I will be joining Big 4 as a manager. I was told I will have few direct reports and would be responsible for their career growth. I have been working as individual contributor mostly and as lead in certain programs. What are some typical expectations of managers in Big4? Any tips or pointers to become a good manager and make my direct report career growth a success?EY Deloitte PwC KPMG

Hi everyone,
Is fire engineering a good field to be in? Can someone tell me about the pay scale, growth opportunities and the future scope of fire/Safety engineering?
Asking for a friend who’s done mechanical engineering and is thinking of specializing in fire eng

Thank you

Hi friends,
I have offer in Maersk and Elsevier for the same package. I have 8.5 years of experience in QA automation. Please suggest me which company should join in terms of work life balance, flexibility and career growth?

(1/2) Hi all, based in the UK 🇬🇧, would appreciate your advice on how I could break into product management.

Context: Graduated in 2019 (Finance), 2 years at EY as a business consultant on mix of pmo projects and tech projects where I was developer (data vis, power platform, sql, vba, data analysis etc.). Joined Google on a 6 month contract as a data analyst.

Should I be applying for product analyst roles? Should I apply for strategy consulting? Could I go straight for prod mgmt roles?

Currently I have 6.5 years of experience, completed 2 years in current organisation and I got very good hike also (after hike CTC is 24 LPA )
And my manager got changed also but I am frustrated with my new Manager.
should i start preparing for next/better Company like Amazon, Microsoft ?

Are any American consultants working in the middle east? Currently, trying to make the transition myself! Grew up in America, but my whole families from the middle east, so I want to do it for a couple of years.

How would I go about this process? Should I join a firm first, then make the transition?

Left IBD to quickly - VP1 opps?

Long story short - was lured into an opportunity to do BD for a large PE PortCo… better work/life balance, but honestly miss the deal cycle.

Anyone know of open VP1 opps right now?

Quick background - former MM banker (think Raymond James, Piper Sandler size) doing FinTech and Asset Management within FIG, but also open to other sectors.

Thanks!

Currently on my h1b visa which is expiring in 2021, but then it can be renewed/extended for another 3 years. When does company like Big 4 start the green card process?

I have been looking at the curriculums for Harvard Business School's Master of Business Administration and Harvard Extension School's Master's in Management. They both have the same requirements, generally speaking, including a field immersion course that serves as a capstone in the Master's in Management, which is fairly new. If I am not able to gain admission to Harvard Business School, but wanted a similar educational experience to become a consultant, should I attend Harvard Extension?

Data analytics or fullstack developer?
If I want to switch from non IT.

I trained on .net and then after I supported .net application. After 3 years I got to work on ssrs reports. We build reports from scratch in ssrs, then I worked on qlik view application. Attended training on qlik sense. My question is for which openings/certificate I have to look .net (I have only support knowledge) or reporting tools like ssrs, qlik view ? I am struggling to choose with the way to upgrade myself.

Managers and above; do you ever miss being a consultant/senior? Or do you prefer your current role?

Has anyone successfully moved out of claims into underwriting? I have been doing worker’s compensation claims for about 9 years now as an adjuster. I would really like to get into underwriting but have not had any success so far. What are some other roles I can transition to?

I have an interview with McKinsey - Senior Associate, the role pays 50k more than my current role. (3YOE)
I have no consulting experience nor do I have an MBA. Somehow I’ve passed the first 3 stages and I am now onto the case study interviews.
Has anyone went from product management into consulting, is it worth it, Am I making a mistake? (London, UK)

Is AAS a good area to gain transferable skills and learn a lot? Comparing to audit.

What’s the sense of becoming a partner at a larger firm where you can’t even really make business decisions since there are so many partners higher than you? I’ve wanted start my own business since I was about 5 years old and can’t wrap my head around what the draw to partner is outside of the high pay. Any insight?

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

Hi Fishes,

Can I anyone explains what's the future for Guidewire Developer role.
Currently have 2years of experience as configuration Developer.

Want to switch other domains like Java developer or some other product based companies.

Please share your thoughts 🙏

I am having skills of Analytics but not getting job I know Excel and other tools also Power Bi, Google sheets, Google Data Studio, Python, My Sql in learning.

