What are some of the best opportunities outside of Public Accounting coming from tax?

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I know this may not answer your question, but just might want to reconsider including your full name when asking about exit opps 😬 fb community is bigger than you think.

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Yeah you should remove your name re discussing exit opportunities

If you don't want to take the partner route which direction should you focus your experience to set you up for a more rewarding career?

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Appreciate the concern but not my actual name, anyone have any good suggestions regarding tax positions outside of public accounting?

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Similar to Jimmy’s question could someone please post some success stories moving from tax in public accounting to something else and how they got there?

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I just put my two weeks notice. I am a second year tax senior and going for a senior tax analyst position at the client side.

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Okay, cliched question.
How do I break into Product Management roles when I work as an associate with ZS (4 months experience)

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