Bain & Company I was chatting with a friend at McK and he said they don’t hire people from the outside at Manager level and above which I found to be odd. I’m at EYP in Strategy practice but wanted to see if there is a path to MBB transfer. How does one go about doing that? Is it normally through networking or cold applying? Or both? Thanks! McKinsey & Company Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group

What skills to have to make it to PO/PM in Faang?

Any advice or thoughts on the experience required to get hired at Salesforce as a Solution Engineer vs Sr Solution Engineer?

Yoe: 3
Experience type: Functional Consultant

I interviewed for an analyst position with Deloitte about 2 weeks ago and was told that they would get back to me by end of last week. I haven’t heard anything from them and reached out to my recruiter for updates but didn’t hear from her either. Did anyone have a similar experience?

Advice for interviewing at Spotify? It’s for a contract role and there is only one round of interviewing.

Thoughts on jumping from consulting to a pre-sales job at a tech company? In desperate need of better wlb but I want to make sure I still have career progression and a decent bump in salary.

I’m essentially partners with a creative director. If we wanted to run off together to another agency, would we be able to go as partners? Or does my title & small experience sample hamstring us both?

Anyone prepping for the SHRM-CP test? I’m taking a prep course this fall and would love tips or to know if there are any study groups out there!

Been trying to lateral from PwC Deals Adv to IB and it’s been very difficult. Have the experience and technical skills, just not the banking background firms want to see. Anybody in IB willing to connect and share their experience?

Hi all - any advice on how to make the transition from BigLaw to IB / PE with circa 8 years experience working as M&A and PE lawyer? Many thx in advance 🙏🏽

How’s associate interview process at EBs these days? Getting a lot of heat right now and thinking of exploring a few opportunities

I am quitting my job and start a startup in Jan. Already have an offer from accelerators not sure if I take it yet. Any advice?

What are my chances in IT if I join HPE now? I heard they use mostly legacy tools and tools limited to HPE only. Does it affect my job search in future?

@cisco @vmware @HPE

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.

If there were no practical obstacles whatsoever, what area(s) of law OTHER than your current practice area would you want to explore, and why?

I’ve been so specialized for so long I’m not even sure how to answer this question for myself. Once upon a time I was somewhat interested in tax but I’m worried that’s where fun goes to die. I kinda dig admin law, although that’s cheating a bit because I work with a federal agency.

HCL Vs IBM
9.3 YOE

Both are offering similar range of package.

Looking for WLB, Job security with decent learning opportunities.

I Know that on-site opportunities are very few In fact Zero in IBM. What are the on-site opportunities for resources at Manager leveling HCL.

Has anyone here ever felt like they always had to prove their worth at work while others were simply given a chance?

Welcome to the bowl, Please keep your posts focused towards Mastercard and tone as positive as possible.

Cheers 🍻

Hi there,

Just joined S&C from 8 YOE in industry. Joined as M1, but was also a manager in former industry role. How soon is reasonable to be thinking about promotion Senior Manager? What kind of salary increase comes with this promotion?

Also, I negotiated current salary when the offer came 5 months ago now, not taking into account high increases in inflation. Do salaries get adjusted for inflation? And if so, when?

Any thoughts on Phillips Lytle? If you could please provide insight on culture/billable requirements? Thank you.

Hi everyone can someone help me with how is the Work from office model being followed at optum..Are they allowing work from home also?

Getting a tour of an agency tomorrow.
I've done my due diligence and researched their clients, awards, culture, etc to ask question.

Any other tips or questions to ask?

Any HR Personnel in Berlin, Germany ?

Do anyone know about any HR ops vacancy?

Anyone want to go on a date today? 🤷🏻‍♀️

How is HCl for SAP projects and do they provide base location as mumbai?

Does anyone recall what senior consultant utilization targets are at Deloitte?

If I take extended sick leave, i.e. 3 months, do future employers look at this? I want to take a break from ACN because of burnout, but dont want it to be an issue if I change roles in the next year or so?

My relationship just ended yesterday because he wanted to “focus on myself and figure things out.” My relationship before that ended (~2 years ago) because he wanted to focus on himself. I can’t help but feel like it’s because something is wrong with me. What am I doing wrong?

Making a huge mistake at work today and I haven't been with the firm for a year yet. I feel extremly horrible. How do I rebound from this? Crossing fingers I am not getting fire/layoff

Any entrepreneurs out there that feel like there’s a million things no one told you before starting your company? (Good&Bad) 5 years in myself and nearly could write a book with my list of sh*t no one told me… curious to know what’s on your list???

Masters baby what a time

Which health insurance options does EY offer in the D.C area?

Facing serious burnout and want to conduct a job search to exit from my current role. Thinking of taking a leave of absence for 6-10 weeks. What are some good reasons I should use in my request? How easy/hard is it to get approved for one?

What’s the compensation for a manager at EY in Tech consulting In nyc ?

Please post your comp in the response

If you know you’re leaving in 5 months for new job, can you slowly do less work to get severance?

Recommendations for comprehensive books on the finance industry? I want to learn more about investment banking and modern financial instruments. Got a lot of free time during this lockdown

Relatively new in Big4 M&A advisory doing mostly integration work with some pre deal DD mixed in. I recently heard L.E.K. Consulting places well in MM PE but don't know much about them otherwise. Was interested if anyone had insight into whether a jump to their M&A or PE groups would be possible. In terms of background, I have an undergrad business degree from a T20 school and graduated a T14 law school as well.

Book recommendations on genetics and bio hacking?

Confronted client today about partner forcing us to travel while client site has travel restrictions. As a result is team is remote next week. Counting down days till I get rolled off/fired now lol

Any good book for learning about real estate? I live in NYC,23 and I'm interested in getting in it next year God willing...?

New joiner. What should I get with my $250 wfh stipend? I already have standing desk, dual monitor, portable monitor, and good headset, not too sure what else I need, but it’s free money. Thanks.

Is anyone running a small nonprofit on the side in addition to consulting? I am planning to start one to carry out some of my passion work. (Any books, courses, places to start?)

My favorite part of consulting is helping the consultants I manage improve their public speaking by designing talking points, reducing their fear or anxiety around speaking, and improving their executive presence.

I read about people on this platform needing help in these areas. At the same time, I’ve been wanting to spend more time helping more people with these topics. If anyone would be interested in sharing about their public speaking-related challenges, feel free to DM!

Can someone please help me calculate my Utilization? The Client Service Hours on ToD seems to be confusing. When does the utilisation for the year start? April or June?

Why do you prefer electric toothbrush to the regular?