So I'm at an agency and 80%+ of my time is new business. Pitch, win, set-up/semi-service until we get hires, move on to next pitch etc. (w/ fair share of losses too, of course). But I'm burned out. And while I'm valued, I don't see a return on my investments: personal time, my heart (I'm all in) and professional development. I get rewarded with small spot bonuses sometimes, but not a commission. So do I try to pivot to a real bus dev position? I feel confident I could. Anyone seen this done?

Hi, I got an offer for Senior Manager position. Wanted to check if senior manager is a also people manager role? do they have any direct reportees?

Hi All.
I am looking for Salesforce Functional BA roles in Accenture. I am currently working with Persistent Systems. Please let me know if there are any relevant openings.

I have 5 Yrs of experience in mainframe and working in product based company.. I want to learn devops and switch my career with good salary around 20 LPA... Please help me how can I start and get hands-on

I am looking to enter big law. I had a clerkship on a state Business Calendar and am a current first year litigation associate where I have prepared for a trial, taken and defended depositions, and have extensive motion writing practice in tech, business, and employment cases. Is it a waste of time to try and make a move to big law with such few years of experience?

Transitioning to my first clinical PM role from project Coordinator. Anyone have any advice, best practices, etc?

Hey Fishes,

I’m looking for a referral at Infosys Consulting.
Any leads would be helpful.

Thank you.

Hi all. Got an offer from Alvarez Marsal PEPI (Senior Associate) and Associate 2 at Kearney. Base is identical, A&M has this unbelievable bonus % so TC is probably higher at A&M. But I'm looking WLB, longer term opportunities, exit opps. What are your thoughts ?

Hi everyone,
Need an help in getting referred to a position in Wipro
Please help at the earliest,i have the relavant job ID.

I’m a healthcare admin professional looking to transition into a new role & I’ve just updated my resume but I’m afraid it’s too long. I’ve even taken irrelevant experience out & it’s still about 3 pages long. How do I shorten 10 years of experience to ONE PAGE???? Helpppp lol

Direct message for referral at Newgen.

Job id or Job role will be appreciated.

Newish to data analytics. Have some experience in power BI, sql, and R. I wanted to get some exposure to aws and saw the AWS cloud practitioner as an available course at my job. Is this cert worth it? Or should I try one of the more advanced ones ? The data analytics one for example but wasn’t sure if it would be difficult to get through as a beginner. Will it look good on my resume?

Any remote openings for Data Science domain?

Hi! I started at a new company 2 months ago and while I’m really enjoying my job so far, I’m having a hard time gauging whether or not I’m doing a “good job.” My role seems to be always evolving, which is fine and I actually enjoy being a support to the greater marketing team, but I feel like I need better defined targets to make sure I’m meeting expectations. Also, when I ask my boss what they’d like to see, I don’t ever get a clear answer. (Cont’d in comments)

I am currently a civil engineer thinking of switching to software engineering. I got my masters in water resource engineering where I was coding a decent amount for assignments and it has really stuck with me. Unfortunately, in my current role and field (civil), I don’t really get to do much coding. Does anyone have a similar experience of jumping ship to do software engineering? What would be the best way to go about it (coding bootcamp, another degree, something else)?

What’s up RipCity! Who’s drinking tonight?

Hi Fishes,

Please suggest which one is better ?

INFOSYS (Associate Consultant) 9LPA + 1 Joining Bonus - Bangalore
Statestreet (Cyber Security Engineer) 11 LPA (All Fixed) - Bangalore
Tietoevry (Technical Specialist) 10 LPA (All Fixed)

IAM domain - Azure and Okta. Let me know please. YOE 2.5 years

Hi Fishes, I have Few Offers from decent companies and my joining date is 13th July. I would be sending out regret mails to all companies which i am not joining. Just to help them out and anyone who is looking out for changing job with less than 15 days notice period, please dm me i will refer you in those companies along with regret mails.
The tech stack is Dot Net Developer, MVC, Asp. Net, .net Core , EF , Web APIs
Experience Should be 3-5 Years
Most of these offers are from Pune, Maharashtra

Hi All,

i am .net dev with 3.3 yoe have offer of16 lpa (service) and my current company (product) is trying to retain me with 14 lpa its been 1.2 yrs in my current company. Tech stack is good over here. What should i do ? b please suggest.

