Risk Senior Manager here mostly focused on Sox but some M&A. How do I move to PE?

I’m moving from implementation consulting - where details are super important - to a strategy role, working with C suite executives. Got the feedback that I need to think and work less detailed and way more high level/abstract. Any book recommendations to train this skill or get insights how to best think on an abstract level?

Hi everyone, I'm new to Canada and want to start my career here in the Financial and Banking industry. I have passed the CFA level 2 exam and was wondering if I have to complete the Canadian Securities Course (CSC) as most of the job postings here mention about it. I saw that if someone passes at least the CFA level 1 exam then the requirement of CSC is exempted. Can anyone enlighten me about this? As the CSC exam costs above 1000 CAD, I wanted to be sure if I need it before investing behind it.

Just began studying for the CFE exam. I have access to past editions of the ACFE Fraud Examiners Manual. Does anyone have recommendations on where to get good practice questions? I’d like to avoid spending a fortune on the ACFE kit.

Is CSCP worth it? 2 years out of school and know i want to be/stay in the supply chain field but torn between prioritizing that or GMAT right now. Feels like id be way more motivated in studying for this over GMAT rn too

MBB folks, I’m a Product Manager (non-tech company) and interested in working at MBB.

Which level/role does MBB can offer me ?

Switched practice, found that I HATE the group dynamics. The work is dumb and not profitable. How soon is reasonable to ask to switch out, have to leave firm now?

So I was offered a role in Strategy Consulting in after 2 years in Risk Consulting however, after 2 years I’ve only worked on Internal audit engagements few ad hocs such as updating risk register and the delegation of authority matrix.

Honestly speaking I am doing good and I am up for promotion in October however I am not fully enjoying my time but I fear that the move would not be a good and I can’t hit the ground running which scares me.

Any advice and past experiences in such career shit?

Does the size of the deals you work on impact your exit opps? I'm considering a role at an MM firm (non-PA firm) and they mentioned the deals are usually in the $200M area of size, which I realize is smaller than big 4 deals

If you could start your MBA degree over what would you do differently?

Does it look bad in my resume to resign after less than a year at a job? writing here the time I’ve spent at each company since graduating college:
- 2 years at company 1 (resigned to move back to home country)
- 2 years at company 2 (resigned and moved back to the US)
- went back to company 1 (it had grown exponentially after 2 years so came back at higher position) (resigned after 1 year to join a startup at director level)
- 6 months at startup and I want to quit with nothing lined up

Hi All! I recently started my own Private Equity firm. Searching for any big do’s, dont’s, or hard lessons you learned along the way. Do any veteran entrepreneurs/PE partners or staff members have advice they would like to pass down? I know early on in my consulting career there are many things I wish I could go back and tell myself.

As always, thank you all! 🐟

Has anyone successfully switched from a claims management role to the risk side as a risk manager/consultant?

How long did it take you to find the right position the first time you went in-house? I am 5 months into it and regretting turning down the (lowball) offer I got a couple months ago.

Boomerangs, did you guys come back to a different firm and/or group after your industry detour? How hard was it?

I want to further develop my BI and DE skills. Currently exploring paths of AWS certs with some others mixed in, does this seem like a good strategy:
AWS CCP>Tableau DS> ICAgile (ICP)> AWS SAA>AWS DA > PMI CAPM > and then maybe tableau data analyst or Powerbi.

Looking to finally go get my SPHR having the PHR for the past 6 years. Still value and pursuing and obtaining?

Has anyone pivoted to a fed gov job in the intelligence space? Such as a civilian intelligence specialist, etc. would be curious to hear your path! Thanks.

I have 7 years of work exp in Data analytics & Data engineering team. Right now managing a team of 12. Will PMP certification help in career growth ? Needed some view points.

What is the best app for simple to do list and reminders? (Now that wunderlist is gone)

Lit attorneys: have you ever been sanctioned? How many times and what was the justification?

Anyone works in public sector/government audit what is your salary progression?

Dear All Fisbowls,

I have a query. Request all of yours suggestion and if you have done something similar to this please share.

You have resigned and have offer in hand suppose 15 fixed.
Meanwhile you get another offer but they will give around 17 fixed.
I am thinking to quote my in hand offer as 17 fixed with changes in it and share it with them.
So that they can give me around 20 fixed.
Request to share honest detail here.

