Midway through some SC level interviews with a big 4 firm. They seem to all be preaching being generalists. Should I be worried about them bait and switching the practice area alignment?

Which engineering is the best and why? I am an electrical engineer and I am sure that my engineering is the best career because it is the most difficult to study and at the same time we are the ones in charge of moving the world.

Need all opinions I can get. Interviewing at a place, and there are a few flags. (Details in 1st comment)

When an agency is about to hire you as a creative lead but without seeing your book to find out what you had done in your career, is that a red flag to you as a creative?

Once this is all over, I’m hoping to move to New York. Anyone got any tips on how to get a job out there, visa tips etc?

Social strategy expert, 6+ years experience, manage a large team

What does a Technical UXR interview look like? I have my first one tomorrow! I am mostly preparing by practicing research planning and reviewing different methods, but if anyone has recommendations on how to better prepare, I would appreciate it!

Hello everyone!
I am 25 years old. Worked as a Tax consultant in International tax for a year. Later shifted to VAT and worked there for another year. Now I am thinking to join M&A. While one side I am glad that I am trying something new and having a diverse experience but again I feel I am becoming Jack of all and Master of None. Any advice is appreciated

Anyone made a successful switch from the Ad Agency world to consulting early on in their career? What drove you to it, was it worth it? Did you get the professional growth opportunities you were looking for?

I was put in to SAP when I joined my firm. I got SAP FI certified (associate), but have not done any configuring or implementation work at all (gov't consulting). I'm functional, and do use SAP (cont)

Hey fishes,

I am working as a cloud engineer (managing enterprise cloud for the organisation), some common things I am working on right now are, setting up cloud governance framework, implementing guardrails, enforcing policy etc. I want to switch into cybersecurity expert (specially for cloud) can anyone guide me though the path, the dos and don’ts etc.

Thanks in advance 😀

Does anyone know about Sales Strategy and Operations roles and how the career path looks? Ultimately looking to break into venture. Currently in TMT IB and have zero interest in PE

Hello fellow members of the Fishbowl community,

I am thrilled to have joined this vibrant and supportive group of professionals. As a new member, I am looking forward to learning from and connecting with others who share my interests and expertise.

I have been in the freelance web development industry for two years and have build a solid foundation of skills and knowledge. However, I know that there is always more to learn, and I am excited to tap into the collective wisdom of this community.

Tips to clear AWS solution architect professional exam. No background in AWS

unhappy @ current agency & haven't sold any work in 8+ months. Went from overseeing jr teams & presenting to clients to being treated like an intern. Old cco said he'd hire me back. Bad career move?

I currently do planning system implementation at SC level. Quite technical stuff and less PMO. What are my future career possibilities from here onwards? Can I keep progressing in the standard ladder and keep doing implementations, or is it automatically going to end up becoming more are more sales oriented and less actual implementation work? Especially interested in the SM level and above. I’d prefer staying at Big 4 and avoid the supplier side.

Anyone from industry solutions team at Microsoft? Need interview tips.
TIA

Hi fishes, I recently joined Accenture, I am from manual testing background and they put me into monitoring team where we need to analyse errors looking at codes, logs and resolve it and the KT that is being given to me doesnt feel enough when I raised concern to TL, TL itself is blaming it on me that I qm not able to understand what is being taught, I am not able to work in the project at all, I requested for roll off within a month, will this imact my career at accenture? someone please sugges

Could anyone help me understand the levels for SEM role in Comcast Engineering Center India?

I attended a couple of rounds of interviews for Software Engineering Manager 1 (as the JD said) on a quick schedule and wonder if I should have asked next level instead.

YoE - 15, Hands-on EM, can code, do project and people management
Tech - AWS and .NET

Also an indicative range of CTC I should ask for will be helpful. Currently I'm underpaid at 20.1L as I worked in the same company for 12 years.

Hello Fishes,
I bagged an offer letter from Global Logic, for Automation Testing, but after connecting with team got to know they are using out dated tools for testing but while interviewing they asked about the latest tools which there in the market.
So can anyone guide me what to do now , is there any criteria to switch the project inside the GL only? How easy is getting to another project with GL?

I know everyone has one...what's your favorite element on the periodic table and why?

One of the team member has applied leaves for continuous 3 days this month. Later she applied for a 15 days leave saying a medical emergency. Both the leaves were rejected from her manager saying connect with HR. though she is on leave without PM leave approval and this is not even prior notice to the team.
Now'what and all would be the consequences she might face. Is there any chance of these things are being escalated? Please advise!

I am a Staff and was giving the task of organize audit conclusion lunch with client. So I am looking for restaurant recommendations in Newark,NJ to take client for lunch. Anybody?

