She is in Standard Chartered, corporate lending  Not satisfied with the career growth. 4 YOE, IIMR grad  What are the career prospects?

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She is in Standard Chartered, corporate lending

Not satisfied with the career growth.
4 YOE, IIMR grad

What are the career prospects?

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I have received an offer from Standard chartered COE with fixed 20.5. I also hold an offer from pwc deals at fixed 14. My profile Work ex - 2 years, MBA from IIM Udaipur , not a tech guy Can someone help me out in choosing between both keeping in mind culture, role, WLB and exit opportunities 3 years down the line.

Which is better? Standard chartered Or pwc

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Hi All, I'm working as a PM in a private bank. Prior to this I had worked as a Business PM in another bank 😅
My experience is that work expectations, KRAs of bank PMs are not in line with what is standard. Mostly stuck with meaningless work, getting very few conceptual projects. Feel like I am a glorified BA, who receives additional shit shovelling from senior mgmt.
Unable to get in depth experience in any vertical.
Earning 20LPA, experience 2.8 years. 

Need advise should I move out of PM and target Biz roles?

Unsure about PM career

Product Manager

Welcome to Consulting's Private Community

Graduated from NMIMS in 2023- BSc Finance. Interned at some marquee IB firms and startups. 

Working at an NBFC in an MD's office role- Strategy Consultant since then.

Having done multiple projects for the company, I now want to switch to a consulting company where I can have a more diversified set of projects. 

But the market being the way it is, I'm not able to find reasonably good opportunities on LinkedIn. 

How do I go about the whole thing then? Would be grateful for any suggestion or referrals.

Looking for some guidance

I am Technical BA by profession in Digital Banking carrying highest qualification as MBA, with 7 years of experience and being paid 25lpa. 

What can i do to build a better career, and what salary band can I expect with my next switch. Please help me with some suggestions and companies to apply to.

Career growth in BFSI domain

Business analyst

Welcome to Business Roles's Private Community

Goin through a mid-career crisis atm.
Overall exp 18 yrs in a mnc bank drawing close to 60 laks CTC. But the growth is stymied and don’t hv visibility of what’s the Development path and how can I get there. Mulling to take a break and prioritise but have some leverage to manage and kids savings.

Wife is working atm but draws significantly lower than me so will have lifestyle challenges if I quit. 

Open to hear suggestions from folks if you’ve had similar experiences and how you managed it?

Mid-career crisis!

Senior Program Manager

Hi!

I have a professional dilemma and would appreciate any thoughts, advice and experience you can share.

I have a 5+ years in strategy consulting working for a Big4 - I like my work, team and the organisation 

Though, now I crave for some different experience - maybe work for startup’s or a VC firm

I have been offered a job in a boutique investment bank - which works with startup’s in India

My questions:
1. Is it worth switching for a Big4 to a Boutique Investment Bank - will it effect my further employability
2. Does this get me closer to my goal of working for a VC fund someday?
3. What salary hike should I ideally expect 

Thank you in advance for all the help!

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Strategy Consulting

Hi guys, 

I've been working since the last 1.5 years as a customer service & operations analyst ( similar to process analyst/ operations analyst etc. ) in Retail Banking Ops and would like to upskill and switch to better roles ( where productivity and performance is not quantitative but qualitative as well).

My target roles/job profiles are those where BAU is not confined strictly to copy paste tasks but stimulates intellect. 

Would appreciate suggestions/certifications / courses which will make my resume strong { strong enough to apply in mid-career roles in investment banks( for example JP Morgan), AMCs (BlackRock), audit firms (KPMG), financial services ( AmEx), banks with GCCs in India ( NAB ) } 

Thanks in advance. Would appreciate referrals if any.

Career Growth in Banking/Financial Services/Asset Management/ AMCs / Big 4

Business operations

Hey everyone, seeking some career advice here. So, I've been grinding away in the risk domain at a big financial services MNC for about 2 years now ( have total experience of 5 years from similar companies), pulling in around 30 lakhs INR. Recently, I got a bit curious about what else is out there, so I started poking around. But here's the kicker – every HR rep I chat with says my pay is cool, but they're eyeing up MBA grads from fancy schools for the budget I'm looking out for. 

Thing is, I know my stuff. I've snagged awards, jumped up the ladder faster. But now I'm starting to sweat about whether my lack of an MBA is gonna bite me in the rear down the line. Plus, with all the chatter about layoffs, I'm low-key freaking about whether my gig here is as solid as I thought. 

Any advice on how to navigate this maze? Should I bite the bullet and go for that MBA, or stick to my guns and trust that my track record speaks for itself? Appreciate any wisdom y'all can drop!

Confused on if I should get an MBA

Hi all! I have 16 years of work ex in Corporate sales and currently working in a leading indian Fintech from last 9 years. I am feeling stuck here with no visibility of growth or even sense of  job security. I didn't take risks in my career  as I am sole bread earner for my family but it was biggest risk I guess I took. Plz suggest me what all I should do to find good opportunities in terms of growth and  job stability. I am introspecting and would really appreciate your valuable feedbacks.

