Left consulting to industry ~4 months ago. It was a tough adjustment in the beginning but I’m in a spot where I finally feel more comfortable. The hours are better than consulting (but not as good as my fed consulting experience) and people are helpful and super smart. My old company was bought by GDIT (federal contract) and my old team lead reached out to see if I was interested in coming back. I loved that team/client, and the hours were amazing (had 9/80 schedule too). But..continued below.

Thinking of making a career change from a project manager to a producer. Thoughts? :)

When the people at the client are laughing all the time / playing cards at lunch/ leaving at 4 daily ...and then you look at the income statement #biggestlossincompamyhistory #whatdoyalldo

Hoping for candid advice to get exceptional ratings. I want to apply to GSAP in 2 years and am curious if anyone had concrete advice of getting exceptional ratings besides making sure to work hard and take on responsibility. I.e. did you talk to your manager and ask if you’d receive an exceptional rating? Do you need to talk to a partner about that? Do extra and consistent “market” initiatives for partners and SMs you do client work with help you get the exceptional for client?

What is the most useful technical or soft skills for any mechanical engineer to have where you work? I’m curious to know what really matters for everyone and what makes a big impact on the team and business.

Specifics if you can; CAD tools, simulation, CAD speed or proficiency, industry or standards knowledge, GD&T, certifications, Microsoft Excel, presentation skills, technical writing, project management, self organization, great communication, teaching ability, relationship building, etc.

I keep seeing more and more brands jumping on the NFT bandwagon, and I’m pleading with all of you here to please spend some time on crypto Twitter or in an NFT project’s discord before conceptualizing these campaigns. Some of you all are getting really close to Pepsi/Kendall Jenner territory, so do yourself a favor and pick someone at your agency to immerse themselves in crypto’s cypherpunk culture/community so they can be your resident Web3 cultural ambassador and cringe-shield. 🙏

Hello Folks, How bad is work life balance in Sapients, asking this since most of reviews I read was about poor WLB in Sapients. Another question I have is , what kind of expectations would client demand from Sr. Associate L2 Infrastructure Devops AWS. I am unsure about this whole designation but this what was mentioned in my offer letter cover.

Is there a corporate way to bring up to senior leaders that an IC is causing issues across multiple teams because they are demanding and also doesn’t collaborate well? The IC gives vague “direction” then says they are too busy to clarify. They also refuse to use our project management/ collaboration tools.

Client is in MN. It's going to be 7 degree f. I live in the West Coast. So not ready for 6" of snow. What is your business casual winter shoes/boots? What favorite pants do you wear with boots?

I get super nervous every time I talk to my SM and MD on the project. Normal?

Dislike my current project but client called me randomly and offered me a job. Not interested whatsoever. Should I tell my project lead/is there any way I can I use this to my advantage?

Clients taking time to fulfill data requests can delay the whole project and impact profitability. Do you have any good practices regarding data requests you feel like sharing?

Had a project interview yesterday and it was pretty mediocre. One of the managers really liked me, the other seemed a little skeptic and wanted work samples. I’ve been pretty anxious since and cont

Nagarro , YOE -4 ,Tech stack -QA , I have joined Nagarro 6 months ago , i was tagged in first project AFTER spending 2 months in bench , project was in manual testing , I asked the manager for change of project and he approved that I was released from project within 1.5 month , again got tagged in project project started very late and now there is again manual testing , should I re ask to change project ,or search for other opportunities outside ???? I want to work purely on automation testing

Hi guys, I’ve recently joined TCS a couple of weeks back. I have 2 years of work experience in previous company (SAP consultant), but I couldn’t learn anything as my project team just used me for some data entry of project & I lost my skills. The TCS interview also didn’t ask any difficulty questions in interview and they hired me. Now they have directly allocated me for a project and my TL is giving me work based on my experience, but I’m not able to fix the issues on time🙆🏻‍♂️. Any suggestions?

Help what is Canopy exactly and what is it for? In my experience production jobs do not use it but a role I’m looking at says it’s required. Not one EP I’ve asked has used it. Is it like project management software? What would it be good for?

Anyone hiring in Atlanta for a project/program manager with 8YOE?
Haven't had any success looking via LinkedIn for jobs.
Currently in NYC and want to relocate my family to Atlanta.

Hi All,

I am 12 yoe, working at a very stable product based organisation (not NEC).
But I want to switch to a better role & compensation.

I got an offer from Thoughtworks GGN as a lead consultant. Being a mother, I have anxiety about joining TW, since it is service based.

1. Bcoz of the recession and hiring is not for specific project, is it the right time to join TW or is it risky w.r.t job security?
2. How flexible is TW for WFH or it depends on the client?
3. How is WLB?

Please help..

Are there any project managers in the market access space working for a pharmaceutical company and if you would mind sharing your salary? Looking to gauge what is a fair salary.

I confess that I visit HUGE website at least once a week. I inspect their content, and their code. The fact that they use a cat or a gif with some random old cartoon as a thumbnail for a Google or Nike project makes me tremendous jealous.

Actively seeking referrals for PMO Program Mgmt /Project Mgmt /Product Mgmt roles (Non-Technical and Business) in the ATL and Washington @DC areas, targeting: Microsoft, Google, Delta Air Lines Lines, Indeed Amazon, Facebook (Meta) (Meta), Salesforce, Dell, etc. am a Certified PMI Project Manager Professional, CSPO, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and DEI certified professional with 7+ years of project/ program management experience with organizational transformation.

