Ok PWC this one’s for you… this week I saw multiple 2019 and even 2 2020 grads get promoted to senior manager. How is a 27 year old making senior manager? I’ve bopped around firms a little more than usual but to see some of these names make SM has me utterly confused, is it a different role than SM at Deloitte, a different level than Director at KPMG or SM at Accenture? Comparison is the thief of joy but being around that same age + a year I can’t help but feel like I’m still 2-3 years away…

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SM at PwC is kind of like a heavy Manager or junior SM at EY or Deloitte. They bifurcated the Director role back in 2017 or 2018, so SM at PwC isn’t a pre-PPMD role.

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The jump from SM to Director is one of the hardest here to make I feel. I’ve seen people stuck at SM for years.

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Not the same. Director at PWC = SM at Deloitte

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This app would have 1/3 the number of posts if it weren't for clueless Deloitte people thinking that their terms are a direct one for one at other firms.

A 30 second google would have explained that the levels aren't equivalent

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I have seen folks with mere 10 year experience go from staff to partner at EY. It’s a joke!

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I’m a 2019 ex-ey class. If I had stayed I could’ve been up for SM. If you’re good and get lucky with your clients and teams, a well timed early promotion is all it takes. It’s all +- 1 year. There’s potential for me this year at CFGI but more likely next year to adjust for the learning transition from audit to advisory

2021 - make SA
2023 - make Manager
2026 - make Senior Manager

Taking advantage of a red hot market when they joined the industry.

Note, we have a Director level after Senior Manager. And then Principal or Managing Director after that.

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