05-24-2011, 10:38 PM
@ fahad
if you join one of the big4 firms, you will have to stick for the entire contract period which is 3 - 3.5 yrs. if you leave before that, you will not get an experience letter to prove that you have worked for the firm for such time.
the good thing about joining the industry straight away is that you can progress and change your employers as and when you get better opportunities.. you will see from job listings that they merely ask for experience.
just compare yourself to an MBA finance. the important thing is to get started. then after 1 year, you can apply for postions that require 1 yr experience and so on..
this is a myth that joining firm is the only option to be successful. no one can substantiate how much you can progress with or without firm experience. most of the successful people around the world have never been to an audit firm. BP's (british petroleum) former group treasurer (now the CEO) never went to a firm. infact he has a degree in geology and we all know treasury has to do it all with finance. this is one of many many examples..THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOUR OWN ABILITY.
i know quite a few who have completed their training from big4 but are technically just about okay and simply cannot communicate. do you expect them to reach the top of the corporate ladder if they cannot communicate in a board meeting or perform in an interview?? your own interpersonal and analytical skills matter a lot and these are not something you get with working in a firm. Some of it is your in-born talent while you have to work on the rest of it.
So take an informed decision.
Rgds,
Arsenal Gooner
if you join one of the big4 firms, you will have to stick for the entire contract period which is 3 - 3.5 yrs. if you leave before that, you will not get an experience letter to prove that you have worked for the firm for such time.
the good thing about joining the industry straight away is that you can progress and change your employers as and when you get better opportunities.. you will see from job listings that they merely ask for experience.
just compare yourself to an MBA finance. the important thing is to get started. then after 1 year, you can apply for postions that require 1 yr experience and so on..
this is a myth that joining firm is the only option to be successful. no one can substantiate how much you can progress with or without firm experience. most of the successful people around the world have never been to an audit firm. BP's (british petroleum) former group treasurer (now the CEO) never went to a firm. infact he has a degree in geology and we all know treasury has to do it all with finance. this is one of many many examples..THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS YOUR OWN ABILITY.
i know quite a few who have completed their training from big4 but are technically just about okay and simply cannot communicate. do you expect them to reach the top of the corporate ladder if they cannot communicate in a board meeting or perform in an interview?? your own interpersonal and analytical skills matter a lot and these are not something you get with working in a firm. Some of it is your in-born talent while you have to work on the rest of it.
So take an informed decision.
Rgds,
Arsenal Gooner
