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Is it possible to buy a house and sell it for a higher price?

I'm going from working at a non IT industry to an IT firm. As an introvert I've faced a lot of difficulty in my career... Now since I'm also shifting to another industry completely, I'm feeling very insecure about my life at work. Please give me tips on how to make friends and be in the good books of the managers.

what are your average weekly hours?

Hello Guys i am joining on 2nd sept by when i can expect my laptop delivered at my home?

I have students that need to make up a missing test. I want to keep the integrity and validity of a test.
Any suggestions??

Hi Folks, salary credited?

What steps should I take to become a marketing manager in 4 years? I'm currently a coordinator but I'm very goal-oriented. Determined to achieve this!

Going to lose status at every airline and hotel after this April. #industrylife

Lots of us are skilled at delivery but most sales books seem to focus on the pitch and closing... What are your best resources for learning to develop and nurture strong, lasting client relationships?

Hi Fishes,
Good Day to all,
Can anyone please refer me or guide me for a QA role preferably automation role ?
Exp.- 1.5 years
Skillset- Selenium, Java, OOPS, Automation & Manual Testing
Thanks & regards

Chicago media agency people - what’s your company’s current RTO policy?

I’ll start:

Spark - 2 days a week mandatory in office this year, 3 days mandatory in office next year.

Hello,

I work in Accenture for Microsoft as an Incident Manager role. How can I secure a job in Microsoft directly and get a role with my current experience in Incident Management?

Open for suggestions 😊

I went for 3 interviews with a company met with vp and was given package thinking I aced interview there was another candidate 😞 the other person for the job. The VP calls me to tell me I didn’t get position however he wants me to re apply in new year that something else will be open, and that he wanted to keep a copy of my resume what does this mean ? Should I apply again in new year or don’t bother ?

What's up with commercials nowadays? The ones I worked on back in the early 2000s were so much more creative. Maybe everyone is running out of ideas?

I'm a journalist with 5 years of experience in public relations. I got offered a job as a production assistant where I'll have to so tasks related to my experience in PR, but they want to pay me as a junior journalist. Should I accept this?

How do you meet people in a new city? Going out to bars/clubs I can make temporarily fun connections but nothing that's meaningful outside of the moment...

What are your book recommendations?

Does anyone know if I transfer money to someone outside USA..I need to inform IRS if its above a limit?

Are any top consulting firms hiring for experienced analysts currently? I know ACN and some others are cyclical for resources 2-3 years out of college, but I’m looking to make a move sooner than fall

Best business-oriented, but novel-style books with good writing, style, & interesting characters? Not really self-help/advise focused, more of actual literature with business themes/plots. Any recs?

Is there a hard limit on how frequent you can apply in a year at FAANG? (For instance: Amazon, Google)

Also, how many positions are we allowed to apply?
There are just many positions at different teams right.

Let's have a productive conversation about the Google employee who was just fired for his controversial diversity memo

Going to miss the bench come Monday ): been an awesome 3 weeks.

I hate you, Verizon. You are the worst. That’s all. Just needed to get that out of my system.

Overheard onsite this week: “we’re making huge margin whoring these analysts out here”

How wasy/hard is to make the transition towards IB? How do you go about into looking for opportunities if it self-initiated? Hire a head-hunter?

What is the best consultancy for Media and Entertainment work? Considering a move…

Anyone ever work for Optiv? Money any good?

Told a friend of mine in tech I was considering moving to BCG. He asked me if I would have to move to Boston.

I followed up by asking what he thought the top consulting firms were. "I'd guess PwC and then McKinsey are the best. I've also heard of KPMG, Deloitte, and Bain, but I don't know much about them."

Just a reminder that outside our bubble no-one really cares about firm prestige etc.

HNY! For those of you that took the AWS Cloud Practitioner exam, how did you prepare for it? Study materials, hours, etc?

Hired as SA1. if my utilization is low for round table but I’ve gotten good Snapshots will I go up to SA2 or SA1B, which I don’t want of course.

Didn't get laid this weekend, my glasses broke, TSA pre check is not open at 4am, and my flight is delayed. Good morning y'all. Pour some out for your already broken down consultant

Looking for recommendations on time management books or apps , tips in general. Have been feeling overwhelmed with all the tasks and projects lately.

Do you dry clean your clothes every week or just wash them at home?

Thoughts on calendar being double booked? What are the etiquettes to be followed. Often people double book and it feels like “ my meeting is more important that whatever you have booked time for in yours”. If both meetings are same urgency/importance - what’s the best approach ? What are the expectations of leadership - to throw everything away and jump on to calls based on seniority ?