I’ve been ghosted again. For the 4th time. In a horrible year of forced freelance/unemployment. And these weren’t just initial stage ghostings but like 5+interviews in. In one case... (continued)

I think I bombed a case interview with Chartis for an associate consultant position. The case was in excel and required me to manipulate the data via share screen with the interviewer. I couldn’t get some functions to work and was struggling to go through the 16 page PDF of data. I had several answers correct but needed to walk through the remaining questions with some guidance. My other 3 case interviews went well and I had great conversation with the partner for behavioral interview. Thoughts?

Should I use multiple recruiters when looking to lateral? Is there anything wrong with that?Outside of submitting applications to the same firm through multiple recruiters

I am at consultant level and have 8 YOE but none in implementation projects, I am thinking to take SAP Activate certification exam. Will this add a weightage to my resume and help me get roles as associate manager or equivalent?

Why do recruiters waste candidates time by asking them to pursue jobs with a lower title, less compensation and a smaller scope? There is so much information available online today I just simply don’t understand why there is such a disconnect. For context, my current TC is around 325k and I have a Sr. PM title at Amazon. I frequently get recruited for PM roles at small companies offering 80-100k. What is the recruiters thought process?

How long did it take from application to interview and possibly job offer?

I’m an L&E attorney looking to transition in-house. I’ve only received one call back. Not sure if I’m impatient or getting passed over.

For context I’ve been told by recruiters that I have an impressive resume.

I interviewed at this company and everyone seemed to really like me and were moving a lightning speed. I then met the VP of finance and apparently he said they may needed someone with more experience but hiring manager thought I was a great fit . I didn’t hear anything for a few days and then last Thursday they asked me to submit my references, (Friday they called) Since then, it’s been a week and haven’t heard anything. I haven’t received an offer letter not a rejection email. Im so confused.

I'm an experienced AS applying for Account Director roles--thoughts? I know some agencies have a midlevel positions in between, but I feel I'm qualified to apply. Have others made a similar jump?

Hi fishes, Can u pls guide aptitude test and case study for BA profile? What will be in assessment round?

For interview invites will CBS email? Or just update on the site?

Recently attended an interview from one of the top IT firms . I'd never seen any such worst process in any of my life .
Since I'd attended an interview long back i was surprised to receive this call and HR informed me that I'll be having a HR round and the day comes i joined the call ( literally they didn't even ask a single HR question and it was completely about TR) when I reached out to HR . I was told this was a TR + MR
Whose mistake is this ? wasn't their job to inform us properly about?

Any 🐠 transitioned from consulting to PM? I got my first screening interview next week and would appreciate tips on what to expect/prep for. I don’t have a lot of PM experience so this one came kind of as a surprise.

Thank you in advance!

Hi sharks , Has Infosys started taking tough interviews ?
Last time I interviewed with them it was easy ?
Is it true of rumours and if true how hard it is ?
Anyone recently had experienced then PLEASE share.

I interviewed with PwC for sf dev two weeks back. Last week I called up the HR who got me interviewed for an update on it but she just said that give us some more time we will get back to you. Is it pretty usual in PwC to take this much time?

Hi I have 5+ yrs of bedside clinical research nurse experience and have been trying to pivot to the CRO world. I have applied to over 40+ positions and keep getting rejected. I have reformatted my resume to ATS but that doesn’t seem to be working either. Why is it so hard to get into the CRO industry and why is my hospital experience not translating? Thanks

190 of us in 5 hours? That’s depressing!

Would you rather live and work in China or Saudi Arabia? As your current job and position.

Truth. Am I the only who buys and brings in their own toilet seat covers to work? 😷

Does anyone feel behind in their career?

I see these LinkedIn profiles of people who made manager in 5 years or senior manager in 7 years. I’m so far behind cause I started at a very small firm.

Just got into a full time grad program for international affairs that starts in January of 2021. (completely changing careers). I need to stay working at my firm until then and possible after to get the billable hours for my CPA. I passed all 4 exams and I refuse to give let that go to waste...... how do I tell my employer I'll be going to school in a way that they'll still let me work part time? Extremely nervous they're just going to let me go.

