What's Inside:
Former staff and Big 4 insiders teach you:
- The one thing that is far much important than grades and professional experience
- How to master the Big 4 'meet and greet'
- What is happening in the accounting earth right now (IFRS, Fair Value Accounting, FIN 48, FAS 157/159, etc.) and how to use it to your advantage
- The single, better question you can ask in an interview
- How to get your foot in the door of the Big 4 Firms
- How to stand out at the career fair
- The interview questions you wish be asked and the answers to give
- How to nail the interview
- The private secret traps used by the Big 4 to weed out candidates
- The one thing Ne er to say to the Big 4
Landing a job is the ultimate final exam.... and we have the answer key.
So, you want to get a job in the fantastic earth of accounting. Nice for you. The field of accounting is one of the safest, strongest and most well-paid. In good times and bad, the earth always inevitably great accountants.
Get Your Foot in the Door
In my experience, sometimes the challenge can be simply acquiring your foot in the door. You cognize that you can interview well if you can simply get in front of the right folk who do the decisions. Well in chapter three, the author discusses all the some techniques for acquiring your foot in the door for an interview. Specific areas that he details is:
- Campus Job Fair & What To Do
- Specific Online Job Boards to Target
- How to Request an Office Visit
The Doughnut Scandal
Chapter 4 is decidedly the most perceptive chapter in the book. I won't go into detail as I don't want to steal the book's thunder but he makes a actually good job of describing to you what you need to do step by step in:
- During the interview
- Pre-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 wish want to cognize these before going into an interview. This chapter is worth the cost of the book and wish greatly increase your chances of acquiring hired in the Big 4.