Any help and/or guidance is much appreciate

I was doing so good with my study habits, but these last two weeks I’ve had no drive. I haven’t done any MCQs and my exam is late next week. Anyone else in this boat?

What’s the avg total package for a DS Lvl5 under GBO?

Anyone looking to hire an entry level accountant position with no experience?

It’s been difficult to get a job around here.

What I have:
- Bachelors in Accounting
- Starting Masters in Accounting in January 2023

Watched Boomerang last weekend. I think Eddie Murphy's character subconsciously steered me into advertising. Strangé y'all.

I had a final interview yesterday and the recruiter sent a follow up the next day to have a final conversation with the hiring manager for 20-30min to clear up any questions from both sides that we might have. I don’t want to get my hopes up but does this sound like a job offer?

North Mississippi medical center

For UK freelancers who have temporary residency in an EU country, what's the deal now freelancing for other EU countries?

Why is it so wrong to talk about pay at work? I never understood it…how am I supposed to know I’m making what I should be making in my field?

Taking the Beginner AWS Cloud Practitioner certification exam this weekend. Went through the standard course offered by AWS, I think I have a good understanding.

Is there anything else I need to prepare? Is this exam anything crazy?

Hi Everyone - Need some insights. My PERM process was started by company in Feb’22 (currently awaiting wage determination, submitted to DOL in May’22). Its been months and DOL is working on requests from Jan’22. My H1B expires for good in Oct’23 (with all the recapture). Is there any chance I’ll have my PERM completed by then? For those of you who have been through this process, what was the overall timeline like?. Appreciate any insights you can help provide! TY!

Hello all, I got an offer from Accenture for senior analyst role. They are offering me 16LPA(13.25 Fixed) with 21% variable pay + 4L joining bonus. Is this package reasonable or should I renegotiate with them? Please suggest.

YOE: 5.7
Current CTC: 11.10 LPA(10.65 fixed)

I have a total of 4 years sales experience, 1 year in life insurance sales and 3 in retail banking (lending, investment referrals, merchant services referrals).

I did well in banking, but incentive plan has suffered tremendously, so I’m looking to jump into tech sales where I could be more compensated for the work.

Anyone in tech sales willing to chat? ☕️

Curious to know people’s planning systems. I’m a paper planner at heart, but in this practice, there’s so many tasks and sub tasks for each client matter and each task may be in various points of completion (to do, waiting on, in process, etc.). I’ve toyed with excel sheets, word docs, paper planning, Trello, Notion, etc. and nothing seems to ‘stick.’ Thank you!

Hiring presales consultant for SAP EPM/Analytics Portfólio..DM me if interested.

Anyone had Michael Page as vendor or know about the culture there? How is it.?

Hi guys,

Im a draftsperson and programmer in Perth Australia and now have just over 1 year experience in this role. Im just wondering how much other people similar to me are getting paid outthere as i feel like im being underpaid thanks

How difficult is the CIPP/US certification exam?

Hey bowl,

I'm building a sales organization for a SaaS start up from scratch, and I want to encourage a constructive sales environment from the get-go. Things like supportive teamwork, life time deal with value, and similar.

How would you design incentive structures for sales roles that encourage people and teams to support each other while also making sales leading to growing ARR?

What have you experienced that works particularly well? What doesn't?

What can I expect to do for the background check once an offer is extended? Haven’t been in the job market for a while and want to know what I should or can do to speed it up. HR folks’ input to explain the process welcome!

After 5 years in consulting, I have finally put in my two-week notice. I am now doing bhangra in my home office to non-stop Punjabi remixes by Daler Mehndi, Diljit, Sukhbir, HansRajHans etc.

I was just talking to a younger friend who goes to Cal and It seems like the kids these days hate FAANG or at least Amazon and Facebook are not desired at all. I personally don’t see too many issues working at either Amazon or Facebook because I work at Deloitte where I’m sure we have many questionable clients and worked in financial services before. Curious on whether people are thinking about the ethics of their exit company when deciding to move?

What’s the longest you can defer a start date?

🐠 who exit consulting for PM- do you have to take a pay cut? If so, what’s the % and why were you willing to take the cut? I had a call with a PM bootcamp and was told that ppl usually get abt 120k - 130k TC in the first PM job in HCOL. Is that accurate?

Anyone know much about Sikich based in Chicago? Have an interview with them for a position in their business valuation and litigation advisory practice.

Does anyone currently work at Vital Proteins or has went through the interview process?

How long does it take to learn LBO modeling? I have a few days to complete a case study.

Hi. has anyone interviewed with HealthEdge for consulting? How in depth did they go during the panel interview for project management and healthcare? Thanks.

How do u give references when applying to places when ur still currently employed...

My one year as an Implementation Analyst is almost here, I’m in Houston and would love to discuss if right now Is the opportune moment for an exit opportunity.

Has anyone made the jump from consulting to VC? Would yo I’ve able to share your experience and what roadmap to follow ?

If most product manager jobs (not straight out of college) require 2-3 years of Pm experience, how do you ever get that experience without working in PM? 🧐

Hello, how much should I ask for as a technical recruiter for @amazon? It’s an L5 position in DC. They’re offering $91K base and $25K bonus! Please let me know if im being low balled. #tech #amazon #amazonaws

Do exit opps get better at 3 years versus 2 years? FAANG has not been kind to me

Moving from VC to corporate strategy while getting a promotion easy? (Not worth it if I can only lateral at my old level)

Thoughts on AWS Fed sales? WLB, growth, etc? Anyone with knowledge or experience?

In both MBB and FAANG does a referral guarantee an interview or at least HR screening?