Looking at an MBA at London Business School (LBS). Looking for a career switch from strat consulting to more finance and investing. What are your experiences at LBS and if you felt LBS MBA was worth it?

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Not done an MBA at LBS but work at a PE fund in London and we tend to hire from LBS. The MBA is held in high regard by our industry.

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Not done an MBA at LBS but work at a PE fund in London and we tend to hire from LBS. The LBS MBA is held in high regard by our industry.

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CBS alumni - No MBA is really worth it. It’s only worth what you put into it. Build connections, explore topics, gain deeper understanding.

Doesn’t the ability to build connections, explore topics, gain a deeper understanding AND a get a job in a new industry make it worth it?

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Started my LLM this fall and used to be a senior manager for Tax Structuring in M&A.
I’ve been applying to entry level LLMs positions for international tax with no success.
I’m in a loss if I’m doing something wrong or maybe my profile doesn’t match what big4 in US expects from an ITS associate…
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Should I give up going back to ITS and try a different area, maybe?

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Ibm or Capgemini Which one should i join for better job security?
Yoe 9
Skill java, microservice,aws.

I am graduate in Commerce and have completed 4 years in TCS BPS - BFSI domain.
Can someone help me. I need to switch to another Company because my growth has stopped.
I need to develop skill and ready to do certifications in order to grow. I just need little guidance.
I request your help.

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Appreciate any personal example or advice to find an exit

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ZS or Synechron?
Both offering same package
But I think learning curve will be more in ZS.
Tech Stack: ETL dev
YOE: 4.4

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Hi fishes
I have experience of 2 years in oracle plsql and i am looking for a switch

but i want to work in Java development and I have learned spring mvc, spring boot and I have good knowledge on core java, collections

Will be it be good decision to directly get a job as a experienced candidate by telling I have experience on Java(2years)
or
I shouldn't lie about my prior experience on oracle .

Thanks in advance for your valuable suggestions

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