I am 40 this year and just made director. Was in industry for 8 years, post MBA but never joined strategy, a mistake for the short run In hindsight. Need advice on if it’s too old to make EP at some point. I am in Canada so it’s a longer path. Am I too old? Also - how do I skip income partner, seems most companies are pushing most folks to go through IP to goto EP. Real advice and thoughts would be welcome.

Any advice for a first time manager ?
Context: after ~10y in technical then marketing role, taking over a team of analysts, first management position.
Tips, readings, stories, … are welcome 😁

Boutique or big 4?

I'm currently an ops manager at a big 4 in London and received an offer from a small boutique firm with 25-30% pay rise.

I'm also in the process with Accenture but I feel like I'm not sure if I'd jump just for the money but also change in environment.
What type of things would you be asking yourself if you were in my shoes and debating to jump ship?

What should be the salary range for Oracle Cloud SCON, 9 YOE, Tier-2 MBA?
Currently 25LPA after recent hike, but looks like it's low.

Welp I’m nearing my first month into this AAE position, and now I’m realizing why I should’ve really seen being hired 30 min after the last interview as a huge 🚩🚩. I’m on 4 accounts and all of the previous AEs are transitioning off completely, essentially leaving me as the account lead. I do have two directors who share my accounts but they literally started a week after me, so I’ve really been getting crash courses and left to swim. Not totally a problem, but considering my title and salary…

Looking to do a career change or better yet out of tax change. Not a fan of all this mindless BS we do all day that know one gives a shit about. What you think of RE underwriting or mortgage banking?

My wife is a Software engineer - QA with 2 Yoe, now we are thinking to move to Canada, can someone please guide us on which 2 year course can she pick (for student visa), is data science related course a wise decision? Or how to find a QA related PG program.
Preferably in Victoria, British Columbia

Does your firm pay senior’s without an MBA the same as those with?

Looking to specialize in privacy and was considering getting the CIPP/CIPM/CIPT. I already have my CISSP and CISA. Is it worth it?

When is the right time to jump if you entered consulting after MBA? What level gives you the biggest ‘title bump’ in industry?

What do you do when trying to move up in the State government of Georgia? I've been working for the state since 06/2017 and wanted to know if anyone has an success in getting promotions/better paying jobs within the State Government?

Currently work at an ID firm (2nd year) and realizing that litigation (arguing motions, taking depositions, etc) maybe not be for me. Anyone in a similar boat and successfully transitioned either to in house or corporate without having the requisite experience many jobs require?

Hey Guys,

I am getting selected in all consultancy giants like tcs, Accenture, Capgemini but I am not getting any calls from product based companies like Salesforce, teradata, Mcaffe Any idea how can I get into product based companies.

Looking to switch from a boutique firm into big law and make a move into corporate from litigation. Anyone have experiences doing this? Also, does anyone know which firms are more willing to hire laterals from outside of big law and which ones won’t?

Hi Folks, any insights on GTM roles? what would be the long term outlook / career growth? is it advisable to choose this path or stick with classic product management? did a quite an amount of classic product management in my career, have an option to choose GTM path, will this be any better in terms of growth or a dead end?

Hi folks. It looks like there are a lot of great folks on here so thought to put a post about a referral either back to Big 4 consulting or a great industry role out of Southern CA.

11 years payer/provider exp with MBA and PMP mostly doing strategy and implementations. I am a program manager who oversees these full cycle deployments.

Seeking senior manager and up. Currently a senior program manager in consulting at Optum.

Looking to pivot into healthcare consulting. I come from a MHA background with a two year Administrative Fellowship following it. Any experience breaking into one of the top consulting firms with this type of background?

Currently going to school for my cannabis certification but I rarely see any jobs that offer cannabis research. I currently work in a lab/greenhouse environment and would love to continue that line of work with hemp/cannabis. Yet again no luck whatsoever, just finding jobs as budtenders or running a dispensary. Does anyone know where I can find research-based cannabis jobs? I have a degree in horticulture with lab experience.

What are exit opportunities for Technology Strategy and Transformation besides consulting companies?

I feel like there are very few roles and companies that would find value in the strategy work I do, especially for non executive level roles.

I’m a 36yo f in tech research. Although I make decent money, it’s time for me to make the switch to something that is a bit more meaningful. I wouldn’t say I have a calling to be a therapist but I do enjoy psychology and research. Was looking into obtaining my psyD or a PhD (to do research) I can’t lie, I’ve lived at 40k and 100k+ and I can’t say there’s much in this life that will make me go back to low pay work. This is why I am thinking of psyD. Also, considering psychiatric RN or lmft.

