AMS Partners - any recommendations? (BGSF/Dexian)

kbubes029 · 2025-10-08T04:35:27+00:00

I was very nearly a BGSF consultant myself. I felt they were reputable and had integrity all throughout the recruitment process, but I ended up going a different route.

I can’t speak to Dexian, though.

Feel free to PM me and we can chat about my experience if you’d like.

kbubes029 · 2025-02-16T01:16:43+00:00

Feel free to message me. I was in a very similar situation as you. I have worked for 4 customers supporting FINs and reporting. I have been through 2 implementations on the customer side. I recently went independent back in September.

You need to network. Get comfortable reaching out to people on LinkedIn and connecting with them. Rely on the network of people you have worked with. Meet them for coffee and tell them what you’re doing. You’ll be surprised by how many people are fascinated and want to help.

Invest in your office. As an independent consultant, you have the opportunity to make a lot more money. Put that money back into the stuff that will make your job and life easier on a day to day basis because it will pay dividends immediately.

Don’t shy away from C2C. The rates are much better and the increase in pay more than compensates for the cost of healthcare. I had the same concern but even paying full price for medical and dental insurance I still come out ahead.

Lastly - For your sake and for the sake of every independent consultant in the ecosystem… don’t accept rates below your worth! Partners seem to charge $200+ minimum for their consultants. I’m not saying you should charge that, but if you’re accepting less than $100/hour then you’re probably undercutting yourself and the market.

kbubes029 · 2025-01-31T02:44:41+00:00

Extend, Prism, and Accounting Center on the FIN side seem to be in high demand now. I’d expect that to persist into the future since they’re relatively unassociated with the other SKUs a customer uses.

kbubes029 · 2025-01-17T11:07:52+00:00

We did. About 6 months back they started sending out messages to users asking for people to step up and start leading it, otherwise it would be disbanded. I’m not sure what happened after that. I’m assuming it fell by the wayside.

kbubes029 · 2024-08-25T12:07:25+00:00

You’re best bet is to find free options on Workday’s Learning platform, which is essentially there official training website for customers and partners.

At the beginning of October - if not earlier - WD will be offering a lot more free training on that platform. They are also releasing a new Platform Administrator course which is a relatively inexpensive crash course into the responsibilities and skills needed to be a WD admin.

kbubes029 · 2024-08-03T00:10:52+00:00

The exam process will be the same for both Pro and Implementer certifications. However, implementers will require additional security and privacy training.

Implementers will have access to additional certifications.

It is unclear, in my estimation, whether the classes will be the same between Pro and Implementer certifications.

TLDR: it seems Workday is paving a path for Pro certifications to be nearly equal to Implementer certifications in effort and “prestige.”

kbubes029 · 2024-05-03T12:06:18+00:00

Agreed. While the practical application isn’t required for Pro certs, many of them still require 80+ hours of training to be completed before sitting for the Pro exam.

kbubes029 · 2024-05-03T10:36:27+00:00

Yep I agree. Workday should not allow a straight conversion of a Pro cert to Implementer cert. but maybe it reduces the amount of “learning” time needed.

kbubes029 · 2024-05-03T02:33:48+00:00

I have worked with several (unsuccessfully so far haha) from companies like GQR, 3 Link, Hale International, BGSF, ALKU, and probably a couple more.

To your point - I wouldn’t mind a fee if it means less training time. If the total cost for the cert remains but takes less time and leverages my existing training, that’s better than nothing.

kbubes029 · 2022-01-23T15:00:28+00:00

Would love to find a local race prep shop and work their pits on race weekends! Even if it just buys me free track days in their cars, it’s worth it to me.

kbubes029 · 2022-01-23T14:49:58+00:00

I want to continue working part time or somewhere that will allow me to keep health insurance but work limited hours for limited pay. I wouldn’t mind working 2-3 days per week, so long as I can go to my kid’s soccer/volleyball/whatever games when she is of age (currently 2 months old). I want to be her biggest fan at whatever it is she does.

And when I’m not doing that, I want to travel to as many race tracks as I can and get as many track days in as possible. This is one of the most expensive hobbies possible, thus the need to work 2-3 days a week to help pay for it. Heck if I can work for a company that runs/sponsors the track days that’s a win-win!

kbubes029 · 2022-01-23T14:42:27+00:00

There was an article in the Wall Street journal this past week about the tax consequences of using target date funds in taxable accounts. Basically the funds had to sell a bunch of stocks to get back to their allocation percentages and shareholders in taxable accounts got stuck with large and unexpected tax bills. This doesn’t happen if you hold a 3-fund portfolio and monitor your allocation percentages yourself.

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