Hi everyone! What is the average salary in tax in a HCOL area like NYC, Boston, etc. in Big4 and industry for 4 related years of experience? Thanks!

I’m sure it’s not new to 2022, but I’m feeling more than ever this year how much of “corporate pride” centers around gay men and calls it “lgbtq”. Are gay women, bisexuals, etc. not as palatable for audiences? I’m struggling with this a bit.

Hi folks 👋🏻👋🏻

Anyone has blue points to exchange? I have 80 bluepoints. If interested then please let me know.

I’m a jr litigation associate with many years of tech work pre law school. A former coworker has offered to submit my resume for a legal role at her company (also tech) basically doing contract and privacy work as well as other tasks relevant to my former work life. My current resume is full of litigation experience from law school, since my resume is written for applying to lit positions. On the one hand, it bolsters my legal experience. On the other, it’s not relevant to this role. Do I cut?

Is there a secret producer list out there of all the animation reps and vendors?

I have an employee on fmla in sc past 12 weeks and, we no longer have a position available. Can we terminate? Any additional details may help :).

Hi fishes

Actually there is one management group based in kolkata. They are offering me vendership for call center executive. But they are asking initial 1k per candidates for the insurance purposes. Insurance for assets they are providing like Mobile etc .

But I didn't connected with them via linkdin only. Can I trust them or they might be the fake one. I'm in very big confusion guys. I needed your suggestions.

Thanks in advance

Has anyone had any luck with ADHD coaching apps like Inflow?

Do y'all think we should have a law in place that requires you to live here fore at least two years before being able to buy a house? So many transplants, I feel like my city is changing before my eyes.

Newbie here...Need 11 likes to open dm. Please like this Post

Thanks in advance..

im looking for anyone who has used the clearly erroneous execution rules to back out of a trade. the pilot program seems odd and manufactured to cater to market manipulation

Here’s a cheerful one to end your week:

Was told last week my freelance gig was ending today.

Contacted my network of gatekeepers and one wrote to me on Sunday.

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Greetings, Ghosted! bowl members. As 2019 concludes, people who posted here: please let us know if you ever heard back from your ghosters.

I’ll go first. Ogilvy had me jump through many hoops, ghosted me, called me back a year later for more interviews, then ghosted me again.

On 👻 high alert: over last few months I’ve had 5 phone interviews, was flown in for all-day session of 5 in-person interviews followed by giving a full “case study” preso...crickets for 1.5 wks since

If you could ask a recruiter one question about WHY they ghost/don’t ghost, what would it be? That is, what would you want to know about their worlds that might help you understand “ghosting”?

So pretty much everyone... sigh

TFW a recruiter tells you that the agency is pausing its interviewing process because they’re waiting on project renewals & that this will take a couple weeks. Fast forward three/four days, the same exact job listing is reposted. Just say I was rejected, Nina!!

Twitter and Verizon.

Acronym NYC was a nightmare to try to get feedback/move the process along

Does anyone recognize the photo I used for this bowl?

215 McCann, Heat SF, and LinkedIn (in-house)

Digitas Arcade Singapore
Ayzenberg
FCB West
R/GA
Jack Morton’s
Warren @Talent Boom
Huge SF/NY
Draftline
Cheil

Edelman LA, Entree Health NYC

Had what had to be the best call with a recruiter I’ve ever had — she seemed so excited to pass my work to her teams, received the sweetest follow up email from her, but now it seems like she’s ghosting me. UGHHHHH. Any words of wisdom or advice? Feeling bummed because I was super excited about this opportunity.

Edelman. Fourth time now — each time, they reach out to me! Honestly, I’m not looking for a job just trying to be polite and keep my network open but fool me once; fourth time and you’ve been blocked.

Didn’t get ghosted. Instead got specific feedback that I suck.

Joseph Golden omnicom