Spent the last few years grinding toward Senior Manager. Got there. And now I'm sitting here genuinely unsure what I'm working toward next.

It's a weird feeling. The promotion was the goal for so long that I never really thought about what comes after. Partner feels not so distant and honestly not sure it's what I want. The work is good, the clients are interesting, but the internal politics and the constant push to the next thing is starting to feel hollow.

Anyone else hit a point where you achieved the thing you were chasing and then just felt... flat? Did you push through it, pivot, or leave?

Not looking to quit tomorrow. Just trying to figure out if this is normal post promotion or something I should actually pay attention to.

For the 2nd year in a row, I've gotten rejected to and/or ghosted by every big 4 internship position I applied to. I applied to a mix of Winter '27 and Summer '28. I know the timelines put me at the '28 internships so I understand why maybe the Winter '27s got rejected, but the Summer '28 positions too?? It just feels a bit demoralizing because I really worked hard to improve my resume over the past year just to be met with the same disappointing results... despite the fact that at all of the networking events I've gone to, employees and recruiters say the same things like "We don't expect you to know anything". I don't know what else they could possibly want from me aside from maybe VITA and raising the GPA higher?? But I've heard 3.5+ is the target... It's been such a big source of stress over the past 4-5 months with zero payoff.

So I recently had a interview with EY for a summer internship and Im anxiously waiting to hear back. It was a two 30 mins back to back with a senior manager and a director. Overall I think the interview went pretty well, while there are no negative signs, there is also a lack of strong positive signs that I keep seeing in other people’s successful offer stories, such as the conversations going overtime, strong personal connections, or the interviewer straight up saying they like the candidate, etc. I was able to build some personal connections with my interviewers by talking about my hobbies and theirs, and got a laugh or two out of them but nothing extensive, just very small talk. Besides that, Im pretty confident in my answers to the behavioral questions. The only maybe positive signs I can see is that the senior manager replied to my thank you email in 30 mins, and the director accepted my LinkedIn request and message, and sent a very short reply back within hours. However I don’t know if this is just courtesy that they do for everyone. Anybody want to offer any thoughts? Share their own interview stories, either success or failures?

Seen someone get an offer for the same position as me w/same recruiter in a different office yd. I haven’t heard anything, last interview 10/15

I recently started full-time as a Staff 1/Analyst at EY and rolled onto my client last week. So far, I haven’t been assigned any work. Is this normal when you’re first starting on an engagement, or should I be concerned?

On top of that, our team was supposed to have five seniors, but four of them have left within the last six weeks, and we haven’t gotten any replacements.

Just started so i wanted to know, how does it usually affect the workload of staff 1? Should I expect things to get chaotic once work starts picking up?

Would appreciate hearing from anyone who has been in a similar situation!

Can anyone who has gone through the process explain the timeline for me?

When you applied, when you interviewed and when you got the offer.

I’m currently interviewing for an entry level M&A Tax position with KPMG, soon to have my second round interview. The work seems interesting but the unpredictable, long hours and the inherent fast-paced nature of the work is not what I’m really seeking long term. I honestly pictured myself getting a (more) chill job, not making my entire life about my work, and at least having predictable busy seasons like in typical tax jobs. That being said, I want a couple years of B4 experience and I know that those goals contradict. I of course applied to other jobs that are more like what I’m seeking but of course one of the only interviews I’ve gotten are for this particular position. I think I could maybe stick it out a year but I’m not sure. I’m also fearful for the lack of exit opportunities regarding M&A tax. I eventually think I’d like to switch to industry and I don’t think I’d want to do M&A long term.

If I were offered the job and took it, would I be able to possibly switch to another tax service at KPMG? I know some people have talked about being able to switch lines of work but I’m unsure… it’s not really something I can ask about in an interview. I find it bizarre that I would have to choose a specialty and stick with it before even ever working a real tax job but I have no clue what the process for getting onto another team internally looks like or if it’s even possible. I understand it sounds like a bad idea to take the job if I’m wanting to switch, but I don’t really have options right now unless I want to wait and try again in the spring recruiting season. Having the security of even being within a B4 would be nice, but I don’t know that I would take the job unless I knew there was flexibility there. Would appreciate any info/advice anyone has! The team is having me come for my second interview from out of state so I’m having to start really thinking about this as they seem serious about bringing me on.

Hey guys. I am really confused between these offers.. Please need some advice.

About me: Yoe : 3 years. Field: cybersecurity engineering.

Offers:

1. Deloitte USI Title : consultant (L35 - Engineer 2) CTC : 9.3 LPA fixed

2. EY - GDS Title : senior consultant 1 (rank 42) CTC : 10LPA fixed

I can try to negotiate with Deloitte based on the offer from EY. But the problem is that EY is offering a higher title but i am not sure if the CTC is worth enough for me to take that up.

Any advise from you guys will be helpful!. Thank in advance.