worst use of the word literally.... "the interviewer literally r*ped me" heard at a Google interview

How bad is it to sound shaky during the case interview? I got everything right and nailed the math but I feel like I sounded like I was about to cry even though I was confident 🤦🏻‍♀️

Hello all,

I have given my round 2 interview at Capgemini Invent. During interview i forgot to keep the govt id with me, can this be a reason for rejecting the candidate. I have shown the softcopy of id available in my mobile. But don't know if that was accepted.

I gave the final round interview Of audit analyst in Deloitte someone will tell how I will know. am i selected or not. Or how many days i have to wait for any kind of mail by HR?

I have an interview with Korn Ferry for an associate principal role and am curious about others’ experiences have been with work-life balance here. Also, I have an idea of what I should be compensated in this type of role, but any insights on how they pay compared to others would be helpful. Are you traveling during the pandemic or have client interactions been virtual? Lastly, if you are a consultant here, are you on billable hours? My current consulting role is not - so this would be new.

So northwestern does interview everyone? No one gets denied ?

Currently at an agency interviewing for client side. Next round is with brand managers- what type of questions would you ask/ skills would you want from the brand side when working with a media manager?

Hi Fishes…
REFERRAL PROBLEM..
Lately i observed that people are not able to refer me as i already applied for that company in the past.

HOW TO overcome this? Will NEW MAIL on resume differentiate my profile?

What is the unique key used by companies for cross checking in their database?

So, 100% of the times I’ve got further in the interview process and I’ve got an interview with the ECDs or CCOs, I got the job. Always.

Except for the 2 last ones. And the only difference was...cont

My technical interview was on 19th Feb and received HR called me on 22nd feb for salary discussion but again on 22nd Feb 2nd HR called to have managerial round which was scheduled on 25th Feb and again got mail to submit CIS form. After submitting form didn't get any call from HR. Its been 8 days. Is i am ghosted?

Has anyone here worked at or worked with CMS Payments Intelligence (CMSPI)? I was contacted by a recruiter for a position there and have a first interview on Monday. I'm currently pretty happy with my current job so this would have to be something special to entice me to leave. Would love any info on the culture etc.

Thanks!

What does it mean when your application goes from under consideration to application submitted with No HR screening.

How do you know if that phone interview went well?

Any insights or tips for CMAAS senior associate interviews?

Sr UX Researcher / Chicago
Masters degree & 5+ YoE
Passed all Google interviews and currently finding a team. Was being considered for L4/L5. Any advice to land on L5 (Sr Researcher) and what’s a fair base & TC for L4 vs. L5? Thanks!

I work for a software coding bootcamp called Tech Elevator and am looking for Tech Recruiters to share their expertise with our students through HR mock interviews in late June. Would love to introduce you to some diverse eager Junior Tech talent before they hit the market!

Shoot me a DM-happy to chat about this opportunity or others.

So I've been waitlisted for a BCG R1 interview and was wondering if there was anything at all that I could do to improve my chances of getting off the waitlist?? Don't have any offers to leverage...but did get an R1 from McK

Anyone been successful negotiating the price of an apartment recently? Astoria apartment listed for $2k with a broker fee trying to get ~$1950.

How do you deal with ADD and being able to clearly explain your ideas? Are meds the answer? Really don’t want to do that. Already in therapy. Plz help.

Hey guys, all jokes aside, how does everyone have a life besides work in this industry? Weekdays I work and sleep, and I’ve worked most weekends. I’ve canceled so many plans and haven’t seen friends..

Founded a Nonprofit to help coach veterans in transition and exiting first responders and their families while focusing on changing the stigma of mental health conversation.

Cont

Want to start a new program (I play soccer in a rec league on the weekend and want to get fit for it). I’m trying to shed fat and get stronger.Please see below
M,W,F: Full body weights work out
T,Th: Plyometrics (jump higher, become more explosive,etc

Or maybe
An upper lower split? Push pull legs? Any ideas?

How do you wind down after a rough day?

Hi new here. Idk what my value is and if I’m getting paid an amount that reflects my hard work. I am a paralegal for a small law firm (family and immigration) w only 1 attorney. I have about 20 files or more in my rotation at a time. I work on various types of cases at once. Some are simple, others are extensive. I feel like it’s very unstructured and one of the managers micromanages. It’s like every man for himself. Take home pay is $50k. I am working on my bachelors deg. Do I get paid enough?

