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DrunkPanda
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Posted: 30 May 2012 at 03:21 | IP Logged  

I started my career at a fortune 500 company, but I want to try to move to a big 4 firm in a year or two (didn't get any interviews for big 4 coming out of college, even though I had 3.9 gpa, dunno why). So I was wondering how hard is it to make this move?

Do I need to have connections with people in the big 4 to even get a shot? What should I do to give myself the best chance of getting an interview with them?



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I would definitely make that move as quickly as possible
because having too much experience can be a disadvantage if
you are applying for an entry-level position. However,
there are often instances when experienced industry
professionals get managerial positions at Big 4.

Connections at Big 4 help a lot. So does passing the CPA
exam. Good luck!

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How to move from industry to Big 4:

Find a cosmic wormhole. Literally, it's that hard.
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^true dat. Or build a time machine and put yourself in a better situation
after graduating.
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