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

I have recently received an offer from HSBC for Data Engineer profile. The designation offered is Senior Analyst- Information Management. They said that it is a techno functional role. Does anyone have an idea about what techno functional role actually is in HSBC? Is it more like a Business Analyst? My prior experience is completely in Technical side. Will this role be suitable for me?

Any suggestion is highly appreciated. Thank you.

How many days of preparations needed to get PD1 certification? And how can I prepare ?

Equity research associate considering to pivot into IBD. Is this a wise choice? Heard ER is an exit for some of the IB folks out there.

Hi Fishies, i have experience working on Oracle Peoplesoft as well as Oracle Cloud.
Now i have been interviewed and selected for Ameriprise where I would learn on the job and work on workday finance.
No WD certification.
Will it be a good choice in the long run?
Also, how hard is it to learn workday without proper formal training/certification ?

How did you determine what field to go into?

Is PE Ops a good starting point if you want to learn more about entrepreneurship and prepare for your own start up?

Hi guys! I work as a software engineer and the work is very easy, I’m somewhat bored. I have family in FAANG, and I’m looking to get into it for the $$ and hopefully to work on new technologies.
Any advice on where the interesting work is being done in the tech field in Atlanta to take my next career step?

Got a 30% salary bump, via an offer for Senior Consultant S&O from Deloitte. Currently underpaid at EY Advisory. I'm MBA and this year is my promotion year at EY for Manager. What to do? Get demoted and move to D? Or counter at EY? Even if EY matches my salary, and promote me to Manager, I will be an EY Manager with a Deloitte SC salary, and probably won't be able to go to D in the future. What do you think? I have built up a good relationship with my Partner and SMs at EY though.

What is the exit formalities at PwC AC Bangalore?

As my new company wants me to join immediately

Will there be any issue they raise, if we waive the notice period (60 days)?

If so what should I do, to get smoothly exit with waiving notice period?

Hi fishes! I'm currently looking to do a bit of a career switch from research in Medchem to a field service technician role (for laboratory instrumentation). I have applied a few places and got several phone interviews lined up. Can anyone tell me what type of questions I may get? Or general advice on making this switch?

Any recommendations for companies open to former senior-level agency folks? Looking to make the switch in house and have 15 years experience working in oncology

What is THE BEST professional development you've ever been to? (Conference? District workshop? Etc.)

Hi Fishes ,

I am an FE with 7.1 yrs of exp looking for a change. So far I've seen the packages are boxed at 30lpa at my exp and Angular framework, I Have some exposure to AWS devOps as well. Can anyone guide if there is something missing in my profile or if I am not getting the right opportunity (excluding MANG from this discussion)

ACCA and CPA qualifications. How useful are they in the line of consulting. I work in the M&A space focusing on FDD. Happy to have a chat to see what qualifications if any are actually useful in our line of work.

Hi Fishes,

I am thinking to diverting my career towards freelancing in accounting.
For that I have to resign from my current job in Pwc. I am thinking of starting a job as accountant and work as a freelancer as part-time.

Any thoughts or advice?

Started studying for the CIA exam this week. Any tips, tricks, etc. y’all wish you knew before the big test?

At A and C level, pretty much assumed that your second year is your promo year. Same for post MBA SCs. How does it work for M/SM?

Is there a minimum period you have to be working at kpmg in order to start looking to explore internal moves - from client facing to internal specifically ?

Anyone have recommendations on the best app/site to learn Python? 🐍
I’m a complete beginner.

What would you all say are the best consulting firms to work at in the federal government space? I’m not sure how many “prestigious” firms (like MBB) have a significant federal practice at all.

New job at a smaller law firm which provides a stipend for health insurance vs group coverage. Any recommendations for NY health insurance?

Hello All,

I am currently working in India , I have a Singapore dependant pass. I am looking for a job in Singapore (IAM ).
I am aware that I cant work on Dependant pass. Please let me know if you have any Leads on IAM roles in Singapore.


TIA

Any good outside activities (math related) that I can do? I have Nerf guns and remote control cars I could use.

A client of a former employer wants to hire me as a 1099 employee through a separate vendor. If I'm under a non-compete, what's the best course of action? addendum? request release? too sketchy?

Hi 🐠,

I have recently joined Infosys and they have put me in a project where I will be the only guy working in the team and the team lead is at the onsite location. Are such projects good? Because I haven’t worked like this anywhere before.

