Looking for a BCG SF referral, have 2 YOE in big 4 Strategy & 1 YOE at a SaaS startup. Have made it to final rounds before - looking to build my career as an operating exec & would love to build my skill set at BCG over the coming years. Boston Consulting Group

I am looking for freelancing work for video editing and graphic design

Privacy fish - Anyone taken the CIPM and can share what the exam is like?

Content outline seems like application of standard consulting approach, so how do they test it on an exam?

Planning to apply in Fall 2020, taking the GMAT in March.
4 YOE at Big 4 (2 years audit, 2 years strategy) what can I do between now and August to bolster my resume and application?

Thoughts on Product school to break into product management?

Hello ZS Fishes,
Can someone refer me to the ongoing recruitment drives at ZS for BTA, BOA or other roles?
YOE -1.6 years
Background- Software engineer
Please DM if you have any leads.
TIA. :)

Do you ever just want to leave this industry? But what do people exit to

I’m 27 & going to go to back to college for my bachelors. I have worked in the legal field for about 8 years & I’m burnt out. After a lot of research an thought I am leaning towards either architecture or interior design. I wanted to ask some advice from anyone working as an architect or interior designer. How do you feel about the field? What are the stress levels like? Do you enjoy it? Are you working at firm or are you working independently? Any info helps! Thanks 😊

Any big 4 recruiters out there? Looking for a staff/senior level FDD role. Have 3 months of deals experience currently and 2 years audit/aas.

Hi Fishes,

Anyone from IBM. I need referral in IBM for below position.
Middleware - Service Delivery Specialist. Please ping me if anyone from IBM

Industry vs. academic research, what have your experiences in either been like and which do you prefer?

Just did an initial phone interview at Cloudflare last week for a position in SEO. Does anyone have experience working at or with Cloudflare to tell me more about what they’re like?

Which Mckinsey office in the Middle East is hiring? Does Dubai office still hire experienced hire now?

Gorging myself on REQ, DNT, and VEN tonight 👍

How is the work life balance in cognizant ?

For ux designers.. when you work on a website redesign project where do you begin?

When you finally got your CPA license how much has your salary jumped ?

How is John St these days for accounts?

Anyone been to bluebird cafe in Nashville? Worth the hype? I’ve done the honky tonks on a prior trip and looking for something new to check out

Better to aggressively pay off $15k in student loan debt and pay off by early next year or make the min $200 payment and save the rest for down payment/emergency funds?

Any good photographers for a birthday shoot in Portland,Oregon?

I have a client (employer) that wishes to hire a worker that is currently in an H2B visa. Two questions: 1. Do I use the same 9142B to apply for the change of employer, and 2) because it is a change and extension (he is on year 2) it won’t count against the quota?

Read that McK is paying 2K higher than BCG this year which means BCG will probably raise again next year to at least match. However, they can’t just copy McK with 2K to match because that would look bad so they’ll have to beat it again. Then McK and Bain will follow. Barring a devastating recession, I’m guessing this means MBB is all getting raises again next year?

Any tips or tricks for CSX certification?

on the way to an interview this morning eating a sandwich. I walked past a homeless man who had a stray cat perched on his lap. He asked for a bite of sandwich to feed them both as they hadn’t eaten in days. I gave the whole sandwich over and headed off to the interview. As I got to the interview room there was a large executive chair facing away from me. The chair turned and on top was a mirror. When looking in the mirror I could see the cat. I am the cat. Truly inspirational when you work hard

Who can relate?

College: Adderall
Year 1 (staff): Gives up Adderall
Year 5 (senior): Starts to drink coffee (or heavily increases)
Year 10 (Senior Manager): Restarts Adderall
Year 16(PPD): TBD

How did you decide your speciality in Cybersecurity? Did you naturally gravitate towards one area?

At what age/ yrs of experience did you hit $200k base salary?

New Chase Preferred card received. Any tips on how to meet the minimum spend?

How do you guys increase your mental stamina? If I could focus laser like for at least 8 hours out of the day I would be a monster. But I cant. How do those of you that do it..do it?

Anyone willing to offer referral for lateral hire consulting opportunities at MBB. Is it possible to share the profile internally with someone at Partner level for consideration.
12+ yrs experience in strategy, transformation, change, process improvement, cost optimization & analytics. Helped F500 clients on Future of Work & workforce transformation cases in pandemic.

Has anyone used RocketBlocks for improving their chart interpretation skills? If so, do you recommend it?

Is MBB serious about DEI? How is the environment for minorities (both at the bottom and top, including for East/South Asians)

Does anyone have a casebook from 2021-2022 with the latest industry overviews?

how to decide between firms? they seem so similar. deciding between bcg & mckinsey in chicago. are exit opps & brand value actually different between them?

Any folks at MMB/T2 in St. Louis open to connect? Are there many local projects or do you travel most of the time?

Anyone know the raise amounts for BCG yet?

Is it worth making the time/money investment to make the switch from big 4 FDD to MBB. This would require getting into and paying for a top MBA program and my net worth would be way negative after that. Are the MBB financial returns worth it? Im 26 years old for reference

Re-invited to interview at BCG but also want to cast a wide net and apply for Mck and Bain. However got rejected last year this time at the resume screen stage. I’ve changed firms since I last applied (to a well known boutique) - is this sufficient or am I still frozen?

How long after I start at BCG do insurance benefits kick in

Got offered a role at a Middle East office at BCG - haven't accepted yet.
Anyway that I can transfer to a north American office (my current location) before I join? SO can't move to Dubai and while applying they didn't interview me for my current location just for the Dubai one.

I understand this may be a big ask, and I'm happy to interview again if need be.

If a senior partner referred me, and I still haven't heard back after 4 weeks, what could be the reason as to the delay? Am I not getting an interview?

What is fastest way to improve both structured communication and thinking? Any helpful books or drills?
It’s the one consistent feedback I get while casing , “to be more structured” I’m there for math ability , business logic , creativity.

are interviewer led cases easier than interviewee? how to stand out. made it to final round at BB applying to M

What is the potential to change service lines or even practices at McKinsey once you're hired into one?

Hi Fishes, hope you all are doing good. Can someone provide me information about work culture at McKinsey Knowledge Center please? I am joining them soon in a tech role. Thanks in advance.

Is “Hacking the Case Interview” any good?

What is first year partner compensation?