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I have a great intern on my team! He probably understood the project concepts and lingo far better than some full time employees who joined the same day. #rockingintern

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Had an intern last summer who, on a 100 degree day, decided to take one of the team rental cars early to go meet friends who were in town. An hour later, one of us gets a call that she's having car trouble. We asked where she was, concerned she was on the side of a highway somewhere. She said she had never left the parking lot because the car never turned on. Turns out, she was in the parking lot for an hour trying to turn a car on, reason it hadn't turned on is because she wasn't pressing her foot on the break while turning it on.

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My new intern doesn't know how to setup a meeting. She keeps putting the time on her calendar and magically expecting it to show up on mine too via wishful thinking.

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PwC1, teach her then. None of us were born knowing how to use outlook.

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Heard of an intern who wouldn't physically lock his computer at the client site after the client told him to lock it multiple times. When he left for lunch, the client got a cable lock and secured his computer to the desk and when he came back and found out, he started crying in front of the team and the client. I heard it got really awkward. 😂

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Turned 21 on the project, team took her out to a bar. She got wasted and fell pulling an entire table with drinks down with her. Team immediately sent the first car/group of people to take her back to a hotel and assigned 2 female BA/Cs to keep an eye on her. Those two got her settled and went back to their rooms to change before returning to check on her - found puke all over the floor and her passed out on the ground. Panicked and called a M who was in a second car of people and who told ALL of them to come up and help - so they all came up and saw this poor girl sitting in the bathroom (now awake) and covered in puke. Even worse, on their way to the hotel, the second car of people told the 3rd car of people that they needed to go help this girl - so the third car of people kept showing up at her room with their free water bottles

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Once had a mature looking intern who was 🔥(male) and client tried to hit on him several times and ask him for drinks...she didn't know he was an intern and was only 20 😂

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I am, we're on take 3

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Oh wait, never mind. That's just every consultant who ever lived

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Intern drank from a coffee jar with wash liquid thinking it was blue soft drink!

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Fell asleep on a very boring call. Not like I needed to be there anyway--I wasn't answering or asking questions. Pictures were taken, laughs were had

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Intern today fell asleep on a call with a mentor explaining what he was going to do all summer.... A little scared for him

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@pwc1 so we fire good people and get this in return for the summer? What a joke

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On his first day on site, our intern missed his train and arrived an hour and a half late, showed up with a dead computer and no charger, and no notebook or writing utensil. 0/3!!!

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Had an intern who wouldn't respond to my messages. I casually mentioned it to him over a team meal. He laughed at it and gave me some excuse. The next time he still didn't. I called him out in front of his coach. Now he got the message. Talking about giving the real time feedback and the recipient totally missed it.

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My intern buddy had narcolepsy and used to fall asleep multiple times in our meetings. I had to frantically, subtly poke him awake quite often

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HR puts out an email inviting everyone in the vertical to Promotion day. Intern replies all because he doesn't know how to put it in T&E.

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Hahaha! ☝🏼Love the funny intern stories 😂. Don't like the ones where someone is making fun of interns not knowing things, like setting up meetings in outlook. Teach them! That's the reason they are there- to learn!

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I've got another one. Had an intern (MBA intern at that) who we just couldn't figure out how to functionally get him to understand and complete a task. Finally, we gave up and just told him to plan a big cocktail hour and dinner for the large team (60ish) people because all of the PPDs were coming into town to celebrate us having completed one phase of work ahead of budget and selling another. He was told it should be *really* nice. After 2 days of this being his sole task - we ask him for his proposed venues and pricing. I shit you not, his only idea was to host it at the hotel that we stayed at. When we pointed out to him that there was no bar or kitchen at the hotel (it was an extended stay, no frills hotel) - he literally had zero response. It seriously didn't even occur to him as being an issue. Even if he had considered catering (which he hadn't) he still was proposing to do it at the fricken hotel that's lobby consisted of tile floor and a few plastic chairs / tables.

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Best thread on FB in a long time

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Can Anyone refer me or give leads for a 6-8 weeks pre Masters internship at any of the MBB or good startups/boutique consulting firms specifically in strategy verticals?

PS. I will be joining a top European B school for its management program.

