About 6 months in as an associate in a B4 deals group and I feel like I’ve learned next to nothing aside from doing admin type work and formatting decks. My deals knowledge has hardly improved, if at all. Is this normal?

Hi, folks! Looking for a referral to a Big-4 deal advisory (valuation department) associate/Senior associate role. Currently I'm working as a 3rd year associate in the valuation department at a Big-4 in the Eastern Europe. Please DM if you are ready to help. Moreover, I'm open for a job at consulting boutiques too. Thank you

Where do you go to research market salary? Trying to use market data in salary negotiation, but can’t find the right information for big 4 experienced hire salary

Any A&M folks in here? I’ve heard good things about your comp for seniors. Can anyone here give me the breakdown for a) base salary b) VC and c) quality of life compared to big 4 FDD? May heavily consider switching soon

IOs in b4 consulting - what was most important in terms of what to know as you landed projects?

Protiviti friends, how are things on your side of the fence? Had a conversation about possibly making the jump from B4.

I’ve decided to make my career in the government side of consulting. Been doing it 10 years. Seems hard to find jobs where I manage people unless at a big 4. Anyone else find this true?

Does McKinsey has a formal mentorship program? At big 4, we have a partner and counselor as formal mentors

Big 4 Strategy vs Accenture Strategy. What are the differences? Which is better for career progression/exit opportunities?

People who have jumped to fp&a - how do you feel about your decision so far since leaving big 4?

Any super motivated London consultants here interested in starting an e-commerce side hustle with me to explore and learn about entrepreneurship?
The Big 4 don't really set you up for retirement :D

Hi 🐠- I have 2 interviews (1 first round, 1 final round) to be scheduled with MBB and got postponed due to COVID. Months later I found PM work really interesting and now thinking about devoting time to learn PM and switch. Currently at B4 and MBB used to be my dream. If you were me, will you continue to practice cases to get into MBB or switch gear for PM? Will MBB name get me a better PM job in tech ($, name etc)I don’t have any technical/coding background, but ultimately want to work in tech.

Who has gone from a Big 4 to a mid-tier or regional firm? Or from a mid-tier/regional to a Big 4? How would you compare your experience between the two?

What is the correct way to put your 2 weeks in at big 4

How important is your starting Salary coming out of College? I just got an offer to work in Audit at a big 4. I know there’s a lot of other possible opportunities to pursue that pay more. Should I pursue the higher salary opportunities or focus on the good experience I’d get from audit/big 4

Anyone happen to have any stats on diversity at Deloitte or other big 4? Links would be appreciated 🙏

Hi Has anyone made the switch from a bank to BIG 4. I currently work in Market risk and have few offers from Consulting firms.
What should be considered while deciding ?

Looking for opportunities in Oracle identity manager (identity and access management)
Currently serving notice period lwd is 1 june... Please let me know if any opportunities there for OIM in big 4.
Yoe : 3 yrs
Skills oim 11gr2ps2
Db : Oracle sql

My husband is one year older than me but is still making significantly more money than me. He started off at a B4 (2 yrs) but recently moved to a local firm that "pays less than market" for a better..

Hi all! I am currently an engineer working in the water/wastewater treatment and environmental remediation sector but I've been interested in pivoting to sustainability for a while. I've looked into McK/BCG and to a lesser extent Big 4. Unfortunately, I got rejected by BCG before R1 and McK doesn't seem to be hiring at the associate level yet (in the expert track). Wanted to ask if anyone had any thoughts on how to best proceed as I am running out of ideas. Thanks!

Really struggling at 7 weeks. Laying on the couch all day and eating small snacks is all I can do. Drinking coffee has lost all appeal. Lost my appetite except for mainly fruit and other innocuous foods

Looking to refer a friend for the USDC. She has been an at-home parent for most of the last 5 years but has gone back to high school teaching this year. I think she would be great since her background and degree are in writing, editing, etc. She is already exhausted from teaching in the pandemic. Any recommendations for how to refer or vouch for her?

Hi everyone,

Please help in choosing offer from below.

YOE:4.5
#ANGUKAR DEVELOPER

WIPRO- 15
CAPEGEMINI-14.5

Can I go to Bahamas with valid i797 but expired H1 visa stamp. Indian passport

How do I automate an import of data?
Everyday we get a fresh set of data in an excel file.
It has certain columns of info that we need to pull into our template, I basically do a copy paste every day. The number of rows may vary from day to day so need to make sure to grab all data from all rows.

Is Publicis sapient really a very bad company to join? I have offer from mindtree and sapient and the CTC difference is huge around 5 LPA. Sapient is paying more but I am seeing reviews that WLB is worst and job security is not there in sapient? Please help to suggest.

