I am a big 4 audit senior with my CPA and am strongly considering to start looking for new roles outside of public. Any pieces of advice as to how to begin the process? What industries/opportunities have people exited to that they enjoyed? FP&A, financial reporting, internal audit, etc.

What personalized SPG promos did everyone get? Got an email today, looking for a sense of what’s out there

Which company did you think would be so hard to crack but was very easy ?

I'll go first
Oracle & IBM.

30mins tech round each and then management round. Both were surprisingly simple.
Yoe-7.5
Tech- fullstack

Overhead headphone vs Earphones?

Hello Fishes,

So far I received offers from PwC India, Capgemini and Lexmark for Data Engineering.

More are in pipeline from KPMG GS, TechM, Accenture.

But one peculiar thing is happening. I have appeared for 4 Cognizant interviews but in all I have been rejected. Whereas most of my friends had easily cleared Cognizant. I am switching tech, so I am a bit concerned like whether my knowledge is too shallow😐

Is it sign of an Imposter Syndrome 🥺

Pls help🙏🏾

Yoe - 3.2

What should be the expected CTC for a program manager with 16+ years of exp?

AirPods for valentines.. too much?

🐠 in Maui. I’m planning to visit in about 2-3 weeks. Wanted to see if you think it’s worth postponing given the big storm that just passed by. Or was the impact relatively minor? Hope all is well 🙏

An out of office email i read somewhere.

Hi,

Thanks for your email. I am currently OoO.
For emergencies conatct below
USI -112
US - 911

All other things can be taken care when i am back.

🤝 Pay it Forward:

Drop a piece of advice or wisdom that has seriously helped you in life or your M&A career

Help another user and pay it forward. 👇

How much should a person with a Masters in pharm/tox expect to make?

I have 4 years of IT experience and 2 years of experience in Salesforce. Trying to change company as a salesforce developer. How much package can I ask.

I have to do a mock cold call to a business (restaurant) for Square Give me your best cold calls!

Howdy, how many people do we have in this bowl? Like this!

Has anyone ever done the forage previously insideSHERPA virtual experiences and are they worth it?

Sterile processing technician

Let’s get this group active again. Hope everyone is having an impactful Lent

Welcome to everyone. Shall we start by saying where which MAS school and where we are now?

The more I work in advertising, the more apparent that majority of companies (and my own colleagues) don’t know how to reach consumers like me. It’s absolutely tragic. (Cont’d)

Boomerangs, did you guys come back to a different firm and/or group after your industry detour? How hard was it?

Tax senior with CPA at small firm. Best way to get to Big 4 audit? (LA or OC) Went to non-target so little to no alumni at B4. I don’t mind the switch to a lower title since audit was always my preference and was never a fan of tax (stayed local for family).

Are therapists typically blunt? I just started seeing one and she made me feel uncomfortable. I wasn’t expecting her to be harsh and negative in her assessment of me.

How prevalent it is that folks have anxiety depression at big4 nowadays.

Does your coach see when you get a real time recognition award?

Just over 6 years in B4 financial services tax in PNW area. Mostly doing compliance work pumping out K1s and returns. Just got an industry offer at 155k 15% bonus and 100k equity (4year vesting). Fully remote position with occasional travel. Should I accept? I know it's a long shot but deep down I always had an ambition to pursue PA to see if I can make a partner. Please share your experience.

Halloween is all about dressing up as something you're not, so I dressed up as a happy accountant with an engaging and fulfilling career. What are you all dressed up as?

Anyone know of any short online ethics courses I can take for credits in Illinois?

Is it bad to put in two weeks notice next week knowing my last day will be first week of jan and one of the two weeks is within the firm’s holiday break?

What is it like going from Sr Auditor to Sr Accountant in industry. I have an opportunity to get a pay jump and better hours to finish up CPA. Any advice would be great!

For those that work for Amazon in there accounting and tax department, what has your experience been like and how did you land your job?

If you left public accounting for an industry job, what kind of industry job did you take? What kind of company did you go to? Do you feel like your work is more meaningful/fulfilling?

Any ACCA students register for an exam using the new website? No combo of dates or locations ever works under 'Add Exam'.

Team is already talking about eating hours. My utilization is down cause I was in unassigned for a month in Dec/Jan. What's worse pissing off the partner or having a low utilization? -staff 1

Is the Supervisor role at RSM equivalent to the Senior role or the Manager role at traditional firms?

What are exit opportunities for people in TAS? Is it much more limited than audit exit opportunities?

Recently started with a new company. What do I do with my HSA account from my previous employer? The brokerage used for the HsA is a prohibited entity at the new company, and my personal brokerage doesn’t support HSA accounts.

I'll probably get shit for this. But please explain to me the purpose of letting women off the elevator first. Half of the time it's ridiculously inconvenient.

I feel like I've been listening to Lookin Exotic all day today....such a good jam

When traveling for the week, does EY strongly adhere to the no expensing lunch policy or is more of a keeping the amount per day under a threshold?