I’m interviewing on Monday and the HR rep said the office is “casual so to wear whatever I feel comfortable in” ...how would you interpret that? Obv. don’t look sloppy but also an open range here...

Is it in appropriate to wear faux locs to an interview? They are somewhat long but I don’t mind cutting or taking them down.

Anyone here with experience as a Product Manager? I’ve close to decade of consumer lending experience including Sales/Advisory, Supervisor and Underwriting. I have have been looking to pivot into a more impactful role this year. I am due for an interview for a Product Manager next week. The company ticks all my boxes but the job description a bit vague. I will be grateful if anybody willing to share what the day role looks like and what I need to look out for in an interview. Thanks. Cheers.

Made it to the final round of interview at a Branding Agency... I have to present a case study that shows my approach thru 'branding lens' - they gave me a slide deck with such minimal info and I have to present in a few days. Can anyone give me some tips on working on a deck for branding specific case study? I'm coming from tech background so would appreciate the advice!

Has anyone else had a mentor (assigned to them by the Company) who seemed to have it out for you? I mean downright sabotage to make you look bad left and right. I didn’t realize it at first. She was fake friendly, but she was discrete too. Some of the executives thought she was amazing, but I had to clean up her work all the time. She wasn’t above me either on the chain of command. Later I found out she had tried for the exec assistant role and they didn’t choose her, they wanted me instead.

Had 20+ interviews at a company over the past 3 mos. final round was 2.5wks ago, & all recruiter has said is the team loves me, it’s taking longer on their end. Do I follow up again? So frustrated!

Got ghosted after a final round interview with a unicorn startup. I had a very hands on interview and showed them detailed code examples and architecture diagrams. Maybe I gave away too much? The interviewers seemed really impressed. The cynical thought I have is they're doing interviews just to find answers to the problems they haven't been able to solve. Why else would they ghost me? Everything seemed to be going so well until now.

I have cleared the interview at TCS for java developer role. My current ctc is 4.5 lpa with 5+ years of experience. I started my career in non tech profile then switched to technical roles in the same company hence my package is too low.

I want to know how much hike i can expect for this role. Can I ask 10 LPA or more ?

Anybody exited to a big tech healthcare ( non- technical) role recently? How did you go about it? What kind of skill sets did you focus on developing/showcasing? what was the interview process like? Appreciate any insights!

What is your biggest challenge as a plus size professional ... wardrobing? Air travel? Perception/image? Energy/stamina? Outright discrimination?

I've applied to work at Facebook three times but I can't make it past the initial interview with HR each time. What am I doing wrong?

Have an interview on Monday for Wells Fargo’s Capital Markets Analsyt (middle office) position. I’ve worked in capital markets for a mortgage company but worried the skills aren’t really transferable. Anyone know anything about that role/what they are looking for?

I'm interviewing for Sr Product Design positions & each interview is 30 minutes to share 2 case studies. With only 12 min/case study (I eat up some time introducing myself & setting up the work), does anyone have advice on what to make sure I show? It's so hard to hit all the points they I'm trying to hit: problem definition through user research, wireframes, design exploration, usability tests, prototypes, final designs, red lines, engineering handoff, KPIs. Any advice or examples?

Indecisive about relocating to
Bangalore and applying for a
relocation to Kolkata instead. I am a
fresher who joined at the beginning
of this year (staffed in project) and
my base location is Bangalore,2days wfo. The
primary reason to move to Kolkata
being the cheaper cost of living.
FOMO the life/culture in Bangalore
and job opportunities there, are the
reasons why I haven't asked for a
location change yet. I anyways plan
on moving to Bangalore once I can
afford it. What would be a better
pick?

In how many days, BDO rise give reply to your interview 2nd round? Anyone here from BDO rise here?

Hi Fishes,
Tomorrow is my coding/ DSA round with Google for the role of Cloud Engineer - AI, I am practicing the google interview questions from leetcode, if you can share any prior experiences and problems that you have encountered will be very useful. Much appreciated, thanks

Applying to T15 in R2. Currently have a 700 GMAT (43Q, 41V) after taking once. Even if I raise my quant to 47, which would be impressive for me, I’ll still be at a 700 (possibly 710). 3.6 undergrad GPA. Worth retaking? Or just focus on the rest of my applications?

Negotiation advice - I’m interviewing for a marketing position internally (no direct reports). I’m currently a sales applications manager (10 direct reports). This is considered a lateral move at my company. Because of my sales role, comp is broken up between base and commission target. The marketing position is mostly base with an annual bonus. Here’s my “dilemma” - my total comp right now exceeds the top of the salary range for the marketing position. (Continued below)

2nd round of interviews with a candidate. Thinking of plopping open Nintendo switch and playing three rounds of overcook with them.

Overnight trading suspended for first time since G. Recession because of plunges of >5%. Saudi’s flooding market with cheap oil, *all* treasuries below 1%. Welcome to Black Monday.

When is an omission a lie (not in a professional context)?

Partner told us to be careful about sharing our salaries with each other. Says we may find out someone’s getting paid more than us but we don’t know what their production is like. I officially spat out my kool-aid.

