What % of your starting class has passed the CPA exam? How much will it help/hurt during annual review?

Had anyone gone from consulting in to diplomacy/International organization like the UN/EU or similar?

Trying to get my GRE Quant score from a 160 to a 165. Feel like it’s a harder jump than when starting from a lower base - will appreciate any strategy tips or suggested Quant resources!

what is working at a crisis management firm like? broad question, i know, but i don’t know much about the field! (i currently work at an ad agency, but i’m considering a career pivot.)

Anyone successfully pivot to education? Any advice is appreciated. I applied for Director of Student Services role that seems really interesting.

I am in a tech IC position. One of friends switched to FAANG by converting the profile to consultant profile. The friend who might have less tech knowledge than me is now in FAANG and earning more. If the end goal would be that the friend might one day be a product manager and me an engineering manager taking instructions from the same friend, isn't consultant profile an easier path to growth. I had been practising DSA for years and the competition is only ever growing.

I am looking into the CCP (Certified Compensation Professional). It seems to be quite an expensive exam.

If anyone else is studying, let me know and maybe we can share study materials!

For those who have taken it, are there any cheaper or alternative study materials to any official guides you would recommend? I went this route with the PHR and SHRM-SCP and passed each on the both try, so I wanted to see if that method may be viable here. Any recommended order to take courses in?

Hi there,

Just joined S&C from 8 YOE in industry. Joined as M1, but was also a manager in former industry role. How soon is reasonable to be thinking about promotion Senior Manager? What kind of salary increase comes with this promotion?

Also, I negotiated current salary when the offer came 5 months ago now, not taking into account high increases in inflation. Do salaries get adjusted for inflation? And if so, when?

I am an Account Executive and work in the programmatic team as part of a wider agency, but I’m not sure this is where I want to be. I want something more collaborative, creative, and less to do with numbers and budgets.
Does anyone have any idea what I should look into and how I could transition into that role?

Hi Folks,

I have 1.3 years of experience as an Automation test engineer. I'm planning to switch. So what skills set should I acquire ??? And what testing tools and languages should I prepare for??

M7 part time vs top 25-30 full time for career pivots and network?

At what point does the value of a degree fall off? I'm in my early 30s, and have five years of experience, and work on a very theoretically interesting project. I believe I'm on track to promotion in the next year. So, I could put in a year of full time school to check the box off, but I'd be sacrificing hobbies and social life (not to mention cost). Is this FOMO or is there real opportunity here?

I am a field engineer II. I have 12 years of experience and I also have a master's degree. I am currently studying for a doctorate. Do you think I am up to the task of providing services as a consultant while I obtain my doctorate degree?

AWS vs Cloudflare BDR roles

AWS lowballed but I negotiated to match Cloudflare. Cloudflare offers more equity but AWS has a higher base.

I love Cloudflare. The people are great but it’s an engineering culture and the sales team isn’t as well shaped up and I can’t go for a promotion until at least 18 months of tenure. I am an investor in the company and think of them super highly. I’ve already got half a years SDR experience and AWS promotes quicker.

AWS has prestige but is it worth it?

Enrolled in an executive MBA program at a top uni, and I have to say I’m very happy I did that vs FT/PT.

Hi guys, I have got one full time job for 14LPA from 10.5LPA in Coforge for BA role. On the other hand, I have one more offer for Canada and the job is on 2 years contract basis with 80k CAD per annum where I have to sign 2 years agreement as well that I can’t back out once I get the offer. I was interested to go CA but scared in terms of job security, economic slowdown and a big change. Is it worth going to CA on contract basis job declining the full time opportunity in India.

Hi Fishes,
I have an experience of 6 years in Production and Application Support. I have worked as middleware administrator as well for Jboss and Weblogic.
But due to the diminishing demands of the role in IT industry , I am planning to switch my career in Devops or AWS which would help me grow.
But I am not sure without any practical knowledge, will I get a job at this many years of experience in a different profile.
Do companies hire for AWS profiles with good packages at beginners level?

Anyone else feel restless - I'm happy with my job / money but this restlessness surrounds me, want to do something else, something creative, something bigger than a job...

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.

Hi Fishbowl fam,

Need a help regarding a role at Goldman Sachs, kindly DM for details. This is regarding an urgent career move, any kind of help would be highly appreciated, I have adequate experience and qualifications I believe, need that extra push.
TIA.

