Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 273524)

As a senior manager born in 1987, I seen many audit managers born in the 1990s who are shy, introvert, reserved and like to keep to themselves.

That's why they got some problem motivating their staff - seniors and juniors, and keeping them for more than a year.

I think maybe is how their parents bring them up lah. Maybe they never teach them how to talk openly, so now they struggle to communicate with their team.

So, don't just focus on your own work, talk to your seniors and juniors more and explain why it's important for them to stay.

If you start encouraging open talk and mentorship, you can keep you staff longer and help them grow in the company.

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 273462)

how is everyone else doing? most of my batch resigned without a job but with how long the job search these days is taking, i'm worried about resigning without one in hand... i've been applying since last august but barely got any interviews even though i've gotten my resume reviewed so many times. is the job market this bad? anyone else landed anything non-accounting related? any tips on breaking in?

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 273612)

Is working five days a week, almost the entire year, from 9 am to 2 am, with occasional weekends and public holidays included, the norm in Big 4 audit?

When or what is off peak ?

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 273612)

Is working five days a week, almost the entire year, from 9 am to 2 am, with occasional weekends and public holidays included, the norm in Big 4 audit?

When or what is off peak ?

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 273612)

Is working five days a week, almost the entire year, from 9 am to 2 am, with occasional weekends and public holidays included, the norm in Big 4 audit?

When or what is off peak ?

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 273612)

Is working five days a week, almost the entire year, from 9 am to 2 am, with occasional weekends and public holidays included, the norm in Big 4 audit?

When or what is off peak ?

Originally Posted by Unregistered (Post 273617)

Look, just discard this idea of having fixed working hours.

Think of it like you have a project, and that project has a deadline. You just have to finish it before then, even if it means looking at it over weekend, public holidays, midnight, whatever.

And there is an endless stream of projects occupying the whole year, but it gets worse at certain times.

Only in your first year do you get "off the bench" time, which mean no utilisation. That is also not good news because it means you are under utilised and will affect your performance appraisals.