I recently spoke to a recruiter who made some interesting comments about career prospects and exit opportunities with Funds and PE (claimed Funds = same pay, fewer hours)—and that going into M&A would make the chances of switching to PE later on almost impossible.

I will start my two-year traineeship in London at a US firm this year and would appreciate any thoughts on starting a career in PE, Funds or M&A, currently leaning towards PE as my preference.

Hello,
I have been in accounting for 5 years....and thinking about switching to a marketing role where I can combine my love for numbers and creativity. How can I make the switch??? Any pointer would help

Has anyone undergone a significant career upgrade via Part Time MBA? If so what program? And what was OCR recruiting like (if it exists)?

Is anyone currently pursuing the CIA certification or recently passed? I am having trouble passing part 2. Any advice is welcomed. I passed part 1 over a year ago and haven’t been able to accomplish the next hurdle.

What are different roles in LTI. I have got offer as P4 .May I know other roles from P4 onwards.
My exp is 11.10 years

Within my first year of Consulting, really struggling with the hours amongst other things. Spoken to a couple of people internally and the advice is to get on to projects with bigger budgets and therefore bigger teams/more support. I want to wait until I hit the one year mark before making a decision on whether Consulting is for me or not. Curious to hear from other experienced hires..how is/was your first year?

If you’re a software engineer at a tech company a half step below FANG, does it make sense to consider BCG Gamma? I was in Big4 before and am undecided whether I want to return to consulting long term. 2 YOE and recently exited but recruiters have been messaging me so thinking about 2-3 years down the road

I am trying to apply for IT role in Europe. Fishes, please tell me which is the best website to apply.

Hello!

I'm about to start a new job with my main account being a big beer brand.
I want to study and prepare as much as I can before it starts, and influence myself as much stuff as possible... Both from advertising and outside of it.

Can you please share your tips and recommendations?
Specially Art Direction focused - I really want to arrive and be prepared to perform to the best level possible.

Thank you!!

Pharmacist here with 9 YOE working as a clinical oncology pharmacist at a large NYC hospital. I’m a PharmD, BCPS. I’d love some guidance on where to apply, what types of posts to look for, and is it possible for someone with my qualifications to break into LS? Thanks in advance

Looking for practical tips and strategies for becoming comfortable as in-house counsel (I.e., anything more specific than the generalized advice to “be a business partner” and “learn the business.”). What’s the best way to stay organized? Should I proactively reach out to business teams to see if they need anything? How long did it take you to become comfortable in your role?

Can anyone refer me for Accenture strategy management consultant role ?

How easy is it to transition to ServiceNow from Workday?

Does someone help me to get good instructors for SCM certification

Started a new job a year ago, high performer. My manager suggested a promotion to Product Manager since that‘s the work I’m doing, but that would be a 50% raise. Higher ups decided instead to make a “new role” (not PM), that has no analog in the company and is hard to price via Glassdoor, etc. I feel like this is to limit my promotion salary to something like 10% from where it currently is. Is there anything I can do? FWIW: I have a PhD from top 5 program and am working in that field. Thanks!

So I just started a new job in sales (B2B specifically). All my life I’ve been in blue collar jobs, military, then construction work ect. I don’t have much money saved to get myself my own business cards as I’m sure they are important to have, I’ve got all the info that I need to go out and start selling. I guess what I’m looking for is just tips on how you guys were successful walking into a whole new arena if that makes sense?

Hey fishes. I have been offered Management Consultant role with CTC break up in terms of JB, RB, fixed and variable. So is the fixed amount my gross salary without any other deduction except TDS, or will the organisation contribution to PF be also deducted from the fixed component? Also, will claimable components like LTA, mobile bill reimbursement etc. be in addition to this fixed component or will they be included in it?

How is the career in Pursuits in any Big 4? Does it pay as good as core consulting work? How is the work life balance? I want to make a shift from client chargeable work to BD work for better work life balance. Is it worth switching?

Is anyone here a HITRUST CCSFP? Was the exam hard?

Hi fishes!
I have received an offer for Senior Software Engineer.
17.5 L gross salary, 3 YOE.
Can you please tell me if it's a good offer , and about SSE role in general .

Has anyone travelled to NYC recently via train/bus/plane?

Quality engineering VS software engineering. I am currently a quality engineer in medical device. I have 4.5 years of experience. I’m stuck between getting a degree and continuing in quality / manufacturing or switching to software where I know money is great. Thoughts?

Anyone else’s love life so DRY that you find yourself having a crush on an older man at work who is in senior leadership? I keep it professional, but I feel like I’m doing something so bad by having this crush.

Anyone know what “premium cash pay” means on a check? I randomly just got 717$ on my check unexpectedly for that allocation.

How do firms give bonuses to associate attorneys? Quarterly, monthly, annually? What is a bonus based on? Money recieved, billable hours, etc?

I'm looking to set up a bonus structure for a new associate.

I have selected as senior data engineer in Fractal analytics, Verizon.

Which to choose based on work life balance and growth and job security ?

Just accepted an offer to come to Meta as a content designer. Spent the last 7 years in digital agencies doing copywriting and UX writing, what do I need to know before I start?