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hi lovely people! my friend finished up an AD internship at deutsch and has since been searching. she’ll be visiting london, paris, & NY in the coming weeks and would love to meet with anyone willing!

Is everything right with ZS, they recently cancelled the internship for freshers who were supposed to join in Jan 23.
Is there a news of layoffs in ZS too ?

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Hi everyone, I am looking for advice on getting to the same company but in a different country. I had an internship at multinational FMCG company in purchasing in country 1 (5 ys ago). I then went studying abroad to country 2 and stayed doing the jobs which came with the visa - sales/accounting/marketing but all for really small companies (20 e-s max). I keep dreaming about getting back to FMCG co but in country 2. Applied directly/chatted to ex coworkers in country 1 - no luck. Any advice?

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I’m 3 months into a my first job as an entry level Business analyst with high data focus at a big investment bank but contracted by a consulting firm. I don’t come from a tech/finance background so I was promised training. I don’t feel like I’m don’t feel like I’m learning anything though and everything is so slow placed I feel more like an intern given small tasks. my manager is also new to tech so I don’t know who to look for as a mentor… any advice pls ?

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Friend looking data analytics summer internship. Anyone know of any internships ?

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Any advice for student looking to get into Fixed Income? Currently secured internship offers to work for PGIM Client Advisory and PWC FDD, looking to get into credit analysis, want to make my resume more competitive and not sure how

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Is anyone hiring?
I am pursuing my Masters in Data science from Indiana University Bloomington and would love to work for data science and data analyst roles.
I am very interested in program management and also have several past leadership skills and would love to work as an intern in project management too if given the opportunity?
Can anyone give me a referral?

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“Intern, intern, do this, do that. Intern, intern, why are you so fat?”

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Hey folks! I am an intern at Cognizant it’s been a while I am just and intern! I have given my interview for a full time employment also! No response from there side! Can someone please refer me? (Location - Hyderabad) Thank you in Advance!! Have a great day!!!!

Hi everyone, I need your advice! I recently declined a return offer from an internship but then found a role that I'm more interested in at the same company. How should I navigate this?

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Anyone know how the bssp and vanables internship programs work? Are they geared for hire at all? Or just cheap labor?

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Hi! I just got converted to full time as a intern, and received this email about 401k which I don’t quite understand. Does the 3% means the match that company gives to me for free? So I don’t have to contribute anything to my 401k while getting free 3% match money? Thank you!!

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Ever accepted a high school intern? A local magnet high school is looking for placements for their business students. I’m hesitant; the learning curve is steep even with college interns. Thoughts?

If anyone is looking for a copywriter/art director intern I am available for hire! Feel free to DM or email!

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Anyone interview at HBOMax for an internship before that can give me some tips? I’m always searching Glassdoor.

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Hello there. I’m looking for an internship or entry level position in cybersecurity. I live in NYC. Any leads? In the meantime what are your favorite online labs? I’m using TryHackMe for now.

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Hi Folks - Does anyone have insights on the interview structure for consultant level (summer internship) in London?

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Hi All, I have a strong finance background and have been expanding into technology and contract management and am trying to land a role at Google or another big tech firm. What advice do you have for a foot in the door at these firms? Applying on the website and even with a referral doesn’t seem to be effective enough to land an interview

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Partners I want to move into SC at a tier 2 but have poor grades. Made SA at PwC in 2 years and great ECs and top 5 UG.

If I brought you work would I get hired for SC? Or doesn't work like that at T2

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Whats a reasonable amount of time to put towards studying for series 63? I passed my 7 two years ago and am now just getting around to it

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Is there anything more embarrassing than broadcasting live from behind a Microsoft tablet

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Anyone looking for a coach, mentor, someone who holds them accountable? A system?

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Please help him with referrals.

Correction: TC 51.3 has 15% variable.
Experience: 11 years (Marketing & Brand Manager)

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka

#mba #marketing #branding #layoff

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Anyone know about allied project. I am being hired for pega tech
And my manager told me they have a development project for me under allied. It will be on escrow loan something
I have no problem but I have heard that they have only support projects and they can lie to get you in. Is it true ? Anyone can help pls ?

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Which one would you prefer b/w local lender v/s establish financial institution when buying a home?
What are the pros and cons of each?

