Jan 25 2016, 01:00 AM
1. What is your career goal, where are you heading to? most people pursue Big 4 for few reasons:
- To reach Job Grade of Manager (Associate -> Senior Associate -> Team Lead -> Assistant Manager -> Manager), usually take minimum of 6 years or more. Thereafter, they can choose to open up their own firm with the accumulated experience. OR become a team lead/finance manager of MNC.
- Some of them are aiming for BNM, Bank Negara Malaysia, pays really really well. Only elites enter. Big 4 is kinda like prerequisite.
- Easier for them to go anywhere.
2. Take the advice from the person below. Small firms is like a boot camp, but you've gotta endure how unstructured it may be. Once you've pulled through 2-3 years, you'll be like a refined gem, better than those from MNC.
That aside, I have an AP role in one of the MNC. If you are interested let me know.
QUOTE(empire23 @ Jan 24 2016, 07:29 AM)
The big 3 have always been picky with hiring.
Did you go through their IQ and personality testing regime?
Because;
1) You're older and thus a generally have a higher expectation for wages
2) If you took 6 years to grad instead of say 4, you must have been an idiot
3) Gap years are for the aimless and for people with no goals, large companies want eager blood
If you say you spent the first 4 years doing an apprenticeship or vocational training at work and then you moved on to a uni degree, usually most would hire you on the spot even if you are older.
It generally boils down to what you did with your time, HR people look at this closely. HR people especially don't like gaps in your career or studies.
Did you go through their IQ and personality testing regime?
Because;
1) You're older and thus a generally have a higher expectation for wages
2) If you took 6 years to grad instead of say 4, you must have been an idiot
3) Gap years are for the aimless and for people with no goals, large companies want eager blood
If you say you spent the first 4 years doing an apprenticeship or vocational training at work and then you moved on to a uni degree, usually most would hire you on the spot even if you are older.
It generally boils down to what you did with your time, HR people look at this closely. HR people especially don't like gaps in your career or studies.
QUOTE(empire23 @ Jan 24 2016, 04:06 PM)
If I had 10 years of sales experience and tried to join my current company, they'd laugh at me and tell me to bugger off because it's irrelevant to what they hire for. But if I had 10 years of sales experience and asked for a sales engineer job, I'd most likely ace it.
Also if you send resumes, don't use word, use PDF, comes out nicer looking due to set look and the anti aliasing that PDF uses makes it easier on the eyes. Also use contextual grammar and vocabulary.
You should give the recruiter every reason to believe your personalized your resume and cover letter combo just for them. I never just send a resume named "Resume.pdf", I always add context by using "Resume XXXCO XXXPOSITION DATE". Fine details make the difference.
Also if you send resumes, don't use word, use PDF, comes out nicer looking due to set look and the anti aliasing that PDF uses makes it easier on the eyes. Also use contextual grammar and vocabulary.
You should give the recruiter every reason to believe your personalized your resume and cover letter combo just for them. I never just send a resume named "Resume.pdf", I always add context by using "Resume XXXCO XXXPOSITION DATE". Fine details make the difference.
QUOTE(empire23 @ Jan 24 2016, 04:21 PM)
I think so. Because when I graduated 5 years ago, to get into a large oil and gas company you generally had to have flat 4, ace their IQ and other tests and have really good credentials. I spent 2.5 years working for a small company servicing the industry and every since then I've worked at the big players.
Trust me you'll learn 10x more things at a small company. I work at my first company for 6 months I learn more than working in my current position for 10 years lol.
Trust me you'll learn 10x more things at a small company. I work at my first company for 6 months I learn more than working in my current position for 10 years lol.
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