Just finished the first year, thinking about leaving consulting for greener pastures. Any tips on how to start the job search?

Does anyone have any recommendations of career coaches or where to begin to research legit ones? I’m a part-time MBA student at a top 25 program and have 13 years of work experience, mostly in government contracting, with a few deviations from the industry. I would like to use the MBA to make a career pivot, but I’m having a hard time choosing a path to target. I’d like to explore working 1-on-1 with a career/executive coach to help with this process.

I have a 1st rd S& interview next week for SA role. Any tips or advice on what type of fit questions to expect? TIA

Hi Fishes,

I am currently having an experience of 3 years. I want to get into Data Science field. Have been preparing with the concepts mostly through self study. Will I get a job without any experience in Data Science field

Do any agency creatives ever like anyone from the first round of casting?

how in the world are people passing REG?? i just got to R4 and i feel like i legitimately know nothing like I’m doing quite horribly on all MCQs so far

Got a first round at Kearney ATI, scheduled for a introductory Teams meeting with the recruiter, followed by the case and behavioral interviews. Any tips for the intro meeting, the behavioral or process overall?

Hey everyone! I’m a couple months in of trying to find a SDR role. Does anyone have any advice for interviews or just to stand out from the crowd? Any advice would be much appreciated!

Hi Fishes,
Need some advice. I have 1.2 years of experience. My work is writing sql queries and writing stored procedures based on client requirements. What are the career options i need to choose. I want change immediately. Please guide me

I am getting third party company mails ,like working for xx client should I apply them?

My company went toxic in the last couple months. Chose me and started interviewing. Had a very successful interview with Amazon but recruiter is working hard trying to place me and said there’s no knowing how long to find a team. Meanwhile I just received a Director offer for a company with a 29% pay bump July 1. If Amazon or any other FAANG/large co gets back to me, is there an acceptable way to not burn bridges with new job and accept or delay start date with FAANG? Or fuck it just hop?

What do you think about the outlook for AM / HF jobs in the future? Will they continue to be there, or will they be slowly canceled by passive investing? Thinking about going into IM post MBA, but this thought is holding me down

Hello,
Can we get promotion after the mid year review in CitiusTech?
Or the promotion for the mid year already done?
I see for many people the designation has changed but for me it's not. I was under the impression that the promotion happens after the mid year discussion or after the year end discussion.
Can someone please tell the details and when we can expect the new revised letter mentioning the new designation.

Hi Fishes,

What is the avg and max CTC one can expect with total 7 YOE in IT operations (support) with last 3 years as a Senior Analyst/Team Lead?

I want to make a switch into the Consulting domain. I'm somewhat of a quasi-consultant in my current role, I like the Consultant job profile and feel I'm capable of doing well in this field. Also want to work at 1 of the Big 4 🙂. What are my chances - is it even possible for me to switch? How much hike can I expect?

Current CTC is 11L. B.Tech grad

Can someone from consulting background with ~4years of post masters work experience land tech jobs in US? More importantly, is it a good career move in terms of future compensation, work life balance, career advancement, etc.?

Been in a job for 6 months and seeing that it’s dead end. Start looking now, or wait until I hit one year? I have one 10-month agency gig on my resume, but have been at my other jobs 2-3 years.

Hi fishes,
Wanted to ask: Is it possible to break into strategy consulting laterally without going to B-school? If yes, how?
Background: BS+MS in Statistics from a top tier Indian Institute. 3 YoE in large international banks in risk quant and data science roles.
Thanks in advance.

I have an interview with IKEA for Azure DE/ Devops role. Kindly share sample questions and experience?

What production companies in town are known for funny, goofy work? Thinking I would like to transition to production...a producer/writer role if that's even a thing? 🙏🏼

Is there an appropriate way to turn down an assignment because it is non-billable? Two of the partners I work for keep asking me to write client bulletins and articles with them, which is great, but now I’m starting to worry about meeting my billable hours requirement.

Have 3 Bonvoy free night certificates (35k/night), thinking of using them to go somewhere but legit have no idea where to go.

Any recs for decent but “affordable” Bonvoy hotels in cool places ?

Any fellow Georgetown Hoyas alumni wanting to go to John Carroll weekend in Nashville!?