Waiting for God of War and for Bungie to grab Halo back from 343 Industries since Destiny has always been trash.
. . .S/O to Horizon Zero Dawn though.

Just want to know how much people actually pay for mortgages on a salary about $120k I am looking at homes and I want to upgrade but I don’t want to be house rich. I don’t mind living below my means but I also want my children in a better school district. Just confused…

Been in consumer insights all my work life (10 years) and considering pivoting to product or product marketing manager roles. Yet I have had some interesting convos for people manager roles in insights recently and wondering if I should maybe refocus my efforts there. I’m looking for a broader mandate than just my immediate pipeline. I have been enjoying insights but grow frustrated by the lack of decision-making power. I rather would want to take a path with high long term career potential.

Who uses Oracle and why do people like it? I’ve seen mostly Workday and SAP so curious why people still choose Oracle HCM

Any M&A tax practices out there that will allow remote/mostly remote work in the future? Where?

For appraisal in jan, employees who joined after which month will be considered? I am joining citi in feb. Will i considered for next year appraisal cycle??

Could we throw some names of “lifestyle firms”/ firms where you can have a life apart from work?

Has anyone taken a stealth vacation (i.e. went on a trip but didn’t officially take time off)? Did it work out?

I’m a 4th year and I’ve never billed contemporaneously for even a one full week. I guess I’d just rather have one day of torture recording all my hours at the end of the month than that extra little torture daily. I’m wondering how common or rare this is in BigLaw. Thoughts?

Rant: If local counsel has explicitly told you that there is a potential issue with a side letter clause and another contract what possesses you to close that investor in without verifying that this is no longer an issue or giving a heads up that closing is happening so someone can scream stop?

Heard bumblings over HH today of a second round of Deloitte Tax Chicago layoffs after busy season. Thoughts?

Hearing of layoffs with some Chicago agencies. MSL...Porter...Ketchum...others? Sign of bad economy coming? Hate to sound skittish, but I lived through 2008

Meta/FB laid off 11000 employees. Linkedin is full of these posts. Very sad & shocking to see this! Tough times ahead.

Media is going to miss Trumpoo so bad! Trevor Noah losing his bread and butter..

How much of a difference is manager from SA for independence in Fed adv consulting at B4. I feel like the tracking burden is pretty low for SA level. How do people with a spouse in finance or investing work here as manager or do they just not.

Folks, some advice on tipping please. I went from having freedom to WFH whenever I wasn’t traveling (accommodating spouse travel) to using a dog walker at least 3-4 days/week, a lot of weeks. cont’d

Anyone at Highmark Health? Would love to get your input on a few questions. Thanks!

Dang. URI just beat Okla. 😭😭

Could anyone working at MBB be able to give me a referral please? Thank You.

First year in consulting, is it worth purchasing a car this early? I’m living at home and about a 45 minute car ride away from my home office. Any suggestions? What have you done?

Got an offer for 140 base VP position at a bank. Is that low? 4.5 YOE

Just accepted a job at big 4, I have 1 YOE experience as a data scientist, plan is to stay for 2 years then go to MBB or masters…thoughts?

Any book recommendations for philosophy, psychology, and business? Or any book you read last year changed your values? Going to fly international, gonna read it on flight. 😍

Cold showers hit different

Stupid question: do you get to alt-travel? Not fly home to your home office on the weekends, but use that budget to fly somewhere else?

Looking for advice from consulting moms and dads - has anyone managed a successful consulting career (not taking a hit in terms of promotions/growth trajectory) and had significant involvement at home with your child(ren) as well? My goal is to be a career consultant, and my spouse and I are thinking about kids in the near future. Both of us are pretty ambitious - think B-school grads with rising careers.

When the Admiral’s Club hostess asks, “Are you a lifetime member?” do you just want to ask, “It depends, are you a lifetime company?”

How does Accenture’s cell phone reimbursement policy work if you don’t want a new device and just want reimbursement for the plan? From what I am reading we have to charge the cell plan to client?

Best consulting companies in the social sector?

Ratings on three projects - 3,2,2. Utilization - 90%... Proposal hours - 15... Firm activities - 43 hrs... I then get a YE rating of 4 😕 ... How worried I should be regarding the layoffs???

When hopping from one consulting firm to another what’s the reason you normally give as to why you’d like to leave?

Anyone else scroll through LinkedIn and constantly feel behind in their career? Everyone I know is exiting from MBB to VC/PE and I’m still making peanuts at Big 4. How do you deal with knowing you’re mediocre/less sharp?