I got rejected for an interview from Big 4 NY Audit, even had referrals from Manager + level people. 3 years w/ audit senior at mid size firm, 2 years fed tax at big 4, and 1.5 years Internal Audit healthcare. Currently self employed for a year to work on investing. Do I literally need a partner level referral to get back into Audit? I thought there was an accountant shortage.

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How do you know the reason they didn't give you an interview? What level are you applying for

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100% agree with E1, seniors at MM firms are much stronger than seniors from B4

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I doubt that was the reason...

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Referral from a manager instead of a partner is 600% not the reason why you didn’t get an interview

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Dm me if you want to come to bdo

Dm me if you want to come to CohnReznick

Weird. Maybe the position was filled.

Are you a CPA?

Can’t speak for all firms but CPAs are way more desirable at the exp hire senior level. If you weren’t a surefire candidate the lack of credential prob hurt

Your resume probably reads weird. What do you have at the top as your current role? It seems like it might look like you jumped around a bunch (and maybe can’t hold a job for too long) and have now been unemployed for a year

That could be it, self employed is at the top but I can’t leave it blank with a gap year.

That’s really weird. Try gt, rsm, or bdo.?

Hiring is slowing down a lot right now. Many places are starting to do hiring freezes. It’s probably that they just are trying to cut back.

How did you know you were rejected? Or were you just ignored by talent acquisition?

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Dm me for referral to UHY. We have a nyc and Long Island office.

Dm me for Crowe we need people

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