What are some essential travel items to request for Christmas/Birthday from family? Also, any recommendations on a good, sturdy, cute briefcase for women?

Who here has jumped firms a lot? How many firms and what year are you? I'm worried about long term my resume looking like I'm a mega flight risk. I have solid reasons for each jump but just tired of jumping and worried. It's hard to find that long term firm.

Anyone stay at the Ritz-Carleton in D.C.? I’ve never stayed at a Ritz location so I’m curious to hear what to expect. Will be in D.C. for a conference so my firm is covering the trip.

considering a trip to Hawaii, looking for Marriott properties that have a beach access, probably October through December. Would prefer more on the value side than all glitz and glam. Any recommendations

Hey all! Need a couple book recs for an upcoming beach trip.

Looking for a great non-fiction, relating to travel or world history (not just one moment in time). Could also be about the marketing world or memoirs of a business leader kinda thing.

Fiction wise I also like fantasy, paranormal, and romance. Some fave book series are the Black Gryphon from Mercedes Lackey, Game of Thrones, and From Jamaica Lane series. Similar books?

Not thrilled about having to fly United for this engagement. No status on any airline- any ACN promotions going on right now?

Best Marriott in Boston? Ideally cat 5 or 6. Headed up there for a weekend to be touristy with the gf.

What other cards to add to my collection? I have AmEx Platinum and Chase Sapphire Reserve. Fly Delta so AmEx is handy for lounges. Use Sapphire for dining/travel. Should I add Chase Freedom Unlimited?

I still see people traveling to places like Seattle and Portland with everything going on. Is it safe? Recently been to SF and it was not great.

Tell me what to do in Iceland

I was platinum lifetime marriott... on the spg app, i now show gold lifetime. That should show Platinum lifetime right?

UGH I need to get to NYC next year , just feeling stuck.

What should the salary be for a vet with 8 years doing Logistics to Financials, Amazon Manager for 1.25 yrs, PROS 2.25 years as Sr. Buyer who is also a contract specialist. Current Vendor Manager, Travel Manager and Corporate Card Manager but trasient for about 1.5 years and currently controlling. Contract Labor Work Orders for a year with negotiations through Covid.

I currently make 77.5k base with total comp around 85. Please any insight would be helpful. I need some comp insight for 4 jobs.

JAL or Cathay for premium economy US to Asia (Both 777s)

where my canadians at? how strict is covid there? my friend is in toronto for work and the hotel found out he has covid. now they’re locking him in his room. is that legal? if so, what’s the protocol to break quarantine? hotel wouldn’t answer 🫠

Seeking advice either from anyone already working for US GOV or any advice on how to get into it. I’m interested in working for IRS or Veterans with pm work. Any advice?

I also want to help my dad get into a permanent GOV role before he needs to retire, he’s been rejected by gov roles and can only work travel roles with fema, I don’t want him traveling as he’s getting too old and I just lost my mom a year ago. Any help would be appreciated!

Does anyone have experience/knowledge regarding whether the different B4 deal analytics teams 1) work remote 2) still travel? Looking to potentially make a switch but have heard different things across the board, including seeing that most of the job postings for senior roles in these groups are tagged to offices and don’t say remote.

Why won’t AA let me book business class flights with points if they’re available to buy cash? (Qatar flight on AA site)

Flight from Charlotte to LAX with AA gets cancelled.. after 3 hours of delay. Have to fly out the next morning. How should I ask for voucher, hotel or airline? Currently waiting in a 100+ person line.

If I were to go to the Cape in early October is there enough to do for a weekend? If so, where in the Cape do you recommend? Alternatively, also looking into Providence..

Partners with kids and a working spouse, how do you manage? Is it realistic for both people in the relationship to work full time long term? How do you keep marriage going and career progressing?

Hi Fishes, Recently got offer from Salesforce as an Technical Salesforce Support Engineer. Can you please share what actually it is. I'm from java background YOE 2.

I'm confused which one have to choose one hand I'm holding LTI offer as Java developer.

What should I expect for a salary range for a “software development analyst” at a research institute in Boston with 2 years of experience

What's the ECTC of a 3-year QA automation engg who wants to apply for an SDET? What is the package we can expect.

Does ZS roll over unused PTO from one year to the next? How do people make it work with just 15 days at first?

Hi, I have 2 offers below,

1. 50lakhs per year in Bangalore
2. €105k in Netherlands

Considering the economic crisis due to war, inflation etc. I am confused on which one to select. Please guide me.

I've been job searching for nearly 4 months.... started using fishbowl 3 weeks ago... this app is far superior to anything on the market.

Are there any networking opportunities in the near future? I moved to SF recently, and would love to connect with the legal community here.

Does anyone have experience/knowledge regarding whether the different B4 deal analytics teams 1) work remote 2) still travel? Looking to potentially make a switch but have heard different things across the board, including seeing that most of the job postings for senior roles in these groups are tagged to offices and don’t say remote.

