Thoughts on moving from Boston to Houston?

Does anyone actually get jobs through using LinkedIn easy apply? If there’s a cover letter submission component- how important is that part? In general are cover letters super important?

Dear All,

Need referral for Data Science related roles.

Best hotel in NYC with a decent gym?

On a scale of 1 - 10, what would you rate me as a potential dating prospect?

Age: 40
Gender: male
Occupation: lawyer
Height: 5'11
Weight: 185 lbs
Physique: muscular (benchpress in high 200s)
Salary: 450K
Real Estate: 2M
Smoking: never
Drinking: on occasion
Drugs: none
Other interests: traveling, cooking, smooth jazz, alternative rock, krav maga, and long walks through downtown

The creators of GIFs may be dead, but the debate about how to pronounce it is alive and kicking. I go with the hard G, like in Graphic. Votes?

I didn't receive the credentials email yet from @Capgemini after 48hrs as well.
When can I expect it?

23 year old consultant looking to meet fellow ambitious and like minded friends… moved here recently. Any recommendations? Living in south end

Arby's or Taco Bell? I'm struggling to choose and I'm getting hungry

Stranger Things 2. OH MAN! It's SOOOOOO GOOD!

If I wanna leave the firm in December.. when do I have to tell to my audit teams? I have to be utilized well enough to get my 30 month experience till december.

FAANG is now MAMAA (Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet)…Whoa Mama! As if there weren’t enough acronyms in our lives. Happy Friday All!!!

Why do so many people need sponsorship? Most people I speak to in tech (data) require some sort of sponsorship. Just curious why this is.

Well, what do we think, are we lifting covid restrictions next week?

What can be expected CTC for 7 yrs exp level 9 in Accenture for application devloper project role . Current CTC is 13.92

Check the overtime laws for your state!!

I just recently worked 58.6 hours in a week, weekly pay, nice OT profit right? Depends on where you live.

In Iowa, there is no Overtime pay mandate, the overtime pay is at the discretion of the business. I received 58.6 hours of base pay for the week.

If the company makes less than $1 million per year or does not engage in intercontinental sales, the company is not required to pay the overtime rate of time and a half, just your base rate.

Hi, Any one moved from 8 to 10 recently ,was it based on yoe alone or based on performance, what is the g10 base package ?

Hey everyone! At what stage do you think it would be appropriate to share that I am currently on an H-1B work visa? I got reached out by the CEO regarding an opportunity they are recruiting for. I applied and have made it to the final round of interviews that’s this week. In the application they didn’t ask about sponsorship or anything, and I didn’t want to automatically disqualify myself by telling them before giving my final round presentation. My final interview is Tuesday.

Did any of you tried the free website creation from @thefreewebsiteguys ?

I have been recently selected in Virtusa and in the compensation there are components like Internet reimbursement, LTA, food reimbursement.
Could anybody please help me to understand will these components be paid out to me monthly or will be only provided if i submit the proofs for the particulars.
Also is the food reimbursement offered in the form of monthly Sodexo coupons?

Has anyone gone through the deloitte cyber risk interview process recently? How many interviews did you have and how was the process?? Salary?

Senior 🐟, do you ever meet junior people (entry level- Senior) and get the feeling that s/he have a future in Senior Leadership? Curious if there are observable traits early on or if it's only clear

Suggested books or resources to learn more about strategy consulting? Different analysis, acronyms, etc.

Is it reasonable to ask a neighbor to accommodate my unreasonable volume of conference calls and cut out the home improvement projects during business hours? Alternative is pounding at night...

Unless you find public sector work virtuous, what is the appeal of Federal? I have done a few projects and wanted to stick my finger in a socket. Slow clients and non-transferrable experiences.

Assuming this causes a recession like in 2008, and many people get laid off, how long to take to find another similar paying job? I’m currently a strat manager in FS. Scared for job.

Any wireless earbuds with longer battery life than 4-5 hours?

Wow I got off at 6:30 today, what should I do?

What is your favorite books on leadership/professional development and why?

Looking for some great recommendations! Thanks in advance!

So, following that plebe preferences post from last week, I have found myself playing Safeway Monopoly. Like any lonely consultant would, I've gotten into it. Feel free to send me your tickets haha

Shall I disclose reason for leaving a firm during my initial call with a recruiter from said firm, if I was laid off? Are they privy to that information. Ironically being recruited by that same firm

Hug or Handshake: Male consultant here, what's the appropriate way to greet a female coworker? I usually go in for the handshake and it typically comes off as incredibly awkward. Please help.

Been with D for 8 months. This is my 2nd job in 2.5 years but thinking of jumping ship with all the lay-offs in my area. Will I be seen as a job hopper? Really like it here don’t want to be laid off.

If you exit big consulting (e.g ACN, Deloitte, PWC) and go work at a boutique firm, do the big consulting recruiters stop reaching out since you left their world?

That biggest fup was done by partner. The firm cant even fire this guy!!

What is the value in professional certifications? ACCA, CFA, CIPD, etc.

Desperately want to get into healthcare strategy consulting. 13 years of healthcare clinical experience including project work. MBA. But keep getting told by recruiters that I don't have enough experience to be a Consultant or Manager but that I have too much experience to enter in every level such as a Senior Associate. Just one rejection after another, even when applying with internal referrals from Director or Partner levels. What am I doing wrong?

What are your expenses/time horror stories? Has anyone gotten fired in relation to expenses? Compensation withheld?

Book recommendations? All genre welcome but I usually read nonfiction

Good nonfiction book recommendations? What are you all reading?