I’ve been doing autocad design for 5 years now, and though it’s cool, it’s not what I want to do with my life. How can I break out of this and into game design? I find creating stories, monsters, characters, levels, maps, etc infinitely more interesting than utilities underground.

I have over 12 years in B2B sales/sales management experience along with a graduate degree. I am wanting to shift gears and I am at a point where I can invest time in myself to learn through practical experience. The new industry I am wanting to pursue is real estate investment. I have read all the books but want some hands on experience on the property management side. How could I best leverage my skills for a role in this, and what should my expectations be for negotiation in compensation?

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Hello, Partners. Can anyone recommend fantastic courses, videos or training for a new manager like myself? I’ve come from a tech background and looking to be C-Suite

Does your PhD define your research for your career?

What is the equivalent of a Sr MD in Accenture in IBM ? A Band C or higher ?

Anybody who recently upskilled from non coding background to a MEAN or MERN stack ? Need guidance

What is the minimum experience required for associate salesforce consultant?

Hello fellow members of the Fishbowl community,

I am thrilled to have joined this vibrant and supportive group of professionals. As a new member, I am looking forward to learning from and connecting with others who share my interests and expertise.

I have been in the freelance web development industry for two years and have build a solid foundation of skills and knowledge. However, I know that there is always more to learn, and I am excited to tap into the collective wisdom of this community.

Should I get a CPA for Transaction Due Diligence?
I’m a new grad working in FDD and I’m trying to decide if becoming a CPA is worth it. I do not plan on staying in accounting in the future. I’m more interested in strategy work. I certainly do not want to do Audit. Would you recommend getting the CPA considering my career aspirations? Do you think it’s worth it? If not, what is the best way to use my time efficiently?

I think I'm really bad at communication, storytelling, active listening etc. I'm good at 1-1 relationships, but really bad in 1-many scenarios. I just sound stupid often. Feel like I'm surrounded by people who communicate so much better. Has anyone improved their comms skills as they progressed in their careers? Any tips or courses that helped you on the way?

Hi Fishes,
I am working as business analyst, Data architect in leading MNC. I am interested in career transition as data scientist...can someone please help me to understand how i can achieve this and what it takes to become a data scientist?

Many thanks.

Hi everyone

Can someone please help me understand hierarchy at BNY Perishing. Where does a Grade J stands?

Hi NatWest folks,

I got offer from NatWest Chennai location . My skills set is project management 13 years experience. They have mentioned in my offer letter B7 corporate title is associate. When I ask to hr guy he said it is equal to Manager level. But title will change department department. Is it true? B7 is manager role ? What is CDIO department in Natwest. Please clear my doubts

Is there anyone on here that has any negatives about working in FP&A? I always see it as an exit opportunity a ton of people want to go in and I know the pros but what are some of the cons?

Has anyone gone from being an admin to working in IT ? I have a big interest but not sure where to start. My current company has an IT department that I may be able to look into.

Your favorite resources for learning just enough UX?

My baseline is a data scientist background: stats, data visualization, storytelling with decks

Hi all,
I graduated during Covid with a double major in business administration and business management with a minor in marketing and magically ended up in sales because I needed a job. I’m about to take a data analytics course to make an attempt to break into that field. I’m currently looking for a mentor to help guide me during this time. Also, if anyone is willing to look over my resume and give me tips on how to make it more presentable for recruiters in DA that would be very helpful. Thanks

Senior to Manager-level Data Scientists, what is the minimum set of skills and experience you require someone to have in order to train them to be a Data Scientist?

I have a handful of people from BI and Marketing who want to learn how to be a "Data Scientist" where some of them have stronger SQL knowledge and ability than others, but some of them have more exposure to languages like Python and R, and a little bit of machine learning exposure.

Appreciate the input in advance.

Other than a client project, what's a good way to get trained up on cloud security?

which is the best data science course?
Edx / Coursera / datacamp OR do training from local institutes.
Any experienced person can share Roadmap , it will help me/others

Know this is a long shot, but if I’m counseled out of one MBB, what are the chances I could get an equivalent job at another? And if not another MBB, thinking that a T2 or B4 could be possible? I’m not even sure I want to stay in consulting, but also feel like I didn’t get a fair shot at it

Is it too late to get a tech job now if I graduate next semester in may? applied for many software engineer roles in nyc but haven’t heard back

Consulting question: would an enterprise improvement consultant position at AlixPartners fall under the purview of management consulting? As an econ grad student with a 3.8 GPA and 3.5 years of work experience at a financial research firm, what do you think are my chances to get an offer?

