Looking for advice from consulting moms and dads - has anyone managed a successful consulting career (not taking a hit in terms of promotions/growth trajectory) and had significant involvement at home with your child(ren) as well? My goal is to be a career consultant, and my spouse and I are thinking about kids in the near future. Both of us are pretty ambitious - think B-school grads with rising careers.

does anyone have experience exiting after 1 year? any vengeful MD stories? my MD knows a lot of people and i’m scared if i interview or exit to one of these places that he has a connection at he might try to mess with my career...

USI Producer Job, how is it? Currently an Account Manager and looking at this opportunity. Also, really any advice from service to a sales transition is much appreciated!

My wife finally told me last night that she didn't know what I do last night ( I'm a securities lawyer) but she didn't want to sound stupid. Its been 5 years.

Hi all, I’m considering a move to Chicago but am trying to understand costs of childcare. How much should I expect to spend for two kids (3 and 1 yr) in a daycare center?

Hi there can anyone tell me what a day in the life of a health unit coordinator is like and is it a step up from a regular CSR job or lateral move?

Has anyone here found success as a marketing consultant? I’m interested in one day becoming one and I’m curious what the timeline and type of experiences I should expect to go through before getting there.

What is sales engineering? And how does one get into it?

Hi all, Anyone out there certified for a associate google cloud engineer certification, may I know the difficulty level and exam point of view setup

How recession-proof are in house roles in finance (e.g., hedge funds, PE firms, etc.), especially when newly lateraling from Big Law?

Hello there! I currently work in billing at a medical office. I got my Bachelors in Psychology a few years ago but I couldn’t find a position that seemed like a good option for me that was well paying and fulfilling. I tried working as a tech at an Applied Behavior Analysis clinic but it wasn’t a good fit. I’m hesitant to try case management or social work because I worry I won’t like it but I want to use my degree in Psychology. Does anyone have any ideas for me?

Really wish I never purchased 'Ultimate CPA Exam Guide' through Bryan Kesler. Waste of $708. I've been completely duped. Stick with official CPA materials and NINJA. "UCEG" Method is practice & review

Hi fishies! Considering an internal big 4 move from Western Europe to Dubai. Not sure about WLB and whether there’ll be enough growth and learning opportunities after reading some of the threads here. Anyone up for sharing their experience? Especially concerned about sexism / racism as a WOC…and whether moving back to Europe in a few years will be difficult because the ME experience won’t be considered valuable.

Why do people who left consulting never come back?

Welcome to the Career Pivot Bowl! An attempt to create a space to discuss how/when/why of changing course!

Hi everyone. I'm pretty early in my career (just over 1 YOE) & not really enjoying my current role as a Consultant/Developer because of the type of projects I get combined with some mobility issues. However, I'm really interested in technical program management or project management and I'm looking for any advice on how to get there bc I've been applying, but can't even seem to get a call back.

(Also would really appreciate some likes on this post to get my 11 likes out of the way 😀)

Has anyone ever pivoted to Product Manager at big tech? Thinking about making a switch and would love to hear some of y’all’s experience. Thanks in advance!

You can get into FAANG but remember you will become good for nothing. As when u try to switch you will have bug fixes in your resume no productivity. Beware...

Team just applied for a TS Clearance (defense agency). Trying to assess if it makes sense to wait till the clearance comes through (6 months to a year?) before I job hop. I'm hoping to get some clarity on the following:
1. Can my company withdraw or cancel my clearance if I leave right after I secure a TS?
2. In terms of compensation, how much value (% compensation) does a TS clearance have in the DC area? Places I'm considering: AWS, Azure, GCP, Data bricks, Appian etc.
Any advice, thanks!

Would switching from S& to LEK boost, hurt, or not change exit ops to PE/ PE ops/Corp dev & strat roles? Also looking at benefits of not having independence and utilization requirements. Thanks!

For a writing sample: Is it better to use a motion that you won, or a motion that may reflect better writing/analysis, but that you lost? Does your answer change if the winning motion is more recent than the losing one?

Hi, I'm an employee at a hotel chain who works remotely. I've been working remotely for over a year now and I love it! The company I work for is very supportive of remote workers, which is great.

