How do you tailor your resume to appeal to smaller, family-owned businesses? Working in Big 4 is actually making me un-hirable for the small, local companies I actually want to work for. They think I’m going to be too expensive or too arrogant to do their payroll, even though I’ve told them I’m looking for a slower pace.

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