Joined ACN today and struggling to find a single place or portal from where I can access all the benefits I can subscribe to or are available to me without subscriptions such as pension, EPSS, Axa or discount portal to buy stuff for personal use with corporate discount. Can someone please direct me or provide the portal details I should use?

Also tried to order mobile but it only lists iPhone 14/15 , any idea if iPhone 16 will be available n when will it more likely to be available to order?

I had a baby almost a year ago. I should start a 529 account for my child but I am originally from France which also makes her a French citizen and she could easily go to college in France for not much money. It’s pretty much free there, I have 0 Student loan debt. With that in mind, a 529 would not be super helpful if we go that route. Should I consider other options? Do you have suggestions? Thanks so much!

Has anyone been told they need 25% down for a vacation home?

What's the best city in UK to buy a buy to let property, with best returns?

Hi everyone.

Any day trader guru here? Suggest me where I can learn trading methods and knowledge. I won't start trading now until I feel my techniques good.

TIA

When a private company is acquired, can preferred shares and RSU’s legally be paid out in a different price per share?

Curious. What's everyone's all in tax rate at year end (first and second years). Thanks. Looking for a percentage.

Just started to work in the US on h1b.should I invest in 401k? What if I am not sure about staying in the US for the long term..Is there a penalty for early withdrawal - does it make financial sense?

Does anyone know how the federal student loan process works after you have submitted your FAFSA?

First gen, first year lawyer here. What do you do when you have family members who expect money from me every paycheck. I try to stand my ground but I get guilt tripped, especially when those family members were there for me.

It’s getting hard to save money when there is this expectation that I must give them money every paycheck. It feels like I have nothing for myself.

How much can I afford to spend on a nice daily car?

Single M23 with 100k in investments, 10k in saving, and making 125k base in LCOL. Living with my parents (0 expenses) ATM, but planning to move out in some months.

Will Amex restricting guess access for Centurion Lounge actually make any difference?

I can see short term changes but the way Amex has been aggressively marketing Platinum card, we just will have overcrowding of primary card holders 🤷🏻‍♂️

What's next, everyone has to spend min. 50k a year to get Centurion lounge access or pay per visit.

Are you doing what you thought you would be when you took out your student loans? If so, do you feel like taking out your loans was worth it?

1040 help.. if I own two homes and loan amounts add up to over 750k, and mortgage interest deduction is limited, can I choose to report only one mortgage (and ignore the other 1098)? Using turbo tax but numbers are not making sense to me.. we bought a new home near end of 2021

I'm a long time user of mvelopes budgeting software, and we just got a notice that they're shutting the platform down at the end of the year.

Looking for a recommendation for an "envelope based" replacement. They suggested Every Dollar, but it doesn't handle credit cards well.

Consultant making 75K. Can’t really save much after 401K and $1300 rent. Should I have more left over every month than I do? Almost $0 right jow

What’s the general guidance on the order to maximize retirement contributions for tax benefits for an normal individual and for a self employed/small business owner before moving to taxable accounts or alternate vehicles like cash value life policies?
I’ve seen for individual: match trad 401k->match roth 401k->max roth IRA->max trad IRA->max trad 401k->max roth 401k->max HSA
For self employed: max SEP IRA/solo 401k->max roth IRA->max trad IRA->max HSA

Of course situations differ but in general?

I'm a first time home buyer and got pre qualified back in Jan. Hard pull on credit docked me a few points. I wasn't able to close and now considering another hard pull for a different mortgage company offering better rates.
I'm new to this and this may be a stupid q but I'm looking for input from the bowl on whether to do this hard pull and get pre-qualified with a few more mortgage companies. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you

Have 6 months of emergency savings, really tempted to cut it down to 3 and move the rest into market (index funds / ETFs). Have you had this temptation? How have you handled it?

Hi, I'm new to Dallas. Have been eyeing on rental investment in Dallas. Looking into Zillow, properties in Arlington seem to have good appreciation. Is it good idea to invest in Arlington? What other areas in Dallas can I consider (checked Carrollton, Plano, Coppell, Addison).
Thank you.

I've been allocating 100% of my Roth IRA funds to Vanguards target retirement fund 20XX. Should I keep doing this or do I need to start getting into VTI/VOO/VTSAX as everyone in this bowl is so fond of?

For those that didn't make it thru their
MBB interviews and were told to reapply in a year, what point did you start studying again? Did you take a couple months off or still practice throughout?

Hello Microsoft People,

are the hiring actually frozen for now, I was actually planning to apply for a few roles currently available.


Happy weekend everyone

I put in a lot of effort to show my client properties that fit their requirements, but they ended up working with a different agent just because they wandered across an open house. I'm so frustrated right now. Has anyone else experienced this?

