Internal Auditors- what’s your quick one liner (for weddings, parties) when ppl ask you what you do? I used to say “I work in accounting” but that doesn’t really apply anymore and usually makes them want to talk about taxes. If I know the person works in business I’ll say “I’m in internal audit” and they get it. If not you could just say “I work at X Company” but unless it’s a Fortune 100 people probably won’t recognize it right away. And forget saying “I’m an auditor” because ppl think IRS..

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“I work in IT compliance”. I’ve tried explaining what I do to my wife and she still doesn’t get it.

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Risk Advisory - it's what they call it at Big 4.

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“I tell people how to do their job better and also tell them what they are doing wrong” lol

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Good response but this sounds more like how you explain what we do. What do you say before that (ie. “I’m a teacher”, “I work in sales”) kind of response?

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How about "I am a corporate auditor" or I am a corporate internal auditor"

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Simple enough. How do people respond to that?

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