What consulting “common knowledge”/prevailing sentiments do you disagree with?

I’ll start: I don’t think “the best exit, the rest make partner” is true. Among the top performers whether or not they exit seems to be mostly about lifestyle and career wants.

How many years in FDD are you expected to be a senior before being promoted to manager at your firm?

Hi Fishes, any openings for B.E freshers (2022 batch)? Please help.
If any suggestions on how to apply too, please let me know.

Job Titles-Levels: what are typical career levels within M&A practices at your respective companies? For example, EY-Parthenon recently rebranded the following levels. Curious if this is industry norm. Manager became “Director” and Senior Manager became “Senior Director”

What are some good opportunities for growth as a social worker? I've been in the same role for close to ten years, and while I love it, I know I can branch out a bit and probably even increase my salary. What have you all done?

Is anyone currently in FAAS Digital Analytics practice that can share some insights of what your work experience has been like? Really interested in learning more and potentially pursuing this. Thanks!

Hi everyone! In this field, when choosing a masters degree program is it more beneficial to get a degree in Human Resources to further my knowledge in HR (my undergraduate degree is in Economics) , an MBA, or Data Science Degree due to the fact that HR is becoming more data driven as well as get a PHR / SHRM-CP certification?

Any resume writer referrals? I’m trying to make the jump into project management. I have 13YOE managing cross-departmental projects and people, and I’d like to shed the general EA work of calendars/travel/expenses. But recruiters just see my most recent role is EA and that’s all they want to talk to me about. I’m hoping a better written resume will help target algorithms to get my resume viewed for other roles.

Are there any Certified SCRUM Masters, or Certified SCRUM Product Owners here?

I just got the certifications and I am wondering if it would be worth it take the more advanced courses (paying out of pocket).

I feel like I need a career coach because I am considering switching jobs but I don’t know where to go or where to start. I feel really overwhelmed and don’t know what I’m qualified for. And then always worried another job could be worse than the one I’m in now. Am I the only one like this? Where do you start? I can look at job postings and all but idk what I want to do long term. Especially with WFH I feel like there’s absolutely no networking or anyone to talk to outside of my team

Anyone hear of a patent attorney going to an investment bank, hedge fund, or venture capital firm?? Considering a change. Thought I could use my skills to help investors analyze and valuate companies.

How much package Salesforce can offer for Technical Architect role? YOE is 12+ years. Does Salesforce has Variable pay in CTC and if any extra benefits provided?

Have been looking for accounting advisory jobs and can’t seem to find any. Are firms hiring again?

Hi Sharks, there some openings in GS ops risk management team. Can you help me with a referral and please get me in touch with the hiring team?

I've done so well in this new role within the company that they are hiring another person to assist with what I do. I've voiced to my boss that I'd like to manage this department and they indicated that this is the thought for the future. Now they are asking me to train this person while I have my plate full. Is it wrong for me to expect either a promotion or to be paid to train this person?

Hello Everyone!!

I've been working in the sales industry from past 1.5 years, but i wanted to change my field.
After some research i decided to get into Cloud Computing. I've done Microsoft Azure course and cleared AZ 104 Certification for Azure Administrator.
But because of my Sales Experience my profile is not getting shortlisted.
Please suggest me what can i do ? And if anyone can help me with the job.
Thanks!

Hi Fishes i am making a whatsapp group for the people who are transitioning from non-tech field to data science
If anyone would be interested plz join
And let's learn , and transition together

Agenda:
Putting self progress on the course they are doing ,so that others can be motivated and
Discussion on topics related to transitioning

Any T&E associates in here who I could talk to? I’m a transactional tax associate at a v5 firm doing M&A and capital markets work and hating it. I’m a 4th year with an LLM and a clerkship and I think I regret not pursuing T&E or private wealth.

Received a job offer. Was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a concern I had about it. It's an entry level position, and I don't have much experience. The billables are 2040 a year. For billable hours in civil litigation and insurance defense, is 2040 hours for a 1st year associate on the high end in this field for a small or midsize firm? It seems like most attorneys I know have minimum requirements of around 1800. The compensation is around 80k a year.

I am having 6 months of experience.
Can anyone refer me in a good company on java,js,SQL.

Hello Friends, My friend is searching for job in PMO profile with 9 years of experience. Can you refer him. Preferred location is Pune and remote.any shift . From other locations also he is ok but will prefer Pune or Remote. Accenture Tata Consultancy Newco ZS Associates Deloitte Infosys Cognizant Credit Suisse Northern Trust Bajaj Finserv Citi UBS HDFC Bank Limited ICICI Prudential Life Insurance EY Wells Fargo EPAM System or any other organisations guys if you can refer. Many thanks in advance

If you were 22 years old with $55k in cash and $14k in student loan debt what would you do?

