Comments on: How To Get Hired By the Big 4: The Hiring Process (Part 1) http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/recruiting/how-to-get-hired-by-the-big-4-the-hiring-process-part-1/ Your ultimate guide to getting hired by the Big 4 and thriving in it! Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:44:41 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: acctstudent http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/recruiting/how-to-get-hired-by-the-big-4-the-hiring-process-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-68 acctstudent Sat, 14 Aug 2010 18:44:41 +0000 http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/?p=81#comment-68 bakerR, it depends on where you are trying to work after school. as far as i know, all of the big4 do their recruiting on a regional basis. this isn't to say it's impossible to go to UT and work in NY or LA, but you will have to put in extra effort when it comes time for recruiting since all of the recruiters who do interviews will likely be from Houston and Dallas. Let us know where you are planning on working after school and I can tell you some of the target schools in that area. Going to school in the region you want to work will certainly benefit you when it comes time for recruiting. bakerR, it depends on where you are trying to work after school. as far as i know, all of the big4 do their recruiting on a regional basis. this isn’t to say it’s impossible to go to UT and work in NY or LA, but you will have to put in extra effort when it comes time for recruiting since all of the recruiters who do interviews will likely be from Houston and Dallas.

Let us know where you are planning on working after school and I can tell you some of the target schools in that area. Going to school in the region you want to work will certainly benefit you when it comes time for recruiting.

]]> By: bakerR http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/recruiting/how-to-get-hired-by-the-big-4-the-hiring-process-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-67 bakerR Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:00:39 +0000 http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/?p=81#comment-67 you mentioned "target schools". im currently looking to apply to some macc programs and would like to know which schools the big four consider to be their targets. i am currently going into my senior year at an accredited state university that certainly wouldnt be considered a target, but i have done very well so far and am looking into some top programs (UT, illinois etc.) you mentioned “target schools”. im currently looking to apply to some macc programs and would like to know which schools the big four consider to be their targets. i am currently going into my senior year at an accredited state university that certainly wouldnt be considered a target, but i have done very well so far and am looking into some top programs (UT, illinois etc.)

]]> By: Accounting Genius http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/recruiting/how-to-get-hired-by-the-big-4-the-hiring-process-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Accounting Genius Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:47:12 +0000 http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/?p=81#comment-49 @Jumma Khan: Thanks for the comment. Sadly the state of the economy is such that the Big 4 firms have cut back on their offers, even at their "target schools". The people that they want, they usually get right out of college. That being said, all is not lost. You will definitely need to put in a lot more effort to land a job with a Big 4. Try to get your foot in the door by networking with some Big 4 employees. If you've been in the industry for 10 years, this should not be too hard. Use your connections to forward your resume to the recruiting team. This carries a lot more weight. Furthermore, I would look at getting a job with a smaller firm in the mean time. It's a lot easier to get a job when you are employed, than when you are not. I know it doesn't make sense, but that's just how these things are. @Jumma Khan: Thanks for the comment. Sadly the state of the economy is such that the Big 4 firms have cut back on their offers, even at their “target schools”. The people that they want, they usually get right out of college.

That being said, all is not lost. You will definitely need to put in a lot more effort to land a job with a Big 4. Try to get your foot in the door by networking with some Big 4 employees. If you’ve been in the industry for 10 years, this should not be too hard. Use your connections to forward your resume to the recruiting team. This carries a lot more weight. Furthermore, I would look at getting a job with a smaller firm in the mean time. It’s a lot easier to get a job when you are employed, than when you are not. I know it doesn’t make sense, but that’s just how these things are.

]]> By: Jumma Khan http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/recruiting/how-to-get-hired-by-the-big-4-the-hiring-process-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Jumma Khan Sat, 09 Jan 2010 16:15:36 +0000 http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/?p=81#comment-46 I have about 10 years worth of prof. experience and recently passed the exam. I went to an online school to get a MACC degree to sit for the exam. I have been out of work for four months since I passed. I put my cv online at the Big 4 sites but to no avail. What should I do? I have about 10 years worth of prof. experience and recently passed the exam. I went to an online school to get a MACC degree to sit for the exam. I have been out of work for four months since I passed. I put my cv online at the Big 4 sites but to no avail. What should I do?

]]> By: tc2009 http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/recruiting/how-to-get-hired-by-the-big-4-the-hiring-process-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-45 tc2009 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:42:32 +0000 http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/?p=81#comment-45 What if a college doesn't have contacts with Big 4, no “Meet and Greet” events on campus, etc.? What students of that kind of college have to do to get into the Big 4? What if a college doesn’t have contacts with Big 4, no “Meet and Greet” events on campus, etc.? What students of that kind of college have to do to get into the Big 4?

]]> By: big4bound http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/recruiting/how-to-get-hired-by-the-big-4-the-hiring-process-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-29 big4bound Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:42:11 +0000 http://www.narrowingthegaap.com/?p=81#comment-29 If you get time, a good post on interview tips would be highly appreciated If you get time, a good post on interview tips would be highly appreciated

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