#12 Different firms

There are many different firms you can look into working at when at university, or even better when you graduate. I work in an accounting firm while at university, which can be bad in a way because the pay is not great and there is a high turnover rate for Cadets, meaning a lot of people quit.

All accounting firms require or highly recommend employees to go to university. One of the main reasons to go to university is to get a better job really. I work at Deloitte. The way I got there is through having a Cadetship at a Mid Tier firm called Moore Stephens. They merged with Deloitte. That was kind of lucky for me because it is very hard to get into one of the big 4 accounting firms (PWC, EY, Deloitte and KPMG). I have heard some partners have even said they would not be able to get accepted into getting a job in the big 4 right now because the application process is so difficult and competitive.

If your in University and looking at getting a job in an accounting firm but don't get accepted into a big 4 firm, do not be concerned. Big 4 might sound good but really they pay the least because there is a higher demand for your job. Also when I was working at Moore Stephens everything seemed a bit more relaxed but at Deloitte there is so much work to do there is no time to relax.

What I'm trying to say is, it doesn't matter which firm you get a job in, there are always going to be positives and negatives, just try and look towards the positives :).

- Jon Barnitt


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