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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Lmao nice try Big4 HR

There is no craft. Audit is a commodity. Commodity should be procured by obtaining the cheapest resource inputs.

As a matter of fact, we should allow O Level grads to join Big4 straightaway via apprenticeship schemes. Many auditors in the UK are school leavers who don't go to uni and instead work and learn on the job via apprenticeships. They should look at adopting the model here too.

You don't need much education or study to do such a simple rote job. And everything else can be learnt OTJ

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I don't understand why become CA must study Capstone leh.

Capstone is more for like business consultant who need to do those SWOT analysis right?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

To tell ppl auditors have common sense.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Why doesn't ISCA do away with the SCAQ? Studying for these examinations is a waste of time, as they seem quite useless.

Why would auditors need to understand Capstone?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Exactly. Plus, if you're that hardworking until you don't mind joining audit, having 2-3 jobs at the same time can net you 100k easily too. The hours are the same anyway, maybe even better if the jobs are remote with downtime.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone saw a senior manager cried before because shortage of manpower?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What an odd way to characterize choosing careers.

Why is safety even an issue? Grads are not being asked to gamble their career or money away.

If a grad is bright and ambitious, they will easily go into other corporate or banking or finance tracks that allow them to easily hit 100k far faster and with lower working hrs, than Big4.

It's not an issue of safety vs risk. It's a difference between the lazy + unambitious grad vs the hungry + ambitious grad. Audit attracts the former type of grads, that want to walk into a job without much competition or effort (because barriers to entry are so low). The latter type of grads will avoid Big4 altogether because they know they can earn so much more elsewhere, and are not afraid of competing to prove themselves.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Right now the trend is this: either you leave by the end of your A2 time, or just accept life and go all the way to sm/director/partner. At least the title makes you feel better with all the hours you sacrificed in your 20's.

Salary increase in big4 is a trap. Outside commercial salary never increase hor. Ppl don't regard audit as relevant at all, the longer you stay, the less likely you can leave without accepting pay cut.