What made you enter sales as a career? I was personally motivated by own parents as they had a sales career too

For those of you that transitioned from Big 4 FDD to Mid Tier FDD what were your reasons?

Genuinely curious as I interviewed at a Mid Tier FDD firm in which a lot of the individuals came from the Big 4

Do you need a top mba to work in ops? Considering staying, mbb, investment and ops and trying to weigh my options

Would love to hear from someone who’s jumped from Agency to Client Side:

What’s been good? / What’s been bad? / What are the misperceptions of said leap?

Any suggestions on good exit opportunities from tech consulting to Capital one?
I have 9 YOE with data center migration, operations and cloud experience, AWS cloud cert, MBA and experience leading teams. I'm still very much interested in tech, especially cloud

Got about a month in my post 9-11 gi bill but just curious if there’s anything I can do to go to law school? Any programs available for this type of situation?

Has anyone gotten a SAP CFIN certification? If so, what resources did you use to get it? I’ve done the SAP learning journey for it but is it worth investing in a question bank? Any recommendations?

How are the exit options from EY-P at a Senior associate level? Is EYP considered to be the employer of choice after the MBBs?

T2 consulting (ie non-MBB) PE group->MM/LMM, is it possible? Finance major from top 20, BB IBD internship if that matters

Hi fishes,

Which company is better in terms of WLB and career growth.
Role - Data engineer
Exp- 4yrs
Having offers from -
Maersk-19lpa
Groupon-18lpa

Any recommended courses or books on customer care/cust success analytics or marketing analytics in general?

I have been converted to B2 in December 2020 from a wasian. Am I eligible for band progression this time..?
I have seen mail stating your last promotion should be before July 2021 so I fit in that. And my performance is also good in current project from January 2021.
I have messaged my manager to nominate me for band progression, he read that but didn't reply anything. He is not so co-operative and my TL is new to project.
What should I do.

What's the consensus on cloud certifications?

I've heard people swear by their AWS certification, saying it's opened a ton of doors for them. Others say they're useless.

If my employer doesn't use AWS, would a certification be useful for landing a job that uses AWS?

Can I be part of Microsoft company?
My current role: SQL SERVER Database administrator (Microsoft certified)
I am in a service based company now. YOE:4

Please don't ask me to prepare DSA etc, I am asking w.r.t DBA skills only.

Director of sales and finance for a 25M company. What should I look for to move up in my career? Larger org or different role?

I have an offer of C1-Architect stream as Java full stack developer.
If I want to get into management or Technical Manager role after joining Wipro, is that possible or I will need to get into an Architect role only ?

Hi. I am a frontend developer (lead software engineer) working primarily on react. I am persuing an online masters in CS and want to shift to AI/ML domain in the upcoming year or 2. Please let me know what career paths are viable and profitable.
YOE: 7
CTC: 42 lpa +12l vested over 4 years
WLB: functional and want to keep it that way!

Currently looking for my first job in Cybersecurity. I have a 4 year degree in CIS and emphasis in Security, but no Certifications yet. Asking for advise- is it possible to get my first job in this field without having a Cert yet? Or do most companies want a degree and certs right off the bat?

Citi SVP or JPMC VP…Which position is more senior?

Got an offer to leave industry and join consulting. Really torn on the decision. Any thoughts from FB from similar situations? If it matters, F, LCD, 14 years in industry.

I’m an analyst & have been working towards associate – I was recently offered an associate role on a different team, but simultaneously am feeling burned out and thinking of leaving the firm within the next 6-8 months to work at a smaller company. I want to accept the associate role for my own professional development and growth. Tips on leaving a role after 6 months without burning bridges? Is that possible? I feel somewhat guilty about leaving my team, but know I have to prioritize my career

Hi there, I want to be referred in the organization

Not that I'm complaining, but I have a hard time understanding why my (small) retirment account continues to go back up

How soon are laterals getting offers after completing interviews?

Have an excel case interview with a PE Ops team, where they will test my excel analysis skills. Any videos or resources that I can use to help prep for this?

Does anyone have insight into how much a Cloud Solutions Architect @ Microsoft makes?

