First job advice needed (Accounting student)

[localacctundergrad]

Hi all, final year student from one of the local uni acct programs. Currently FCH.

Internship experiences include a Risk advisory stint at a Big 4. Think internal audit and enterprise risk mgmt implementation. Not rly a fan of Big 4 cos of the long hours and low starting pay but all my peers, bc of old mindset reasons, want to go b4 so i do feel a bit of peer pressure there.

Should i go for big 4 again or MNCs/Banks as my first job? For MNCs, I am looking more at Management Associate Programmes and for Banks, I am looking at Risk Management/Compliance roles. Also, how difficult is it to get those roles?

Thanks all

Originally Posted by localacctundergrad

Hi all, final year student from one of the local uni acct programs. Currently FCH.

Internship experiences include a Risk advisory stint at a Big 4. Think internal audit and enterprise risk mgmt implementation. Not rly a fan of Big 4 cos of the long hours and low starting pay but all my peers, bc of old mindset reasons, want to go b4 so i do feel a bit of peer pressure there.

Should i go for big 4 again or MNCs/Banks as my first job? For MNCs, I am looking more at Management Associate Programmes and for Banks, I am looking at Risk Management/Compliance roles. Also, how difficult is it to get those roles?

Thanks all

Big 4 is **** pay for long hours. Go for MA programs, FCH should be easy to get interviews.

[Hardworking]

Banks and MNC MA Programme trump big4 any time

Originally Posted by localacctundergrad

Hi all, final year student from one of the local uni acct programs. Currently FCH.

Internship experiences include a Risk advisory stint at a Big 4. Think internal audit and enterprise risk mgmt implementation. Not rly a fan of Big 4 cos of the long hours and low starting pay but all my peers, bc of old mindset reasons, want to go b4 so i do feel a bit of peer pressure there.

Should i go for big 4 again or MNCs/Banks as my first job? For MNCs, I am looking more at Management Associate Programmes and for Banks, I am looking at Risk Management/Compliance roles. Also, how difficult is it to get those roles?

Thanks all

i recommend u go for GrabFood Food Delivery Graduate Programme
or Tray Returning Ambassador Management Associate
or Temperature Screener (Risk Management)

oh ya u can also go for Safe Distancing Officer (Compliance)

Originally Posted by Hardworking

Banks and MNC MA Programme trump big4 any time

^this

Doesn’t matter which function. And it’s arguably better than their consulting/TAS arms too. With the only exceptions being their strat arms (MD, S& etc)

Originally Posted by Hardworking

Banks and MNC MA Programme trump big4 any time

Agree with this as well. Go for banks or MNC MA - much better prospects for you and treated less disposable.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Agree with this as well. Go for banks or MNC MA - much better prospects for you and treated less disposable.

This is true, I can third.

Good exit opps too, esp when you're an MA

do you really need 3 people to say i agree?

**** urselves

sour grape loser. haha.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i recommend u go for GrabFood Food Delivery Graduate Programme
or Tray Returning Ambassador Management Associate
or Temperature Screener (Risk Management)