Is anyone a generalist by nature but decided to take a specialist opportunity near term? I’m trying to decide between a generalist and specialist opportunity and see more long term value in the exp of the latter but not sure I’d enjoy it. Thoughts?

Is the CFE pretty easy?

Mid level Electrical Engineer in the greater Baltimore, MD area making $115k base w/ $20k sign on bonus. No yearly bonus. I started this job in April of this year. 2-3 years experience. When I onboarded they told me to expect promotion to EE III in about a year. Performance reviews coming at the end of the this year and I’m wondering 1) if my salary is on par with what I should expect 2) how to approach conversations about raises and promotion with my supervisor. Thanks for any insights.

Going to be bored over holiday season and was thinking about starting up the Python Institute Certifications (probably the whole roadmap). I would say I’m at an intermediate level currently. Anyone with the certs have thoughts on worthiness / best way to study / how it helped them in their career or job search? Thanks in advance 😄

Hello! I’m currently a Administrative assistant now working at a major medical system in Baltimore. I’ve previously worked for 10 years as a medical assistant in a variety of specialties and primary care. Lately, I’ve been feeling a bit stuck as to my next step. Part of me want to go into management, another part is saying go get your RN, and the other is saying go into Social Work. I’m all over the place. Any ideas? And how would I be able to cross over to management?

After nearly 20 years in the military serving in T&E and HR roles, I’m considering moving on and have been conducting lots of research into consulting. BS, MA, and SPHR cert - no MBA. I’m looking for suggestions or advise about transitioning. DC Metro area is likely landing spot.

I am a newly graduated fresher mechanical engineer working in an electro mechanical company at Dubai, My current salary is 2500 AED, I would like to know about your comments and suggestions regarding my career which could help me through my future ventures.

Hi Fishes
I have got offers from PwC AC Bangalore (EA) in Management Consulting vs Accenture Capability Network as Management Consulting Analyst.
CTC almost Same

Which would be better considering WLB and growth?

Workex :Pre MBA 3 and Post MBA 1 (in consulting)
Tier 1 Bschool

Hi fishes, I got 5+ years of work ex of which 2 years was in domain non IT job. While joining Accenture I was offered level 11 (As SAP functional CONSULTANT) while I believe I should be at level 10. What can I do? Is it that just your IT work ex they consider? Suggest things I could do. Completed 8 months in Accenture now as SAP Functional consultant.

Fun question: if you have green card, which industry / role would you like to switch to? (and what is your current industry / role btw)

Hey Fishies need a recommendation on an international coaching certification. I am a senior HR professional with SPHR and SHRM-SCP certification. I am interested in coaching for career advancement. Thank you for your recommendations

Currently working at a large enterprise company and I have taken a role as the 1st AE at a startup expanding to the US. What would you look to accomplish within the first 60 days and how would you approach improving as your tenure grows?

Considering going for the CFE. What was your study plan for it and how long did it take?

Is it realistic to join KPMG Lighthouse or Gamma without a Masters degree but with previous experience as a data scientist at a big data startup?

What is the best tech track to go into for highly paid temporary contract work?

To the people working in Strategy / Management Consulting - Hello,
I want to change my career from ERP Consulting to Strategy / Management Consulting. I have 2 YoE and B.Tech in Electrical. No MBA.
Is it possible? Could anyone help please?
Thanks

Need guidance. I'm at a small industry org that hired consultants for a project but they weren't able to do a few things since they don't know code/Apex. How big of a learning curve is SF + Apex?

Hi all. I am currently in sales, but interested in making a transition into the tech world (Digital Advertising Tech/Frontend Developer). Can anyone offer advice on best ways to get started? Maybe even how you started? Best school/course taken? I would appreciate any insight here. Thanks!

Hey all! My organization is looking to hire an Account Manager/Director/Customer Success person that will be managing junior consulting resources with clients. They will be placing them with those clients and then managing them. Are there any roles like this out there in the ecosystem or that maybe some of you are currently in? What kind of job title do you have if you are in a role like this? This is a brand new role for us and uncharted territory haha

What does everyone think of this... is replying all necessary ? I had a colleague reply all to complain about student evaluations that we had all agreed to complete. The colleague challenged the teachers who had completed the evaluation of a student and demanded that they check other students that had passed (since personally they thought some of those evaluations were questionable)... ALL because it wasn’t fair that this student was not passing.

Does anyone has experience using Google Fi in Canada ? Is it worth having if you only visit US once a year ?

KGS gurgaon asking for return to office mandatorily?

Hi Fishes,

I am looking for opportunities currently and any referrals for the below mentioned skill set would be helpful.

Domain Knowledge : Cisco Switches & Routers / Cable modems
Protocols : VLAN,STP,RSTP,DHCP,ARP,RIP,OSPF (Functional knowledge)
Scripting knowledge : Python and TCL


Having 6.9 YOE in feature/functional testing. Currently serving notice period with ~70days left in service.

