06-02-2005, 08:28 PM
Hi there. I am an ACCA Affiliate, just recently finished ACCA and since I plan to do CA, I have been looking for articles in a decent audit firm. I agree with most of the posts made here, but some are completely wrong.
Bilal your prejudice against ACCAs is completely obvious, though based on my personal experience, I can confirm that audit firms do not prefer ACCAs over CAs, (though they should because we have a far better understanding of accounting as compared to CA inter).
I was rejected in Fergusons, and 22 CA inter were recruited. No ACCA student made it. I gave the test in THK, and the test was based on CA inter syllabus. It even had a 10 mark question on Pakistan Law, which ofcourse ACCA students have no idea about. I applied in Yousaf Adil, and the manager told me, rather bluntly that their firm prefers CA inter guys, and they are yet to hire a single ACCA student. As for FRSH, they havent started recruitments yet.
I also think referances are VERY important. Your case gets stronger if you have referances. I scored above 80% in Matric and 75% in Inter, and I was not even called in Fergusons. Guys from my batch with referances were called up, though their scores were 60% in Matric and Inter. They were later rejected, and they say the reason was their referance wasnt strong enough. I think if I had some sort of referance, they would have atleast called me for an interview.
Bilal your prejudice against ACCAs is completely obvious, though based on my personal experience, I can confirm that audit firms do not prefer ACCAs over CAs, (though they should because we have a far better understanding of accounting as compared to CA inter).
I was rejected in Fergusons, and 22 CA inter were recruited. No ACCA student made it. I gave the test in THK, and the test was based on CA inter syllabus. It even had a 10 mark question on Pakistan Law, which ofcourse ACCA students have no idea about. I applied in Yousaf Adil, and the manager told me, rather bluntly that their firm prefers CA inter guys, and they are yet to hire a single ACCA student. As for FRSH, they havent started recruitments yet.
I also think referances are VERY important. Your case gets stronger if you have referances. I scored above 80% in Matric and 75% in Inter, and I was not even called in Fergusons. Guys from my batch with referances were called up, though their scores were 60% in Matric and Inter. They were later rejected, and they say the reason was their referance wasnt strong enough. I think if I had some sort of referance, they would have atleast called me for an interview.