Curious to know on average what Staff Claims Adjusters are making at the big names like State Farm, USAA, Geico, Nationwide, etc. I have been doing this for 4 years, have a degree & industry specific designations - I am starting to feel like I am being underpaid and manipulated not to believe so! 🆘

Anyone have recommendations for movers who can do a Chicago - NY move?

Do you think the military industry will cease to exist in the future? Costa Rica has no army, and I think it's a matter of time for more countries to dissolve their armed forces too.

Hi network,

What should be a normal salary for a machine learning engineer/data scientist job in Lugano, Switzerland? I have a 1 year experience in Data Science and 1 year experience in software engineering.

Thank you

At what point in your reception are you doing father/daughter and mother/son dances?

Hello everyone, I'm trying to get into real estate investing. Some of the books I've read have talked about buying a multi unit property and utilizing investors to get the necessary capital. Does anyone have experience in getting investors? How do you identify investors who may be interested? Are there any sites where you can invest in or post investment opportunities?
Thank you in advance.

If I need some 💪 for a move, what’s the best resource? Any recs?

Anyone know a good place to take bachata classes?

Have SIL's coming in mid Aug and I live in San Diego and I am in search of nice contemporary patio furniture. (Siblings In Laws)

🌟What's Happening in Charlotte?🌟
Use this thread to share fun events, shows, concerts, activities, and anything else that's happening around the city this weekend!

How to permanently stop Powerpoint suggesting stupid "Design Ideas" whenever I paste in a picture?!

The way the 225 BTC sales wall at 18k on Coinbase got eaten up in 3 minutes shows the momentum of the bulls. Buckle up.

MIT Sloan ($$$) vs. GSB (no $)? Post MBA goal is MBB or FAANG PM.

What's the career progression/levels at SAP labs India( Gurgaon office) in SAP consulting profile?

Yoe: 8 in sap analytics consulting

Hi Fishes,

Need some advice, I work as a Manager in Deloitte (Cyber Security) received an offer from Wipro with a hike in salary of about 40%. Should I stay or take Wipro's offer ?

What’s the point of it all?

Just relapsed after several months of sobriety in SA, I don’t feel so bad about it though…

Any tips on how to get motivated to restart working the steps without having to reach the bottom?

Partners, how do you guys view managers and directors that are hungry to move up the ladder? At any point do you feel you need to protect your client relationships from your directors/managers?

Any MBB Partner/MD planning to launch their consulting firm or have launched one?

Partners/MDs, I still have a few years left before I am elected to partnership but I am keen to prepare.
If asked why do you want to be promoted now? What would be a strong answer?
And if you are asked for development areas, what is a no-no?

P1- do you discuss insights from Fishbowl with other Partners or firm leadership? If so, which things?

What can I, as a newly promoted manager do to overdeliver on your expectations (assuming project delivery is great, deadlines are met, client and team are happy, project budget is on track)? What can a manager do to make your life easier and help you sell more work?

Has anyone used Gideon Strategic Partner for investing? What was your experience?

If a partner wants to hire someone what’s the chance that person would not be hired?

Partners, making partner seems like it takes a lot longer and that the requirements are a lot higher than they used to be. Is this just at PwC, or true for other firms as well?

Partners what is the best way to communicate with your manager that you are being overworked? My manager expects me to be on call 24/7 including weekends when I have made prior plans. There’s always

Partners / MDS - Have any of you stayed with the same firm from analyst to Partner/MD? If so, what made you stay despite probably receiving offers for more compensation? Also, what benefits are there to staying in consulting your entire career?

Partners, at B4 I’ve heard that after 10 years you become fully vested in the partnership. What all does that mean with regards to shares / other benefits (vs. say a 9-year partner)? Thanks!

Scenario: you are a Partner with a Director below you. The D is bringing in 80% of your revenues and is becoming more and more successful over time. There seems to be one P spot. What typically happens?

Any articles or books on maintaining a trusted client relationship? OR any pointers towards doing that?
One consistent feedback I receive is that I don't follow through on client relationship. I build tremendous trust and good will during an engagement, but I let the relationship die out once we wrap the work out. OR It is luke warm at best with a periodic email once in a while, unable to introduce people or grow the relationship.
Any help?

How to deal with a partner with a difficult style? He cuts people off, is very impatient, has low tolerance for any mistakes no matter how small. Find it hard to meet any of his expectations, ever.