Random q: any good easily accessible/free documentaries on wine or the history of wine? Also open to other great historical documentaries!

Anybody had a good experience working as an editor repped by a commercial editorial/post shop?

Just lost my job. Has the job market started to cool down? What should I expect for leadership roles in I.T.

Do we really have lay offs happening in zs ?

Dear Sir/ Mam , now i am doing SAP Fico traing , i have completed B.com in 2012.
I have 6 year experience as a admin
Is it currently available job in market,
Any refferal

Any book recommendations for someone looking to get into a Product Owner / Manager role?

Any good business/consulting books on amazon kindle that y’all have read that has helped you in your job?

My boyfriend just found my vibe...

Had 2 hours of billable work today 💀

Does PwC have any free access to learning sites such as Udacity, Coursera or Udemy to complete courses with certificate? I know EY has free access to many courses on Udemy!

Anyone have insights or work with/in CMAAS austin? Wondering how many people are in the group

I have an offer from LTI, my joining date is in next 2 days. Today only I got an offer for higher package from another company. If I try to negotiate with LTI will they entertain in such a last moment.
I want to join LTI but with higher package.. Please suggest what would be a wise step here in my situation.

Hi all,
I received new laptop today by courier. Unable to sign in. “The sign in method which you are trying is not available. Contact administrator “
When I reached helpdesk, they are asking to visit office for password sync. Has anyone else faced this issue.
Pls help, trying to fix this problem without going to office.

Does studying for top consulting firms’ case interviews help in any way for interviews with other firms (e.g., FAANG case interviews) ?

What are some good consultant recruiting agencies?

For corporate strategy roles how long is the typically end to end process (application to offer)?

Interested in tech in NYC—open to FAANG, but more interested in series C+ startups that know what they’re doing and can afford to pay. BD, gen mgmt, strategy/ops roles in that order. Any suggestions?

Felt that I had a great conversation but didn’t get the final round. Recruiter said that it was a tough decision and it might be that I should shoot for a higher level than the one I applied. Has this happened to you before?

How long as a senior associate at EYP till Consultant? Have a ex colleague who moved over with 3 yoe and is now a senior associate

Thoughts on Riveron consulting?

Is fp&a a good exit? Feels like many look down on it

Trying to chart my next move and not sure what direction to go. All I know is I’m tired of being always “on” in a client-facing environment.

Any podcasts, books, etc I can read for insight into more internal roles like biz ops, corporate dev/strategy, other??

4 YOE total all in consulting. Currently a SC. Clients/work have been commercial healthcare implementation & public health strategy, risk, process imp etc.

For those who were CTL or left without a job lined up due to burn-out: how long did it take you to find a job?

Is a 5k sign on bonus to low? Offer received from PWC and I feel like the sign on is low compared to what I’ve seen on this app.

4.75 YOE in consulting. What comp should I be aiming for? Looking at strategy and business development roles across industries. I’m at 110K right now.

Which resume line would provide better signaling of talent to employers?

MBB? Or a mid cap VC ($500 AUM, not a name brand like Sequoia). Post MBA level at both, no promotions assumed. Not necessarily focused on future VC path over the long term, but interested in experimenting.

Upcoming interview with large tech company for biz ops go-to-market role. Any book recommendations to learn about go-to-market / sales op strategies for tech?

Fishes: what change did you make to your resume (or LinkedIn), that helped you start hearing back more on relevant roles?

Has anyone successfully landed a job in Europe as an American Citizen? I’m really looking into moving to London/Amsterdam or Berlin.

Hi Fishes,

I will we interviewing with Salesforce for the position for Customer Intelligence Analyst position. Could anyone please guide me with the interview process and difficulty level.

Update got fired: Based on previous post to pick up a Lower CTC (offer $$) or not
I'm planning on taking a lower money job

How's a response to my future hire a year later

I got laid off due to covid. I picked up this opportunity to pay my bills (40% lower Money)

So had to do this for a while

Is it common to receive feedback after multiple interviews?

Got a rejection late last night after probably 3 hours of interviews and a take home assignment & presentation. They told me they wanted to consider me for other positions, but would like to know if there is anything actionable I can improve on for other companies.

This was for a unicorn tech/healthcare startup.

Having a baby and looking for consulting exit opps. I’ve been in strategy consulting for two years and recently promoted to manager. All projects were in tech or LS. Prior to consulting I have 10 yrs of Pharma experience with a MS in Engineering (non-CS) and data science. Fluent in Python, Ruby and Java but never coded professionally. Spent several years in process engineering and then project management. Interested in tech or digital health. Any advice on companies, roles and levels?