Depends on your luck though

True, some people have more free time than others.. but as previously mentioned, there are peaks and troughs.
But during this time, it's gonna be more peak than troughs since companies are scaling back on recruitment and expecting more from existing staffs.

Oh well, join and be content with our fate as tortured souls, amidst a sea of numbers and chaos, helpless as we try to struggle against of the winds of inefficiency, and the waves of deadlines.

This post has been edited by ThanatosSwiftfire: Jul 27 2009, 06:31 PM

do you work long hours in the IT advisory line as well?

This post has been edited by bpk16: Jul 27 2009, 06:38 PM

i doubt it. LOL. i've only heard of pure financial audit being the one that drives their people that way hahahaha.

Less often.
But at the end of day, it's based on the deadlines or deliverables of the project.
Unreasonable deadlines = long working hours

Anyone from Horwath?i just received a call invite for an interview...what should i prepare for it?

Lol... that's good... can you write for the internal newsletter? ;p

Never!!! I've sold my body to the firm, and I am a slave as a result. Should I sell even my heart and soul, am I not just a machine?

I agreed with tat... I was VT with one of the BIG 4, forever no AT... working working working...

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Added on July 28, 2009, 4:31 pmIt's all BUYERS... Recruitment team always welcome for those VIP's student such as Dato, Datin's children... no matter how bad the result they scored, still get the VT job... My friends hv applied VT position with good result but rejected by the one of the "P_C" audit firm..... SAD

This post has been edited by Fujimont4ever: Jul 28 2009, 04:31 PM

I think you meant BIAS
Unfortunately we live in an unfair world. Of course these "kids" might bring additional income to the Firm in the future through their rich and famous parents. What to do? For the VT market, the supply clearly surpasses the demand.. so they can pick and choose.

I'm not sure what the VT (or better known as Interns) interview process is (last time, it's just looking at results).. but sometimes it's not all about the results. PR skills are important too..

Most of the Big4s conduct a really simple telephone interview.
They won't inform you when they will call up so there's really no time to prepare, then again the interview is really simple.

It's fair to say that CV screening in the main mechanism in VT recruiting, the telephone interview was just to make sure you are capable of handling yourself.

I was a VT in Advisory at one of the Big 4, there wasn't any interview. It was just based on our results/resume.

This post has been edited by Frapple: Jul 28 2009, 11:00 PM

When was that?
Since September 2008, there has been alot of change to the recruitment process due to the economic situation

I was in the December 08 batch Got the call sometime in October I believe.

I Heard Da Job Market Is Pretty Bad Now?
Any Update?

I would say that they are quite selective, only looking at 2:1 and 1st class candidates.

erm does anyone know the starting salary of an associate in the advisory dept?

If I am not wrong, Big4 pays the same across all service lines.
But generally advisory tends to be more picky with their recruits.

I was wondering what will be the starting pay for freshie working in mid tier firms like Monteiro & Heng, RSM and Moore Stephens? Is a salary of RM2,000 or RM2,100 considered underpaid? I am a student having a CGPA of above 3.50.

Please advice as I am considering tax positions for these firms.

Thanks in advanced.