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Risk Associate I —> Risk Associate II

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IT audit associate => senior software engineer

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Started as a web developer making css and content updates. Somewhere along the way did corporate investigations and computer forensics. Now I listen to requests and ask the team to make it happen....

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Honestly.... Mostly. I like being able to decide/approve the approach to tackle the challenge. I dislike being removed from the hands on work. There was something so satisfying in digging and digging and then having the aha! moment when pieces started to come together. I'm glad the team members get to experience that rush, but I miss it.

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Staff Accounting (public company) > Audit staff (external audit firm) > Risk Advisory Consultant, Senior consultant, and now Advisory Manager (risk consulting firm)

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Very cool... how long has it taken you to get from point A to point D in your career progression?

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I have offers from Vistusa - 16.5Lpa, Exl - 17 lpa, Zensar - 17.5 Fixed with 4 yoe. Which one would be best to join in terms of wlb, work culture and hikes. Thanks in advance for the suggestions.

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Don't you guys think this bowl serving no purpose , like till now not a single post regarding job opportunities offering complete remote . No proper news posting regarding remote jobs.

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PwC 🐠: Be careful trying to switch competencies. A colleague of mine tried to move and got laid off in the process. Make sure you have the Partners approval first. (On the receiving end)

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EYP and Strategy& fishes, what sort of work do you do in the Life Sciences space (specifically Big Pharma)? And what sort of exits into industry have you seen your former colleagues make?

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How is bench policy in mphasis. I have heard that if you are more than one month on bench, you will not get salary till you are not assigned with any project. Is it true.

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Hey Fishes,

Joined LTI recently in P3 band. However not allocated any project. Got a call from the resource management team to relocate, which I rejected upfront as I was promised a role in the location I am posted. It has been over 2 weeks since I am in bench. What shall be the next steps, shall I wait for some days or start looking for other jobs as getting a project looks difficult as there are minimalist responses.

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Hi Fishes, I want one information. If a person serving notice period of 90 days, gets released from the project and comes to bench.
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Has anyone successfully transitioned to product manager roles from SAP/ERP consulting to faangmula? How was your preparation?

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Any strong performing seniors looking for a pay increase and potential fast track to manager? Reach out to me. Expanding the team and would love to bring in some new talent.

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How do you all keep up with trends in risk and internal audit?

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Are the exit opportunities better in Internal Audit/Business Process than IT Audit? All I hear is how awful IT Audit is but don’t hear as much complaining from the business side

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I have an interview coming up for internal audit manager. Currently in external audit. When asked about my experience in ERM - what would you say Is transferable skills that I can leverage in my answer?

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How is IT audit at Baker Tilly? Looking to change from a big 4.

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