If I Accepted the TCS offer and lateron got another offer them cam TCS matchback or give best offer on latest offer ?

Does McKinsey insurance (USA) cover laser eye surgery?

Resigned already 30 days back

Got 75% from accenture

Feeling like I should revoke resignation.

I am actually loving the people I am working with.

Not sure what is waiting for me in new company.

Will I regret leaving deloitte for accenture?

New wage code...what is in it for us?

Swimsuits in the streets without a cover in Streeterville are a thing now. As a visual enthusiast I should have taken a picture 😂

Lets make bathing suits in the streets a thing indeed thank you

Hi Fishers. Good Morning! I got offer in Citi. Can someone let me know whether we can go home and connect. Or we just need to stay in office until all call gets over. Do they provide laptops for new joiners. Citi

Hi Citi Sharks,

How many of you have got pop up during netbanking Or mail to switch from citi account to Axis account. How long can we have the citi bank, I have few FD s as well not sure what will happen. Citi Citicorp services india pvt ltd

Hi Fishes
I have total 14 YOE in finance field and am a chartered accountant. My CTC is right now 25L. What is market benchmark for similar YOE and qualifications?
PS. I know it's low as unfortunately I started with a low base.

How should a recent highschool grad start looking for their first community manager job?

Anyone leave before their bonus (before knowing what the amount was) and then regret it when it turned out to be a huge bonus? Got a great offer that I want to take but feeling FOMO by leaving the bonus on the table.

And yes, I tried moving the start date and asking them to cover the lost bonus but they said no and it’s still a better offer and it would be irresponsible not to take it.

This might be a long shot ... but I have a Statistics assignment due for tonight in a few hours

Does anyone know how to do Linear Discriminant Analysis with more than one predictor - by hand? I know how to compute in R but my professor wants it done by hand .... fml

How much hike (%) does Accenture gives during promotion?
(If it differs based on management level then I want to know about promotion from level 10 to 9)

Please suggest to get some nice suits at London. I will be there for two weeks.

Best consulting firms with best WLB? Do they exist? Young professional starting to think about where I'd like to work hard to end up in the next 5-10 years.

If I end up quitting after maternity leave, do I have to pay back any of my leave benefits? I guess I could ask HR, but wouldn't want to throw out any warnings.

Slow speakers drive me nuts. Slow speakers with animation in their slides make me want to bang my head in the wall.

Looking for non- fiction book recommendations. I just read Shoe Dog and loved it.

Best consulting firms for PE work (CDD,Value Creation)? Looking for the best firm for exit ops to PE ops eventually. Thanks!

What's the best consulting firms for H1B folks who have studied masters in STEM here? Got a cousin graduating this fall and he needs to know H1B/GC policies.

I feel stuck as a Strategy Manager and want to make a career pivot at 35. But have no idea what i should do? Any suggestions, resources or books that I should read to help with my existential mid thirties crisis? I have experience in technology consulting, corporate strategy, freelance consulting and law. Do I go back to being an Attorney, or do I retrain and become a financial advisor or something else?

EY OTS is so sold out its not even funny. When will it end.

Thinking about asking for a raise. Anyone successfully done this midyear? Should I walk if I don't get it? Haven't seen a raise in two years, even though significantly increased responsibilities.

What are the best consulting companies in the US focused on Sustainability, either Strategy or Ops?

Are companies looking to hire more minorities and people who identify as LGBTQ+? I saw a post about a job listing for a Big 4 and it said it had a strong preference for people who identify as LGBTQ+ or a minority racial group. Does this mean they have a higher chance of getting the job? Not trying to start any political debates, I’m just generally curious.

Best books on leadership and sales skills?

Considering an offer from EY but y'all seem pretty unhappy. Is it really that bad?

The Oscar snafu definitely simplified explaining to Uber drivers what I do for a living 🙃

What new perks do you get when promoted to manager?

My wife just keeps getting fatter. We've talked about it, she's acknowledged it but just keeps eating bad food. I'm so done. Health is something I'm not willing to sacrifice.

Advice or Book recommendations on how not to get bothered by others/ friends/ peers? What they think or what they do!
Been struggling lately

In terms of benefits (vacation, medical/dental, phone/internet reimbursements, etc), which is better EY or Deloitte? Asking because my niece received offers from both and just wanted to offer her some help in deciding.

When you realize making 6 figures doesn't mean you don't act as an admin assistant

Anyone else scroll through LinkedIn and constantly feel behind in their career? Everyone I know is exiting from MBB to VC/PE and I’m still making peanuts at Big 4. How do you deal with knowing you’re mediocre/less sharp?