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Hello,
I am looking to pivot from the beauty industry to the tech industry. A hiring manager from LinkedIn reached out to me about a position LinkedIn. I reached the case study stage and haven’t heard back. Not sure what to do next. It’s been difficult tying to make this move. I am open to any advice or mentorship’s.
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Didn't know I was getting into audit at all. I was told 'technology risk' throughout the entire hiring process. Didn't have any family or friends who could tell me what I was getting into. :(
Was a marketing major, and realized couldn't do much with it (and definitely wasn't interested in joining sales). Chose accounting because of the versatility (there's jobs with lots of travel, mixed travel, going to the same desk every day, etc.). Then chose auditing because of the accounting jobs offered coming out of school, it seemed the most interesting. Getting to see the inside of the different companies and industries without actually having to work there.
It's been exhausting, but overall I'm glad I did. I've learned a ton, and have grown so much professionally. I remember when I used to be scared of networking events, running meetings, emailing clients, calling clients, talking to managers and partners, etc. Now I don't even bat an eye. Meanwhile my friends are making me call to order take out food because they're nervous about talking, and my marketing major friends are posting cringe sales posts on linkedin.
Sure the hours suck, and I have friends in engineering that make more than me. But it could've been a lot worse. And there's not a lot of people my age that make this kind of money (even if the pay is mediocre). Obviously this varies in office, but everyone I know at a B4 that lives with their parents is doing so because they choose to, not because they can't financially afford to (which is something a lot people my age can't say).
Good honest post
My interview answer as a college sophomore “I am interested in the high level view of the company and it’s financials and how that all works” 🙄
I didn’t know what I wanted to be (still don’t). Family said accounting until I find something I like better and here I am.
I thought I wanted to become a pharmacist in high school/college until I worked in a McPharmacy for a few years and saw how much daily crap and debt I would have to take on. So I knew I wanted to switch to business - I googled "business degrees that make the most money" and found accounting and finance were consistently near the top. My small university didn't have a finance major so I went accounting. After graduating undergrad, a friend helped me get an industry internship and it happened to be in IT Audit and I did this while going to graduate school and take my CPA. I then decided I wanted to go big 4 and made the jump to EY because they were the internship company's external auditor. Now I'm here.
I believe it was a sharp blow to the head.
I was a finance major. My roommate told me this company EY was coming to campus for a sophomore leadership program. He told me to go check it out. I got the summer program and at the end got an internship. Figured I’d take a bird in hand, switch my major, and work there for 2 years for my CPA and then find another “business” job. 12 years later here I am.
I'm sorry...we can't all get good roommates in college.
My friend said tax sucked
ACA and to pivot into IBD eventually. Best I can get with 0 internships nor finance background. Definitely NOT for the pay.
Sorry. ACA is a UK-equivalent of CPA/ACCA. IBD would be investment banking division so advisory in an investment bank doing M&A or Capital Markets.
I wasn’t good at tax
Money. Job security.