<p>I always was under the impression that PwC promoted to senior after 3 years at associate, whereas the other guys promote to senior after just 2. </p>
<p>More recently I spoke with a senior who works for them, and he indicated that to his knowledge all the firms do the 3 years at associate before senior, but I think he may have just been saying that to make me not hold it against the firm.</p>
<p>Anyone know about this?</p>
<p>When I worked in public accounting in the 90s, you started out at the staff level, and were typically promoted to senior after spending two years in the same division.</p>
<p>Perhaps they are now calling entry level staff people associates? If that is the case, it typically takes 2 years to get promoted to senior.</p>
<p>domrom1, you are correct. The other three promote after two years while PwC promotes after year 3 on the audit and tax side.</p>
<p>Goose, glad to see you back around here. Thanks for the response, quick question again, considering this fact, if someone were to be thinking about jumping ship after approx. 3 years, is this something that should weigh heavily into their decision? I.e. is there a big difference in jumping ship after 3 years of associate at PwC and 2 years at associate and one year at senior with another firm?</p>
<p>You should not jump ship until you are promoted to senior. I suggest staying in the senior role at least ~6 months so that you have on your resume that you actually participated in the full-time role of the position to which you were promoted. Whether this extra year matters or not is all personal opinion. If you are going into the B4 with the idea that you want to get in and get out as quick as possible, get a line item on the resume, and learn the ins and outs of the auditing game, then I would say that the extra year would be a big issue.</p>
<p>If you plan on going in with an open mind and are willing to see the B4 as a possible CAREER and not a JOB, then I do not think the extra year would weigh much in the decision making. </p>
<p>At the end of the day, you want to make it to senior ideally before you make any kind of move. Moving laterally and not getting promoted this early in one’s career is not advantageous. However, if the B4 really isn’t for you, there will be tons of opportunities elsewhere even after only a year in public.</p>
<p>Makes sense. I definitely want to go into it with an open mind, but I just want to make sure I’m intelligently weighing my options. I’m expecting responses from the SLPs fairly soon, so its starting to get real, lol</p>