Advise needed. Stuck on career path

Bottom line is this - if anyone can just do poorly in school then buy a part time degree go join Big 4, why would anyone in Sg bother to cramp their schools from young to go into a proper local uni?

Fair or not is different matter, but as a start pte deg holders should not be aiming for where a NUS/NTU/SMU grad is going. They need to start lower and rebuild their CV. It's not the end of the road, but expecting themselves to be the same starting level as a real local uni grad is unrealistic.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Bottom line is this - if anyone can just do poorly in school then buy a part time degree go join Big 4, why would anyone in Sg bother to cramp their schools from young to go into a proper local uni?

Fair or not is different matter, but as a start pte deg holders should not be aiming for where a NUS/NTU/SMU grad is going. They need to start lower and rebuild their CV. It's not the end of the road, but expecting themselves to be the same starting level as a real local uni grad is unrealistic.

You will be surprise how some think - a diploma colleague recently got his pte deg & actually go apply to our company's management program to groom high flyers. When the hr reject his application he seem really surprise that they don't consider him a top talent.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Bad advice. Deloitte internships are not meant to bridge grads into perm auditor roles. It's a waste of time for a grad to quit a proper perm job, suffer a big pay cut just to take up a 8 week internship that is not even well received in the market. All this is assuming that he can even get the internship in the first place.

How much do you think TS is being paid for a diploma admin job?

And how difficult it is to find another diploma admin job?

Even if it is true that Deloitte internships do not bridge into perm auditor roles, it will certainly be well received in EY and below - EY is actually just as "bad" as Deloitte.

TS is already in a bad position to begin with. Without taking risks, nothing will ever happen.

And based on your advice, TS will will continue to be a "grad" in "a proper perm job". What a joke.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Even if it is true that Deloitte internships do not bridge into perm auditor roles, it will certainly be well received in EY and below - EY is actually just as "bad" as Deloitte.

haha deloitte internship well receive by EY when they have hundreds of local uni graduates to choose from. keep deluding urself dude.

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

How much do you think TS is being paid for a diploma admin job?

And how difficult it is to find another diploma admin job?

Even if it is true that Deloitte internships do not bridge into perm auditor roles, it will certainly be well received in EY and below - EY is actually just as "bad" as Deloitte.

TS is already in a bad position to begin with. Without taking risks, nothing will ever happen.

And based on your advice, TS will will continue to be a "grad" in "a proper perm job". What a joke.

This is a good suggestion. Additionally, audit world is small with alot of movements. Getting to know your colleagues inside will work wonders for TS to get a recommendation of sorts.

none of the big 4 accept part time grads as interns. why r u guys sending ts on a wild goose chase? if dunno how things work please dun anyhow comment.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

none of the big 4 accept part time grads as interns. why r u guys sending ts on a wild goose chase? if dunno how things work please dun anyhow comment.

I personally know of quite a few part time graduates who got an internship in KPMG after getting their bachelors and subsequently joined the tax advisory team (more elite than even audit) as associates.

Don't be a frog in the well and negative others just because you can't get into a proper audit firm.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I personally know of quite a few part time graduates who got an internship in KPMG after getting their bachelors and subsequently joined the tax advisory team (more elite than even audit) as associates.

Don't be a frog in the well and negative others just because you can't get into a proper audit firm.

linkedin proof please. I have worked in PWC & EY before, never seen such cases.

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Originally Posted by helpadviseneeded

Hi everyone. Thank you for taking your time to read this.

I am currently a part time student studying in SIM-RMIT Accountancy. I also work full time in a distributor. It is pretty much administrative, where i do AP/AP, process staff claims and coordinate the delivery. Other ad-hocs are also required.

After spending 1.5 years in SIM-RMIT accountancy, i realised i have not learn much about accountancy at all. If i am given a set of accounts to do, i probably will have difficulty. I am quite confused as to my next step in life and which career path i should proceed on next.

I was honestly hoping to apply for an internship or if possible, a full time job in Big 4 to hopefully learn and experience something more than just administrative. I feel like i do not have much options now and looking at requirements from job postings demoralizes me even more, considering the experience and skills required.

Can anyone please give me some advise?

In reality many people think of themselves as an 8 where in fact they are a 6 or maybe even 2 on a scale of 10.

That said if you really think you are an 8 and the career you are in is shortchanging you, go into sales lor. Test your mettle (or lack thereof) and be compensated by your performance, purely.

s://sg.linkedin.com/in/jian-wen-chay-6357b5115

Here your LinkedIn proof.

The big 4 job is actually the safety net of local uni grads. They only get into it if they cannot get their bank jobs. Even those who fell into it leave after 2 years.

Hence, with few good local uni grads wanting the big 4 job and high turn over, the big 4 would actually have to take in SIM and Australia uni grads.

The associate levels are all grunt work anyway and do not need much accountancy skills.