Hey guys, I currently find a few positions at Grammarly that fits my experience. Love the company and what they do. Would any of you be so kind as to help me with a referral to be considered in the interview process?

Anyone worked on an interesting project with RPi or Arduino recently?

Hello Fishes,

Looking for suggestions.. considering work life balance..
IBM, Tech M, BlueConch, Xoriant, HCL , Attra Infotech...
Package offered is almost same for all except IBM which is yet to revise the offer..

NYC-based female creative strategists — what is your current salary and how long have you been in this role? Do you know if your male colleagues are being paid the same or more?

I would appreciate any advice on how to stay on top of non urgent tasks. As a 2nd year, I’m often tapped to handle tedious tasks that need to get done quickly. Tbh, I like urgent matters. It motivates me and helps me focus. I admittedly struggle to care about checking in on DWQs, record requests, OC’s discovery, scheduling matters, etc. Especially with so many cases. I definitely rely heavily (maybe over rely?) on the paralegals for these sort of things. Any tips?

Happy thought for review season: "The value of advice is not wholly dependent on the integrity of the advisor"...

So are the layoffs at Deloitte over ?

What has your marketing goal been for this month? How far along are you to meeting your goal?

Hello, anyone here with Mastercard working on software development team for fraud prevention. Got a interview coming up, have some doubts. Could really use some help. I'm new to this application,. Not sure how DMs work:( Thanks in advance!

What should the compensation be for a client onboarding manager in a big financial company?

When in a high growth amazing startup, and surmounting stress right along with it, how long did you decide to stick it out? When does stress out weigh the opportunity?

Looking to get back into SaaS sales after a few year hiatus. Any tips or recommendations to ramp myself back into SaaS sales? Any podcast or books, etc?

Everything used to pay $350k on target earnings. Tech is booming but I am noticing pay has dropped substantially despite inflation. I am seeing $300k ote and most roles are set up to not hit plan. Does anyone have insight here? It sends a clear message. Just thinking experienced sellers are going to leave or pivot because they follow the money and they are going to get less experienced sellers.

I’m a licensed health and life insurance broker currently looking for a part time position 25-30hrs per week. Any good suggestions on companies hiring ?

Apart from salary what else do you negotiate in your sales account executive contract?

Should I go for a BDR role with base salary of 65-75 plus commission or stick with my new account executive role at 57k base plus commission. Not sure what the commission structure is for the bdr role.

Got an opportunity as a BDR at Klaviyo. Does anyone have past experience here that can share light on company culture, compensation, and growth opportunities?

I’ve got an in person interview tomorrow with a British startup opening in North America. First in person interview in awhile. It’s clearly a casual culture. What is dress code these days? Tie?

Hello, first post here. Outside sales, merchant services/card processing. I’m primarily a welder but I work 4 10-hour shifts typically then I try sales the last three days. I’ve done it long enough to where I’m confident and comfortable going to new businesses, establishing some rapport with business owners. But it seems like a lot of businesses see this as a waste of time, even adding services and cutting costs. I guess either I’m looking for advice or considering not doing this anymore.

I’m a young professional with 3 years of Sales experience seeking advice on how to find meaning in being a salesperson anymore? Starting to feel like this isn’t rewarding or “essential”. If you’ve felt this way before what did you do?

Hi! Hoping I can connect with a recruiter to ask some questions. I know someone who has been in sales for about 6 years and is looking for a new opportunity with better WLB but does not have a college degree.

Hey fellow Sale Bowl Mates. I wanted to give yall a quick update on our numbers.
We have grown by 1,890 members to 7113. This means we are well on our way to the 10K mark.
Thanks!

what a good percentage of payout in SaaS sales? Is 10% commission solid?

I have been working as a PreSales SA for 4 years for a tech giant. It has been a while that I feel like I am not growing at my job which is impacting my productivity. How should I address this to reach a conclusion as to what I should do next? Maybe find motivation or look for an exit strategy?

Left leasing sales due to massive decline recently. Looking for ideas for well-performing sectors with even mediocre comp. Anywhere you would look in particular if you were moving on?

Anyone else get doubts on if Sales is really their "life's calling"?

Especially in today's world... is spending our talents on Sales really making the world a better place? Should we care?