I got an offer for advisory. What is the difference between advisory and audit?

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So you interviewed for the role without knowing the role and they gave you the offer for role without knowing you don’t know anything about the role?

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Step 3 is profit.

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About 20k and more hours

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I think audit might have worse hours

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Audit is predictable. And that predictability gives you flexibility to maximize your down time.

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Take the advisory job

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what kind of advisory work are we talking about?

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How does it compare to audit? Are skills transferable.. I want to make sure I’m able to perform

So you got an offer and you don’t know what the job entails?

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