Hi Folks,

Want to get a better picture of pharma consulting in India and how do consulting firms approach clients and what are the kind of projects that we usually get

Happy to chat in DMs

Thanks for the help!

Centurion Lounge in Houston isn't half bad. I see you, AMEX.

Hi fishes,
I have recently joined in a project as a Oracle JD Edwards finance Functional Consultant.
Is this a good ERP to kickstart your consulting career and whether there are good opportunities for this ERP in the future.

Anyone got a loan with Guaranteed Rate? Started looking for a condo(Chicago) and keep seeing them pop up. Looks like they charge $1290 lender fee, but wanted to see if anyone had experience with them

Running out of socially distant things to do in the DMV in the winter. Any favorite less popular parks/nature spots? Please share suggestions!

What is good altimetrik pune or citi pune?
In altimetrik they giving me Western Union project.. any idea about it

Has anyone ever worked for Vanda Pharmaceuticals?

I’m making 55k in Chicago. Am I underpaid?

What’s been your most impressive/successful salary negotiation when you’ve received an offer? Did you manage to get way more PTO or other perks?

I've seen people say that if you're underpaid, you can't just outline your contributions because your manager needs a compelling reason for finance to bump your salary and they need to prove you're underpaid. So how do I present my case that I'm being underpaid other than "my friends make this amount in their role" or "Glassdoor says this" when finance can find rebuttals for these arguments?

Who else trains legs on Monday ?

What happens to carry if you move funds? Would your new fund “buy you out” or how should you raise this?

When is 2023 on-cycle kicking off? I've been reached out to by a couple HHs to fill out intro forms

Folks - please share your thoughts on True Wind Capital.

Hey everyone! I’m looking to move out to London, I lost my projects due to COVID and if anyone could help me out with a referral in the UK or Europe I’d be very grateful! I can offer a good wine and dine in exchange! 🍾🍱

Currently in ibanking as an associate and want to see if I can make the move to PE. Is the CAIA viewed favorably at all?

does anyone have any model practice / prep materials that they'd be willing to share? happy to contribute $ ... struggling to figure out how to practice in a structured way

Hey gang, can anyone recommend a good synergy checklist? Mostly on the capex spend and real estate side. It has been a while for me and I am rusty.

Have upcoming intro calls with a few recruiters next week. Looking for advice and how the discussion should go as I don’t really have much context. Any help would be appreciated!

I’m a first-year MBB analyst. My dream role is helping energy / climate tech companies grow (more interested in ops/strategic work than in cutting checks). Are there funds that might be a good fit?

What are top reasons on why you want to go into PE? Buyouts? I feel I relate to all the generic stuff (ownership stake, more responsibility, greater skill set) but are there unique reasons?

Can you recruit via headhunter while in an MBA program?

Top Corp Dev teams: Trying to find the “top” (using this as short hand, I know it’s subjective) PE shops had a bunch of resources to use. However, there are no such resources (please share if I’m wrong!) for “top” Corp dev teams. “Top” is probably some mix of caliber of people, comp, ~prestige~, etc. let’s hear y’all’s top Corp dev teams!

Currently interviewing for corporate development manager at a PE portco and would appreciate insight on reasonable comp expectations. TEV is ~$4b and they close about a dozen LMM deals per year. TIA!

Any tips on how to get started on prepping for VC interviews

Is working in VC Ops for a T10 Series A fund a good opportunity? This would be an internship preMba. I’m making a career shift as a vet and looking to land a VC investor role post b school (ideally HS) Anecdotally I understand seed and series A VC is very network based so this would be a chance to meet great folks, but ultimately not the investing experience I’m hoping for. Other internship options include start-up or consulting.

What do you think differentiated you in the first few years of your career? What big picture takeaways in terms of both hard / soft skills do you wish you spent more time on? Current second year IB analyst curious to hear your thoughts

How much do people make on average in VC after 2-3 years out of undergrad in MBB/IB?

What are the best consulting firms for PE and VC exit, please include boutiques not just obvious ones

First round interview for an SSG coming up. Does anyone have advice on what to prep for? Maybe some sample tech probs as well. TIA

I’m at PE ops but I’m interested in deal work. If recruiters reach out to me before my 1 year mark should I take them or wait it out? Worried about how it’ll look on my resume as a “job hopper” or if my current team will be upset