I'm looking into serving my internship at one of the Big 4. So far, E & Y has turned me down. Can anybody tell me how they shortlist applicants? There wasn't an interview to start with. Just resume and cover letter.

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Anybody knows whether the internship positions in any of the Big 4 are still available? I heard from my friend that E & Y KL's internship positions are all taken. How about the others?

I've applied. Still waiting for them to reply.

I'm gonna start my intern officially on next Monday in KPMG. One of the HR employees advised me to park at 1U's open space car park. How do you guys usually get to KPMG from there? I tried today to walk from new wing to old wing, then thru One World Hotel to KPMG. However the door that connects 1U to One World Hotel is opened daily starting from 9am and I have to be office by 830am. Thanks in advance.

I think doors of different floors opened at a different time. The first floor's opened at 11 and the ground floor's opened at 9. Probably there's another one opened at 7 like you said. The bus stop area as in the Rapid bus station?

Thanks a lot. Appreciate the help.

K for Kancil? lol.

I still see lotsa great looking people in Audit K. Christmas party was a blast.

As I'm only a vacation trainee in KPMG, I'm only able to answer your 2nd question. The door will be opened for sure, but why 7am? You will see many other people walking their way through from one-U to KPMG. Just follow them. Or the other option is wait for the KPMG shuttle (a van with KPMG logo) to pick u up somewhere near the Rapid bus station.

This post has been edited by eyhc89: Dec 27 2009, 01:37 PM

Wahhh. Official working time starts at 830am right? I'm not sure what time will the van arrive. It's kinda random. Usually I reach at 8-815am so it's a sure thing that the shuttle is operating already.

LDP jam? lol. I am coming from LDP too. The traffic is not that heavy YET, heard that it's due to school holidays. However, it's good seeing you to plan ahead. I've heard late nights during peak time, be prepared. You came in at a perfect timing. All the best.

Depends on how much the senior in charge can trust you in handling the sections. I've just finished my internship with one of the Big 4 and I've met both types of seniors, seniors who do not entrust me with much work, so you should expect to do more vouching, TOC and admin stuffs; the other type who entrusted me with sections of the working papers. I've assisted my senior in charge in Income Statement's section too. For that particular engagement, a new AA joined a week later than me, and in fact, I had heavier workload than her, merely because I came in earlier and was much familiar with the clients. My SIC actually asked me whether I had anything for her to do So it really depends on the SIC (at least for my case). Good luck! Don't be disappointed if you happen to meet the first type of senior because it's not til you really handle the sections that you miss the time when you're vouching and filing. I see it as an opportunity to learn, though admin stuffs are sometimes quite annoying to be done. All the best!!

Oh yeah, about working after office hours, it's normal. Still, it depends on your SIC. There was once I volunteered to stay back because I couldn't finish my job and it was my last day for that particular engagement. My seniors reluctantly agreed and chased me back home about 9. On the other hand, I had a senior that expected me to stay as long as she stayed at client's place. As a matter of fact, we are not supposed to stay that late. 6-7 is acceptable. If the managers have any slightest idea about this, they are gonna 'talk' to the SIC (at least for my department).

I have to put a disclaimer here, just in case this doesn't apply to everyone. I'm just speaking from my own experience as a trainee in one of the Big 4.

This post has been edited by eyhc89: Feb 24 2010, 10:31 AM

Same here. And it's always easy to ask a male colleague to ask for some documents from a female client and vice versa. Opposite attracts, very true.

At least 9 months before you can be considered for promotion.

I've received KP's conditional offer a few days ago. Dept K I hope, I haven't accepted it yet And Itu Dia Man, I think dept K is very structured, organised, and they were quite concerned about the VTs last year. Held lunch for us with the partner and managers and etc on the last day of internship (wasn't my last day though). Dept secretary called us up to attend and asked seniors to release us for a day. I won't say it's the best cos I haven't worked in each department before. But K certainly rocks!!!!!!!

When did they abolish that? I was aware of some changes in the 'title' of the positions after the promotion was announced (or in conjunction with) but increment after 2 years? That's a little too much to take in now.

Thanks. My senior told me that there were a few (maybe just one or two) previous VTs of K being posted to P instead. Well, we know the situation. Let's hope that I'm not one of them.

I'm thinking of working in Singapore/Australia. Still undecided.

Ohh, I get it now. Thanks. That's not too bad, at least we're recognised by increment, it's still better than the other way round (getting the title but not the increment ) Have you met people screwing up and not get promoted to S3 after 2 years of AA? What constitutes 'screwed up'? Just curious.

I will still apply for jobs in Singapore. I hope my results are good enough to qualify for Singapore's standard (if there's any difference). And thanks again for the info!

I thought AA2 usually works under a senior-in-charge, or at least an AA1? Don't the senior-in-charge bear the same responsibility or worse, heavier if this was the case?

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Added on May 17, 2010, 2:16 pmBlaming the client is itself, an action.

This post has been edited by eyhc89: May 17 2010, 02:16 PM

Thanks! I see that now.

I've heard a lot about this but when I was there Not saying that there was none but not as hot as I thought. Only a few.

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Added on June 12, 2010, 9:04 pmYou 1985-er?

This post has been edited by eyhc89: Jun 12 2010, 09:04 PM

RM1 per entry in Dataran open space car park. RM1 for first 6 hours is 1U's indoor car park.

What? He's that young?! O mai.. Anyway, thanks.

Well, good luck then.

Not interested, thank you. Not qualified to work in PwC anyway.

I was offered an intern position but I rejected it. According to them, they're the 7th largest firm. Maybe 6th now, not too sure.