Any book recommendations for soft skills at an agency/studio? For stuff like giving feedback, meetings, presentations, client interaction, etc.

What to do if you haven’t heard from the embassy for 75 days. They have my passport. I came in for my H1B interview, VO told me it’s approved and I shall have my passport in 5 days. It’s in AP cont.

When does wfh end in EY GDS?

What's the most unhealthy habit you have and does it affect your work? I stay up late bingeing Netflix after a tough day and then I'm tired the next and it's a cycle.

Where can I get f&f settlement doc ? On the former employee portal i only see status as completed.

Hello,

I am looking for a job change and feel that I don’t get enough interview calls as my notice period is of 3 months. Every company want immediate joiners.

What can I do here?

TOYE - 10 years
Skill set - RPA, UiPath, C sharp

Hi all, is it completely work from office for Tiger Analytics, or WFH is also allowed? I'm in NCR and don't wish to shift anywhere else.

Is it worth joining Accenture Strategy as a Consultant (L9) with 6 YoE? How is the quality of projects ? What is work life balance like? How about base salary, bonus, perks?

Cons of moving 75% of my savings to an Intermediate US Treasury ETF (SCHR)? I wouldn’t mind losing 4-5% if the market rallies, but would rather put cash to work if the market keeps tanking

Newbie trader here - I understand the theory of options but what is the best way to understand / pick an actual platform to use as the decision tool to perform the trades? Not sure if I’m asking the right question, but what I’m trying to say is when I get to an actual site to make a trade I get intimidated so just wondering what everybody uses / what is your actual process method?

Hello house, I want to learn how to write technical user stories

Currently a first year associate considering going to law school. Any advice or tips? Thoughts in general? Did you guys think it was worth it?

What uncommon adjustments to WACC have you guys came across?

What's the best area to live in in SF proper?

I want to be qualified / informed enough to be able to reasonably brand myself as an ML or/and IoT expert. (Consultant) what's the fastest way?

🔺 Related to Bain's experienced hire recruitment:
Does anyone know what is asked of candidates during Bain's digital pre-screening interview administered through HireVue?

Plural tutoring session anyone? Looking to do as a weekend job. Current target OPs are "Has there been layoffs" and "What's your thoughts" but happy to expand.

Hearing some crazy offers coming from Accenture Federal? What’s happening over there?

So sad and scary to hear about the shooting at two Mosques in New Zealand killing 49 people during Friday prayer. Thoughts and prayers go out to those families.

For places with a “no poach” rule, how much time needs to pass before your firm will hire from an ex-client?

I’ve been in consulting for 6 years and am still struggling to find my tribe. This is lonely and depressing, but also career-limiting, as I have no senior sponsors. I feel like I should give up on consulting.

Any advice from someone who’s quit consulting without a job (or school) lined up? I’m kinda miserable at my job and know I want to leave soon, but working non-stop makes it difficult to truly assess my next step. I want a little space, especially because I have no interest in going to another consulting firm or FAANG, but I don’t want to sacrifice job or school prospects for a gap.
Context: recently promoted, high-performing SC at 2 year mark; I know Deloitte offers LOA, but can I swing that?

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

These slides being used by the House Impeachment Managers are beautiful. Which one of you is helping to create them?

I left EY 1.5 years back and now wanna go back, do I have to go through regular interview process or simplified interview ?

If I end up quitting after maternity leave, do I have to pay back any of my leave benefits? I guess I could ask HR, but wouldn't want to throw out any warnings.

Do you sleep with your work laptop beside you or are you normal?

I get so much anxiety if I see 10+ tabs open on a computer? Anyone else like this?

What can I do outside the office to boost my resume and be a substantially more attractive candidate for top consulting firms in ~12 months time. Working in disputes and valuation role but want to go into management consulting next year (post MBA role). I feel like my job isn’t enough because skills aren’t considered as transferable outside this field.

Is there any advice for networking into projects when you don’t know many people at the firm yet? I always to help on BD work when I’m on the bench, but it never turns into any billable work. Every time I have talked to a partner/senior manager I was told I don’t have the skill set they’re looking for, but I don’t know how to build up from there. Feeing very lost but I want to improve my approach.

How often do you job hop or plan to?

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