But there's one thing that's been bothering me: it's hard to get feedback on my work when I'm not in the office. It would be great if there was some kind of system that let me know how my performance was being evaluated while I'm working on projects from home.

Looking for Full Stack dev Opportunities at TCS.

What's is inhand salary 12.30lpa in TCS ?

Hair salon recommendations?? Don’t want to spend too much money, preferably <$80!

Is the Mt Vernon Square/Triangle a (relatively) safe area? Specifically for walking around at night from judiciary square up to L street? Thanks!

McK 🐠 can you work in PEPI practice in any office? Anyone in PEPI in the Midwest offices willing to chat? I’m currently in a T2 firm PE practice.

Hey Agency Owners, how did you started your journey from freelancer to agency owner?

Hello guys
How is Dassualt systems India w.r.t Compensation, WLB?

Which companies are hiring adjusters that pay 70k plus base salary and allow remote work? Or anything similar that would be a good fit for an experienced adjuster?

Exl offices not opening anytime soon right ?

Hi All need your suggestions on EXL as I am getting c1 senior consultant role yoe 5.7 yrs however I have other offers as well like mindtree c3 grade role will be bigdata engineer .please can you help me in choosing between the two EXL is providing little more than mindtree?

CA shutting down prometric, just received an email that my December date is going to be canceled.

Hi anyone with entry level data science openings? My wife is looking to start her data science journey.

In my offer letter it stated a signing bonus to be paid on the first available payroll after my start date. Its been a month since my first paycheck and HR and the Payroll team are incredibly unresponsive to my inquiry on where this bonus is. What’s the next course of action? Legal? I’m not at ACN anymore so not looking for ACN-specific advice.

Cognizant Sharks
What is this metaphosis event.
I have not join cognizant yet ;though I have accepted the offer letter. Doj 29 nov 2021
Not sure on Cognizant that I will join. I am waiting for better offer to be released.
Any inputs or guidance.

Best resources/books on getting personal finance in order?

Anyone here in EY transformation execution?

Ladies I’m thinking about gifting my girlfriend a nice bag, what are some of my options around $2k ?

Does mba help in pivoting to consulting? I want to learn more about business + do strategy work and I’m not sure if I’m getting that in tech. Undergrad major was econ and was very theoretical (didn’t learn anything about business). Have done interviews with all MBBs in the past but either didn’t pass assessment stage or didn’t make it pass the case interviews. Feedback was that I need to improve business judgement for case interviews.

How do you manage your list of ‘to-do’s’? I strictly use Outlook (flags, etc) but want something more robust.

STARTUP FOUNDERS and FAANG: would you rather hire MBB with 3-4 years of exp or Tier 2 with 5-6 years? If you could isolate those variables and everything else held constant.

How often do you job hop or plan to?

I know Mck is the top for strategy, but in terms of digital/design in top consulting firms which do you think is better? Mckinsey digital or deloitte digital? (Or another..?)

Can somebody please refer me to PWC middle east advisory please?

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

Partner from my previous company is texting me about how ‘the team is cleaning up the mess I left behind’. Agree on the mess part, but should I say anything back to the big dawg here? Thinking: New Fone, Who Dis?

Are companies looking to hire more minorities and people who identify as LGBTQ+? I saw a post about a job listing for a Big 4 and it said it had a strong preference for people who identify as LGBTQ+ or a minority racial group. Does this mean they have a higher chance of getting the job? Not trying to start any political debates, I’m just generally curious.

Which top consulting firms, if any, will pay for your MBA?

Your actions during this time are not a question of personal safety. It's about doing your civic duty to protect others.

Looks like I missed the deadline for most US consulting internships. Is anyone still hiring? 2nd year undergrad from non target TIA

Those with more experience - have you ever seen anything like crypto in the past? Something so ubiquitously talked about, and so many people have made so much money? I know there’s been bubbles in the past, but this feels more sustained than say tulips. But I’m young so it’s hard to gauge

Emailed recruiter to set up interview but no response. How long should I wait before reaching out to hiring manager?

Was learning some AI/ML and realized how I gave completely false and BS perspective on the same topic to one of the T2 partners and passed the interview with great feedback. Confidence is all that matters folks!