Hey guys. I am partially qualified in ACCA. I was wondering should I apply for small/medium firms first or straight go into Big 4? How big are the chances to get into Big 4 around near Dec/Jan? How long is the processing time?

Hey guys. I'm currently working in a small firm for 8 months. I just finished my last paper of ACCA and my result would be out next month. I'm not a straight-passer. I went straight to CAT after SPM and afterwards ACCA. I noticed on LinkedIn that mostly the people working at big 4 are graduates from oversea. I would like to ask those working in big 4 whether my chances of getting in would be difficult compare to those who graduated from oversea. The current small firm I'm working at is actually pretty good. Willing to teach and reasonable bosses. Although maybe they tried implying that learning experience in small firm is actually more good as compare to Big 4.

When does Big 4 starts their recruitment process? It is quarterly per year? or all year round? And usually what are the interview questions are like? I heard from my friends who worked for Big 4 says they often work more on their clients' offices rather than firm itself. Is this really true to some extent? Although this information provided from my friends have already been quite a long time ago. Is this still applicable now?

And one usual thing for Big 4. It is really worth to sacrifice health, social and family etc for a couple of years just to have it on resume? I'm sorry if I asked obvious question but I am curious to know the experiences for people who went through it.

Sorry if the question thrown you off. I assumed there were more positions right before peak season starts because of the high turnover.

Thank you for replying to each of my questions. I appreciated it.

This post has been edited by Evilliving44: Sep 15 2019, 12:30 AM