fund and has operational experience but no finance.

Any way of being in Ey s&o and being local? As in, is there a team that mostly does projects that are local (NYC)

Align to non-M&A offering but do a lot of work in the space (DD, integrations). B4 recruiter reached out and wants me to provide resume@for review with hiring partner. Does it work if I provide a bio with summary of M&A projects (client names removed) instead of a traditional resume? Also plan to list education and previous roles.

Anyone have insight into GMs Corp Dev team? Was reached out to by a recruiter there. Cheers all!

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

AM here with corporate finance (M&a) experience just moved to the US to marry my American fiancé but having a really hard time landing a job right now. Job apps that match my background and requirements almost always gets rejected immediately. What should I do?

What’s your favorite part of the M&A life cycle to work on and why? What about least favorite?

Anyone on pros and cons of A&M PEPI group?

Any CDD / M&A Strategy fish willing to chat?