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Don’t listen to people who have not experienced Forvis first hand. BKD and DHG had been in an alliance together so the cultures were already similar. If you talk to anyone I think they will tell you the merger has been great. I see a lot of growth happening and there is support coming from all over the firm.
To be specific - flexibility policies have remained the same, audit approaches were already similar and I think the BKD side was going to change software anyway but that is not happening for awhile. Not much has changed from what I can see.
The only reason I see is maybe too high of a salary expectation. As much as I would love to pay you 300K so I can survive this season, BDO doesn't like to pay above market.
Well... I tried 😞
Good luck OP.
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You’re out of your mind if you want to join a firm right at the beginning of a mega merger.
Is the office a former BKD or DHG office? BKD was an old school sweatshop type of firm, expect that same culture for the foreseeable future if the office was a BKD office.
I heard from inside intel that BKD is pretty much running the show with the merger. Will ruin DHG soon. You've been warned
I worked for a newly merged firm and it was an absolute hell.
BDO2, I think the issue for me was the recruiter. I asked and asked for an M&A tax position (I’m a JD/LLM). Best she could come up with was some kind of employment tax position. You guys had M&A tax positions available on the jobs board but she just didn’t want to get me in front of them. It was a really odd experience.
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You don’t wanna go to a newly merged company. Dm for BDO referral.
I think BDO 1 was in line with my reply below.
Mergers suck no matter who says what. Yes. It's and office by office thing... even if they suck everywhere.
DM me for referral.
Never heard of them
Google is amazing
Don't do it. Mergers suck insanely... speaking from experience. :[
People are not on the same page.. processes are different and getting change implemented (IT, rates, staff training, leadership, admin...)... wow... expectations and communication are not aligned... and the increase in pay will soon even out.
If you really want to jump ship... let me tell you about the wonderful life at BDO.
Let me tell you about the tremendous growth we've had, the opportunities you have here from all the new acquisitions we've had.. what a wonderful process and so much growth!!!
I am 💯 sure we can give you the pay you want (just name it), the flexibility you are looking for, and more balance than at PWC. This is not desperation and being understaffed, is just my love for the firm and looking to share this great blessing. 👍
Please dm me for a referral and more inside tips and tricks on how to grow your career!
As mentioned above, a recruiter at your firm decided to not move forward after having an initial conversation with me, where she kept on saying how impressed the team was looking at my resume 😂
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What level and salary did you get?
Solid comp. Kudos