Join EY. People are nicer there
In PwC, you have people like myself. Nasty, demanding and a little power crazy.

lol @ thanatos.

seeya: PwC offer u to start when?

Ah well, as long as I can work from home in the comfort of my bed I don't mind working till the wee hours just to get things done, rushing for deadlines etc. Been there done that during busy uni days LOL

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Added on July 10, 2011, 11:47 pmCongrats! Go for the one that offers the highest pay

This post has been edited by monsta2011: Jul 10 2011, 11:47 PM

I was actually more interested in the retail and consumer side of CIPS but yes, I was aware that CIPS also includes clients from real estate. I wasn't aware that the core clients of CIPS are property clients though.

I have verbally accepted EY's offer last week as I was only given 2 days to decide after being told I was offered the job in EY. PwC's offer letter stated that if I do not return the signed offer letter to PwC by 14th, the offer is deemed to have lapsed. Do you think I should still call PwC to inform them that I have chose to accept a different firm? Out of courtesy that is.

Oh, and thank you for your response, even if I didn't manage to read it before reaching my decision.

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Added on July 11, 2011, 1:56 amHi! I had the same dilemma.
I've heard the same thing about the benefits though. Just had a conversation with a friend who is currently in EY and I was told that EY does not offer any benefits. I find that rather hard to believe actually. Considering it's such an established firm, I expected some form of benefits, such as medical benefits.

Anyone able to clarify this? I'm still waiting for EY's offer letter but my friend had mentioned that the offer letter, unlike PwC's, is really short and does not contain such information.

This post has been edited by MichelleXD: Jul 11 2011, 01:56 AM

DOnt worry about it Shud be fine. Im sure they have some medical coverage XD

Which department ? GFS TCE REC or SVS?

Since you work there do u mind telling me whether you get any benefit from EY?

2.7 basic, parking mileage and RM50 for medical reimbursement. thats all i could think of.

i get GFS from EY..while for PwC, i can only know which department i m in after i go in...both give same basic salary which is 2700...

i heard tat PwC can claim a lot things like broadband, telephone etc.
erm, correct me if what i heard is wrong....

Any idea on benefits in KPMG?

Hi all,

Just wanted to ask about this Group assessment done by Deloitte for their interview process, what do they assess and how do they do it?

Is it like a group presentation or brainstorming session etc???

Correction. We get an 'allowance' for telephone, nto claim. We get an RM40/mth limit on bband too.
Inversely, at 1st year and 2nd year senior levels, the salaries of EY (from what I heard) is higher than PwC.
Its a tradeoff. Tit for tat.

ThanatosSwiftfire, now I am doing internship at another big 4. I would like to ask what is your expectation for VTs and fresh AAs?

Can't answer you, because it depends on how is the workload on the assignment. If we have sufficient staff, expectations on the VTs might not be so high. If we dont, everyone will have to pick up the shortfall, and that includes the VTs.

Generally, I expect being able to write a sentence, not timid and willing to ask questions, knows how to be tactful with the client (i'm personally still working on this, but it's great when some VTs just have the natural charm with the clients), knows how to use excel decently well (basic formulaas), and then of course, of strong accounting knowledge (up to a point la. I'm expecting if like.. if a sales happens, u know what the debit and credits shud be.. kind of thing).

Everything else, just pick up quickly as you go. =)

Hi There,

Just done with medical checkup for KPMG today. But havent receive any physical employment letter. Is it meaning that I really, really, really have secured the job?

Asking this because I havent tender my resignation yet at my current employer. Thinking about tendering my resignation once I receive the offer letter.

What do you guys/girls think?

Thanks,
Regards.

Hi there,

I am offered internship at the Systems & process assurance (SPA) department of PwC and only finished half way of my 4 year accounting degree.

So the question is whether my knowledge in accounting subjects would be utilized here or I would be doing more stuff which is IT related?

I've read their website about SPA and I think that it would be like an auditor evaluating internal controls and IT system of companies.

Any input from you guys regarding this department would be of great help.

Thanks.

Hi! I was offered REC. Which department are you in?

Hi, i am from GFS, pm me your name i add u in sametime.

yea, i agreed with u, i prefer my junior associates to work fast as well, i guess all higher or senior associates will feel the same though junior will have complaints with our "mentality"

hi all,

may i know with 1+ year experience, if i apply for job in Big 4, do I still need to go through all the test/assessments?