Anyone have any experience working for Optum? Do tell.

Hi,

I am looking for a career transition from a civil engineering( work ex. 3+ ) to Business and data analytics, can anyone advise me with dos & don'ts.

Hi Team,

I have an offer from Walmart.
Fix : 20 LPA and Variable+Stock =7L
Loc : Chennai

I have got a new offer Fix: 28.5 with Joining bonus 4.5L
Loc: Hyderabad

In little confusion as 10 days to go for joining.
Should i ask Walmart HR for the match will they agree?
#Walmart

YOE : 5.5 year
Tech: Azure, GCP, Spark, Scala

Thanks in advance your suggestions always helps 🙏

Has anyone debated Howard Douglas shades/blinds vs DIY Home Depot? Is the higher cost worth it in terms of quality and set up?

Feeling lost in my career (10 yoe, 9 in consulting). Anyone feel this before and how did you get through it (career coach, books, etc)?

HELP URGENTLY NEEDED! I'm supposed to come up with a media plan for a job interview - would anybody be willing to check my work before I have to submit?

guys im looking for MidMarket M&A associate referrals. I graduate from my MBA in April 23’. Please DM /Connect would be happy to share details or arrange coffee chats .

Watching Home Alone I see that I was taught a while ago not to fly AA..

Can my current lender refuse to accept the payment from refinance lender because they want to make more money from me? How do I sue them ?

1099 or w-2 ? I have been given the option though the company prefers w-2. It’s a day rate booking couple of months or more (no end date). I already have 1099 from similar company this year and am leaning towards 1099, but I don’t want to be difficult. I do take home office deduction and they are not supplying any equipment. Suggestions?

Has anyone recently off boarded? I’m about to put my two weeks (three weeks since I’m taking a week off) and would love to hear how the experience was. Leaving for FANG so not a competitor

Okay, I feel like if a QE in India needs to email me, an SE, to just press the 'resolve' button on a user story that was created after a bug report was issued and fixed, then maybe... Just MAYBE... There might be a bureaucracy problem. 😒

Got hired as a digital strategy consultant. I have over 10 years of industry experience but I’m new to consulting. What courses, workshops or books would you recommend to build a solid toolkit?

I recently left the gov’t for private practice with a M&A group. How does everyone bill when you are thinking about how to structure it and what docs need to get drafted? I’m learning that billing is an art so any canned language would be great!

What year of practice did you start handling closings on your own?

Curious as to how many deals at once is typical for a first year associate to take on (M&A, mostly private equity clients). Deal size is lower middle market and I’ve worked on deals ranging from $1-$110M. 2 deals at once is plenty for me, but it seems like my peers are able to take on more than that at once and still do fine. Maybe I’m just a slow learner/out of my league at the big law firm I’m at.

Junior associate here, should I ask for more money if my firm is about 10-15 percent less hours but about 30 percent less pay? The gap will never be closed to the top pay scale at my firm but when I decided to come to this firm the pay difference was about 15 percent and not 30. Would appreciate any thoughts on how to go about bringing this up without pissing people off because I love the firm and do not want to leave

On a contract negotiation call, opposing counsel kept making sports references, such as “You got four out of six here, take the win and leave this one alone” in regards to reasonable modification...

Why provide redlines against the original draft instead of the last turn when sending drafts to opposite counsel?! This profession makes no sense.

Anyone use OneNote as a transactional lawyer? How do you like it? Trying to be more organized with all my ongoing deals!

Anyone who has transitioned from M&A work to finance work, how has your experience been? I am considering a similar transition and would love to learn about any changes to your work/life balance, stress-levels, etc.

First interview at a biglaw firm. Just graduated and want to pursue transactional areas, no prior experience. I feel like I’m a risk of a hire in their eyes so any advice?

Any suggestions on resources for corporate contract drafting? I have been largely responsible for employment matters and basic contracts. Starting to work on buy/sell of goods and services; not huge but also not employment agreements. Looking for refreshers... been a while since law school and the bar. Thanks

(First year if you can’t tell) if a contract has a date in the preamble and a separate effective date, which do you use for purposes of say scheduling contracts?

Is it possible to be a “silent” investor (party A) with a friend who’s an accredited investor (party B)investing in a company? So if B is investing $50k in a company, and A wants to give B $25k of that investment, is this possible with an agreement between A and B, where they’re responsible for their own portion of taxes?

Tips for becoming more independent as you progress from junior to midlevel? I am starting to be put into the position of just having to handle things including drafting and could use some advice from others.

As the indemnified party, do you exclude Indemnity obligations from the LoL cap?

How do NYC big law real estate groups hold up during recessions? Are they one of the harder hit corporate groups or is there more stability?

Any book recommendations on Clinical Trial Agreements?

What sort of reps are tripped up by requirements contracts?

Any firms in London hiring US qualified associates into their capital markets practice?

My boss is asking me to “reconsider” the way I approach a client… I am in charge of this annoying corporate maintenance thing that we do for a client (I.e., making board of directors meeting to comply with some regulatory reporting required. I always end up missing deadlines. How would you reply?