I have 10 hours to spend in the JFK international terminal, is there a lounge that would be best to buy a day pass to rest and recover? Next leg is 14hrs..

Best hotel in NYC with a decent gym?

Has anyone ever tried to use their PIV card to book the GSA rate for a personal hotel stay

About to start traveling and would like to build up points with an airline....who would you suggest between delta & AA?

Moving to San Antonio from Austin. Will be In Office 3 days a week near Sea World. Married with a 1 year old and active dog. We love good food and being active... Where should we live? Any other suggestions. As a reference we lived in the 04/Soco area for 6 years.

I read a contract from San Diego that had some very interesting language for Special Educators. Thinking about sending it to the Union to see.

Who’s hiring in San Fran?

Best consulting exits for work life balance in SEA?

Anyone managed to fly their parents down from India to US off late? Cousin’s pregnant, trying to book tickets for early Dec. trying to understand how entry here is playing out here. I know Qatar and Emirates aren’t operational yet for flights from India to US.

Do you guys have any tips or when to purchase ticket to south east asia? All tickets I see is hovering around $2000 roundtrip.

What’s big law like in San Francisco? Anyone have any insights to firm cultures or billable targets?

Any thoughts on the Airbnb IPO, price to get in on?

FYI - Just went on the Marriott website and selected the option to combine both spg and Marriott accounts. All stays and details updated. Past history to be updated in 48 hours. Get it done folks!!

Anyone who commutes in from Jersey City - do you take the PATH or NJ transit? Which is better/worse?

Moving to San Diego soon and would like to know How’s the East Village neighborhood? Would you recommend to live there? What’s the neighborhood like?

Anyone here who has relocated to Goldman Sachs in SLC can help me in answering some questions related to their relocation allowance? Thanks,

Looking for a Junior Art Director opportunity in/near San Diego. Anything with music or experiential would be great!

Any integrated producers looking for a full time job? San Diego based company looking for a integrated producer. Let me know if you’re interested!

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Patient experience consultants? Are your here?

How do I find headhunters that specialize particularly on junior strategists? Thanks for any help

I’ve had radio silence from a small investment bank for about a week now. I’ve completed several rounds of interviews, but last Thursday the firm reposted the job I’ve been interviewing for. On Friday the headhunter said that they’re not sourcing new candidates and it’s probably just LinkedIn automatically refreshing the listing. She said they had a busy week last week but will make a final decision this week - is the delay and radio silence a bad sign or is this typical for experienced hiring?

I want to sell my house but there seems to be water damage and I’m worried someone will lowball me, what should I do?

Is it better for a startup to outsource the recruitment to a recruitment agency? Or doing the the recruitment all by themselves?

Starting salary for a creative in Dallas?

Hi fishies,

I am a digital marketing professional with 4 years of experience. I was really frustrated in my current job due to extreme level of micro management and no growth career wise, so I have resigned on 3rd October. Tomorrow, after a meeting with ceo I will get to know how many days of NP I have to serve.
It would be really helpful if I could get referral from you guys.

I am ready to take remote jobs & even relocate to Bangalore or Pune.

Thank you!

DM me for referral in TCS

I would like your opinion: assume someone at its late 30’s that has been doing Trade Finance (structure trade finance and product development) for the past 10 years. Also assume this individual is looking to do something different but still in banking to leverage the experience acquired through the years... now here is the question: what potential career paths do you see for this person?

Which will be the best between JPMC and Nagarro (permanent work from home)?
Please suggest.

Any advise for wrist pinch pain? (Not looking for the surgery route). I also have an ergonomic keyboard.

How many days Deloitte India takes to release offer letter. I tried to contact HR she said that they are trying to get approvals and it is in progress. It's been a week that i have uploaded my docs.

Hi guys,
What's the annual hike at band 601 in CB LOB. How much time it takes to get promoted to next level 602. How much will be the annual bonus at 601 level & percentage hike we will get at the time of promotion.

Can someone please help me with investment banking hierarchy grade in BNY. what those grades are position wise.

Hi I work at Accenture Strategy & Consulting in Management Consulting - Capital Market Practice. I have 5.5 years of experience in Capital Market Consulting. Have worked with Investment Banks, CSDs, Clearing Houses, Exchanges. Have worked on RFI, RFP, PM, Requirements Gathering, BRDs , FSDs. Waterfall to Agile implementation etc.
I am MBA- Finance and did Computer Engineering in UG.
I am looking for a change and looking for opportunity in Strategy or Management Consulting. Kindly refer me.

I was recently offered a Zoom interview. The school had 10 interview slots for me to choose from. Three were one day this week and the rest are next week. I chose the first time slot available. Should I have waited until one of the last slots so I was fresher on their mind when choosing a candidate? I am just sitting here stressing out until I here something. Also, do interviewers still appreciate a hand written thank you for the interview?

Hi Fishes,
What should be the salary for Manager / Sr Manager having 14+ yoe in project/product service operations? I am at 32 lpa which I think is quite low having worked with top consulting firms for close to 12 years.

What time frame is used to measure our utilization metric? I'm pretty sure it's not our fiscal year, but sometime around April '16 - March '17?

How’s EY in SAP consulting , are they growing in SAP and getting some projects ??

Anyone have a mask for sale in the DC area? Family member is lab staff conducting COVID testing and their facility ran out of masks a while ago.

How hard is the AWS Cloud Practitioner Certification? What study sources have you used and how long did it take?

How do I be a Kewl Kat like all the Deloitte people? I always read about how they’re breaking necks and cashing checks and I want to be like them.

I have a consulting/PE interview on Friday, please recommend consulting books or sites to read. Need to speak consulting language

I think all the people who say they have a hard time working at home either have no discipline or live in a hole in the wall. I love wfh in my mansion with sprawling space and triple screen monitors.

I just got a new job offer (3.5 YOE, strategy at late stage startup) for $125,000, sweet benefits, and $60k stock options.

I already notice that I want more despite not even receiving one paycheck. Previously made $85k.

Why am I like this?

Book recommendations? All genre welcome but I usually read nonfiction

Smart to look for a new job with a “recession” looming? Wanted to leave by end of the year, but nervous I’d be the first laid off at a new spot

For people in consulting - do you often read books about project management and motivation? Would appreciate your recommendations (preferably the ones with more than one thought for the whole brick of text 🤨).

Project is starting on July 30, just found out the client requires background tests and drug screens, do they usually make you take it immediately or is there some time?

Anyone own a condo and tenting it out in the DMV area? What HOA/Condo Fee are you looking at? Is $590 too much for an investment property? TIA!

How will the US come out of covid19? As an outsider they seem at greater risk then others: expensive healthcare, no sick days, homeless people, people who wont stay home... Thoughts?

Any good books or recommendations on sales? Sales tactics trips and tricks?

I have a final interview with a partner at KPMG (advisory). What should I expect during the interview and how many days till I hear back post interview?

Anyone have any recommendations for home office ergonomic desk chairs?

Can everyone stop asking to raise taxes? People don’t deserve 24/7 handouts. Let’s take some responsibility, pls and thx

I find myself struggling the explain things with the same eloquence as my colleagues. How can I improve my consulting speak? Any recommended books?