Hi All - I’ve been working in industry for a bit and the work is not what I had hoped. I really enjoyed my work in public but just couldn’t do the hours due to health issues. Any advice on best ways to make connections for an internal audit position? I’ve had a couple rounds of interviews at 2 places and had great feedback but they ended up hiring seniors instead of staff.

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It’s a tough time to be looking for staff positions as a lot of companies have just finished campus hires. In addition, the Big4 have done layoffs and EY is still doing rolling layoffs through September. The market is saturated at the moment.

Doesn’t mean it’s hopeless, just that it’s more competitive at the moment. If you haven’t already, make sure your LinkedIn is set to “open for work” (you can set it so only recruiters can see that). Try utilizing your network to see if someone you know works for a company you want to apply to.

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If you’re looking for interesting work, internal audit may not be what you’re looking for

I’ve heard good things from friends and past coworkers. can you share more?

Can you do a reduced schedule in public accounting, make it right senior and then find another role?

Well you’re taking a pay it for a reduced schedule so if anyone thinks poorly on you for that - that is ridiculous!!

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