Pathways Program salaries in United Kingdom

Does anyone else cringe a bit when they see a former intern, or similar, have “ex-BCG”, “former Bain”, “PwC alum”, etc. on their LinkedIn headline? I don’t like it generally, and I don’t feel like an intern even counts. I truly hope it helps someone get a job, just cringy.

Incoming Intern at EYP. Question for the full timers, as an associate do you get to request what type of deals you get staffed on if you have an interest in a certain industry or a specific D/SD/P if there’s one you have a great relationship with? Or is it completely random each time? Also curious to hear if it’s any different at PwC or KPMG as well

Looking to try a late career switch into Quant Finance. I don't have an MFE but a couple STEM ms degrees. Would it be possible to get an intern job to see the work/gain some experience or is this considered weird in late career?

Question about how my company is handling my "growth": I am a high-level IC at a major corporation. Have been here as the only one owning and executing projects in my niche area for about two and a half years. I've provided enough value to justify the company bringing on another resource this past Summer as an intern under me, and now I am managing the resource full-time. During the recent year-end review, I wasn't offered the promotion to Manager, as I thought I would be. Instead...(cont.)