I'm an industry accountant that would like to work for a private equity company. Right now, I'm just at a portfolio firm.

Anyways, I'm studying mandarin both for professional reasons and gaming. Booked HSK1, but realistically, should I work on higher levels afterwards? The exam center is at a very inconvenient location for me.

I've worked with the partners I report to, but not so much outside of my practice group. Is it normal for an associate to request a partner to do something or request information?

Can anybody tell me about this independence rule in KGS. Does my spouse also has to dispose off his stocks listed in restricted entry...I joined as Manager in advisory ..

What's a good balance between types of investments for an average risk person (e.g. % real estate, % stocks/market, %government bonds, etc)?

Hello fishes
It’s been a month that HR told me that they’ll release offer, but it seems that approval is still in progress, is it normal?

Netflix

Pros: ?

Cons:
- culture deck is something else: if they think they can do better than you, they will just let you go

- they think they’re the Yankees: if you’re batting.385, but they think there is someone out there who can bat .400, you’re going to get fired

- they will openly discuss at a meeting why you suck

- Reed Hastings' leadership style was once described as being "unencumbered by emotion". A VP once told him he's not a good listener and tends to be unempathetic.

I’ve practiced litigation in DC for about 5+ years at a larger plaintiffs’ firm, and am considering a switch to a defense firm. Is there any insight to how many billable hours this would require, and how much time that would actually be? For reference, the firm has a 1900 billable hour requirement and the partner said I would have “no problem” fulfilling that based on the work they have.

One key selling point, as they are trying to offer is the opportunity to work one day a week to use for things like training, acquiring certifications or building applications that you are interested in.

This sounds amazing. I don't get that at my current job. So, is this too good to be true? I would like your opinion on this.

During my job search, I am getting a lot of recruiters asking for me to answer right to represent emails. These particular recruiters follow a same pattern and seem unprofessional. Shall I be aware and not sign these right to represents? Are they a scam? Or is it a cultural thing… can someone advise me, I’m based in the USA

Hi! What are some of your best strategies for coming up with a name for a side project? I’m about to start a food related site + dinner club but am having a really hard time coming up with a good name

I'd love to create a sticky post here where we can share what technology tools we use to do our job better as Adhd consultants.
I've posted a tool - please consider using a similar format so it's consistent and easy to follow.

I work at an agency and I'm about to be promoted from senior to lead designer. What do you think would be a fair % of salary raise?

36 M anyone interested in getting a drink in this rainy weather? 🤕

Hi Fishes,

I got offer Letter from infosys 2.5 months back, now when I am trying to decline the offer by sending a mail to HR, it was not getting delivered as HR left the organisation 1 month back, I forwarded mail to feedback team of infosys but still got the mail from onboarding team with joining details and WebEx link, kindly suggest how to proceed in this case.

Joining Deloitte in 2weeks. What Deloitte send laptop, do they send extra monitor, keyboard and mouse? Or does it need to be purchased using $1000 productivity subsidy? And do we need to use Amex card to purchase and then reimburse?

Accenture or PwC?

Accenture role: ASE.
PwC role: Senior Cyber Security Analyst.

Comment your thoughts and insights below!

Are certs from Harvard Extension School worth the cost? Disregarding the intangible value “Harvard” brings on ur linked in profile?

sometimes I feel like the reward of being productive is more work lol

Has anyone’s (pre covid) full time travel engagements said anything about what to expect in the coming months/year?

What firms in the Philippinesis advisable to apply for a consulting position? kindly provide me an answer

Looking for some advice! I recently reached out to PwC private division because where I work now is boring and not flexible. I miss feel like an accounting professional. I previously worked at a medium sized public accounting firm but looking to add that big name recognition. How is the work life balance now working from home at PwC in the private division? Any insight on what I may be getting myself into. I want more family time and time to travel with my family.

Anyone want to sell me their CFE books ?

Any helpful advice for FAR. I'm taking it next week

Nervous to make industry jump bc I’m not an excel wiz. Obviously depends on the role but curious if anyone else in a similar situation?

How do you know if you’re considered a value employee?

Found that pwc reimburses Becker for CPA review course but I used Roger. Will i still get reimbursed?

Is CMA worth getting after getting the CPA? Or is it better to get the CFA. Also don’t have much finance background so I don’t know if I can pass the CFA will require a lot of hard work. Interesting in hearing people’s thoughts.

I have no plans in leaving PA anytime soon but I figure maybe I should look into another certification that holds value and makes me more marketable compared to my peers. Appreciate any thoughts and advice.

- Also considering going to a t14 MBA in future.

I'll probably get shit for this. But please explain to me the purpose of letting women off the elevator first. Half of the time it's ridiculously inconvenient.

Should I get the Apple Watch 6 or wait to see if they announce an Apple Watch 7 later this year?

Are private companies easier to work at than public companies in accounting? We have such an accelerated close deadline at the publicly traded company I’m at now, I really hate the inflexible tight deadlines and analysis seems to drag on forever after that. We also close AP/AR very early in the month yet that doesn’t stop payments/receipts from happening so we’re constantly adjusting our accruals until the end of month. Do private companies start their close after the month actually ends?

I had an Interview with Northern Trust; then, I had a verbal offer. After how long do they usually send the letter?

I always bill 100% of my time and for my entire career in public accounting I have never heard anything negative until recently.. I was told to watch my time as the client doesn’t like to pay these fees, and the partner is unhappy because it looks like I have high hours. Is the message that I should eat my time? Or is it that They think I’m inefficient?

Anyone have their CCIFP certification? If so, how difficult and time consuming is the process of getting certified?

Hey guys!!! I have an interview with BDO for an audit role in the DC area. Any suggestions/ advice/ things to work on specifically? Wish me luck!

I want to break my lease. Do you think it will be hard to find someone to take over the lease with all that is going on?

What level do I need to be before I can block off time in my calendar to watch the Champions League with impunity?