by James | Apr 4, 2018 | Advisory, Career, PwC
James: Jerry – welcome to the program. Glad to have you here. Let’s get right into it. You started your career with PwC as an intern in the public practice (“WFP”), correct? Jerry: Yep. I interned going into my senior year of college, and then I got a full time...
by Jude | Mar 27, 2018 | Audit, Career, Deloitte, Networking, Tax
Curious about what life is like during a Deloitte summer internship? My name is Jude and as an incoming junior this fall, I had the tremendous opportunity of interning at the downtown Chicago, Deloitte office doing a rotation in Audit and Tax. The program I was in is...
by James | Mar 14, 2018 | Career, Compensation
The pinnacle of the public accounting profession is making it to partner, mainly because of the allure of the Big 4 partner salary; a lavish compensation package designed to make years of grinding for the firm worthwhile. However, for most professionals in public...
by Rob Malta | Feb 17, 2018 | Career
Wondering how to get into investment banking from accounting? The short answer, and you probably saw it coming is Networking Of the people who transfer from audit to Investment Banking, the breakdown of their path likely goes something like this: 10% Audit > IB 15%...
by Rob Malta | Nov 6, 2017 | Advisory, Audit, Career, Interviewing, Resume
Getting a job with a Big Four firm means that you’re doing a lot of different things right. Not getting the job, or simply not getting to the next round, can come down to the result of just one error in your process. Most of the time, these errors aren’t due to...
by James | Aug 19, 2017 | Advisory, Audit, Career, Deloitte, EY, KPMG, PwC, Tax
Meet the “Big 4” As a student or working professional, you will run into Big 4 sooner or later. The Big 4 accounting firms – PwC, EY, Deloitte, and KPMG – have evolved into their own ubiquitous brand. But first thing first, why is the Big 4...