Not sure where did you hear that accumulatively EY staff get more than PwC staff but perhaps you should get your facts right first next time. But EY's staff don't get a RM 600 - 700 increment when they are promoted from A1 to SA2 although A2 to A1's increment is more than RM 100 - 150.

Maybe what I said was wrong.  I was thinking that if EY staff on average gets higher increment than PwC.  Lemme explain abit. First year, let's say same salary scale:
PwC - RM2100 * 12
EY - RM2100 * 12
end of the year - sama-sama

Second year, EY increment higher:
PwC - RM2250 * 12 (let's say RM150 increase)
EY - RM2500 * 12 (let's say RM300 increase)

Third year, PwC person promoted to senior, get salary increase, EY also got same increase
PwC - RM2850 * 12 (let's say RM600 increase)
EY - RM2800 * 12 (let's say RM300 increase)

At the end of the third year, although the salary level almost the same, guess who has a fatter bank account?

That's my theory lar.. maybe I'm wrong leh

Is there anybody who work in corporate tax department @ big 4. Can u give brief explanation of the work and what we are expected to do??

For PwC Assurance, you have to go through a pre-qualification session and an interview. One of the basic academic requirements is that you have a 2nd upper, which is the minimum to be shortlisted for the pre-qualification session.

another stupid question...
y do most accounting students wanted to go into audit line more than tax?
*seems like everyone is talking about audit..*
does it really mean that working in audit is better than tax?
if that's the case.. in wat sense?

Well I have to disagree with you in saying that working in audit is better than tax, it all is relative to what you want to accomplish. It's true that audit experience will open opportunities for you to go finance or accounting type of work, but tax will give you other opportunities as well, especially in tax advisory areas like transfer pricing or indirect tax.

In a sense, tax experience can be perceived as providing the base line for you to expand to more value-added sort of work as compared to audit.

It's quite unfair to state that the audit working experience offers more than audit or vice versa, they're just different. Personally, I wouldn't choose one over the other.

Just wonder, what are ur ambitious after u qualified to be accountant ??

Audit partner ? Just a co. accountant earning 3K-4K?

approximate salary lor. anyway, there is huge variation b/w top and average performers. more or less will do. I just want to see what the market is like back in KL.

Guys, if you're interested in joining PwC, look for the ad out in the Edge (placed there for obvious reasons). Cheers

for those high performers.. i heard there are ppl getting 4 months   

the KL office has 2 times of evaluation of promotion while in our branch only 1 time...    

I dun think you can. There are minimum requirements to join the company (at least in the audit field).

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Added on March 9, 2007, 7:59 am

That's not what I heard.... I have friends who are audit assistants whose salaries were revised. My friends in EY did mention that the salary revision there were only for seniors and managers though

thanks kevin! i am interested in FS as well, but i would like to find out more about it. Can you pls explain more about financial services? how is the audit different from the rest? How come many commented that PwC is very strong in FS when KPMG audit most of the banks in Malaysia?

and what type of companies are there under MMG?

sorry, i know i have a lot of questions  hopefully somebody out there can clear my doubt!

oh.. no wonder... but then if I'm lucky enough to enter FS, will this limit my future career to only banking / financial services industry?

another question is what should i write for my expected salary column? i don't want to overstate or understate the standard amount  i heard that pwc will revise its salary from june onwards, is it true? 

will i be overdressed if i come with office attire + blazer just for assessment? coz i'm a skinny person so definitely need extra clothing  but jacket doesnt seem to be appopriate for this kind of occasion...

Sigh. Dont know what took them so long. I called them up a week after the interview but they asked me to call me back two weeks after my interview date. LOL. Anyways, it's too late i guess. Already got offered by PWC last week within 24 hours after the interview

lol i received my offer letter from EY today. I'm required to reply by 11th June... 'Fantastic' lah.

So fast want me to reply.