Started as product manager in a start-up with a too nice culture- it's all groupthink and the product direction is suffering. Need to get people to be assertive without being an asshole- need advice

Yeah. So glad you made this fishbowl. I’ve considered leaving this industry in general... i just find it hard to find good ppl. “Bad company corrupts goods morals” (might be butchering).

God is on His throne

Anybody have a Christian therapist they recommend? I’d like to start going. Chicago or virtual option. My insurance doesn’t cover it and don’t have a high salary so can’t be super $$$

Book recommendations? All genre welcome but I usually read nonfiction

Mickey & Company, Buffalo Consulting Group, Ben & Company

What tech firms can you make good money and still have wlb?

How are the areas around white rock lake to buy an investment property? Any suggestions appreciated!

How long does the SocGen HR take to get back after documents submission?
Is there a possibility that they do not get back?

A lot of security pros I meet are not in a good place emotionally because it seems hopeless. However, some are just fine.

What are the coping strategies that work?

I will start - mine is to find the funny in everything from lack of patching to supply chain hacks.

@women in the ME, I’m moving from NYC to Dubai. Is there some things to consider for attire in a business environment or is it the same as in NA? I’m thinking about business travel to other countries like KSA 👀

Hi Everyone,

Are there any good Deloitte UK discount codes for hotels?

What is market hike rate for senior finance professional in current scenario for organisation change..

Anyone know of great junior talent looking to get into New Biz? We’re hiring

How do you NewBiz pros say “no” to doing work for free as part of the pitch process? What’s your “script” for saying no (all my past efforts have only pissed prospects/procurement off)??

Hello biz dev folks! How are pitches going? I know summer is upon us but curious if the threat of recession is affecting anyone. I had my first client say they were holding off on an initiative due to that. But it could just be a good excuse. 😂.

Hi! Has anyone gone to one of the GDS group CMO Insight Summits? Is it worth the large price tag?

Anybody care to share tactics for negotiating rates with procurement? Know they’re bluffing to drive all competing agencies down, but not sure what leverage we have to push back.

What do you guys think about consultants that charge agencies for their services? I’m new to the model and curious if it ends up being worthwhile?

Anyone going to Mirren next week?

How can I develop new business as part of the analytics team?

What it up with the Ford review. Why all the secrecy?

I’m about to graduate in May, looking to start out a big agency (Ogilvy, Starcom, Edelman etc.) and I have my sights set later in my career to work in new business. What stepping stones can I take?

Have any of you ever brought in someone to do presentation design training for your agency. Not public speaking, but making the actual deck more interesting? If so, who?

Has anyone ever attended one of these events put on by companies like Richmond events? These are the events where they invite CMO types and agencies and other industry suppliers get one-on-ones.

Hey! First timer. I’m moving over into biz dev and am trying to get a better handle on how you all do this thing!
Is there anything you wish you knew earlier on? Any tips for this new comer is very appreciated

Hello! Anyone using Covideo or BombBomb to do video email? Or is this too lowbrow for our business?

Any McCann NY new business fish in here? I see you have an opening and would love to get the inside scoop.

Besides the infamous google sheet and Glassdoor, where are you all looking to make sure you’re been compensated appropriately? I feel like our little niche is tricky to do proper comp research on, but it’s possible I’m missing something…

Thinking about biz dev on the media agency side: How do you find newness in strategy to get clients excited? Isn’t it 100% data now? As if media wasn’t unsexy enough.
How do media agencies do it?

What is the pandemic version of "let's grab coffee". as a biz dev person I am struggling with how to make that initial connection. I offer up calls and/or zooms. Let us know if you have a good tip on how to break the ice with new biz/ get new potential clients interested.

Thinking about trying to change into a career in new biz dev. What is the earnings potential of top new biz dev people in the US? For example “Head Of” or CMO level at well known agencies?