Ideas for client gifts this year? Typically has been a nice bottle of wine, but only to the clients I had previously shared drinks with so I knew they were wine drinkers.

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I send a holiday tower of chocolates to my clients. Goes over well and can be shared.

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Depends on client but I’ve sent some steak and lobster. They come in handy around here as not many are eating in restaurants.

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Thoughts on gift cards by email? Tacky or useful?It’s always a logistical nightmare shipping things like wine and food, and no one is in the office. Plus some clients are out of the country.

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For your resume and LinkedIn, do you prefer to use ‘Project Delivery Specialist/Manager’ or a more recognizable title, such as ‘Project Manager’ or ‘Program Manager’

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What is the average salary for 4 years experience with an international client? I had worked on various projects for tech support mainly in ITSD level 1 till now and I am trying to transition my career into the next level or any upper level similar domain. The current CTC is 8 lakhs and how much can I earn if I switch and where should I go? T Fishes please suggest.

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I have an offer from @Morgan Stanley for 36 lpa.. 8 years, Java backend developer.. I am also about to have a managerial round with Mercedez Benz and Zscaler.. Morgan Stanley they said I initially I will have to work on existing applications and later move on to microservices project.. Both Benz and Zscaler are working on good tech stack.. Are any of these worth considering if they match what Morgan Stanley is offering?

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Sometimes I let people know I'm sober. I don't talk about the 12 steps unless someone asks. I try to practice attraction rather than promotion. Also I've never done a noon meeting but sometimes I really think I should!

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Have you tried encouraging cards highlighting their strengths? When’s the last time you said “Thank you” out loud to everyone in front of everyone? Bought lunch? Participated in a team building event? Encourage a team atmosphere and keep the lines of communication open. Just my thoughts

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Hello Fishes,
I joined Cognizant in July, but have setup my Goperform goals around October due to late project onboarding.
Will I be eligible for default hike after the new rules of appraisal?

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Hi Sharks!
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Any tips for internal interviews for a title bump, but also to be on different team/client?

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“Released to RMG. Update your skill profile”…what to do next ? I recently joined and was assigned to a project but their requirements changed and my manager has released me effective 10 Feb. What should I do next to get assigned to a project?

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Accenture India Employees - (1) How much does job location matter in getting good projects for a fresher(ASE- Lvl 12) ?

I am currently in Entry Level Pool-Bangalore and will be 'Soft Locked' to Bench in a month's time. I wish to change my job location to either Indore in MP(top priority) or to Pune(MH).

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Looking for a production company in NY to shoot ongoing home improvement how-to & talent to camera tips for social. Budget is tight-ish. Client used the word “scrappy” but I won’t deliver crap work.TY

If taking the subway to my home office isn't part of my normal commute, and the client I am on is outside the commute to my home office and requires it, am I entitled to expense my Metro Card?

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Interesting all the noise about these PPT, my take:

The pandemic took all the upside of an IB analyst life (client meetings in person, fancy trips, suit up, worshiped at networking events) and left all the juniors with the downside (long hours, monkey-like type of job, aggressive work environment).

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Hi fishes, Tata Consultancy Tech Mahindra IBM Can someone please help to understand how much should be in hand as per below CTC breakup? Without any tax declaration? Also, on my cctc I have declared 70000 pa as hra so if I continue with just this much declaration then what will be inhand?
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Deloitte GPS consultant range? I’d heard they are slightly higher than the rest of the big 4 in the public sector space

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December layoffs anywhere?

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I quit my job at EY and looking for job opportunities please do refer me for the job opening.

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Any entrepreneurs here had angel investors actually invest in your company? If so, how did you find them and how did it go?

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Serious question from a happy software engineer, what do you all love about your work/actually enjoy doing during working hours?

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“We are fully remote”

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