Is it worth considering a career in Restructuring Consulting in the long term given that their work can be quite cyclical and hinges on the spectrum of the economy.
Or have I misunderstood this? Are the teams always busy with projects?

GS 2023 New Analyst Program. Is this a good program to apply for someone looking to start as an analyst? How easy is to get into this program or even GS overall? I have 1-2 years of experience and some Finra licenses if that can help me somehow. Looking for some opinions about the program. Thanks

Does anyone practice White Collar criminal defense in NYC or know a decent amount about it? Is it fun or fulfilling? Is it a good way to break into government work in the future?

What would you prefer:

Job 1: 85k at small boutique firm (3 attorneys). Standard benefits but no 401k. Semi-annual raises. No billable hour requirement and regular 40 hour week. Being groomed to be a partner on a 2-3 year track.

Job 2: 135k at large regional firm (200 attorneys) good benefits. 1900 billable hours requirement. Partner track is 6-8 years but not guaranteed.

Both located in a MCOL area

Hello everyone! My co-worker and I are preparing for the SHRM certification exam and Hoping to take it in December. I’m looking to purchase the SHRM learning system books from someone that has already taken the exam this year. Can someone point me in the right direction?

I haven’t really been enjoying being an industry accountant. After 4 years in B4 audit and 1.5 in industry I’m really starting to think about going back to maybe a GT, RSM, or BDO type firm

Advice for trying to go in house or client side? Recruiters don’t have many of these positions...

Looking to transition my career from Sales into a Learning and Development or training role. Any tips on how to get my foot in the door somewhere without having a lot of specific experience? I’m a quick learner with a lot of tech industry experience, and knowledge of various systems.

For those at LMM IBs, what do exits for LMM Boutique IBs look like? Easy to find data points for BB/EBB, LinkedIn isn’t showing many data points for my Boutique IB

Is CSCP worth it? 2 years out of school and know i want to be/stay in the supply chain field but torn between prioritizing that or GMAT right now. Feels like id be way more motivated in studying for this over GMAT rn too

Does anyone have leads for a recent MPH Epidemiology grad with 0-2 YOE to get into consultant roles in Healthcare/life sciences?

Second question: what sort of work experiences are companies like flatiron and komodo health looking for to work in RWE/heor? I'm not sure how to leverage Epidemiology to get into that space :(

Hi there, If anyone knows of any leads for hiring Customer Success Managers in the tech industry, please feel free to reach out. I am wanting to transition from 5 years of technology retail sales experience. Within one years i was promoted from a Sales Consultant, to Assistant Manager, and one year later to Store Manager. I am customer first professional, always focusing on building the relationship with the customer.

Any help is appreciated!

What are good exit opportunities or things to move onto after becoming CRA?

Is Manager role at Deloitte India equivalent to AVP role at EXL Services? In terms of seniority?

What do you do if you feel stuck in your career?

Hi Fishes,
Could you please tell me how PSM1 ( professional scrum master -1) will add value to my role and career?

Currently 8+ overall IT experience and 4+ years into java development ... Recently ...Rejoined after career gap to 2 years

1. How it will enhance my technical profile?
2. Will it be useful for good range of salary ?
3. How will it contribute to career growth?

Advance thanks !!

I am a writer for late night television. To anyone considering this career path: prepare to write around 100 jokes weekly only for half of them to be shut down and the other half to be completely ignored. This is tiring!

Java vs Nodejs vs GO

Which is best for market opportunities for Backend Developers?

Should someone switch from Java to NodeJs or GO having total 4 years of experience in IT Industry?

Is it worth it to take a small paycut to get the title of AE? I have the opportunity to move into an AE role at 2 new startups but both would be about a 20% pay cut from what I expect to make this year. Is it worth it to take the jump and get the job title?

Hi everyone,

How good is to work at EY, as an SAP technical consultant.

Please share your thoughts and experiences.

24.5 LPA for a solution architect role in TCS.
Is the ask is high or low for 8+ yoe with javaa, aws

Should you gift your GF who has kids but not with you something for Mother’s Day? 👀 if yes what’s a good gift that’s not over involved ? (Not flowers or chocolates 🙄).

