Posted: 21 Jul 2011 at 03:02 | IP Logged
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These are pretty interesting posts everyone has been making.
Responding to Shades395 and db729 congrats on all your success you have had and everyone else for that matter as well! Well, I think everything you have said seems about right what others have told me in the past with regards to getting into the Big 4 and/or landing any of the other positions you have listed. I still believe however, that the people who do get into these positions are either A) come from good business schools (shades mentioned your college came from top 20 business program with a good career center network) I believe that if you include the factor of ambition, them being helpful advisors and a lot of recruitments happening on campus, your chances of landing a good job are fair. Also 2) Have a good GPA. I doubt they'd take people with less than a 3.2. Of course let me know if I am wrong. Here is a question I would like to ask both you as well in particular db729. On an earlier post you mentioned perseverance and if someone wants it he/she can get it no matter the challenge. But oright we know the job market is tough as it is, what happens to all these hungry people who don't have that great GPA's, who didn't come from good business schools and are on the most part beaten out by these talented individuals? What if he/she didn't get into the Big 4, the mid sized firms you mentioned, fidelity, bank of america, etc? It hasn't happened to me if you may ask because I haven't applied, but I am curious to know if you might know any answer or input on the issue.
Which gets me to..azurik12x. This is more of a general finding I've found overall throughout the responses, but I seem to find that everyone has had pretty solid experiences. My personal experience and I can also relate to some people I know haven't been that bad, but it's not great either. That's where the questions and cursiosity comes in handy. Not everyone is going to be landing the good positions, but the question also is. Is it really the perseverance that db729 was talking about? Because of course if you have a good GPA 3.2+, come from a great school, and you have the network, you're bound to make it through, but what happens to the rest below? And then the question also boils down to what azurik12 was mentioning, but I add a feature relating to what if the person doesn't get into an MAcc from a top 10 school or what happens if the person just gets a certificate, pursues a CPA for the future at the risk however, of failing the exam?
Anyone who has insight on this can talk about it. Thanks for everyone's responses so far. They have been helpful
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