Advice on how to break into a sales position or the pharmaceutical industry? I have 1 year of experience in account management/customer service for a Biotech company, a B.S. in Cell and Molecular Neuroscience with research experience, plus the organizational and communication skills needed to succeed as a sales rep.

Open to chat— any insight or referrals are much appreciated!

Should I lump sum $150k into the market or DCA? Just looking to grow the money, no other short term plans.

Do you drink at holiday parties? This is the first company I've worked for that does a real holiday party and I'm kind of anxious about letting my guard down around my co-workers like that...

Are men’s watches with steel chain bracelet type of band considered more luxury than ones with leather or rubber. I wanna buy a luxury watch so I don’t wanna make a rookie mistake.
Also when I go online there’s things about watch movements like Chornos, automatic , hand etc. what on earth do they mean. Should I care about them? Which is one is “the best”

What's expected base + bonus for Associate 2 in IB at a non bulge bracket bank?

FJ11 band is which level ??

Does MBB ever let people specialize in Life Sciences right off the bat at the post-MBA Consultant level or do you always have to start out as a generalist?

Can anybody tell me that how _vois do background verification after submitting of all details on idfy portal.

PwC India and PwC US

Which is better?
What are the advantages of joining PwC US.

Please help me to understand it

Starting at PwC as a senior next week anyone have any advice before starting?

Hi Fishesh
I have been selected for HCL Tech
as per recruiter’s confirmation I have uploaded required documents
But did not received offer letter yet
Trying to reach recruiter but they are not receiving my calls either from last week.
on Ionboard portal I can see the 50% process has beed completed.
Is this a normal process in HCL ?
what should i do? please suggest

Insight = People hate Monday mornings. Keep the storyline going. We open up on a...

Help, I don't want to work today!

Current CTC: 19
Exp: 7.1
Stack : Fullstack with angular and java
What salary I can expect from VMware any suggestions?

Hi Fishes,
I am currently on notice period and looking for a referral in Capgemini for P2P.

Anyone get a call that the company is planning to extend an offer but then get completely ghosted?

Which firm has the prominent global mobility practice? I thought it was PwC, but we’ve been getting multiple RFP’s from their clients since the spin-off. Very interested to see what the next couple years look like.

I left KPMG last year and haven’t gotten my w-2 yet. Is there somewhere I can go online for this? Thanks!

How do you mute someone on Skype? Asking for myself cause my coworker is annoying.

My HR rep told me that to apply for your CPA license in MA you only need 1 year of work experience, not 2009 billable hours. Didn't sound right- can anyone confirm/deny?

Its hard for me to focus/be productive in the cramped/small audit room at the client. I don't have this issue in the office or at my own desk. Should I confide in my team about the issue or just deal?

What are raise amounts or percentages per year?

I’m seeing on Big4 that firms are finding out staff are working for multiple firms. Is this really that widespread? Past the contract issues, the independence and data privacy violations are blowing my mind

I think Canvas took the holiday today

Have you come across times where you meet the competition at the client site and just want to sneak em into the copy room, and have a good time? (Pretty sure that EY guy was thinking the same)

9/30 milestone - just 2 more days... 🙏🙏🙏

Does anyone have any good books or podcasts about how to develop leadership/ managing skills?

Can anyone tell me about the benefits that baker tilly is offering to its employees???
Ex) pto, 401k, holidays, hsa employer contribution, remote/hybrid, and so on..^^

Also, it would be great if anyone can tell me about chargeable hrs or minimum weekly hrs during busy season!

Got a CN saying "disclose what w/o/e means" I think somebody is having a bad day or something.. 😂

I pity those who revel in the "accomplishment" of have 100+ YTD utilization. Y'all got suckered by the firm.

iPhone X 64gb resale value in 2 years??? Assuming excellent condition

When's the appropriate time to say you're leaving? I want to wait until the two weeks but everyone keeps signing me up for random shit that I'll know I won't be here for (peer counselor, etc)

Which tax group is most in demand? I'm thinking multistate

I wonder if she'll prefer Madam President, Ms. President, or Mrs. President? We'll find out in a couple weeks but ladies, what would you opt for?

Whats S1 salary atm for big 4 tax? MCOL and HCOL

First year at Big4 tax here. I’m performing well but don’t know if I like tax as much as I thought I would. Has anyone done one year of tax and then switched over to audit? If so, how was the transition and did you stay at a first year associate level?