The Big 4 refers to the largest accounting and professional services firms: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

People that had taken the B4 route out of school, do any of you have regrets in joining the B4? Would you have done anything differently back then?

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If you transferred from a non-Big 4 firm to a Big 4 firm, what as your transfer experience like? What challenges or surprises did you encounter? What did you find to find to be better at each type of firm?

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If you have transferred from a non-Big 4 firm to a Big 4, what was your transfer experience like? What challenges or surprises did you encounter? What did you find to be better at the Big 4 vs. what was better at the non-Big 4?

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Anyone work for NTT Data ? What’s it like there? Worth moving from Big 4?

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I have 4 years of experience in Sales and Use tax(SUT) from big 4. I planning to switch new company. How much CTC i can bargain?

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If I worked in the Big 4 doing tax with 7 years experience, what would my title be if I progressed normally? And what about relative pay for said position in Kansas City? Thanks! Currently at small firm for all of career.

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Tax/audit partners in big 4 and other large midsize firms. What do you say when other people (outside of accounting) ask you what you do? Surely you don’t say “accountant” and deal with their snide judgement. But I would also assume you don’t say “business owner” considering you don’t really own the business and make the judgement calls.

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Has anyone moved from EY to another Big 4? I'm in Consulting. Feeling pretty disillusioned with the culture we're supposed to be famous for having.

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Hi everyone. I’m a privacy engineer at a B4 consulting firm with 1.5 YOE. If anyone is looking to talk or their company is hiring please let me know. Thank you.

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Hello! I live in Toronto and have an offer for SAP Consultant at a Big 4. I also have an offer for an analytics position at a smaller but global company. I am confused at which one to choose. I have already worked in SAP before but didn't like it a lot. Compensation wise SAP offer is better. Which role has more future growth?

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Hello! I live in Toronto and have an offer for SAP Consultant at a Big 4. I also have an offer for an analytics position at a smaller but global company. I am confused at which one to choose. I have already worked in SAP before but didn't like it a lot. Compensation wise SAP offer is better. Which role has more future growth?

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Tax Professionals, what are your long term career paths/goals? Big 4 Senior in Fed Corp Tax- where do I go from here? Should I get a JD and become a tax attorney?

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Can anyone please give me suggestions of company’s (except big 4 accounting) that sponsor or transfer H1B visa for roles related to internal audit or senior accountant or any other roles you believe an experienced accountant would succeed at?
Thank you

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How long does it usually take back to hear from PA firms once you apply for a job and the app not rejected? I’ve applied to a handful of jobs, a mix of referrals and direct applications, and just feel very antsy and want to leave my job within a couple months. I do have B4 experience.

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What positions at a Big 4 don’t require any sort of certification whatsoever or an MBA at maximum. I currently work in Corporate Finance and don’t know if I have translatable skills. I have no interest in CPA/CISA. Thanks

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Got offered a senior manager position at a different big 4 (prefer not to disclose) for 275k and 25k sign on. This is Deal Tax. Is this a good offer. SF Bay Area.

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Hello Folks,

Currently, I work for a big 4 and I have received offer from EY FSRM team as Advanced analyst with package of 11.5 LPA. My total work experience is 3.5 years. Is it fine or should I demand higher roles.

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Just started b4 m&a — first job out of law school for reference — I don’t know what I’m doing at all and imposter syndrome is kicking in very badly. Any helpful resources ppl recommend for starting out?

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Hello Folks,

Currently, I work for a big 4 and I have received offer from EY FSRM team as Advanced analyst with package of 11.5 LPA. My total work experience is 3.5 years. Is it fine or should I demand higher roles.

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Do you guys have any transfer pricing opening for an in house position? I am so fed up with big 4 life lol

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Hello Friends,
Do anyone have any idea regarding IDFC bank. Is indian banks safe in the recession coming. I have same package with Deloitte, however my main priority is WLB, hence trying to avoid the big 4.
Any suggestions are much appreciated.

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Are US tax jobs at risk as more and more especially Big 4 US firms outsource their client tax preparation overseas especially to Indian outfits? There was article in the NY Times that more and more US pubic accounting firms are outsourcing the preparation of their clients US taxes to Indian firms. These US firms save significant payroll costs (and probably don't charge their clients any less on the flip side). More money for the partners to share at the end of the the day. Is this the future?

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I’m curious has anyone switched career from city planning to a consulting firm(big 4) before? A”What’s the path look like? And how big four’s consultants business different from those major city planning consultants (AECOM,Jacobs.etc.,) ? Thank you!

