What was the ONE thing that helped you the most in making your transition from accounting to another career? Was it a particular skill you unexpectedly leveraged, a connection you made, a course you took, or just plain grit? I'm looking for real, actionable advice to get me out of this cubicle! All I know is I'm done with spreadsheets and number crunching. My only other real interest is in hospitality, but I'm not sure how hard a pivot that is.. have others here made a drastic shift like that?

Can someone help on how to get a burner?

What do you do when you have a student completely freeze and bomb a test? I had a student in class today answer only 2 questions on a test and missed both of those. She was in tears and couldn't finish the test. What do you do in these situations?

CNN HL: DOW back in bull market, should it be?
The talking head says industries will crumble and its doom day!!!
Your take?

What was the maximum RRP that we could expect from Optum for an expectational performance?

Is there a planner in New York u admire?

How soon after starting a new job is it OK to take a vacation? Is it seen as bad etiquette to start a job and, a week in, book a vacation a month in advance? I’d be taking three to five days off.

Looking for remote entry level business analyst positions! If you or anyone you know is hiring, please let me know.

Looking for advice in context of being a EY SM that will be part of NewCo if it goes through. Would I be better off shooting for MD this year vs waiting 2-3 years for Partner?

Could someone please refer me at JPMC for Java developer with 3.1 YOE, if you can. LWD Oct 26

Hi Fishes,

What is criteria for IJP after joining BNP...
I have joined in may 2022, but not liking the work i am doing, its basically different than my expertise, by when i will be able to apply for IJP?

What does the recruitment process look like for PhD candidates for the Big 4 and tier 2 firms? I know MBB recruits PhDs, but am unclear about the rest.

Has anyone used an online accountant/back end company to manaage all of your invoices, billing, taxes, etc?

I’m debating using Collective or Bench but would love real reviews.

hearing there was massive layoffs at concentric today. in the dozens. can someone confirm or refute?

@PWC is worst company for freshers. They are force innocents to resign by themselves and threating then to not to mail anyone and not share this context to anyone worst company, if layoff means ok removing and threatening to not to disclose to anyone means the have lost every single moral. Don't fall trap in the brand name @PWC.

Curious- how would a country ever figure out you remote worked from there (only for a few weeks)?

Time to party, bring in the booze, because we already got the peanuts.

CSM or PSM 1?

Anyone make a cross country move as part of a job switch during covid? Wondering if the company expects you to be moved/have a date planned in mind if you aren't already living in the area

Are people looking to leave when for their LinkedIn title - job title, no company listed in the header or am I over analyzing lol

Literally all of my LinkedIn connections are recruiters lmao

Anyone gone from PA to CBRE ? Do you like it ?

How hard is it to get into an investment bank for risk? Doing market risk related work (FRM)? And what kind of salary would you be looking at from entry to associate (senior) level ?

Looking through big 4 transparency salaries… does Baker Tilly just have awful pay for tax or is it just too small of a sample? Why do they pay 10-25% lower than all other firms?

Can anybody speak to how much they pay tax managers MCOL?

Do you write cover letters? I usually write them but it feels like a waste of time.

How much would the expected salary be for a Senior 3 in NY TAS be at EY?

Looking for an accounting job in industry (remote). Any recommendations for someone with a tax background?

What is the courtesy of withdrawing an offer you already accepted?

I am financially secure (husband now has a high earning job) and looking at what options for "moon shots" at chances of real wealth generation with my years in Big 4 (10+). Month to month cash flow isn't a concern anymore so i can focus on opportunities for bigger pay days. Ideas from the hive mind?

Anyone make the switch out to IT type work? Just not enjoying the BS in accounting and want something more chill.

BDO recruiter reached out for an audit senior position in the DC area. Recommended or not? And why? Insights appreciated!!

take job with long commute or stay at b4?

Has anyone heard of Lurie LLP I’m seriously interested in their private client service/wealth advisors

I have an offer for a senior technical accountant role in HCOL. The base is about 103K. But I'm required to work on-site basically every week day. Due to this, how much more % wise do you think I can reasonably try to negotiate for? Thanks!

What are the most boring jobs out there?

If anyone is looking for opportunities in NYC - I have an amazing and honest recruiter whom I can connect you with. DM me.

Can anyone from EY provide some insight into their experience leaving the firm? I put in my two weeks and have a meeting with HR. Just trying to figure out what to expect.

Should you discuss salary range with an internal company recruiter prior to setting up an interview? With external recruiters it’s pretty easy to talk about the expected range. I am trying to avoid wasting all of our time if i get to the last interview and they are expecting a salary that is too low for me.