E-book Category: E-Marketing, Jobs
E-book Title: Big 4 Guru's Book of Secrets
Book Description: What's Inside:
Former staff and Big 4 insiders teach you: - How to get your foot in the door of the Big 4 Firms
- The secret traps used by the Big 4 to weed out candidates
- The interview questions you will be asked and the answers to give
- The one thing NEVER to say to the Big 4
- The single, best question you can ask in an interview
- The one thing that is far more important than grades and professional experience
- What is happening in the accounting world right now (IFRS, Fair Value Accounting, FIN 48, FAS 157/159, etc.) and how to use it to your advantage
- How to master the Big 4 'meet and greet'
- How to stand out at the career fair
- How to nail the interview
- AND MUCH MORE!
Landing a job is the ultimate final exam.... and we have the answer key.
So, you want to get a job in the wonderful world of accounting. Good for you. The field of accounting is one of the safest, strongest and most well-paid. In good times and bad, the world always needs great accountants.
The Big 4 public accounting firms are the best in the industry and a launching pad for an amazing career:
The Bad News: Competition for these positions is extremely fierce. With thousands of applicants submitting resumes, yours could easily get lost in the shuffle. Also, as a result of the recession, the Big 4 are reducing the number of open positions in 2009.
Even if you are lucky enough to get an interview, you will be in store for the most difficult hiring process in the industry. You will face tricks and traps designed to weed out the majority of candidates.
There is a reason for this: Working for the Big 4 is an amazing way for college grads to launch their career and professionals to re-launch their career on the fast track. The experience is that valuable. Don't believe us? Go to Monster or Cragslist and look at the qualifications for any upper level positions. Most likely you'll see "Big 4 public accounting experience required."
Because of this, the Big 4 are the top job choices for almost everyone. So what makes one person get hired over another? GPA? SATs? Extra-curriculars? While these count, they are not the answer. Sometimes the guy with the 4.0 gets passed over by the guy with a 3.0. Why is this? The answer is knowledge.
The Good News: Wouldn't it be nice if you knew an insider at the Big 4, someone to coach you through the process and reveal all the secrets? What if you could say to them:
"Tell me everything I need to know to get hired with the Big 4. Tell me what I will face, how to prepare, what to look out for and what to say! Teach me the secret to getting hired with the Big 4!"
Think about how much easier it would be and how much more confidence you would have!
Here's the good news: we have done that for you! We have been in your shoes - wondering how we would ever stand out from the crowd, get an interview and get hired. We went to the campus career fairs, meet-and-greets, office visits and interviews. We stood out and joined the ranks of Big 4! Now we want to return the favor and make things easier for you!
Our book reveals all the secrets to getting hired by the Big 4. We have captured everything you need to know to get noticed and get hired by the Big 4 - from the resume to the acceptance letter and everything in between. We will take you behind the scenes of the Big 4 and put you on the fast track to getting hired! We'll share the horror stories of those who weren't so lucky and show you how you can avoid their mistakes.
Why is getting hired with the Big 4 so difficult?
Big 4 recruiters are constantly assaulted with resumes. They are trained to weed out potential candidates with a number of tricks and filters. Without properly understanding these, there is a very good chance that your resume will go right in the shredder.
If you are serious about your career and want to land a job with the Big 4, you need an edge. You need to understand when and how you are being judged and the exact things that you can do and say to fly through the hiring process and avoid the pitfalls!
What you will receive and why it will work?
We have taken our knowledge and boiled it down to a sure-fire process that will take you from getting your foot in the door to signing your acceptance letter.
We will walk you through the process and expose all the secret tricks that the Big 4 will use against you. We will give you summaries and talking points to nail the difficult interview questions you will face. We will give you a crash course on what is happening right now in the accounting world so you will be ready to answer all the difficult interview questions.
If you commit yourself to this process and master the techniques in the eBook, you will be on the fast track to getting hired.
Don't leave your future to chance!
You wouldn't take a test without studying, so why not prepare for the job of your dreams. It will be like walking into an exam with the answer key in your pocket!
Editorial Review
One feature that I thought was insightful is that the author displays Big 4 Guru Tips throughout the book in different sections. A few of them are just good reminders but a few others are worth their weight in gold and I found them interesting. The Big 4 Guru Tips sections are designed to bring what you are reading down to a practical level. By just implementing one of these insights you can dramatically improve your chances of nailing down a position in the Big 4.
Get Your Foot in the Door
In my experience, sometimes the challenge can be just getting your foot in the door. You know that you can interview well if you can just get in front of the right people who make the decisions. Well in chapter three, the author discusses all the different techniques for getting your foot in the door for an interview. Specific areas that he details is: - Specific Online Job Boards to Target
- Campus Job Fair & What To Do
- How to Request an Office Visit
The Donut Scandal
Chapter 4 is definitely the most insightful chapter in the book. I won't go into detail as I don't want to steal the book's thunder but he does a really nice job of describing to you what you need to do step by step in: - Pre-interview
- During the interview
- Post Interview
These tips are solid for any type of interview but there are a few tips that are specific to the Big 4 and you will want to know these before going into an interview. This chapter is worth the price of the book and will greatly increase your chances of getting hired in the Big 4.
Should I Buy The Book?
The Big 4 Guru Book of Secret is a great book and I have trouble finding any major faults in it...the author does a nice job of diving right into the topic and getting right to the point. Every page is filled with useful knowledge and he does not just fill pages of useless information.
If you are a new graduate and want to start in the Big 4, than I would say that this book is a must. However, I also believe it can help those who have had a career but desire to get into the Big 4 as well. Overall, I think it is money well worth spent More... | 
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