Any recommendations for chocolate cake shop in NYC?

Hi ,
If I will opt for Zs accomodation for 2 weeks, then will that be deducted from relocation bonus??

Please assist.

Those who recently joined ARA how was the transition? Any advise on what I can look/research on now to help on my first couple of assignments?

Any other shorties on here? I find that being short has made it really difficult for me to get ahead in this industry. I have to work that much harder for people to take me seriously.

Anyone hiring fully remote AEs?
28% close rate, 65% win rate. Top in my segment.

@all - I'm looking for 1bhk near Technopolis (Deloitte Kolkata), kindly help with the contacts/info if possible.
Thank you.

Accenture is in the full gear military recruitment season. I was hired on through the process a few years ago and it’s been great ever since. They have paths for officer and enlisted. DM if interested

Anyone have a crash course way to increase pushups in the next 2 weeks?

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

Dear TCS Friends,
What is the difference between C2 grade and C2H. I herd that C2H means temporary job for 6 months. Is it true, and does C2 means also the same? I am joining next week worried if it is temporary job. Please give your inputs 🙄

Can you do the technicals for GME? Haha jk

What are the best tax optimized investments from post-tax (take home) salary? i.e how can you defer and/or reduce/minimize tax on investments, and what are these investments.

Planning software- does anyone know of software that is good for younger clients? I use moneyguide pro but it does not seem to be made for clients that are coming in for planning over questions like can they afford a house or other short term goals.

Does the employee get both the employer and employee contribution to PF or only own contribution to PF?

Anyone have luck getting a Z06 allocation?

Starting with Deloitte m&a next week. Should I expect to be slammed from day one?

I’m in FDD… I know I signed up for this but there’s something about the anxiety that comes on a Friday knowing that we still didn’t get access to VDR .. and how that anxiety grows as you enter the long weekend knowing that access can happen at any minute (or not) and you have to tippy-toe on the idea of potentially cancelling on your memorial weekend plans. I know the unpredictability of our job but phew 😮‍💨

What laptops does your firm use? Specifically KPMG and other big 4. Is everyone using Lenovos?

I'm an M1 in FDD (HCOL). What types of opportunities are there where i can get a better quality of life without taking a pay cut. I want to make $160k-$175k but feel like thats impossible.

Anyone hear of the firm GHJ? I believe it’s in LA. Thoughts?

Just curious. Excluding business recovery / restructuring teams that are more counter-cyclical. What TS group do you think is the least cyclical? Valuation / modeling? Accounting advisory? Then lastly how “cyclical” do you view them?

I just joined FDD for a few months as a senior and I was wondering how to network with the Partners/MD if I don’t have any project to work on at this stage? Even tho during the time I was on the project, I only reported to the managers, thus I have no visibility to the partners/MD. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

How many years in FDD are you expected to be a senior before being promoted to manager at your firm?

What to expect in a corporate development associate phone interview?

I currently work in Transactions Tax but I am keen to move into Corporate Finance or FDD.

I dont have any prior Audit experience so I am just pondering how realistic my aspirations are given my tax background. Can anyone advise as to what would be the best route of transition?

Thanks

What is typical senior VC in KPMG FDD?

Does the size of the deals you work on impact your exit opps? I'm considering a role at an MM firm (non-PA firm) and they mentioned the deals are usually in the $200M area of size, which I realize is smaller than big 4 deals

In the instance that someone goes from one big 4’s audit group to another’s FDD group, do they allow them to finish out their two weeks?

When do you actually start to feel useful in FDD? I've been in FDD for 6 going to 7 months and sometimes I still feel like I'm doing the grunt work non critical thinking.

What are possible exit opportunities from FDD if you leave before senior?

Any one here work at EY in the FAAS/TAAG group? Thinking about joining from Deloitte audit and interested in hearing more about the actual day to day work.

FDD senior currently trying to decide between strategy consulting consultant vs. IBD analyst offers, which would be the main considerations that I should think through?