Ah... heard auditing is stressful but you can earn big bucks after a few years. The workload can kill for those who are not fast enough on their feet...

Slow adapter = easy kill.

It is for experience gain, must suffer also la.

ya if i already send in the resume to the big four but there is no response. should i send in again after a month? Will they keep my resume and call me when there is position available or they will throw it away? anyway, i am an ACCA graduate.

I just joined EY KL. The HR told us they are still actively hiring fresh grads but have freeze employment for experienced hires. I suggest you give them a call to check your application status rather than to resend in again.

u forgot to mention-- as times are bad.. more problems pop up.. profit is lower.. materiality is also lower=more work to be done.. what is immaterial last time is material now..

double dose.. no need to sleep liao..

Thanks for your reply. called them 3 days after i post the resume, the HR told me they are under review. not yet got any news till now, been 1+week. my friend told me tht they will send a rejection letter if u are not shortlisted, is it true?

GO ACCA FAIR , they sure recruiting new grads there .

Nobody makes big bucks in auditing. Maybe in lala-land, but not in Malaysia. A lot of work, a lot of experience, not a lot of money, a whole lot less sleep.

1am every night is not unusual during peak period.

Dude, 1 am is consider good. You sure you from EY? Do not comment on something you have not been through.

Some people even stay up to 6am then go home take shower and come back to work at 8.30am. Thats the people from EY. Well, solute from me

As you guys know that EY has a lot of leng luis (remembered one even join Miss Malaysia or something like that named Xiang Yee), but most of them are pretty as/when they join EY, 3 years down the road ...... you will note the difference. Some senior / manager ladies not even married! Thats the cost you have to pay!

Never said i was from EY.

TBH, sometimes the Firm demands a bit too much from the staff however work needs to get done and it all boils down to time management. I always tell my staff to PLEASE highlight to me when they start to feel that they are overworked and we will see how we can re-distribute the workload where possible.

Working "6am then go home take shower and come back to work at 8.30am" is just ridiculous and i would not expect that of my staff, even during peak. When it comes to that, the problem needs to be highlighted to the Partners that the department is SEVERELY understaffed and jobs will be delayed because of it.

i am planning to do my internship in an audit firm this year end in penang. can u guys give me advice on which firm i should have my internship? i am planning to go to Big 4 but dont know which want to select. any other medium firm in penang which pay quite reasonable and the people are very nice? please give me some advice because i am very "fan" on this matter. i will appreciate it very much.thank you.

YenniePC,
All Big 4 except PWC (telephone screening) conduct face-to-face interviews for shortlisted potential interns, so it is advisable that you apply all four to maximize your chances.

I've interned at one of the Big4 apart from PwC and face-to-face interview wasn't part of the process.
I really don't think your statement is valid.

I don't know what you mean by "reasonable pay" but pre-financial crisis pay for an intern in the Big 4's in KL was RM800 per month. I think it would be lesser in the Penang offices.

That I am not very sure. Because I have not been rejected by them. But my friends who applied for months simply get no news from them. So ermmm... I can't tell you if they sent out rejection letter.

erm..just hope to know..
normally, the increment is how many percent for first 1-5 yrs??
thx dude

Thanks everybody for the reply. I will try to approach all the big 4 firm. Anyone know about penang audit firm besides big 4? Let me know ya.Thanks first.

for internship, I recommend smaller firms
much better learning curve in smaller firms.

i've got the offer to do internship at pwc..may i know who works at pwc here?

prancingHORSE,
i have been called for interviews by other big4, so are some of my friends. if u didnt go thru the interview process last time, good for u.

Wow, you people talk like big 4 is actually something you wanna get into.... seriously?