What certifications can I earn to increase my market value coming out of college? I’m graduating with a marketing and digital applications co-major and I have 2 HubSpot certs (Digital Advertising and Social Media Marketing) + relevant internships. I’m just trying really hard to get over 50K in Indianapolis (I sincerely can’t afford to accept anything lower) and being a new grad seems to REALLY be working against me no matter what I do. Help :(

Hello fishes, I have an offer from Marlabs for KPMG project. I don't see much info about the company. Need your suggestions and inputs before I make a decision. TIA!

YOE- 6.6yrs
Profile- Network Infrastructure
Offered CTC- 19LPA

Recruiter is telling me that fund administrators pay more than private funds at SM/Director levels. Are people seeing this? I always thought it was the other way around

Thinking about switching to Big Four tax. I did a tax internship with KPMg back in 2020. I am currently an auditor (been about 10 months). I have a masters in tax and I have my CPA. Any shot?

Anyone coast for 2-3 years, lateral, rinse and repeat until they’re done with the biglaw game? Looking to maximize $$$ and then do something else

Anyone working/worked at Eisai? Looking at applying for their Product Safety Specialist role there. Any info (salary/compensation, work life balance, culture, etc) would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Winstead or Jackson Walker people in Dallas (or if you know someone in these office) — how often do you work weekends and what time do you generally “log off” for the day? Also curious as to average annualized hours. Thank you so much!

QBurst is hiring data scientists with 3- 6 YOE. Deep Learning, TensorFlow, PyTorch, ScikitLearn, NLP preferred. WLB is awesome, appraisals happen twice a year and permanent wfh option is there.
DM me for referral. Happy to help :)

Worst bosses. And why. Go 👇

Hi, all. I'd love some advice from professional 🐠. I found out my date, who I've dated for 1.5 years with, is addicted to seeking new guys and random hookups on gay apps, almost 24/7. He said that love and sex are different for him. Can I expect him to stop the addiction and love me monogamously?

Have someone ever found a date on Fishbowl ? Is Anyone up for a conversation? I'm straight boii.

Hi fishes can some refer me for fraud investigation or compliance

Deloitte folks, I need help. I saw a job posting for life science strategy manager. This would be a lane change from my current role as clinical manager. I have a PhD in biology and would love to break into consulting. But not sure how.

Joined EY 6months back as a tech consultant. My feedback so far has been great. What should I do to get the company sponsor my mba? I haven’t initiated the talk yet

Hi Fishes,
Is anyone getting calls from naukri for java and Springboot roles?
My yoe: 2.8
Or hiring is slowed down due to current situation?
Please let me know

What would be better to make a traditional 2D rpg? Unity, Unreal, or something else?

I'm former Accenture (5+ yrs) and successfully made the jump to games (mobile) with a pay increase and loving it so far. Feel free to ask me anything about my journey!

I am a small first time Indie director working on a project with a few people. Our studio is called AfroDuck Studios and we are working on a first time 2.5D action adventure RPG. Does anyone have stories working on their first project with new teams and how did you overcome your hurdles with meeting deadlines and such?

I'm an game developer who trying to make a great portfolio and what to get some advise on what I should be doing to make one. What should I be creating?

Are you currently working on any projects you want to show off? Big or small, polished or unpolished?

Indie or big studio? Which do you prefer?

Hey all, I want to know how everyone got into game design! Either just the interest or the industry/ your current position, how did you all get to where you are?

Hey everyone,

I wanted to know the market value with 1 year of Unity 3D experience. I'm planning to switch and I'm not sure as to what would be the ideal package that I should be asking for during the interview. Please do reply and help.

Thanks in advance.

Anyone know of any marketing rolls in gaming studios? I'm a UX designer with an Art Direction background in advertising wanting to do more inhouse stuff and would love to do it at in gaming. Any tips? Help? I hate advertising agency side 😭

Ain’t a Dev, but this seems to the place

I’m replaying Witcher 3 for probably the seventh time, and just stumbled across an entire quest line I’ve never experienced before

Y’all are incredible. The detail you develop matters. You make my life better. Keep it up

Hi all 👋, would love to hear from you about the type of skills and software knowledge that a program Manager should have in a gaming industry?

I have 10+ years of software experience but no animation experience at all. Love gaming but wonder if studios have a need for developers who don’t focus on the animation or design of a game? Thanks!

The big news of the week is MSFT's acquisition of Zenimax. Were you affected? What do you think looms in the future for these two orgs?

For the non-devs: have you considered joining the industry? Are there any questions you have about life as a game dev?

Thanks for checking out the game dev bowl! To kick things off- where are you in your journey? Just getting started? Pro? Long time veteran?

Sad to see it so quiet in here. 🥲 This and Confessions are like the only two bowls I'm interested in!