What's the best career related seminar/conference you've attended? How did it help you in your current role?

What is the average salary for 4 years experience with an international client? I had worked on various projects for tech support mainly in ITSD level 1 till now and I am trying to transition my career into the next level or any upper level similar domain. The current CTC is 8 lakhs and how much can I earn if I switch and where should I go? T Fishes please suggest.

Can everyone working remotely share how did he find his current job please , his salary and his position? . Let’s help each other

Hello Fishes,

I need job in SAP SD role YOE 4. Can anyone please refer me in case there are any openings?
Thanx in advance...

Hey can anyone please give some honest insights on WLB and work timings at TIAA? I am looking for growth in terms of technology and learning but not by slogging for 12-14 hrs everyday...

Can someone explain to me what law clerks are in private practice? I'm based internationally but deal with our NY office a lot, and I can not figure out what the title actually means/where it sits.

What is the best product discipline/culture companies in Canada. Does Faang companies have a good culture to grow?

Does anyone have any advice on finding a career coach? Im at a crossroads in my career and planning my next moves. Seeking advice from a professional, experienced coach. If you can recommend anyone that’d be great! Thanks!

Hi fishes

I am having 7+ years of experience and I have also done my MBA 3 years back. Wanted to know what CTC I should ask for if my current CTC is 17 LPA for a BA role

What's your career path? I know firm life, govt litigation, or in-house arent for me, but I do like clerking for a Justice. I guess my question is, are there any other options aside from the first 3?

Hello all,

I have joined Capgemini on last week they took for development project and now they assigned to admin related projects.
I am not interested in admin related projects.
What can I do ?
And if I quit from cg need to serve notice period?

Hi, I got offer from Sap labs blore. My joining is in August mid. The team im going to join is CPI( cloud platform integration) . Do anyone know about the team and growth in terms of tech stacks and all. Also heard currently there is hiring freeze, will it affect my onboarding?

I'm looking for referral in hcl. Is any vacancies related to Informatica power center then please refer

Currently interviewing for an Associate Partner role with New York Life. I have 15 years experience in financial services. What should I be asking for when it comes to salary. The range they give is $60k-$160k base, not including bonuses.

In final stage interview for Product Manager position at Early Stage VC startup. The company convo is coming up soon and I am looking at asking 140K base, 20K sign on, and 40K equity. Is this reasonable am I selling myself short (or too high), I’m coming from consulting.

Is bakery still hiring strat director?

I have joining in Tiger as Data Engineer next month in AwS, I have heard that they put in training for two months and ask to take some certification, can someone please provide info what kind of test or certification is expected....?? Has anyone given such test??

YoEx - 6
Tech - Bigdata

Which companies should I join
Impetus - 14 + bonus permanent work form home
British telecom -15+ bonus
YOE - 3yrs
Position - data engineer.

How much time does Mindtree take after the cultural round to let you know if selected?

I messed ups no need help. Idk where to turn.

People from K&E keep liking my posts, and I don’t know if that means there’s something wrong with me or if there are really just that many K&E lawyers.

Hi folks ,
I applied in siemens through there website the application is showing in progress since two weeks . How much time it take to hear from them . Should I reach out to them

What's the difference between entry level and associate level? I'm two years into my career and thinking of making a jump to a different industry. Would that be considered associate since I have experience?

How to get onto my first actual strategy project? Experienced hire, consultant level in US. Been on a pmo outside of OP for 10 months…about to roll off

My current project winds up on 31st December 2022. If I resign by mid/end of this month(expecting a few offers), would CG persist with the 90 day notice period with me serving majority off those on the bench or would they consider releasing early once the client stops paying? #Capgemini #NoticePeriod

Really urgent, should i share the company name in sharing holding offer letter to second companh..or only compensation part shall be enough.I am not sure if i should share the part where they are addressing with my name as well for authentication because it has company logo and name as well.

Please reply fast if u have any idea.

Is anyone here a client service associate ? I have just been offered a position as one. It didn’t seem like a call center in my interview but now that I’m speaking with people it does seem like one. Can anyone provide any insight? I need my series 7 and 63.

How much do mid-level sales people do in SaaS? (Base Salary and commission structure)

What audit role did you enjoyed the most and which audit role you worked the hardest? ( Staff, experienced staff, senior, Manager, senior manager, etc)

When you budget for your engagements, what percentage of staff time is your budgeted manager time? I have always heard manager time should be about 50% of staff time but now leadership is pushing back. I have found the 50% to reflect reality. Managers don't reperform the work but have to do a detailed review. Thoughts?

Which subfields of engineering are going to show the most growth in the next ten years, in your opinion?

I have a question, I got a contract role through a recruiter. Initially the recruiter offered the hourly pay rate which was the minimum in my range. Now I got an offer from the company. Now without me asking her she increased the hourly wage to the maximum range I asked. Which makes me doubt if the company increased it or she knew the rate all along but gave me the lower rate ?

Novartis is providing permanent WFH, is this true?

When do we get the annual hike and bonus mail in Novartis and secondly whats the cutoff date for being eligible for hike

How do you politely tell a recruiter that you do not offer “holds”

Any notable examples of agencies taking a chance on relatively young talent propelling them into exec-level or C-suite roles and it working out?

*Genuinely curious, so no need to call out those who have been unqualified, etc :)

Audi ad is MVP so far

What’s your agency’s WFH policy? Is it ok to declare you’re working from home every once and a while? Sometimes I need to and I do better work when I’m away

Nice Ronald McDonald spot, Subway. Enjoy your cease and desist letter tomorrow morning!

Just interviewed somewhere that’s considered a great agency and who’s work I LOVE, but it didn’t feel right... it went really well, but something doesn’t feel right. Advice???

Why does everyone make such a big deal about the Oreo moment whenever a SB comes around? What’s so good about dunking in the dark 🤨

Kudos to the man on the train next to me who has his ticket around his neck, his glasses in his hand and a full sleeping mask on. 😴

In a typical advertising creative team structure, who vets the new hires? ECD? CD? Trying to get some clarity as I work at a small shop with CD being the highest title.

What odd questions about your job did you get at the xmas / Hanukkah table?

Adoptable dogs on beer cans: copy or coincidence?

Motorworks Brewing in Florida did this years ago, and now Uncommon just did the exact same thing for Brewdog beer.

Straight up plagiarism imo. Literally search "adoptable dog on beer can" and the Motorworks stuff comes up, so not googling the idea beforehand is not an excuse.

Question: we have an art director who is pretty senior, really good, but is now lazy as hell, avoiding projects and collecting a paycheck. What does the team do?

New Cheerios work is 🔥

Who's got the most fishbowl points?

Laid off, 10 years exp, tired of acct management. Feel so lost. Don't want to go back to agency side. What should I do? I feel like 💩

Does anyone know the stories behind KFC's "I love you Colonel Sanders" dating sim game and Wendy's D&D rpg? Were agencies involved or did they start in-house?

“have fun with this brief” they say before telling you the client is pretty conservative and needs to have safer options.

i know we don’t always work on stuff we’re thrilled about but i’ve never dreaded reviews for a client before until now

Thank you all for existing on Fishbowl and for being such a supportive community. It’s been a difficult year, but at the end of the day, I’m glad to have people to commiserate/celebrate with ❤️🙂❤️