Big 4 Recruitment Drive
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 May 2 2008, 12:37 AM
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CTwai,
wow, are you like recruiting ppl from Msia to SIngapore? Is Sg gov offering some incentive for each ppl that you hire?? I wanna go back Msia BUT... damn singapore dollar is bloody tempting.... so tempted that I cant leave.... |
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May 2 2008, 05:41 PM
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Singapore is paying SGD2.7k for freshies.. good money
Added on May 2, 2008, 5:46 pm QUOTE(ThanatosSwiftfire @ May 2 2008, 02:38 PM) pwc malaysia only.. i wonder how singaporeans are paying though. judging from your academic, you will go far HOWEVER, not every top-ACCA student likes audit, one of my ex-colleague, Lai Kar Jun, was also from your uni, top ACCA student and EY Global winner, he quits after a year, now with accenture, quitting in Singapore is harder cause we are sort of like immigrants.. we rely on the Employment Pass.. damn mah fan, so before you wanna step into audit, i suggest you to work in Msia Big 4 first, so once you know you like this field then come over and join me n CTWAi! ctwai... I busy these days all.. at client's place all the time... Singapura Finance This post has been edited by chess_gal: May 2 2008, 05:46 PM |
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May 2 2008, 11:33 PM
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Smile888, whats your experience like? A senior? Scope is the same, I was an A1 in Msia but demoted to freshie
 cause when they interview me, I was still an A2, but when they asked me to join them, I got promoted but I din demand an A1 position cause A1 here works bloody hard... so took my own sweet time to relearn.Pay is the same with the locals, but we get 14.5% more due to CPF reimbursement! |
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May 7 2008, 11:04 PM
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No worries, I was offered when i was in my first term of my final year (1 year ahead). Until the day I resigned, EY msia doesnt even have my degree!! cause i forgot to submit to them when i join.
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May 17 2008, 12:45 AM
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Was it Christine who interviews you? Not to worry, you will surely be called up again. The next round will be with Soo Fern (Hr DIrector).
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Mar 16 2009, 11:17 PM
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Definately NO
I have worked in EY Msia and currently in KPMG Sg. They have their own IT Auditors/Consultant. RAS- EY (I think) IRM - KPMG |
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Mar 18 2009, 12:09 AM
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QUOTE(kenz002 @ Mar 17 2009, 11:24 PM) Means they do not prefer any audit seniors? huge gap for seniors - means, vacancy for seniors level. |
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Mar 18 2009, 10:29 AM
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Honestly, yeah, the current situation, alot big four freeze hiring, a few friend of mine graduated from Monash Uni, still waiting for reply,
3 years back when the market was booming, i got a few offers way before my final exam and they never even bother to get a copy of my degree when I finally graduated. So, better dun be too picky |
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Mar 18 2009, 01:47 PM
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Yup, KPMG started with pay cut but subsequently dropped the plan due to the Job Credit, now only managers are affected and OT abolish. But EY is sort of like 'counselling' the seniors to leave.
PWC wise i think freeze hiring. |
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Mar 19 2009, 09:39 AM
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I have tried to send a few resume for friends to my HR but none got any reply yet.
Guess, they are not or maybe very very minimal... |
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Apr 21 2009, 09:27 PM
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600-700?
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May 9 2009, 12:29 AM
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QUOTE(superjohn @ May 7 2009, 05:16 PM) hahahaa.suprisingly, NOT! doesnt matter from local or oversea uni, as long as you perform well during the interview, you are guaranteed a place. i don think they only want oversea students..local much bettercoz the syllabus is mainly on m'sian scope. a lot of my sniors got job here n other big 4 too |
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Jun 5 2009, 12:23 PM
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QUOTE(yiivei @ Jun 4 2009, 09:50 PM) SGD2.6k. Higher for local ppl. just for ur info, some has been revised to 2.2k |
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Jun 26 2009, 01:48 AM
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My sister just applied for an internship with my company in singapore, despite a scholarship recipient with CGPA of 3.8, she still get the red light. Am trying to push her resume to the HR but was told the hiring has been freezed.
