What’s your bench record in your consulting life ?

Hey folks! Hope everyone is safe and sound. Who is working on billable work and who is on the bench ?

Transferred to BAH from BCG to take a 20% bump and the opportunity to work in the federal space. Initial thoughts - disorganized orientation, decent culture. However, got placed on the bench 😑

If you’re on the bench and get an external job offer is it worth giving a 2 week notice? What’s the point? I want to be professional but I also want to get paid until my start date. What should I do?

What's the longest you've on the bench? I know someone that is about to hit 2 months.

I just want some bench time to recharge. Dats all. And apply for other jobs.

I am rolling off a project sooner than expected. Project wants me to go through the amendment but I don’t get the point but the time I know my result it will almost be time to roll off.

Are there any meaningful certifications or learning modules I can do while on the bench? Been on here a week and need to charge a code other than G&A or else 💀

How many people are on the bench/beach at your firm?

If you were on the bench for a while with nothing on your plate, would you volunteer for an RFP in your practice but in an area you have zero interest in? RFP is for an ERP implementation

I love when PwC throws me onto a busy season from October-January for a different market team so I can roll off in January and be on my busy season clients until April...second year in a row!!!

How do you do “on the bench?” Take it easy or full throttle internal dev?

First time on the bench in five years and I want to draw it out. Any tips? Book PTO every other week?

Accenture bench is deeeeep. Especially strategy.

How should I go about switching my service line. I feel like the Oracle service line is getting to be unprofitable since a lot of companies are moving towards Cloud. I always find myself on the bench

Anyone here have any ideas on how to handle sexism on the bench? I’m at my wits end in a case where my opposing counsel (white male and also a total jerk) is buddy-buddy with our presiding judge (also white male). In every single hearing, opposing counsel interrupts me every time I address the court, and the judge not only allows it, he never allows me to get back to my point. He also likes to hold all of these hearings as off record status conferences. Any strategies to fight this?

How do you spend you bench time? Feel like I should take adventage of the downtime but worry that I might not seem proactive enough for optics.

Is there any benefit for analysts/consultants who are on the bench to help with BD work? Does it make a difference in terms of networking/getting your name out - or is it really just doing

How do I know exactly how long I can afford to be on the bench? Been on the bench throughout January and it was slipping close to 90% as of 1/12, worried I don’t have much time to spare

AlixPartners 🐠 how does your firm handle the bench?

At ACN, how long can I be on the bench? when will you receive emails from HR?

Advice please: I’m currently engagement manager at a boutique consulting house with a niche focus on life insurance, I have 6 YOE post MBA. I have two offers and feel pulled: 1. BCG but at consultant position and 2. Life insurance strategy team for a large global bank as senior engagement manager. Which one do I take?

3 yr post undergrad currently at 100k base. Offer from industry with cash comp of 175k but would derail b school plans and would have lower earning potential in the long term. Advice from the fish?

This is my last day in the US. My H1B was denied and I am moving back to india 🇮🇳. Thanks for the good times America! Peace ✌🏽

I love this group. For those that receive company equity as part of their comp, what’s your strategy? Do you immediately sell it all and put the cash into index funds?

Can you join a Big 4 as senior manager, if you come directly from industry?

What level does VP in a f500 typically translate to in big 4? SM or director ?

What's the best way to apply as an analyst at another firm? Have a little over a year of experience, but going through campus hire isn't right. I need a position to apply to get a referral correct?

Anyone can refer for Deloitte usi - Java Backend position? Having 4 years of experience in java, hibernate, MySQL, sqlserver,

Hello, we recently built out a technology team at our company. They are a phenomenal team with great work flow, rapport and collaboration however, most are junior in their career which can make it difficult for our senior lead to step away. They all receive professional dev allowances so we would like to work toward identifying possible future leads and laying out a growth plan. Do any of you have best practices, tips or resources in doing this specifically for tech talent?

F28 and I have such bad baby fever I keep googling names and nursery ideas

Is there such thing as too much ass kissing in a job interview? Or everyone likes for the interviewee to do their research and act like they would really like to work for the company and the creative director they are interviewing with?

How do you make an argument for stretch roles while you’re interviewing? Coming from accounting to finance or operations, how do you argue that you’ll be a good fit?

A confession: Asked my office crush out today casually. We work in the same client space, joined together and we both live in Pune. Said no without giving any reason. I am disheartened 😔

Anyone aware of the interview process for the Evening/Weekend MBA at Booth? Is there an option for an audio/video interview?

If you need a referral at EY you can DM me.

Honest question. When a client asks you a question that you need to refer to the billing attorney (assume it makes sense to do so and copy the client on convo in adding them in) are you all refraining from using the term billing attorney to clarify a role or is it pretty common to do so in client communications? Had one attorney show a sensitivity to the term but never had that happen before. Wondering if that is a common or uncommon sinsitivity?

What is the salary range for a lead knowledge analyst at bcg for BOT? Also, do you enjoy the work? Pros/cons of the job?

My sister works at a company that is so backward and toxic it scares me. They didn’t have Skype before the pandemic and now use Zoom. She’s trying to get a laptop to WFH with b/c the one that they issued her is from 2005 and is a nightmare to work with, but her boss wants to save money and get her a desktop instead of a laptop b/c they won’t be working from home after COVID. However, he has no problem ordering the newest equipment and WFH himself even before COVID. All I gotta say is toxic.

Interested in pursuing opps at Deloitte S&O and ACN Strategy. 2 yrs Big 4 strategy experience, came in from target undergrad. Do either firms do exp hiring at Consultant level? Appreciate any advice!

Has anyone negotiated a clause where you can’t be fired/laid off for a certain amount of time after starting a new job?