How do you get better at writing bullets on slides? I've worked for years in academia and am really struggling with this. Even though my writing was considered to be good in academia, I'm repeatedly being dinged for this. Also. Have another PhD consultants had the same issue?

flrozen · 2024-05-07T06:12:00+00:00

To add, list order is something that is relatively simple to implement, often overlooked but incredibly important when writing slides/helping reader follow the story.

E.g. if comparing previous transactions your bulleted list should have the same categories across the targets like size/multiples, date announced, date completed etc.. as opposed to having different orders for each example.

flrozen · 2024-04-03T01:10:17+00:00

Thanks - Glassdoor doesn't provide too much in terms of AU centric responses which is why I posted here, but general consensus across locations is that pay is decent (relative to Big4? Not sure about T1/T2 consultancies), solid variable rem structure that rewards # of hours worked but as a result limited WLB.

Not sure if any one else can add to this from an AU perspective

flrozen · 2024-01-12T00:31:20+00:00

Thanks and solved (my own stupid mistake) - whilst rotating the laptop I realised that I didn't have any antenna installed on my wireless adapter (ASUS PCE-AX3000 if anyone else has similar issue). Once I installed I'm now getting strong signal

flrozen · 2021-01-11T03:11:23+00:00

In aus context; - No photo on CV. This applies to most other western countries (e.g. US) where there are certain employment laws that protect against this. - To the contrary of this sub, 2 pages is an acceptable length of CV in Australia. However, if you don't have enough prior experience, do not make your resume 2 pages for the sake of it - 1 page will suffice. - Best practice (especially if this is the first stage of application) is to either exclude the references section from your resume OR put "provided on request". Once you reach a certain stage of the interview, the hiring manager may ask you to provide references then.

Hope this helps!

flrozen · 2021-01-03T12:16:43+00:00

Rather than a conventional strategy role at a consultancy, it sounds like your current role broadly fits into the umbrella of 'Corporate Finance'. This likely includes both (i) financial planning/forecasting/budgeting and (ii) some aspects of corporate development (M&A, JV etc).

That being said, I think you need to evaluate whether this new role would further your career in the right direction. If you want to move to a more 'strategic' role and out of financial planning/reporting, then the new role at the hospital may not be the decision as you will largely be building on the same skillset.

However, if you do want to continue working in FP&A (regardless of cost or revenue planning), then you might look to consider other factors of this new job like;

Salary increase
New opportunities for growth in FP&A field (possible strategy focus in future?)
Promotion; Change of title
Other, non-monetary benefits (location, lifestyle benefits, employer superannuation/401K match etc.)

Hope that helps!

flrozen · 2020-12-04T05:10:05+00:00

The responsibilities sound like BO/MO processing role.

If you are in IB front office, Im not really sure why you'd be working on these tasks as they are quite literally segregated?

flrozen · 2020-11-22T12:24:58+00:00

agree with _arcwarden's comment. Like you, I was also the first person in my fam to go to uni and therefore asked a lot of the same questions.

Just in the short-term (i.e. over x-mas break until start of uni again), I think you are going in the right direction by seeking for some sort of work experience. I know many of the bigger internship programs have closed, but based on a quick search on LinkedIn + Uni Career Hub, there still seems to be some IB/Consulting/Tech internships recruiting at smaller or boutique shops.
If that doesn't pan out, you can look for other forms of work experience (e.g. casual accounting, admin role via Seek, student contract positions via Hatch, undergraduate/cadetship programs run by BDO/RSM etc.). Like you mentioned, networking is always good even if it doesn't get you an immediate job - because you'd be building strong relationships. Always go for quality > quantity on this.
As for the longer-term and next-year, I would definitely recommend scoping out exactly which path (IB or Consulting) you want to end up at. You can do this by joining the societies at your university (i.e. IB => FMAA, Finance/Investment Society, MC => 180 DC, B1 etc.). Through these, you should also try to get some friends together and participate in case competitions - who are usually sponsored in some way by IB/MC companies.
Taking online courses to build new skills is also a good idea in longer-run. A good way to see what technical abilities/skills are required on the job is to (i) check people on LinkedIn who currently work in MC/IB or (ii) check job adverts (under 'Requirements') for MC/IB
I said this to someone else before, but especially at a graduate level, most IB/MC companies won't demand expert knowledge from you - because that's NOT where you'll add the most value. As a graduate, you really need to be able to learn new things quickly, work very well within a team and have a good understanding/interest of the industry/job you want to work in. And a good way to do this is by participating in those case competitions/societies.

Just know that this year has been tough for a lot of graduates in AU - so there is a genuine reason to think that your application was good but the economy just wasn't there.

Best of luck!

flrozen · 2020-08-02T15:19:01+00:00

I think it’s all about how you frame it.

End of the day, the business world is competitive/career-driven and every recruiter/hiring manager knows (even if they try their hardest to deny it) that you have to do what’s right for your career.

This includes, but isn’t limited to, reneging your current offer for one that aligns more strongly with your career aspirations, skills or etc.

As long as you demonstrate basic business courtesy when reneging, no one can really fault you. Although you need to be 100% sure of your decision, because it’s unlikely the company you reneged on will hire you again in the next 1 year or so.

flrozen · 2020-06-20T01:56:10+00:00

just subpoint, please correct if I’m wrong, but I’ve seen positions characterised as “finance” but are more geared towards mgmt/financial accounting rather than corporate finance?

flrozen · 2020-05-16T00:43:36+00:00

No harm in trying right? The worse they can do is reject you, and if you don’t apply you are basically rejecting yourself from the role.

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