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Elephanthead posted:Big 4 accounting firms like to hire English majors because a lot of the bullshit of audit is documenting what you did not knowing why you did it. (They have CPAs that know that but are functionally illiterate.) I'm not sure where you got this - but several/many states require accounting credit hours to obtain a CPA license. Big 4 are not even going to consider a resume for someone who would need to go back to school to meet the requirements to obtain their license. There's definitely a talent squeeze in the profession, but saying Big 4 likes to hire English majors is a bit much. OP: if you really want to get into public accounting, then 1) check on your CPA license requirements in your state, and 2) try to get a shoe in on one of the regional or local firms in your city/state. Having some kind of basic accounting classes/degree from your local community college would probably help a lot on the resume. Once you get a couple years of experience at that level, your options open up considerably. Also note that public accounting has serious time commitments and, at least on audit side, lots of travel. Just noting this because in your OP you indicated you don't like variability in hours and location. Public has tons of both. Since you don't have a car, your better bet would be working on tax side as opposed to audit. Admiral101 fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Dec 10, 2018 |
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