<p>Where does the big four get most of it recruits from, does anyone have a percentage or number? I want to go to UIUC or Marquette for Accounting/Finance double major, but if I go to Marquette I worry that I won't be able to land an internship with them. