Is Wall Street prep worth it to help break into IB?

I’ve been struggling to find an agency gig for the last six months. freelance seems to have dried up and now I’m considering going for an in-house job. how bad will this move fuck my career?

Hi friends
I have been working with Oracle since four years in a sales role my total experience is six years
I am keen to change my career and move out of sales can someone suggest what all options are available after having been selling IT solutions
Your suggestions and advices or highly appreciated

I’ve been reading a lot of FIRE books lately and want somewhere to discuss. What are the biggest takeaways from your FIRE journey/ research?

What is the M&A FDD group called in each of the big four? What should I search in the career portal?

Tips for bankruptcy associates who eventually want to move in-house? 3rd year associate in bankruptcy/restructuring group doing mainly bk lit but a few deals too. Need to stay in BL for at least another year for the money, but eventually want to move in-house. The path to in-house seems more straightforward for general commercial lit or more standard transactional practices. Any tips for someone who’s practice is a bit of a hybrid (and who will never likely do discovery or handle a depo)

I've recently went to a restaurant and saw a robot waiter, I thought that was the coolest thing. What do you all feel about this shift in the restaurant industry?

What are the accounting advisory exit opportunities at the senior and manager level? I’m seeing a lot of new postings and curious to know why as well.

Any consulting partners in Toronto interested in taking on a mentee? 6 YoE @ PwC, goal to make partner at a consulting firm (not necessarily my own). Would really value balanced external perspective! DM if interested thanks

What are exit opportunities from big 4 ITDD??

Discuss the pros and cons of a partner who boomeranged out to industry and came back vs. a partner who’s a consulting lifer. Who does better in the long run?

Anyone else have a M.S and barely making over $20/hr in the healthcare industry? Smh, debating on a career change.

Is CMA worth getting after getting the CPA? Or is it better to get the CFA. Also don’t have much finance background so I don’t know if I can pass the CFA will require a lot of hard work. Interesting in hearing people’s thoughts.

I have no plans in leaving PA anytime soon but I figure maybe I should look into another certification that holds value and makes me more marketable compared to my peers. Appreciate any thoughts and advice.

- Also considering going to a t14 MBA in future.

Plan to go to B-school in 3 years (1 year out of UG now). Long term goal is entrepreneurship. Have offers at a MBB firm for a generalist consultant role and at FAANG for a strategy role. FAANG offer is slightly higher (though both are a 50+% bump on my current comp). Both would have me reset to entry level. Which one should I take?

Hi Everyone - I was hoping someone could throw some light on the kind of work trust and safety does. I see a lot of open roles - managers, senior strategists etc. I have a top 20 MBA and about 8 years of big 4 experience in consulting - would this be the right kind of role to get into? Or is it more engineering?

Do you have any advice for a career in a bank?(Position in IT)

I want to learn SQL with free certificate. Any one can suggest where ca in find it free. You response can change my life

How long did you stay at your first job?
And what made you change places?

How much better are the exits ops from MBB vs T2. Don’t think I want to do consulting forever. But close to getting offer to lateral. Do I take it and exit in 1-2 years or just exit from T2? Thanks 🐠

Folks in EY India, what’s the compensation a manager in cyber can target ? YOE: 8 Also does EY gds pay more than EY India?

Been selling covered calls or puts on F. Seems almost too easy. What can go wrong, outside of it actually hitting ITM?

Why is education deemed more valuable on a pay scale than experience? Employers will pay someone with a degree and no experience a greater salary, than someone who has exhibited the experience. Understanding that the degreed person committed to school and finished, yet that doesn't diminish what the not degreed has committed to and accomplished in their careers. This has to stop!

Anyone using the full limit of Section 80C to invest in NPS?

If anyone absconded from a company what legal action company can take?

How do you handle working with teachers that give very little back to the profession, don’t appear to like children and any interactions are negative or gossipy? And they are in your grade level

Salary range of Associate Consultant in KPMG?

Had anyone gone from a med tech (MT/MLS) to LIS? What the pay more or less? I was offered a position with their second offer being 7k less than I make now. How can I negotiate more even if it’s a “change of career”..

Anyone have any good book recommendations around building passive income sources/building wealth?

How much time does it take to send an offer letter after applying for the position on the axtria site post all the rounds.

Hello has anyone heard anything about the official date of lifting the travel ban from India?

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Help me to unlock DM!

Thanks.

How far do you require depts be with negotiating commercial contract terms before your legal review? I’m talking routine low value and risk contracts (e.g., vendor services), where Legal terms won’t kill the deal. My clients blindly forward contracts. I say “are you sure this term is ok?” And often get “no.” They’re surprised because they never read them. Checking the temp to see what others experience, what might be normal. I feel contract training in my clients’ future...

Any downsides to leaving a “Counsel” role and moving into a “Legal Affairs” role? Still practicing and representing the company, just a difference of titles, so core work remains the same - what do you think?

How's it like working with Samsara - comp, culture, etc?

Need some advice, I’ve gotta make a hard decision pretty soon here - I currently love my role, people I work with, and my company, but due to personal life circumstances I need to make more money, I’m struggling to find the right place/role to apply to for that - does it make more sense to go into industry or jump to another professional services firm?

When did you start job hunting? And did anyone leave prior to qualifying?

What would analyst comp + bonus be at A&M in the TAG group?

Have any firms sponsored mbas for tas people? I really want to do an MBA in the future, but mathematically speaking I will probably be around s2 or s3 when I apply. At that point it may not be justifiable.

Any insights or tips for CMAAS senior associate interviews?

Fishbowlers. I got a bad performance review. I need to knock my next one out of the park. Open to any suggestions. S1 in month 6 of starting. I need to get quicker and be able to be a ‘lead senior’. How can I make a manager and directors life easier?

Has anyone transferred to FDD in late manger years (M2/M3) from audit or accounting advisory? Has the transition been hard? Any advise would be appreciated!

What should I expect salary wise as S1 in FDD Philly area?

What are exit opportunities from big 4 ITDD??

How to get an interview with Kroll? I'm currently a third year audit manager with Deloitte and Kroll's consulting practice sounds interesting. Does anyone know how to go about getting an interview? Should I just apply on the website?

Any M&A tax practices out there that will allow remote/mostly remote work in the future? Where?

So do higher ups (managers/directors/etc) in FFD talk to each other about the progress of seniors and associates in a similar manner to how the staff are ranked during audit roundtables??

Has anyone here moved from FDD to M&A consulting recently is willing to share their experience?

Is 80k decent for south east at a RSM/BDO/GT size firm for S1?

Just got a verbal offer for experienced analyst position at a middle market investment bank in Chicago. What should I expect/negotiate for in terms of salary and bonus?

Is there a way to gain some modeling skills from FDD? My plan is to exit as FP&A or Corp Dev but I heard they are looking for modeling skills. I know that working I can try to move to IB and then try that route but IB hours seem to be too brutal for me.

Does anyone have insight into the compensation structure at BRG for FDD?

Trying to transfer audit to fdd as a senior. How long can I expect workday application to remain ‘under review’? Waiting to hear back after HR screen on next steps. Thanks !

What is typically the policy for putting the deals you have worked on in your resume? I have seen conflicting notes on whether you can include or not (only the deals that are closed and public)

What tax issues uncovered during tax DD can affect the FDD report?