TIA :)

I have recently given interview at Infosys for senior lead analyst role. I have submitted all the documents. It’s been 10 days I have not received the offer letter. Could anyone tell if it usually takes this much time to release an offer?

Trying to get into a t25 program, studying currently for the GMAT. I see a ton of people posting how they started off in the 600s and got into 700s. Are there others who started in high 400s or low 500s that got into the high 600s or 700s? Trying to encourage a friend of mine and looking for positive feedback if possible lol. They’re currently at 510s (I’m 540) and shooting to get into upper 600s at a minimum.

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Hi, where or what types of companies should sophomores & juniors apply for next summer (2022) to recruit for IB the following summer (2023)? This summer BBs wrapped up SA IB recruitment, EBs even earlier, and a fair amount of my friends missed out big time.

Also, if a sophomore or junior doesn’t get a finance-related summer internship (I.e tech) and aims for an IB SA or FT position, is it harder to break in?

Appreciate any advice and insight, thank you.

Apparently HR doesn’t like it when you refer to someone as a gentlethem at a company party

Openings at Accenture. Microsoft Azure.
Min 2.5 years of experience.
Microsoft Azure Paas,
Microsoft Azure DevOps,
Microsoft Azure Logic Apps,
Microsoft Azure Architecture,
Microsoft Azure Data Services,
Microsoft Azure IoT Services,
Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Services,
Microsoft Azure Analytics Services,
Microsoft Azure Active Directory

got offer in wipro nd adp which one to join and both pays same salary.please suggest

Any Property Management recs in Seattle area? :(

Does anyone work at CrossCountry? What’s the work life balance like compared to Big 4?

Taking the bait and asking in this bowl - has anyone heard anything at all about Covington NY? Any thoughts on culture, practice area strengths, office, etc would be appreciated.

My hotel wouldn’t give me a plate to heat up my dinner, so I am sitting on my bed eating microwaved chicken out of a paper coffee cup with my bare hands... we lead sad lives.

Hey all, can you pls recommend resources to get up to speed on Fraud and Risk management for Payments in fintech? Books /sites? I’m not in consulting anymore so no access to internal decks. Thanks!

I’m pumped for my alma mater but seeing these kids getting mbb offers (way less competitive a than a few years ago) gives me a bunch of feels

Do we really need to learn coding in R / Python to remain competitive in the future? Or this will always be a grunt work that will done by analysts while we provide strategic services to our client?

Looking to improve general communication skills (especially around structuring narrative/ key messages), any books/courses that you would recommend?

Since we’ve all been working from home for months now, what’s the best office chair out that y’all are using for our long work from home hours? Looking to invest in a better one than my ~$150 one from Amazon.

I have a good skill set and deliver good work. My biggest issue these days is keeping my motivation and work product consistent. I get so distracted and bored sometimes. Any ideas?

At A and C level, pretty much assumed that your second year is your promo year. Same for post MBA SCs. How does it work for M/SM?

One of very few things I am passionate about is high fashion. But the opportunities (e.g. corp dev) in high fashion seem so limited. Can anyone advise how to break into high fashion? I am a strategy

Can anyone compare indochino/suitsupply/enzo/etc to tailors in Thailand? Price point seems to be about the same but will I get better (or worse) quality in Thailand?

Insights into the best consulting firms for public service/ nonprofit work?

A few months back someone recommended TouchNote on this app. If you are still here, thank you a ton; I send a postcard to my daughter every week when I travel and she loves it. Best money I’ve spent.

Going to Tanzania, Masai Mara and South Africa soon, are USD good enough to get by there?

Any good recommendations for books on management techniques? Trying to understand how management manipulates junior employees.

Never understood or appreciated the value of managing up until very recently. I wish this was a skill I learned from day one. If you learn nothing else in consulting, this one skill is key!

Notice there are so many people with debate experience in consulting. Kinda impressed. Any highly recommended books related to debate or communication in general?

Hired as SA1. if my utilization is low for round table but I’ve gotten good Snapshots will I go up to SA2 or SA1B, which I don’t want of course.

Anyone has any good corporate codes for Hilton? Downtown Chicago if you need an area specific?

Anyone in the EY Miami office? Thoughts on culture and type of work?