Bain & Company Which certification is most useful in consulting (specially MBB)? Lean or Six Sigma? McKinsey & Company Bain & Company Boston Consulting Group

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My Android career is in a good shape in India. My parents are considering a marriage alliance with an NRI who is a Civil engineer in Texas. If I move with him by leaving my current job, what are my job prospects in Texas? How long does it usually take to get work visa and how easy/tough is it to get a job there considering I have 6+ years of experience in the field?

How does one go about switching practice groups within the same firm? I was under the impression it’s better to lateral elsewhere but I do really like my firm, just not the work in this practice area. Want to switch from transactional to litigation.

Anyone have any advice for someone interested in getting an MBA to either go in-house or break into securities litigation. 5th year associate here.

Anyone here moved from EY to Accenture? Curious to know how was the shift, pros and cons for each company, any regrets? Waiting for an offer from Accenture but very conflicted on whether I should leave EY. Been there all my career and going to be a big jump.

I have experience working as Lead Software Engineer for over 5 years with Goldman Sachs across many Retail Consumer applications. I'm considering switching to Technology Consulting roles with McKinsey / BCG - any suggestions?

Does anyone feel that the Oil and Gas industry is the most discriminatory industry of all? They won’t even look at resume without O&G experience! It does not make sense to me as I would rather teach someone the specifics of an industry if they were a good fit. And for an industry that has so many obstacles from Government, Environmental Organizations and so on, why they are adding more bad publicity to themselves is not a great approach.

Anyone got the skinny on Alix consulting?

Got pinged by a recruiter for an MD role in digital transformation

He claims they compete with MBB and Alvarez.

Thoughts?

I’m stuck at a transitional point in my career where I can’t figure out a direction that I feel excited about. Does anyone have resources, books, career coaches, etc. that may help me find clarity?

Is there future in transaction risk investigator position will i get job in other companies

How can a planner transition to UX? Are there classes/certifications o should consider? How can one break into the field without starting as an intern?

Hi! I’m a generalist looking to get more involved in sustainability. As I continue to learn more about the space, I’m thinking about career exits from management consulting into something more meaningful to help the earth. Any advice on this transition / potential roles I can work towards? Thank you!

Which is better career path among these two ?
1. Java And it's advanced technologies (Backend)
2. Java and Angular (Full stack)

Hi. I am completing my MBA in 2 months from University of Toronto. Due to family reasons I wish to move back to India( Delhi) and looking for consulting roles. I have 4 yrs of workex in Audit and about a year’s experience in VC and incubators for startups. Anyone willing to refer me for open roles for Associates/Sr. Consultants? Or which companies might be hiring right now? Thanks!

I have heard McKinsey has a bad Work Life Balance, are there any Software Engineer 1 in this bowl who can share the ground realities ?

How many hours a day do you work in general, do you work 12+ hours including commute time.
Also how much work you do here is support and how much is development work, how are the projects that we work on and do you use new tech stack or you use old technologies.

What are the career opportunities and hikes like.

How is the Project Manager position at NTT ( Location : Mumbai) ?
Job security?
Pay scale to be asked for as minimum as where does this role stand in internal hierarchy in the company?
( Considering the high cost of living in Mumbai)

Hi,
Folks what rank does team leader comes in BOA. I have 2 years of experience and have been ask to interview for Team lead position. Does the team lead just a title, heard growth is slow ?

Anyone here has taken the PMP certification ? Is it worth it over MBA and if you're managing projects in Advisory?

Any designer transitioned to a product manager role? How did you do it? (Outside of internal work transition, more interested in acquiring a new role in a diff company from designer to pm) thanks!

Entering my 2nd year as a medical malpractice (insurance) defense litigator. My billables are 2200 per year, even during WFH and COVID while the courts are moving very slowly. Any advice as to what I should look into for an exit? I can’t hit those billables while maintaining my sanity.

Books on human psychology that have affected you. I'll start: influence, sales Bible, on killing.