Being in audit for 3 years, this is the first time that HR told me "full capacity" whereas I am always understaffed for my jobs!!!! |
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Sep 18 2009, 11:38 PM
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QUOTE(Johnathan Sia @ Sep 17 2009, 08:47 AM) Erm... that sounds fairly racist talk to me... Truth to be told, audit is one or maybe the only line, where everyone get promoted yearly unless of course like what Johnathan mentioned. Otherwise noone would want to stay on. In the Big Four, the easiest path to senior levels seems to be via a career in audit. Year-on-year promotions are normal and it seems to be one of those jobs where you actually have to be pretty poor if you miss out on promotions... at least up to senior level. Past that then it'll also depend on vacancies.... any auditors around to confirm this perception? Imagine the long working hours, heavy workload and intense pressure, gosh I am amazed I am still here after 3 years... Just checked my retain (Job Schedule), 5 ppl are serving notice in my department. Wonder when is my turn. |
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Oct 16 2009, 01:16 AM
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Oh Raymond_ACCA you are in unit G?
Surely know someone by the name Shirlyn Neo, bet she is ur AM? Or Kamenii..okay I forgot who is in which unit. Added on October 16, 2009, 1:26 am QUOTE(jayniel @ Oct 11 2009, 10:00 PM) want to ask if anyone knows whether, if i plan to work in tax line in Singapore big4, can i take P6 Malaysian variant? will they reject me because i din take Singapore variant? (pls dont ask y i dont want to take Singapore variant instead) Singapore tax is slightly different from Msia tax, but Singapore Big 4 don't really look at whether or not you are ACCA qualified so you dont have to worry about which variant to take. As long as you pass your paper, it is good enough.i think not, but i want confirmation.. so if anyone knows pls let me know thru PM or here ya.. thanks.. p.s/ is there anyone working in the tax line here? mind sharing some knowledge and experience? how's the working hours like, how's the tax line environment in Singapore big 4, how often is promotion, how fast can reach 5-figure salary, etc. if you do not want to share here because of privacy you can PM me.. i need to know about this badly before i make my life decision.. Btw, you want 5 figure? perhaps 7-8 years later. When you become an SM. Finish up your degree/ACCA then we shall talk about career advancement. This post has been edited by chess_gal: Oct 16 2009, 01:26 AM |
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Oct 17 2009, 05:03 PM
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Haha... can you spy for me? is she really single??? I'm her best friend/competitive rival back in school & uni. But ever since I came to SIngapore, we hardly keep in touch, or rather, she refused to meet up, citing too much work!
hahaha.. btw beware of her muahahah.. being her friend for 11 years, I know her too well. Kamenii should be in banking unit/mongolia-related job dept. |
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Oct 18 2009, 05:36 PM
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I am not ex-kpmg YET. I am ex-EY KL, now KPMG Sg.
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Oct 24 2009, 02:44 AM
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Life is definitely not a bed of roses for auditors.
Few new joiners came in earlier this month and 3 were assigned to my team. One has got a 9pm curfew, one's a whiner and the other one clueless. And all three of them have got attitude problem, whenever I assign them to vouch or photocopy, they will give me that 'Har, again ah?' kind of look and take forever to do a single task. And to top it off, they will do just that task until 5.25pm, clean up the desk, and say bye bye to the team at 5.30pm. Not sure whats wrong with this batch but I can sense this aint gonna be good with the peak's around the corner. |
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Oct 25 2009, 12:35 AM
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QUOTE(Raymond_ACCA @ Oct 24 2009, 05:03 PM) Haha, just threaten them with a bad PE. With peak around the corner, give them a warning before hand, "5.30pm is just half day". Bad PE? Haha.. they would threaten to quit then. Btw, Singapore has since abolish OT and all of us are working for free without any OT compensation, so it is kind of unfair to force them to stay beyond 5.30pm. Anyways, I try not work late myself, too taxing unless it is necessary. Audit can infact be completed with proper planning and sufficient staff allocation (though this is very rare). |
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