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I’m curious has anyone switched career from city planning to a consulting firm(big 4) before? A”What’s the path look like? And how big four’s consultants business different from those major city planning consultants (AECOM,Jacobs.etc.,) ? Thank you!

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What the best way to get an interview? I know how big 4 like to hold off on your application and reach out to you months after but is writing messages to recruiters best way to get your application get acknowledged?

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Are there associates in the Big 4 that are getting sponsored for H1-B? Is it a possibility and how would one approach this?

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Is anyone trying to transition into becoming a counsellor/clinical psychologist from tech?
I've done finance in undergrad and post grad. In tech consulting now at a big 4 but want to eventually transition into psychology, cos it's where my heart has been always.
Would also appreciate:
1) Any insights from people working in Human capital related consulting (On LinkedIn saw that that's where most Psychology grads are working in the big4?)
2) Any other advise/tips
Thanks for your response

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Heard of some people being laid off at PwC deals group. Anyone has insights into that? E.g. was it due to poor performance or no deal flow/need to cut costs kinda thing? Curious if other B4 will follow soon.. PwC EY KPMG Deloitte

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Genuine qs to partners here. Between B4/ACN, is there any firm in particular where making consulting partner/principal could be easier? I know the cliche answer is NO but looking for opinions/experiences that may say otherwise.

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Does it makes sense to work at Big 4 if you’re 30 and working in industry, making good money. Was thinking if Big 4 can accelerate my career or if i ever make switch to consulting it only should be MBB or tier 2.

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Do you know of any consulting firms that isn't T1, T2, or B4 that's currently hiring for entry level?

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How realistic of a possibility is it to go from B4 accounting advisory to B4 or T2 strategy consulting after 1 year of experience out of undergrad? Would love any insight!

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I am looking for a switch in MBB and Big 4, currently in one of big 4's as senior con in business consulting. Kindly DM me in case you can refer me for openings

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Really curious: Does anyone know what’s the history behind the huge gap between Big 4 jobs in the US and in Europe? While it seems it’s a prestigious job with good pay in the US, over here in Europe their bar for hiring is rather low and the pay is really uncompetitive (not speaking of the strategy arms like EYP or Strategy&)
Edit: I am not comparing US salary to Europe but comparing the two jobs within the county/continent with other alternatives of the candidates + the reputation

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How long should I wait before exit b4? Started in Oct and I don’t like the projects within my practice. Any suggestions on how to get out? Thank you

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Hey fishes. I’m starting interviews for advisory/leadership, human capital roles with a few consulting companies (big 4, kearney, BCG). But I come from industry and boutique consulting.

How do I start to prep? Where can I find the right cases? What tips are there to ace the interviews

I interviewed before with Accenture and McKinsey, but thought I could have prepared the case different.

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Anyone know the current starting salary of an MD in audit in the Bay Area in the B4?

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Anyone know what the salary of an MD in audit in the B4 in the Bay Area currently is?

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Is it common for tech teams in the big 4 to hold out of state meetings before major holidays like labor day? I've only heard this applies to PWC so far....?

Thanks!

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Got a verbal offer from a big 4 a month ago, discussed salary expectations 3 weeks ago, still no offer letter. Firm has to let me know it should be coming soon. Are these normal timelines?

has anyone had any luck leveraging an offer from another Big 4 to have your current firm match/transfer the new offer? specifically switching service lines

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How is WLB at Avanade compared to the Big 4 for those who made that transition?

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What big 4 have the best maturity and paternity leave policies?

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Was thinking about leaving one B4 for another. Should I hold off due to the coming recession/possible layoffs?

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If anyone out there is interested in learning more about FDD / Transaction Advisory Services and/or is looking for a position in this field (especially in Seattle), please reach out! I recently came over to RSM from Big 4 and we are actively hiring and building out this team!

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Does anyone have experience/knowledge regarding whether the different B4 deal analytics teams 1) work remote 2) still travel? Looking to potentially make a switch but have heard different things across the board, including seeing that most of the job postings for senior roles in these groups are tagged to offices and don’t say remote.

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Can someone offer some advice on how to potentially join finance transformation at the Big 4?

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So fed up with my practice and not looking to stick around for typical below-market compensation in October.

Which big 4 firms or MM have the best FDD comp. so far? Excl. A&M (I know their comp., over half our practice has quit to go there lol)

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Hi ME 🐠s! Would like to know a bit regarding Business Analyst roles in MBB, T2 / B4 firms in UAE. I come from a target school in India (say MBB / T2 hires from my college every year) with ~1 YOE in consulting - based in Dubai. Would the stated firms consider me for a BA role (lateral hire as an experienced BA)?