Planning on staying in Japan in November for a week! Any recommendations on where to stay / things to do? Also, got some SPG points (<100k) I want to use!

Did anyone went to Goa or any trip before?? How was the trip? Please share experience

My vet told me my dog is pretending to throw up so I can give him extra attention… I can’t believe he trained me to give him attention 😂😂😂😂😂

Hey everyone, how are we all doing? 🏳️‍🌈🦄🧜🏾‍♀️

I always wonder if models actually feel worse about their looks than average people, since their job is based 100% on their appearance

Are we seeing another repeat of Ellen’s downfall with James Corden? Seems information about his questionable behavior keeps coming out.

Where is citi office in gurgaon??

How is the work culture at Synechron, Bangalore? How is the job security?

Been with my current company 5 years now. I run my own team but have a micromanaging boss who likes to create chaos for me. He also exhibits stalker like behavior by looking up my family online (addresses, emails, phone numbers, FB/Twitter accounts, you name it) and driving by my house and commenting on things I was doing during the weekend or after work. I am fed up with it and am starting to apply elsewhere. I don’t think I’ll be able to get the same total comp though. More in comments..

Hey all, new to this bowl. Currently a Tech Recruiter and eventually want to make the transition into a HRBP or HR Generalist role. Would love to hear from anyone who started in recruiting then transitioned into another area of HR. Have been thinking of either working on PHR certification or MBA with focus in HR mgt. Thanks!

I’m feeling stagnant in my career and looking for ways to grow. I was considering obtaining a PMP certification and wondering how impactful this is. Is this certification well recognized?

Anyone looking to get into CRE in San Fran, dm me!

Hi team. Hope you all are well and safe.
I will be joining Accenture in two weeks, want to get some understanding on the current policy on remote work and return to office date if there is one.
I am currently in Seattle, WA, USA.
Thank you!

Hi what should i expect on the final leadership call?already passed the tech round hence wanted to get an idea what i should expect? Thanks

does ACN increase salary on a yearly basis atleast for inflation ? I have heard they dont. Also if you being brought in at 12 months level will the salary increase for 24 months, 36 months etc ?

Hi Everyone, I am a new joiner of NA Accenture S&C who is very interested in AAI Practice. I am curious under the current tight marketing conditions how does the pipeline/opportunities look like under AAI Practice? More than happy to connect people here from the AAI Practice for a chat. Thanks!

Currently 1 YOE tech consulting at Deloitte looking to make a hop to more strategy type roles and came across the strategy analyst development program- 1. is this only for fresh undergrads from specific schools or would I be able to apply? 2. What’s the compensation at this level? (worried I might have to take a pay cut). Also would appreciate any remarks regarding the program in general. Thanks!

Read that new Strategy analysts are being offered 100K coming in. Is that for Strat only or all of S&C? Will this band be applied to current analysts too?

Leads - remember to spend proportionate time leaving feedback for the folks you delegated your tasks down to this year. 1-2 sentences for a month long, complicated task isn’t enough.

How often does Accenture Strategy use Python during projects? Is it worth taking courses before joining?

Going to Accenture UK at L7 (Manager level - Business and Technology integration) What should I be mentally prepared for? All advise/ pointers gratefully received. Thanks 🙏

Hey Accenture Team!
I’m a L9 consultant based out of San Francisco, California who was impacted by recent lay off at Accenture. I wanted to understand as per WARN Act California employees are to be given at least 60 days notice, however I was only given 3 weeks notice. Can I challenge this?

Any opportunities to transfer from Avanade Advisory to Accenture Strategy? Has anybody gone through this process? Avanade is owned by Accenture and IS essentially the Microsoft group for ACN.

Considering taking a position in the CDP program as an Analyst. I told the recruiter that my top choices were Philadelphia or Boston. (Want to stay in the Northeast) We haven’t talked much a about salary. Does compensation vary based on location?

Managers at Accenture Strategy (South), what was your pay increase going from consultant to manager? Any promotion bonuses?

When are signing bonuses typically paid? Was anticipating seeing mine today, which would have been my second pay period. Started in mid October

Any insight on the growth opportunities, learning, work in data science in the Applied Intelligence India team?

Does Accenture have any grad school (mba) tuition reimbursement benefit?

Has anyone ever seen Accenture counter an offer for a Consultant? I’ve got an offer elsewhere for 40% more base but wanted to see if there was any chance ACN could counter with a off cycle raise or one off bonus?

Got a good offer for L9 Tech Advisory in Tier 2 city, it is in a range that matches market and my ask. Should I still negotiate to round up?

Got an offer today in strategy for manager - band level 7. What does the band level 7 mean and where does it stand in hierarchy?

Looking for details on the Analytics Advisory Specialist role… salary, work/life balance, growth, etc. please give me the scoop!!