I had a great review and a 5.5% raise and a great bonus at my company. But I also got a new Director and a peer manager of mine left the company, so I will be absorbing her team. In addition, my director said I will be receiving 'deep delegation' from them. I don't mind more work, but deep delegation is a new term I've never heard. What does that mean lol?

I could be your next husband. Slide in my DMs to find out.

Moving to Seattle soon. I could use dates or friends 😅

things to do in Vegas? favorite restaurants, hotels, spas, etc?

If I accept the promotion to Partner/Principal what's the least number of years I could work without it being a financial mistake. I have an opportunity to do something completely unrelated that's my passion, but I feel like that's the wrong decision when I'm this close.

The other opportunity should still be there for 2-3 years

At what point you start coming on radar if you have been on beach for significant amount of time? Like Since thanksgiving . Is there a schedule to let go?

Why don't firms invest in R&D for Artificial General Intelligence? Seems like this would be a powerful tool to have as a consultancy

Any partners here who worked in a midtier firm (GT/BDO/RSM) and the big four? What is
the compensation difference at the partner level?

Partners - absent the paycheck, do you enjoy your job? Regardless of yes/no, did you enjoy the path to getting there? If you didn't, what convinced you to keep going at it?

Moving to Amsterdam next month. How feasible is it to own and operate a motorcycle? Is motorbike parking free at most places? Should I be worried about theft /damage?

Any help would be much appreciated

I have my table of avg GMAT and all.. but for a 25 year old white male in big4 from a big 10 school with a 3.5 GPA. How high of a score do I need for INSEAD/LBS/M7? Background feels just a bit generic

Is the ETS GRE-GMAT converter accurate? My GMAT is above medians everywhere but I don’t know how much it matters.

Hi All!
I just applied for a role at Pinterest and I was wondering if anyone could provide a referral? Thank you!

What are the benefit differences between an equity partner and a non-equity partner (e.g. managing director)?

Hello! Generally speaking at B4, other than age-related restrictions (being ~50+), what are the factors that typically drive Partner / MD candidates to choose the MD path over the Partner path?

Is there any advice for networking into projects when you don’t know many people at the firm yet? I always to help on BD work when I’m on the bench, but it never turns into any billable work. Every time I have talked to a partner/senior manager I was told I don’t have the skill set they’re looking for, but I don’t know how to build up from there. Feeing very lost but I want to improve my approach.

Currently in the consulting practice, looking to make a shift to industry. Have 1 YOE in consulting (finance transformation) and 3.5 YOE in audit. Don’t want a traditional accounting role but really just want to enjoy life and not be on call almost every evening. Would like something FP&A focused. Any ideas? TC 130k

When you get a report back from the research team and it's exactly what you need. Happy Tuesday.

Do SPG suite nights expire? I chose the 10 suite nights as my reward for 50 stays last year, and am wondering if I should be in a bit more of a rush to use them

Is it rude to ask someone to stop eating a bag of chips next to your face during a team meeting

Where in the US should I go for my bday? I have 4 days.

Does anyone know about Strategy group within EY Advisory? Anyone worked there? Looking to learn more about that group, projects and potentially transfer

Has anyone moved states and changed their home office / region? (Personal choice not project driven)....If so, what's the process? What approvals are needed?

Has anyone tried following a low FODMAP diet while on the road? Advice?

When you hear that staff 1s we're just laid off... 😳

Got a first round at Kearney ATI, scheduled for a introductory Teams meeting with the recruiter, followed by the case and behavioral interviews. Any tips for the intro meeting, the behavioral or process overall?

What are the best books on sales as it relates to consulting?

Favorite statistical modeling technique to use? ANN, SVM, LR, PCA, etc. And any specific reasons? Industry, ease, interpretability, etc.

Hey fishies, I have a friend who is interested in becoming a consultant but he’s taken an interesting path, would love your advice on any good angles he could take for applying/ types of roles. He has a bachelors in science (chemistry maybe?) from H/Y/P and after undergrad he took a less traditional route and was working as an instructor for things like tennis, piano, snowboarding, etc.. He’s a really smart, personable person who I think would be great in consulting. (Continued)

A reminder to all: we are going through very difficult times. Please help someone who has gotten laid off if you can!

Advice or Book recommendations on how not to get bothered by others/ friends/ peers? What they think or what they do!
Been struggling lately

Any book recommendations about human psychology / thought processes?

Accenture folks:
1. Does Accenture do tuition reimbursement?
2. What level number is a consultant?