which shud be a good career path? i am a graduate of accounting... n had previously did my practical in an audit firms... i find dat working in audit firm gives u wider xposure as compared to accounts...however, in accounts u'll get better salary than audit....

just need sum advice or any opinions on this.... thanx

3yrs in big 4...is better than 5yrs in commercial..when u r auditors, ur knowledge much much better than those in commercial...

the only shortfall...u goin be slave for 3yrs..can u take it

yeah.. .. listen to him...

if u wanna go into a Big4 PM me...

slave for 3 years in Big 4....i am willing....if i do get to be apart of the Big 4...it will be a chance of a lifetime....i do noe dat u will have to be working long hours n all, but....as long as ur willing to do it..y not rite?

This post has been edited by aida^146: Apr 28 2006, 03:37 PM

PM u already...

u r willing before u experience it.. u wont be willing after u have experience it.. resignation is so common.. everyday i heard ppl talkingbout resigning.. working hours with no claims sux big time

this is bcos u work non-stop in big 4.. long working hours somemore.. double of what the ppl in the commercial work.. i think 3 yrs in big 4= 6 yrs in commercial.. hahahahah

hm...i can imagine wat u meant....i had a friend who works in KPMG johor...he said work is tough n u do have to work long hours....he even had to work in saturday till late evening...

but i guess, that's the life u have to lead if u wanna work in Big 4's...have to be
prepared for this kinds of things...

yup, double the work...however, if being compared to a medium audit firms, the salary in the Big 4 is worthy of the work done....

do u agree?

audit n accounts got wad differents? n btw the salary in big 4 how wan?

+Apr 29 2006, 12:23 AM-->audit n accounts got differents...hm,basically, as an accountant, u need to prepare the financial statements of the company...the balance sheet n all.....

as for auditors, they will see whether the accounts being prepared by the accountants are true n fair...if yes, they will come out with a statement saying dat this financial statement gives a true n fair view....

i hope u could understand wat i'm trying to say...

salary in the big 4, according to one of my frens who is working in KPMG is RM2000 - RM2300...by the way, he is a fresh grad.

yup big 4 salary for fresh grad is above 2k, except deloitte.. i think slightly below? .. need someone to confirm this.. pls also look at the experience u'll gain instead of the pay u will get..

with the workload, the pay is not justifiable.. u'll feel that u r underpaid.. hehehe

hehehhe.....maybe...the workload is really a lot!!!! i know...but the hand-on experience is also good....for ur future career....

hmm...big four sound nice

read the pull factor.. 3rd last point.. it reads..

>A completely new work culture in the UK auditing profession compared with Malaysia where teams are understaffed and overworked.

hope u'll see what i mean about auditing.. haha

hehehehe...as a matter of fact, i do see ur point .....btw, good article!!

try internal audit ...

i personally havent tried external yet ... but internal audit to me seems quite fun

interesting......hm, could u briefly tell me the function as an internal audit...i noe that it involves mostly with management especially risk management.....i am interested to know wat else does an internal audit do...

yesterday, got an interview in an audit firm..wow, it was tough...it was a two session interview...the 1st session requires u to do a presentation on my life time, in drawings...heheheh...now i noe, dat my drawings sucks....then the next session is the one-on-one interview....

didnt noe whether that went well....lets just see whether it will turn out ok....

omg.. PwC? lol

I dont understand why so many people likes to work their a**off for others?