Need serious help

Business Development Manager

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I m a student currently pursuing  btech in entc from 1 of the top prestigious  college in pune. When i pass out i can easily get 14 lpa (my batch's avg package ) i m avg in academics but always know what i am doing. But my goals are diff i m planning to make a switch into finance and get into either a vc or pe role or even the sell side investment role is fine for me. The bare minimum is i will work at a startup in finance or marketing role. But i dont want to do enggineering dont know why i never liked it and feel trapped here. I have no finance or accountin experience or core knowledge i have learned few things from internent but i dont think thats enough. I m planning to attempt cfa and give various sebi registered certification exams like research  analyst , aifa etc . And then by getting 2/3 years exp i will even try for mba at iims. Am i on the right path on my career please provide your opinion or guidance . 


Thank you

Am i doing good by leaving enggineering?

advise for growth/ further education

hey folks....

I did an MBA in 2009 from a tier 2 college. worked in startups and established companies in marketing and communications roles.

now hit a wall in terms of pay, growth and future prospects... thinking of doing a second mba or a data science course.

what do u guys think...

other info: I'm 39 years , and can't afford to stop working beyond a year.

need advice on future growth prospects

Hi guys, 

I've been working since the last 1.5 years as a customer service & operations analyst ( similar to process analyst/ operations analyst etc. ) in Retail Banking Ops and would like to upskill and switch to better roles ( where productivity and performance is not quantitative but qualitative as well).

My target roles/job profiles are those where BAU is not confined strictly to copy paste tasks but stimulates intellect. 

Would appreciate suggestions/certifications / courses which will make my resume strong { strong enough to apply in mid-career roles in investment banks( for example JP Morgan), AMCs (BlackRock), audit firms (KPMG), financial services ( AmEx), banks with GCCs in India ( NAB ) } 

Thanks in advance.

Career Growth in Financial Services/ Banking/ AMCs

Hey folks, I'm a newbie in corporate town, currently in a bit slow paced work environment at an international bank, in their analytics team. I'm right out of IIT Bombay, and this was my college placement, the work culture and work life balance is really good, BUT I'm just 22 and I want a big learning curve. And ofcourse the pay is average (below avg but median as per IITB placements go).
I need advice from who've been in town on how do I not overthink and plan out stuff for a better learning experience and $$ ofcourse.

Newbie Seeking Advice

Analyst

Welcome to Moving Abroad's Private Community

Asking this for a friend.

SHE: 
- Senior Analyst | 4 years WorkEx | American Express. 
- Graduate from an old IIT. 
- Reason - MBA ideally from abroad, for exposure, foreign tag and global opportunities.
- Wants to come back to India, maximum 2 years after MBA completion.

Profile:
- GMAT Classic = 710
- 9/9/8 in X/XII/undergrad
- Planning to do some side NGO work

Post-MBA desired roles:
- Roles with intersection of finance and analytics.
- Research based roles
- Strategy Roles
- Not Consulting, IB, or Corporate Finance


Query 1: Considering her profile, does she have a chance to bag an MBA admit from the following with little scholarship:

- LBS
- Insead
- HEC Paris
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- SDA Bocconi
- NUS Singapore
- IESE
- ISB
- Are there other good schools, she can Target?

She's targeting 1 year programs only for cost purposes, hence the US is out of the picture. Feel free to suggest good 1 yr US programs

Query 2: Is it worth considering ISB MBA or IIM A PGPX, are they good and any comparison between the two?

Query 3: Should she reappear for GMAT, if her score is not good enough? How else can she build her profile? Any consultant she can refer to based on your personal experience?

Please guide 🙏🙏🙏🙏

MBA Evaluation and Job Scope

Product management

Currently working in a PSB as credit analyst. Posted in remote locations. Work is clerical and no knowledge is gained. Growth opportunities are limited and not without serving 3years in each role. Need career advice.

credit analyst

Asking this for a friend.

SHE: 
- Senior Risk Analyst | 4 years WorkEx | American Express. 
- Graduate from an old IIT. 
- Reason - MBA ideally from abroad, for exposure, foreign tag and global opportunities.
- Wants to come back to India, maximum 2 years after MBA completion.

Profile:
- GMAT Classic = 710
- 9/9/8 in X/XII/undergrad
- Planning to do some side NGO work

Post-MBA desired roles:
- Roles with intersection of finance and analytics.
- Research based roles
- Strategy Roles
- Not Consulting, IB, or Corporate Finance


Query 1: Considering her profile, does she have a chance to bag an MBA admit from the following with little scholarship:

- LBS
- Insead
- HEC Paris
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- SDA Bocconi
- NUS Singapore
- IESE
- ISB
- Are there other good schools, she can Target?

She's targeting 1 year programs only for cost purposes, hence the US is out of the picture. Feel free to suggest good 1 yr US programs

Query 2: Is it worth considering ISB MBA or IIM A PGPX, are they good and any comparison between the two?

Query 3: Should she reappear for GMAT, if her score is not good enough? How else can she build her profile? Any consultant she can refer to based on your personal experience?

Please guide 🙏🙏🙏🙏

MBA Profile Evaluation and Suggestion

Hey, so to introduce myself. I recently graduated from a new IIM and got into a product manager role at a bank where I have the responsibility of launching a new product. I always thought that I would end up in a sales role and did my internship as a market research intern as well. Now, I have no idea how to proceed with my current role. I have no tech background with a bachelor's in science and MBA in marketing & strategy. 

Would like to know if I should stay in this role(tbh I like the tasks) or should I change to sales because a fresher with no tech background would always be at a disadvantage 
And if I choose to stay, how do I go on from here? What skills/certifications/steps should I take. 

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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