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Hi All,
Michael Page is currently hiring for a VC fund focused on the Consumer industry.
The ideal candidate should have a background in IB/Investing, and 2-4 years of relevant experience, and a thriving passion for consumer brands!
Candidates who are interested, can mail me their updated CVs on the email ID - mirajmehta@michaelpage.co.in with the Subject Line as “Candidate - Consumer based VC fund”
Note: Due to high volume of applications received, only shortlisted candidates will be notified
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My post is for a lot of folks here who complain about managers not budging to negotiations and not offering package ,what you are expecting.I have one thing to say,there are lot of ibm employees who moved to kyndryl. Inspite of lot of contributions they are earning meagre salary.Now do you expect these people to hire you for more package most of time the package you are demanding is more than what these managers draw. So pls do not look at kyndryl as any other startup.Thanks.
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Hi Deloitte fishes,
I received my pre-hire survey Oct 21(Fri) but my bank KYC is not verified yet. I just submitted my bank KYC in EPFO portal. Now my query is do I need to wait till my KYC is verified in EPF portal? Or can I submit the survey with attaching a note: As Submitted KYC and pending verification.
P. S: As there are Diwali holidays,I am worry about my KYC verification will get delayed. And could anyone tell within how manys days or any deadline to submit the Pre-hire Survey.
Any ideas how EY comp compares to Deloitte?
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The Irresistible Guide to Winning Clients by David A Fields is a good starter.
Your first priority has to be finding clients. Everything else — invoicing, taxes, website, etc., comes later.
Welcome to the club! No harm in taking freelance roles as you widen your scope. It can lead to new connections and beginnings. It’s a learning process, you will make mistakes, but you will get better and you will be better for it.
Most important: know how to write a contract (and/or review and amend one) that protects you. Kill fees, solid payment terms, expectations and deliverables, availability clearly defined. If you’re project-based, hourly or day rate, be sure to define what that means in terms of your availability. No grey areas. Include an overtime fee as an FYI, define what happens if a project goes over hours or off the rails.
Over-communicate, over-document. Even amongst friends. Keep it professional and treat yourself and your time like the business it is.
Have a good accountant. If you’re 1099, you can claim quite a bit on taxes but be sure to pay your quarterlies on time. If you’re W2, sorry, you can’t claim much on your taxes but hey, you don’t have to estimate and pay quarterlies. In terms of invoicing, any template online will do.
Make sure you have health insurance. If you’re sick and don’t work, you don’t get paid.
I didn’t have any books and my resources were friends going through the same. They were generous and I’m generous in return as I hope you’ll do the same once you get the hang of it.
You got this.
For what it's worth, I've been freelancing at big agencies and in-house shops for 3 years and never done any of this stuff (contracts). Nothing bad has ever happened. Not saying it's wrong, just that it sounds like a daunting amount of work that could be unnecessary.
I read The Freelance Manifesto, by the founder of School Of Motion (motion design virtual academy). It evolved a lot of my processes and strategies as a freelancer and genuinely improved my work.
There’s a focus on motion design, but a lot of the principles are universal.
I gotta be real with you: this is a bad time to be freelance. I’ve been freelance for a decade and I am scraaaaaaaping by
Well, if it’s the ONLY work potential coming in for me right now it’s literally my only option, aside from minimal skill/low hourly labor like a grocery store checker.
At least with freelance I remain relevant, and won’t lose my app skills, and can stick with work I know well. If it’s what I’m moving toward, I need help to get ramped up. To protect myself, to handle invoicing, to handle taxes, to learn best practices, not get taken advantage of, to be competent as a freelancer.
Do you have any book recommendations? Or resource recos?
see if you can try to join Where’s spot on FB. Freelancer’s union newsletter emails and join the bowls here related to freelance. I still think you should try to look for FTE roles though.
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Freelancersunion.org has excellent resources for contracts, invoices, etc. etc.
Have you tried applying for jobs on Craigslist?
Don’t let agencies tell you that you can’t bill for time they engage you to wait during the day. The law says if they engage you for the day, they pay you for that time. And make sure you use any sick days you earned or you lose them.
I feel like if you hold them to that, they will simply move on to someone else.
Yep, hear you on that. Because I’m funneling into the pipeline, I want to hit the ground running and ready.
I may have up to 3, possibly more gigs starting early 2026. Even if any or all fall through, I want to be ready. Because when the work hits I won’t have time for set up, I’ll need to be focused on design work.
Thx for the book recommendation!
MtFreelance.com is a good resource
For what it’s worth thefutur has some interesting insights. Don’t pay for it, watch their YouTube videos.
Really hard time for freelancing. If you already know your weakness is business.. strengthen it immediately. Take it seriously.. and you’ll reap the rewards.