Anyone have experience with the T-Mobile international pass? Was going to get an international SIM card to use in Spain until I saw T-Mobile offered that plan.

Anyone here with a SoFi high yield savings acct? Any thoughts on it?

Looking to buy my first hermes scarf. Any advice?

How does one tell their boss (owner of the company) that you are burnt out? The sheer volume of work is exhausting and I haven’t taken a true vacation as we are a small company so if something urgent comes to my email I feel like I must respond. I was given an additional title and more responsibilities last year as well but only a 3% raise for it.

Why doesn’t the FAA make a law demanding Biscoff cookies the only legal inflight snack?

Received an offer from Deloitte, but work/life balance is really important to me. Is it really that bad? GPS consulting, Rosslyn office.

Some questions to discuss: What firms are making the biggest moves in cannabis? Who will be seen as a market leader in the industry by the end of 2020. As the legalization movement sweeps the U.S. ...

Just joined Deloitte recently and they staffed me to Airforce project already? I’m trying to look for other projects that are not DOD related. How do I go about looking got other roles?

Anyone willing to let me borrow your Doona Stroller for Memorial Day weekend? Our daughter is 1 so we’re almost too big and I don’t really want to buy a new one for one trip. Heading to DC for the weekend. We live in Brookhaven and id be happy to pay you!

Hey fellow Disney Lovers,

I generally have a few lessons in which I can use Pixar shorts to teach students how to identify and discuss literary signposts, how to identify and explain the development of theme, character traits, and other narrative elements. What are some of your favorite shorts? I am trying to incorporate activities where my students get to choose their own clips for independent practice with these skills and need a variety to draw from.

For those who have been driving the daily thread posts (senior tax accountant / KPMG / etc) please DM me if interested in becoming a community leader for this bowl. I’ll put you in touch with Sam from Fishbowl. Thanks!

Hi Everyone!

Looking to move on from McKinsey. Any referrals for a 20+ year experienced hands on Big Data Architect/Global strategy advisor?
Thanks!

Hello, I am being affected by the Meta layoffs- looking for reliable referrals for Deloitte and Slalom. Thanks

For the last four weeks or so of WFH I’ve been making it to my desk around 7:30/8am and working basically without a break—lunch at desk- but cannot maintain momentum past like 6:30/7:30pm. Most of the day is billable work, but I cannot bring myself to finish outstanding assignments after 8pm, but then feel so guilty when I’m not working past that time. Am I burnout or fucked up? (Also I hate this gig & am not in it for the long haul, just hate not turning things quickly)

I hate marketing. But I tell people how great a career it is. I've been in this industry for 10 years and I want to get out but don't want to take the pay cut.

I’m starting as a Manager at one of the big 4 in 3 weeks. I left my tenure track job 4 yrs ago so I’m accustomed to non-academic work but still intimidated. Advice? Will I succeed this first year?

Just got laid from my job today due to restructuring... have worked on Coty inc, BMW USA and Clifbar. Any leads or advice is much appreciated...

@account folks — lately there’s been lots of talk about the future on fishbowl. How do you think the industry’s macro trends will affect account management as a discipline (or acc folks as human cont.

Tips for joining a team that the client already dislikes?

realizing how important it is for me to feel intellectually stimulated - if i can help with strategy, it helps, but otherwise not feeling it. any ideas? certain kind of client, move to strat, pivot?

What does it mean if you get feedback such as “know the room better?” I came across a team email that was addressed to my account team, and I approached my boss about my response to it. Then he gave me this feedback and told me not to engage in the conversation. Funny thing is a strategy lead just responded back to the team with the exact response I came up with, and my boss agreed with her...

Droga is long known to make everyone sign an NDA and then uses them to make people resign vs being laid off. Will this shady policy change now that presidential candidates are talking about this?

I recently went on disability leave and my boss Auto forwarded my emails to my coworker. I have plenty of emails that I need to access that have to do with my getting appointed with the carriers and policies that I have signed for groups.. How do I approach this ? I am upset that he didn’t even tell me. Didn’t clarify weather it’s a standard thing or not so as to ease my mind, etc. NOTHING! Jerk doesn’t care about my success

Building a roster of freelance for a new brand design shop in CA. Open to freelance of all types: design, graphic, copy, strat, render, film, motion. Ping me for detail where to send info.

My direct report has dyslexia. Any tips on how to support her better at work? What works well for learning? What really doesn’t work?

Appreciate any helpful tips and tricks! Would also love to hear from anyone who also has dyslexia on any of the more unknown cohabitating traits / symptoms that could be helpful to know when mentoring someone with this disorder.

I have adhd and know there are a lot of things that help me at work, but not as familiar with dyslexia. Thanks in advance!

My account team needs some structure. I’m trying to put together a org chart. Like, this is the digital team, print team, etc…and I want to outline responsibilities for each work stream as oversight, lead, support. Anyone every done anything that that? I’m having a hard time putting my thinking on paper.

Anyone have any leads in Dallas for SAE roles?

This week chewed me up and spit me out.

Interviewing with potential employer for weeks now, have realized I dont want the job (not the right culture fit + didnt vibe with a sr person in interview). How do I tell them w/o seeming like a jerk