my gosh i'm terribly scared man... can we get it from our own college or we hv to go directly to ACCA office?

Hi everyone, I need some advice abt the recruitment.

3 weeks ago, I have called to EY at my hometown to ask for vacancy. The manager told me to write in, then I passed my resume on the same day. Now coming to the 4th weeks still haven receive any response, is it I have been rejected?



This post has been edited by shiwui: Nov 8 2008, 12:49 PM

anyone knows when is the next intake for fresh grad in pwc?

my frenz currently working at pwc now....

he just joined?

well..im currently working in pwc.
usually the hire a few times in a year. from what i hear, there's gonna be a batch coming in dec.
tho it might slow down a bit 'cos of the current economic slowdown.

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Added on November 8, 2008, 1:14 amwho's ur friend? i prolly might know him/her since i've been there quite awhile

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Added on November 8, 2008, 1:18 am... overall, the big4 are fairly similar in terms of job scope etc. but i've got to say that PwC has a more extensive methodology and training regime as compared to the other 3. my 2c

This post has been edited by sysh: Nov 8 2008, 01:18 AM

I have a friend currently working in EY. According to him, the people there are very friendly. I wonder if the same applies to PWC as well? Any feedbacks? ( Always heard rumours that pwc's working environment very tense + overload of kiasu people), not sure if thats true or not

IMHO, it's all the same.. in the Big4. You have your peaks, and you have your troughs. So it depends on your lucj (i.e. clientele that you get and bosses you work with).

hi, i've been reading this thread for awhile.

i have just been offered by EY to be in REC, i havent accepted their offer, but as i heard some rumour rumour (dunno how true) that the dept recently is a bit messy...in the sense that some ppl have been held back from promotion, i was wondering if i should asked to be allocated elsewhere.

any comments? =)

What's REC? Restructuring?
I've got a few friends in EY at the moment, perhaps I can snoop a bit

REC = Real Estate and Construction in audit. thanks lotssss! =))

Hmm, then I might know you as well

I agree with this fact...in fact I know the methodologies team as well (though I am not from audit background). The bad thing about pwc's good methodologies would be the staff need to do more and more sampling, lol

100% true. I was in PwC and now with EY and I totally can feel the difference in culture. In pwc, the people are kiasu and work environment is very tense - the annual GWP surveys already prove this fact. But EY on the other hand has friendlier staff and people are more approachable within the department (whether senior or junior) and across all the LOS and groups.

It's true about it being 'messy' which is probably because the department is desperately understaffed...but don't believe the held back from promotion bit is true. Anyway, on the plus side - it would be a great way for you to learn a wider scope of the job and be a lot more independent compared to staff from departments

Haha!. I see. How long were you in PwC?


True, but we've greatly toned down the need for substantive TODs in recent times. Then again, it all depends on the sectors that you're in. I hardly do much of substantive TODs anyway but the fact on other Big4's metholdologies that I've seen so far.. hmm, that's another story


I think you meant, GPW Anyhow I can't comment much on the other Big4 working culture 'cos you'll have the easy and hard times. IMHO, I don't think that my dept's all that tense and kiasu (it's prolly others then). So far my friends who have moved on within the Big4 says their experience in other firms are different. Just takes awhile to get used to it.

What Peter said is true. If you're due for promotion, there isn't a slightest reason why they should hold you back. If you don't get it, heck.. join the other Big4..they'll definitely take you in

hi shsh and peter. thanks for the input =)

i think i'll try ask to be in TCE. If without all these rumours, i think i'lll still prefer TCE over real estate. So, fingers crossed and hope for the best i guess...haha

Yea.. Good luck with that. It's probably more fun than trying to learn up FRS 111 and FRS 201. They're a pain

for graduate posts eg associates,can we submit our online application anytime, even though there there is no specific ad/notice for those positions?

peter_pj, hahahahaha, more sampling ahhh~

FRS111, hahahaha, good luck to anyone who ends up doing PDE. (ie, me)

Yes you can.
If not, I can always give you the HR Manager's email address (if you want) and you can send it straight to her.
That's for PwC anyway




Thanatos: I hate FRS 111 and FRS 201. Damn PDE is really annoying. Good luck to you too..haha!

listen here. latest news from my director.

Big4 said we have mobility programme (mean they will send to oversea 1 ro 2 years exchange programme) it is rare to get that opportunity.

my idea is enter big4...stay there 3-4 years and LEAVE

that all .

One must first ask, Assurance or Advisory?
Well,
... in this current economic situation, the so-called mobility programme at least for PwC is far and few in between since a several offices (e.g. UK, Australia and US) have in fact frozen recruitment and slowed secondments.

And typically these "exchange programmes" would typically benefit AM / Mgr level.. ie. > 4 - 5 years experience. That's the reality, unfortunately.