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Planning to do a PRM or FRM qual. How useful is it to move from Big 4 Risk and reg consulting to industry? Finding it hard to get anything other than non-PM roles

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Do people know if the big 4 are all wfh and onboarding that way as well? Or have they started setting return to office dates?

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Hi, I need a referral for an internship
in Financial Advisory Team
Valuation, M&A, FDD, or Financial
Consulting - at
Big 4 in Germany,
can anyone help me?
I did my bachelor's degree at the
University of Mannheim.
I would appreciate any kind of
support and advice.
I'm not above reaching out to alumni
directly via Linkedln, but l'd prefer to
bug as few as possible. So if you
want to help, guide, or mentor,
please pm me.
PwC Deloitte KPMG EY

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Tips for a US citizen preparing for their SN1 interview with a Big 4 accounting firm in London for a Senior Consultant position? Thank you!

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Which Big 4 is best by work wise.

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PMDs: what’s year 1 ACN MD TC? How would an ACN MD comp trajectory compare with a B4 Partner trajectory 5 yrs down the road? What are the pros and cons of both?

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Better Opportunity: Big 4 marketing or brand management? Long term outlook, pay etc

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Big 4 partners, can you provide any insights into the Partner v MD decision when you were up? Were you given the option? Can you share the pros v cons, especially from salary and pension standpoint.

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Anyone able to refer for a good company as for internal audit or risk advisory? Looking for Richmond, VA area or fully remote. Target base is $125k and above. I have my CPA and 6-7 years of experience (1.5 at big 4, 3 in mgmt consulting, 1.5 corporate)

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Anyone from docusign knows the laptop models that employees get? I’ve heard Lenovo and MacBook - specifically are they Lenovo thinkpad x1 carbon, MacBook Pro 2021? 😬

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What bothers you more? People misusing "i.e." and "e.g." OR people responding "k..." to a super long email?

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Hi all! I’m thinking about moving to the Netherlands in a consulting role, currently based in London.

Any advice on whether this move is possible given I’m not currently speaking Dutch? (But super open to learning!)

Thanks for your help!

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Welcome to Fishbowl’s latest place for shenanigans. For anyone like me really missing the festival scene, any virtual shows or sets to share?

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Received offers from PNC and UBS. Same position. Same benefits. Purely seeking opinions on the companies. Previous experience at EJ. Left to get away from outside sales nature and isolation.

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I am looking for a Functional consultant role in blockchain and metaverse. Please let me know if you can refer me to your organisation.thanks

I am curious how Onesource Income tax stacks up against it's competition.

First-year tax staff that started end of Q3, and just had my first year-end performance evaluation meeting. Still a blank slate in terms of tax experience, but I honestly do have a slight interest in international tax. Brought it up and I was given some names to find some work opportunities in that area. Besides SALT, any other specialized areas I should try to get some experience in? Also open to any tips and tricks to help tailor my workflow and experiences for the months to come.

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It’s hard to trust the partners/leadership when they want us to return to office as being better when we increase offshoring? Also, the pressure on billable hours when all that really matters is how much our fixed labor costs vs. how much we can bill (which is usually fixed fee or at least a range) and the fixed labor costs of offshoring is significantly cheaper so the hours don’t matter. Am I mistaken by this viewpoint?

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I’ve been reading a lot of FIRE books lately and want somewhere to discuss. What are the biggest takeaways from your FIRE journey/ research?

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Any referer from Accenture?

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When asked,do you disclose your current rate in an interview? Are you required to provide evidence? What is the norm? Thanks!!!

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Who knows about Goosehead insurances work culture. 5 min into sourcing I’m seeing some discouraging statistics about who they move up faster vs who they don’t. I have a interview this week and I don’t know if I should even continue forward. My main goal is growth and if it’s going to be an unfair environment then that’s a no go.

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Hi - I have an interview with Johnson & Johnson for a Leader role. There seems to be multiple interviews with multiple people in the organization. Hoping to get some insight on this process from those who have been through it as it sounds like a great opportunity. What do they look for? How can I ace the interview?

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I can manage my classroom better if I don’t respond to emails outside of office hours. This gives my mind a break and by consequence refreshes me for the next day. It also sets a boundary.

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Happy Sunday everyone! Another weekend here at the Cape. Still can't get enough on the Tank Louis. Now post what watch is making your happy this weekend! 😊

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How much information about the kinds of work you’re doing do you include on your LinkedIn?

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Which firm has the best deals practice?

Sunday scaries aren’t so bad today

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