Does big 4 hire a lot of candidates from mid market firms (RSM, BDO, GT)?

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As long as the candidate has a pulse, yes

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Mouth breathing certainly accepted

When we’re in need of experienced hires, yes, mid tier firms (and other big4) are certainly the most directly qualified. For a lot of service lines (like audit), anywhere else (like industry) it’s almost impossible to get experienced hires (even someone with 10 years of accounting experience would have to start over as a staff, which often isn’t a desirable path).

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Certainly

Yes, Big 4 pipeline isn't as big anymore.

Yes, we’re getting desperate

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