What are the best tips to leveraging into big 4 audit from an operations background with about 2 years of ops experience?

Double major in accounting and finance with a skillset that can succeed in the field. Just need to find a way to obtain the opportunity because cold applying on the company websites isn’t cutting it.

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You'll almost certainly need a referral from someone to break into big 4. Networking here and on LinkedIn is invaluable. Also, there's a job referrals bowl that you could ask in too. Best of luck!

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Would like to add that I am located in the NYC/NJ area

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if you are cpa eligible they will hire you within 2 interviews. they are desperate for heads.

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Yes. I have my 150 credits and am cpa eligible. I have taken the FAR exam a little over a year ago but did not pass and put the exam on hold when I started working since I wasn’t in public. But now I am highly motivated to get into public and kore specifically a big 4 firm if the opportunity presents itself

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