FYI, currently looking for opportunities in Chennai only. Any leads would be much appreciated

Has anyone talked to a therapist or professional about being unemployed? At this point I feel like it's making me depressed. Are there other unemployment support groups out there?

I’m 27 years old, fit, cute, very well educated. Looking for a serious relationship!

Hi All, For how many days can we stay as non billable in LTI? What is the bench policy where can we see it?

All my gainzzzzzzzzz going down down down

Has anyone here gone from a Workday background to ServiceNow? Curious about the pros and cons from an implementer standpoint. TIA!

American looking for Servicenow international work in development; anybody know where to really look for solid opportunities for international hires?

Hi recently I was interviewing few candidate for ML engineer and business analyst profile.
Got few candidate (total 6) schedule for that role on lever.
Took interview of 2 of them on day 1 and rest 4 on day 2.
4 out of 6 were from Mindtree.
And none of them were actually the one which they portrayed on resume.
They were liers, they don't even know basic sql, python forget about stats.
Have anyone recently faced the similar situation with Mindtree people ?

Hi fishes,
I would like to know the career progression of senior engineer at Mercedes Benz R&D, bangalore. Is this a good role ?

If anyone is moving back to the city/looking for a new lease in late July/August 1 and needs a roommate, please DM!

Does anyone ever get sick often from traveling all the time?

What's the best printer for a Special education self contained classroom? I have 10 students and need a printer that can handle printing work for them daily and IEPs at the end of the year. Any suggestions? Cost of 350 or less preferable

Looking like I'm moving to Houston early next year from DC for work. Any favorite neighborhoods for someone in their late 20s? Priorities are really just good food/bars. Would love to be in the $2-2.5k range.

for those who do freelance graphic design, what’re your rates? mine was $550/day at buck and $600/day at snap. it gets lower when im freelancing with ad agencies.

So i have been fortunate that i have managed to go through my career without the need for a degree. I was lucky enough to have been hired by one of the worlds top consulting firms, worked with a whole lot of big clients and travelled a lot. It's gotten to the point where I am not even asked about the lack of a degree on my resume. Personally though, it bothers me. I have a whole bunch of certifications in my industry…but just no formal degree. (cont'd)

How does your firm measure utilization? I work for a small boutique that defines it as utilization = number of billable hours/2,080 and full bonus payout occurs at 80% plus.

Any recommendations for a work desk?
Not looking for something too big or pricey. Easy assembly / disassembly is a plus.
I see foldable desks going for $100. Any foldable standing desks out there?

Top consulting firms for building mobile apps - IOS or Android?

Curious is anybody seeing layoffs in consulting? How busy are your cyber practices?

Are you eligible for a raise / progression / promotion / adjustment / bonus if you have received a written warning? Regardless of utilization or LEAD feedback

The Atlantic:

McKinsey, which didn’t hire its first Harvard M.B.A. until 1953, retained a diffident & traditional ethos—requiring its consultants to wear fedoras until President Kennedy stopped...

Need a good recommendation for a home office chair. I work from home a lot and need a new chair. My new one isn’t cutting it for me- it’s not comfy and I have lower back pain.

EY versus AWS. Better culture , work life balance , benefits , long term potential ? I’m not talking about pay (AWS is about $80k more) just trying to gage the other factors.

Anyone think 4 day work week will become widely acceptable in the us?

Some construction work going on in the room next to me at 11pm central time here at the Westin! How many points is this worth?

What's the best consulting firms for H1B folks who have studied masters in STEM here? Got a cousin graduating this fall and he needs to know H1B/GC policies.

I have a first round interview at Uber and curious to get some perspectives from Uber 🐠. Want to get thoughts on the recent layoffs, current culture, and perceived future of the company. Anything to help set comp expectations would be helpful as well. Thanks ahead of time!

Reached out to a member of different team for clarification for the first time, and got a response “sorry dude, Lunch Time. Come after 1 PM.” Felt like I was standing at a service window in a DMV

Recently joined a project that’s been in flight for long time. Onboarding hasn’t been great, not sure who my Point of contact is, where we are in the process (since they started such a long time ago and the SoW is outdated by at least 2 years), what the objectives are for this phase of work. Manager sort of just says things that suggests I should know, which deters me from asking Qs. They recently came across as a bit annoyed when I’d ask a few Qs. Not sure if they fee the onboarding decks…tbc

What do you do with Sr Managers who literally talk useless for 20 mins? The inefficiency makes me want to stab my eyeball out. She just completely rambles and obviously hasn’t checked slides

I’m a 23 year old consultant. I’ve always had a big interest in the automotive industry. I am thinking about trying to get some weekend shifts at a auto shop to learn how to do some of the basic things. Has anyone done something like this before? Is this even feasible? Honestly just trying to have a way to learn about cars as much as possible while working on some. Maybe it’s stupid but wanted to at least get some opinions on it. Thanks.