Currently a tax intern at a regional firm. Looking to move into a big4 toward next busy season. (I know there is a hiring freeze currently) Am I better off to try to get in as an intern or as a staff 1? Field is Tax. Any advice is welcome! Thank you in advance!!

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As a recruiter - I think that if you apply for intern they are going to encourage you to apply for staff based on your prior work experience.

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Staff. From a career/tenure perspective they may not count the time during which you were an intern (some firms might but why risk it). Also, experience is not as good. Interns are typically paid hourly, so to the extent there is chargeable work, they will give it to a salaried staff that’s not being utilized over an intern (also to help the staff’s utilization). If your group is overstaffed, you might end up doing trainings your whole internship. Obviously comp wise it’s better to intern (getting paid hourly) but it’s worth the investment of starting right off the bat as your earnings will substantially improve as you rise through the ranks

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This. Best way to learn is school of hard knocks. Once you get into B4 you can switch service lines too. Don’t try to do that as intern for full time offer.

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Will you still be in school? If so, go for staff. Our market rarely hires staff that haven’t interned somewhere or outside of campus. If you will have graduated, it’ll be tough.

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Go for staff before you graduate.

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