I was told the reason that acca grads get more is because the firm doesn't have to finance their studies, and they don't get study leave.

yupp .. they get to squeeze up to a month or two more out of u from the rest who need to take their papers ..

squeeze? sounds cruel but i believe dats true

yeah.. we're the lower ranked slaves

What's this?!!
Why are you posting on LYN?!!
You very free-ah!!

Back to work
*whip-whip-whip*

Sigh, thank goodness my boss Facebooks and what not, so I can get away with it

Hahahaha, dude, it's at night already. not yet peak la ><

You don't work at night?!!!
Which Big4 are you from?

Hye Peter
Im doing fine here
EY is great
ahhaah
nothing much to do yet
will b having training tmr...
yeah there were 3 of us last wk
which one was u
we were introduced to so many ppl

btw i think i owe u a drink
thanks alot for answering my endless question

the same one as u peter, XD

I applied to all big four firms for an internship this December about a week ago. KPMG and PwC are tied as my first choice and so far KPMG's contacted me for an interview. I'm not so interested in EY and Deloitte but I applied just in case I didn't get any other, but now I'm worried that if EY/Deloitte do call me before my interview with KPMG, I'm going to have to choose on the spot whether to join them and forgo KPMG or to decline and go for KPMG's interview and hope for the best... Can I tell them that I'll call them and confirm on the 5th (after my interview) or would that be unacceptable? Ahhh Please advise me?

This post has been edited by Polar: Oct 15 2008, 11:32 PM

Hehehe, well I am the only staff in my department so it shouldn't be that difficult to find me
Anyway, no worries about the questions and no drink belanja is necessary. I charged all that time to Available Time anyway

Cool

Its not true. Basically, ACCA graduate qualification is higher than degree graduate.. ACCA is considered as a profesional qualification while degree is nth to ACCA... So it is reasonable that the ACCA graduates earn a higher starting pay than the degree graduate..

A fresh ACCA grad is only an ACCA Affiliate. They only become qualified (or should I say 'valuable') once they become full members (generally after 3 years of relevant experience).

In same amount of time, degree members can also obtain their professional qualifications.

Agree. Provided the degree is a local degree which is recognized by MIA. If one is doing an Australian degree, he won be able to obtain professional qualification even after 3 yrs practicing in a professional firm unless he takes up a professional course (most Austalian degree students will go for CPA Australia).

This post has been edited by kenz002: Oct 17 2008, 12:26 PM

hi guys, i just got an offer from kpmg, may i know how long is the probation and any increment after that?how is the bonus?and can i park at 1u if i accept the offer?

thanks in advance

Sorry to burst your bubble, no. ACCA graduate isn't ranked higher than a normal grad. It's simple as 'firm doesn't have to pay for ur professional qualification, and u're not bonded to the firm, therefore we can afford to pay u more. It's a set off thing'

And my source, btw, is quite credible. (aka HR)

Sorry to burst your bubble, no. ACCA graduate isn't ranked higher than a normal grad. It's simple as 'firm doesn't have to pay for ur professional qualification, and u're not bonded to the firm, therefore we can afford to pay u more. It's a set off thing'

And my source, btw, is quite credible. (aka HR)

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Hmm.. make sense also.

What's the point of professional qualifications to the firms, if it simply nothing better than normal grad?

It just doesn't justify to pay them more because their professional qualifications if they're not better than normal grad. If they're better, then they ranked higher.

dun worry .. they dont usually choose u on the spot and make u accept it ther n then .. they will need to prepare an offer letter for u ... which takes time ... when its done ... they will call u and say u are offered bla bla bla ... we;ll send it to u or bla bla bla. ... and theres a deadline for u to accept the offers ...

in the event that their deadlines are even before ur interview wit kpmg/pwc or before thye have offered u .. then just give them a call and ask them if its ok to get some extension ... which will usually be ok ... they will ask u for a reason .. u can say u r still considering it ... or u are busy wit exams nwo .. or suddenly ur parents are thinking of bringing u for a long trip in europe etc etc ...lol



yeah .. have heard that from various sources as well ...canot be wrong ..haha

like peter_pj said .. the value of these professional qualifications onli really kick-in after u become a full member

hi all,

may i know what is the basic knowledge should i have b4 going for an interview as audit associate??

i'm a degree graduate in economic majoring in finance who kinda interested progress in audit line..
anyone can give me some tip on wat should i prepare b4 going 4 interview??
i heard that i should at least familier with the frs financial reporting standard..
izit true??
any other thing that i should know???
i totally no idea as i not majoring in accounting...
i heard that economic graduate oso can progress in audit line but diff in the knowledge should b quite big, i guess

may i know how much the salary i will been offer in such qualification??