Trying to break into the Big 4 but it’s been a bit of a struggle due to my audit background (private company) and the overall market.

Any tips on how to secure a position? Willing to step down a level and move to any industry (including public companies).

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Honestly it’s weird because if you wanted to be hired a level down they seem to only hire you directly out of college. It’s like they would prefer you have zero experience to mold you to their system. I would suggest going to a smaller firm like top 50 and then try to break into big four. Those are usually the only experienced hires they take unless you’re coming from one of their clients.

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I heard from a recruiter it’s always slow in summer people are on vacation

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If you are CPA I would think you should be able to find an auditing role. Even without a referral I still think you should be able to secure a new position. Hopefully, someone else will respond.

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That’s what I thought too! It’s harder than I thought

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In the same position just wondering I saw in other firms it seems that it shouldn’t be hard if you have a CPA

I have my CPA

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Are you trying to apply for audit positions? Used referrals be before applying?

Yes to audit positions
No to referrals

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