And for the category Best Motion Design Shop in NYC the winner is...

PWC has posted International Tax Manager employment opportunity in 18 city. Almost all major cities in USA in which it has offices. Any insight if these are real or just feeler to check out and build candidates pipeline.

I think the Matrix is broken, I just had a déjà vu.

How do you help your students stay passionate for STEM subjects when they seem less interesting to them? I know this is diverse for all of us, just looking to crowdsource ideas. It seems attention spans these days just keep getting shorter!

Better reputation in life sciences/pharma: LEK or ZS?

Hi, I am a QA with overall 5 years of experience, out of which automation experience is of 1 year (Web application testing automation). I have worked mostly in web application testing and mobile testing.
Below are my skills :
Selenium
Core Java,
Python,
SQL
My current salary is 9.2 lpa. How much salary can I expect from good MNCs?

So I am currently working as a journalist for a National TV channel with 3 years experience and looking for a better options. All suggestion or referrals invited

Is there a pace up on hirings now , or the freeze is still there , I cannot see much posts on recession since a week so is there any good news on hirings?

What was the best part of your week?

Is anyone’s company offering to pay portion of your rent as home office expense? Especially if company is no longer paying for commercial office space?

What value do TPMs provide? In my company all they seem to do is tell other people to work on things they’re already working on, and incessantly nag people on slack for status updates and timelines which you’ve already provided.

is Netcracker technology good for job security? is it employee friendly?@

Can I expect a quality of work and learnings as a CPP developer in NC ?
Got an offer of System Analyst recently.

TIA.

Habibi! Anyone here

Planning for a friend's bachelors' party in Vail Village, Colorado during thanksgiving break. FB folks any cool suggestions / bars ?

My dad has been driving the same old CRV for the last 10 years. Has no interest in getting a new one. I want to buy him a new car, but he doesn’t seem interested in lux brands. Should I still do it?

Looking for a new role. Deep health industry experience. Real opportunity at T1 or T2 with fully viable 1-2 yr path to partner or pref direct admit, only, DM please. Reasons I want to leave happy to discuss but won’t broadcast dirty laundry here publicly. Payer Digital Health, pay/provider convergence, pop health VBC/ACO, Aggregator strategy, provider experience etc.

anyone leave consulting to do something radically different and loved it?

The EMMYS 🏆

Starbucks cashier: "Do you work at the airport?" Me: "No, I'm just here a lot." *sigh

Planning a babymoon with my wife. Shooting for April-May and looking at Hawaii (Maui or Big Island). Hoping with the vaccine and travel precautions, it'll be okay, but we're also prepared to cancel.

Any recommendations for hotels there that you've liked? I figure the Ritz or Four Seasons, but would love some opinions from those who have been.

Best consulting firms for PE work (CDD,Value Creation)? Looking for the best firm for exit ops to PE ops eventually. Thanks!

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

Any other frequent fliers like watching "Air Disasters" too?

Recruiter rescheduled a call thrice and then stood me up. They reached out after the call apologized with a non apology (thought our call was x pm instead…) and then proceeded to ask if I am available for a call.

Should I tell them I am no longer interested or not burn the bridge and take the call?

What's the best consulting firms for H1B folks who have studied masters in STEM here? Got a cousin graduating this fall and he needs to know H1B/GC policies.

What percentage of DDs can I expect in MBB PE practices? Took part in several recruiting events and HR said I would work also on other related project types, but not sure how common that is vs. DDs

What are you currently reading? How would you rate it?

What is everyone’s top 1 or 2 favorite books on personal finance? I’m always looking for a new one to bring into the fold of what I’m doing

Looking for recommendations for protein shakes for the road. Preferably something portable size.

"But this is the way we've always done it?" - every client ever

My direct managers I report to did not submit my Performance Achievement feedback despite constant reminders and feedback sessions. Any chance the 7/20 date was a soft deadline?

Sitting here in office and wondering , What can be plural of a computer mouse !