Greetings! I am an international medical graduate with an MPH and 7 years experience in HIV prevention in a nonprofit in Delaware. I make less that 60k and would like a more rewarding job in something closer to the clinical practice world. Do you have any advice or tip? TIA

Anyone using today’s higher VIX to sell puts on stocks they’re willing to own? Looking at SQ dec 210p around 15. That’s a 7% return for 5 months. Thoughts? Don’t hold back

Anyone have experience or know of FDD to MBA?

Can't figure out if today feels like a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday 🤔

Just something I found amusing today:
The lower bollinger band on Tesla’s monthly chart is sitting at -52 and the stock is 85 above its upper band.

We are essentially an outsourced controller for our largest client. The owner is taking MASSIVE amounts of distributions over and above income. He’s essentially financed $1M in distributions from his LOC. We have spoken to him multiple times about this and the behavior never stops. What would you do here? Fire your largest client? Do you feel your reputation would be affected when this behavior comes to light? Inevitably it will when he bankrupts the company one day.

Looking to make the jump from Dir, Strategy to Internal Talent acquisition , what salary should I expect ? 

Not sure where else to post this. I just feel like I can't catch a break. I was sick for ten days. Finished antibiotics Saturday and was feeling good. Then got a bee sting Sunday. Apparently I developed an allergy. The pain and itchiness are excruciating (doc appt today). Scheduled a pedicure to help me relax. And I just unexpectedly got my period while getting the pedicure. At least my pants are black?

Send help.

Do you foresee excel becoming obsolete in the near future? Why/ why not?

I am so grateful today. I was laid off a few years ago and was trying to get into I-banking. I was on an h-1 visa. The market was slow, and PwC hired me instead. In consulting, I have had rapid growth and c-suite interaction. I have a Green Card now. Sometimes things work out for the best.

Been on bench for four weeks and I think I’m getting depressed. I need a travel engagement asap to recover or else I will go crazy

Lease or buy? Current car is worth 10k. Only put 7,000 miles on it in the last year. Looking at BMWs/Audis. However like Jeep GC as well. Thoughts?

If you're a brand new consultant, hired in on the bench, what do you do to keep busy? I feel like I'm not doing enough....

I’m soooooo bored!!! Anyone have any ideas of things to do?

How does your home office impact your ability to get staffed on projects due to different travel costs?

I interviewed with another firm for the sole purpose of expediting a raise/promotion with my current firm. To be honest I didn’t think I’d get an offer but here we are. The offer I have is not in a field I am interested in and I’m banking on my current firm matching. Has this backfired on anyone before?

Hooked up with another analyst and an associate at the firm but then they got both got fired during the last review. Uncle D why you gotta cockblock

What credentials do you need to get into MBB. I have a 4 yr B.E undergrad and an MIS grad degree. Worked for an IT services firm for 2.5 years, Deloitte for a year and now KPMG. Any tips?

Deloitte TS&A Manager utilization - provide yours for the performance year that just ended. I'll go - 74%

I'm also looking for Software Developers / DevOps Engineers for roles in public sector consultancy or media consultancy, all perm except last two, all UK remote

Software Development:

Back End Developer (people who understand NodeJS (or who have knowlege of backend APIs and are keen to learn Node)

Lead Developer (either front end or full stack)

DevOps:

AWS DevOps Engineer
SRE (AWS)
DevOps Tech Lead (Azure) - outside IR35 contract / perm
Azure DevOps Engineer - outside IR35 contract / perm

If I had an hour of PTO for every time Excel crashed on me, I'd still never find the time to use any of it.

I worked for a firm for a year and had to leave due to visa issues. Just joined another tier 2 in my home country and absolutely hate it. How soon can I leave the current firm without having a ...

For those that use a personal Amex card and stay at SPG - Amex offers is giving 50 dollar statement credit on 250 dollar spend on Westin hotels.

How much does a new SM at PWC make in Mumbai??

If I get laid off, do I have to pay back signing bonus? I believe we have a clause where if we leave within 2 years, we need to pay back prorated amount.

Do you use the same carry on luggage for work when traveling for vacation? If not, what brand do you use?

NYC folks: what are some of the best bars/clubs to be at for New Year's Eve? Not interested in ball drop, but want a good time with friends without breaking the bank! Some suggestions in West village?

Use all your PTO then put in 2 weeks or put in 2 week notice and see if you can use PTO?

Best bars for an alumni happy hour in NYC. Looking for good location (not South of Union Square, not too far north in Midtown), drink specials, willingness to give group deals, good atmosphere. Recs?