I work at BDO but I have talked with some people who are leaving their firm to go B4 for the name. Is the name BDO big enough to be able to snag me one of the jobs we hear about that B4 people get? Or is moving to B4 something I should consider?

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Can always make the jump if you want to take more abuse, but would recommend also looking at industry jobs you should have close to equal opportunities.

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It really depends on the job you want to go to. There is still some people that effectively require you to have big4 experience. Part of the reason I went to EY from BDO three years ago. I was the runner up for a job to someone in big4. Not every industry job is like that though so YMMV

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I second this but I came from a smaller firm so that could've been it to. I did get some interviews where I still got the offer but noticed everyone I interviewed with came out of big 4. So it's definitely top heavy and can't hurt but if you can secure your dream job without it, no need to subject yourself.

I just snagged a corporate job after working at GT, so it's possible just a little harder

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It really depends on who else is applying for the job you want, but everything else being equal, they are going to choose B4, more than likely.

What's BDO?

^ Yepp. Somewhere between 5-7 depending on the metric.

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