Hi fishes,
I work as an Assistant Manager at EY Gds. I am trying to switch for past few months, but, havent been able to. Now, I am thinking to upskill myself in tech, i already know PowerBi, what else can I start learning ?
Yoe- 6 years
Package- 13 lpa fixed
Domain - research

Please suggest, i know i have potential, i have been a top performer in my career, but not landing a job is making my anxious and depress, every passing day 😞

WFH poll - out of the 8 work hrs per day, how many hours are you actually working?

Hello everyone! My co-worker and I are preparing for the SHRM certification exam and Hoping to take it in December. I’m looking to purchase the SHRM learning system books from someone that has already taken the exam this year. Can someone point me in the right direction?

Hello Fishes,

I recently got offer from Infosys Limited for Senior Associate Consultant role.
YOE : 4.8
CTC offered : 10.17 Fixed + 1.13 Variable

Am I being underpaid? Should I look for opportunities?

Is commute from herndon(near frying pan road) to ft Belvoir or mead or crystal city or DC really bad? I have some offers but from Google maps it says up to 50 mins one way... not sure if it's too much... but the pay is decent
I do have ts sci with ci poly and have Java experience. Ideally maybe Reston, chantilly,herndon, Fairfax best spots...30 min or so commute. Looking around 200

Seeking advice either from anyone already working for US GOV or any advice on how to get into it. I’m interested in working for IRS or Veterans with pm work. Any advice?

I also want to help my dad get into a permanent GOV role before he needs to retire, he’s been rejected by gov roles and can only work travel roles with fema, I don’t want him traveling as he’s getting too old and I just lost my mom a year ago. Any help would be appreciated!

Is commute from herndon(near frying pan road) to ft Belvoir or mead or crystal city or DC really bad? I have some offers but from Google maps it says up to 50 mins one way... not sure if it's too much... but the pay is decent
I do have ts sci with ci poly and have Java experience. Ideally maybe Reston, chantilly,herndon, Fairfax best spots...30 min or so commute. Looking around 200

Anyone leave Deloitte for Booz Allen? Thoughts or experiences? Utilization and compliance are absolutely doing my head in.

Why did you pursue a career in public sector consulting instead of private sector?

Newbie consultant starting in a few weeks. What’s the attire like with government clients? Suits whenever on site? And are you typically on site all week except Friday?

Been asked by a client to apply for a GS14 term position but I have a few questions/concerns.
1. Current salary is 140K with ~10K variable comp. If I wanted to at least match, it would require me to be in Step 5/6— is that possible/likely or would I have to start at Step 1?
2. How often have you seen term positions converted to permanent? I’m considering turning this offer down due to this.

Deloitte GPS 🐠
How do your year end raises typically look? How about bonus’s?
Is it any better than the 2-4% Booz typically sees? Trying to gauge growth and salary is a big aspect of that

Hello everyone. I will be transitioning from the Navy soon and want to work in the cybersecurity field. I have an active secret clearance, BS in strategic intelligence, working on a masters in cybersecurity, and taking Security+ in December. No work experience in cyber, just my education and bootcamp course for Security+. Should I still apply for job that want 2-5+ years cyber experience and/or an active TS clearance?

Anybody looking to hire graduates for a GPS Consulting role? I'd love a referral.

Is there a website that shares announcements of recent contract wins by federal contractors across all federal agencies?

Sometimes the leadership does not even inform you on the status of a submitted proposal unless we win the work. I get why they are doing it but it would be great if there was an external source/website that would share this info instead of us waiting around to hear from them.

Anyone know of firms that have international locations? I heard PwC PS used to do some work internationally, but that was before they became Guidehouse.

Are company time charge audits routine? I only charge what I work but wondering if I should be concerned

They reduced the therapy questions on the secret clearance form so that you don't have to disclose therapy except in specific circumstances. Is it still on the TS form?

UK senior consultants, how much of your sales come from big tenders and how much come from work you win 1 to 1 from your own network?

If you won a piece of central govt work worth £1m and 5 of you worked on the bid, how much credit does each person get?

*I'm new and trying to understand how sales targets work. Be gentle

Any recommendations how to best prepare for CGFM exams? What resources did you use?

How long does it take to adjudicate a closer investigation for secret clearance?

Any advice for a vet looking to get into federal consulting? I’ve got a TS/SCI with poly and several years of experience in change management and process improvement.

Anyone have some general insight into EY GPS work, culture and pay? How competitive and involved are they with technology enablement / digital transformation work?

What are your thoughts on the phrase “open the kimono”? I wouldn’t use it myself, but I’ve heard different things as to whether it’s an appropriate phrase (e.g., not racist or sexist)

Can I negotiate my level with Booz? Not getting the salary I want for an SC