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Any thoughts on working for Amazon in tax vs. public accounting?

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What are you at now McK user?

Hi guys could you plz post your startup ideas ....

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Quavo came through on Too Blessed with Rich the Kid

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Hi everyone! Im currently in HR (people operations) and looking for a fully remote role. Is there a recruiter/headhunter that can assist? Or does anyone know of any agencies I can go through?

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Marketing Career: When should I move to the director level? I have 4-5 years of Growth Marketing experience and my salary is stuck at $100k. I want to make $200k within the next year - what should I do?

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How does PWC handle H1 amendments? in Ey we have to spend 4-5 weeks to get that filled for any traveling project

Does anyone have experience or knowledge of how much someone who goes through the SAP academy for customer success makes when they come out as an account executive base and bonuses? Or how strenuous the 9 month training is?

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Comp noob here. Do all startups (Series C) offer RSU/ ESOPs? 8yoe. Will be joining as a team leader part of the growth team. If they don’t, should I ask/ insist? Anyone able to share experience?

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Hi all, I am looking for feedback/advice on if I am approaching investing right? I know it may seem like I have an idea but I am self-doubting and would appreciate any pivots/advice.

Savings: $14k

Emergency Fund Saved: $12k (on top of 14k in savings)

Stock Portfolio Worth: $70k (Only $5k in ETF, rest in various Stocks)

401k: $12k (I have only been working for 1.5 years out of college

Debt: Thankfully none

Majority of my portfolio is Apple, Microsoft, and about 15 other stocks...continued

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Best/Top Consulting firms in Miami?

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My back kills me every time I get off the plane and I end up spending a bunch of money on massages. Any idea if I can get medical coverage for that type of thing?

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Going into Senior Associate offer negotiation with PwC London UK, what is the normal base salary expectation? Or even total salary expectation?

I was going to ask for 56k

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Has anyone filed taxes in 2+ states on TurboTax​ or the like? How much did it cost you?

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How to best help a new manager from industry that doesn’t “get” Consulting? We keep missing timelines and there seems to be a general lack of plan.

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How do you judge when to leave a company for something better if you never burn out or hate where you are?
My specific situation: 4 years out of undergrad with Slalom, I like my job/coworkers and am making solid money but am starting to be qualified for interesting/lucrative exit ops. Not trying to grass-is-always-greener myself out of a good thing and I'm in no rush to leave, but how do I know when it's time to take advantage of other opportunities? Would love any advice from older folks!

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Does anyone know if the same 401k rules apply at EY as Accenture so they will cap the contributions coming for your check say if you hit the yearly limits in August? So if you hit the 22,500 in 23 there is no way to go over for tax issues. Thinking to frontload next year contributions if market is down. EY

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What are the best consulting firms for marketing and/or sales strategy work?

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Similar concentration techniques to Pomodoro timer?

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Anyone else just not give an F about anything this week? #OverIt

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Do you lose unemployment benefits after you receive a job offer but before you start? I know it may vary by state, but haven't found anything specific (MA).

They ask if you have an offer, and I know looking for a job is a requirement to receive benefits, so wondering if saying I have an offer and no longer looking would disqualify me.

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APAC Kearney employee here. Have an opportunity to shift to Bain, but have been in the firm for only a few months. Any thoughts? Should I shift? Or stay back longer?
Shifting will push me back 6 months.
Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

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I am a SM hoping to make Principal. One of my development areas where I believe I can do better is Relationship Management and Sales. Any advice on courses, books, etc. to help improve?

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Looking for recommendations on a good book/resource on how to manage people, especially when you’re managing teams to achieve tight deadlines and also overall leadership for those teams. Currently on a project with tight regulatory deadlines and feel like I’m struggling to push people without pissing them off. Great learning curve for me and a good read seems timely. TIA!

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This is why we need Universal Healthcare

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Best consulting firms in Houston?
Looking for new opps

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Share some orgs you’ve found meaningful or making impact to your community. I’ve been donating to ones in my local community and want to expand my reach.

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What % of salary does everyone invest in their 401k?

First year consultant in Chicago making $72k, currently investing 18% with a 3% company match. Wondering if this is too much...

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