Should I start with a smaller company with great pay and use the work life balance to get my CPA? Or just go into big 4 without my CPA and try to get it in around the crazy work schedule? Both will pay for the CPA exam so that’s not a factor.

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People who went into big 4 and felt they suffered will tell you to go to the small company.

I went in to Industry after a very short stint. It’s can be extremely slow. You more then likely double your career growth and earning potential in 1/3 of the time in PA

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Best to do a few years in Big 4 but it will be long hours so depends on your view towards that.

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Big 4. Just grind it out and find a way to get it done.

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Assuming you’re right out of college, go big 4. Study like hell before you start and try to knock out as much of the CPA as you can before starting.

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Also go big 4. By the end of my stint I was more than ready to leave but the experience/resume booster is worth a lot. Went from 57k-125k salary in 6 years. Have old classmates who didn’t do Big 4 cause wanted more WLB, but are stuck at boring jobs at the 85k-90k range & struggling to find exit opportunities whereas when I jumped I got 4 offers in 3 weeks.

B4 without a doubt

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