True or False - Staying in the B4 at least until hitting manager will look really good on the resume down the road. Thoughts?

Why would recruiters reach out to me, say they want to talk, then not follow up? Should I call them instead?

Exit opportunities for two years financial services?

Any big 4 recruiters out there? Looking for a staff/senior level FDD role. Have 3 months of deals experience currently and 2 years audit/aas.

Can any of you Accenture Fish give me any insight on Final Interviews with a Managing Director?

Which company did you think would be so hard to crack but was very easy ?

I'll go first
Oracle & IBM.

30mins tech round each and then management round. Both were surprisingly simple.
Yoe-7.5
Tech- fullstack

Hey guys, I have the first short 15-minutes call with a product guy from Hugging Face today wherein he is likely going to take a guess at what roles I could be suitable for. I had applied for Post-Sale Machine Learning solutions Engineer. Is there anyone who’s gone through the process for a similar role at similar organisations or best case scenario would be if anyone has gone through the process with HF.
I have been working for a year and am doubtful if I’m mature enough for the role. Help lol

Almost a week with On-site interview and it’s been a radio silence from my recruiter. Should I reach back to them or is it normal? Not at all impatient, just trying to know what’s the norm.

Is the CVA exam worth pursuing?

Anyone interview with Coinbase (BizOps) before? What was the process like - traditional case interviews, or something else?

Senior to Manager-level Data Scientists, what is the minimum set of skills and experience you require someone to have in order to train them to be a Data Scientist?

I have a handful of people from BI and Marketing who want to learn how to be a "Data Scientist" where some of them have stronger SQL knowledge and ability than others, but some of them have more exposure to languages like Python and R, and a little bit of machine learning exposure.

Appreciate the input in advance.

What are the exit opportunities for big 4 M&A tax? Any chances to go to investment bank M&A or retiring as a big four partner is the best scenario?

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

Leaving PA for my dream school next year for a career pivot. However still have awhile before I can leave (there’s no reason to forgo a paycheck for even longer than I already have to…). I have no idea how I’ll make it through busy season without quitting on the spot 😩

Hey everyone, I have my first interview coming for Project Management role at Meta. Any tips or recommendations? Does anyone know the layout of the interview?

I am to interview with CTS for Product owner/ manager. Any specific things I should watch out for? Interviewing for Duckcreek. What’s the salary range I can expect?

Hi Fishes,
Need some advice. I have 1.2 years of experience. My work is writing sql queries and writing stored procedures based on client requirements. What are the career options i need to choose. I want change immediately. Please guide me

What essential courses or books do you recommend for coming up to speed on Product Management?

Do you need an engineering degree to go into product management? I have a bachelors degree and a Masters degree in Digital Transformation, and I work as a C (soon to be SC) im Tech Strategy and Transformation. What are the next steps I should to to pivot into PM? (certifications, types of projects, etc)

Hi all,🙏

Deloitte USI CBO
KGS Global
Which is better for Oracle Cloud ops?
TIA.

Any insight on CAIA? Difficulty and whether it impacts salary?

I will be joining EY in mid of Aug, will I be eligible for bonus?

8/3 Thread (General):

Anyone willing to give Deloitte referral in Atlanta? Would love to connect.

Hey Sharks,

I have 4 years experienced with 8 LPA in Accenture.
Current have an offer for 11.5 in TCS.
I have HR discussion with Robert Bosch today. How much I can ask them ?

I want to join Adobe as a Product Manager.Any suggestion for preparation would be helpful.

Here’s a point of reference on meme stocks for people who thinks it’s too late to get in or who think it’s close to peaking. Tesla: 948M outstanding shares; market cap: $837B. GameStop: 69.75M; market cap: $5.36B.

Robinhood is going to be the patsy in this one. The funds will continue to be fine.

INSEAD or LBS?
(For reference the 1 year saved at INSEAD isn’t a big deal for me)

What’s the salary band variation for strategists between health and non-health agencies?

Any audio book recommendations to listen to when backpacking / vacationing?

First time in London! What all should I do? Need all your favorite recommendations :)

Bookish fish! What’s the best book on leadership you’ve read? Particularly creative leadership.

What’s the latest on promotions? Chicago market keeps getting the run around.

This is a noob question. What do I do with this meme stock I purchased? I only invested a grand. Do I sell when it’s high and get out of it? Or hold on to it? I know nothing about trading.

Are the exit opportunities better in Internal Audit/Business Process than IT Audit? All I hear is how awful IT Audit is but don’t hear as much complaining from the business side

Interviewing around right now. What comp should I ask for M1 roles? IT Audit, NYC

Is anyone here in KPMG’s CRM Risk practice? If so do you know if they are still hiring??

What’s your worst experience with a senior? (As an associate)

PWC recruiter contacted me for a SA role in their Process Assurance practice in Austin. How much does it pay? And how is the work compared to external Audit?

Looking for advice. I have a few offers in negotiations for Senior IT audit role. My main motive is to get out of toxic work culture in B4 consulting and public accounting. Looking for better wlb, better work culture and decent compensation to make good living. Currently in TX making around 110K TC.

1. Children’s Place: Base-110K . Probable bonus of 3-5%. No relocation assistance or sign on bonus. Based in NJ. Location is closer to all my friends and family
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What are the best exits from risk assurance? Is it possible to lateral into tech or no?

So im starting to lead meetings with clients but I always find myself going back and forth with the client trying to get more information following the initial WT which I feel is annoying . Is this normal or do I need to do a better job of writing out questions and agendas prior to the meeting.

Should I take this offer in a second line role with similar bad WLB as public? Current salary: 155k base, 8k annual bonus (7YOE):

Offer:
170 base
17k sign on
25,500 (15% annual bonus)
28k annual RSUs (vest quarterly)

How do we go about renaming this bowl to Technology Risk? #ey

Does anyone have any good resources for auditing ESG?

When is busy season over for the SOX side of stuff? Please tell it doesn’t go past 12/31.

Anyone hiring for entry level risk compliance roles?

How do you all keep up with trends in risk and internal audit?

How do we shift to investment banking/wealth management and is it worth it?

Is KPMG, EY and PWC considerate about one not wanting to travel and chosing local projects in the IT Assurance practice? Please share your experiences. Thanks!

Anyone can give insight in B4 Risk in Houston/Dallas market?

What’s the level of evidence of review needed for controls that are not management review controls (MRC)? I’m an internal auditor and I’m documenting what is needed for lower risk controls in the SOX environment.

Does management need to have review
comments or checklist even for low or medium risk controls? And should I document those? Thanks!

Everyone I've met in my 2 years in IT Risk assurance hate it, me included. Who likes it and why? Just curious and to get some motivation!