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Hi all,
Do firms match offers from other Big 4s for campus hires? I’ve received a campus offer from both KPMG and EY. I’m more interested in the EY offer, but they are paying 3k less than KPMG.
Would it be a bad move to let them know about the other offer and try negotiating? I feel it wont make a difference in the long run, but at the same time I don’t want to leave any money on the table if possible.
Thanks!
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Yes, I was part of EY’s August 2025 reduction in force and joined a small firm of around 25-employees including myself. Every smaller firm varies, but my firm specializes in audits, has no busy seasons, I only have to be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays, and I only have to work 40 hours a week (still have to make it up in the event of travel or such though unlike most other employers) despite a few deadlines. It’s definitely an upgrade from EY in most respects or is at least EY on a smaller, more manageable scale like going from a BMW X5 to a MINI Cooper Countryman. Just don’t be surprised if you find yourself being one of the many people who want to get out of public accounting altogether sooner or later and want to go into industry/corporate, government, forensic, or some other form of Accounting and Finance.
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You’re going to be just as hard-worked at a smaller firm as you are at one of the big 4 as they generally under hire people. I’ve found that the sweet spot is a middle sized firm if you can find a job there
Yes, and it didn’t end well. You take for granted the resources you have in Big Four until you leave for an independent with no resources. Hours were terrible, clients were terrible, partners were terrible, it was a shit show through and through until I boomeranged back to EY
I think it depends what you are looking for in your next role and what your long term goals are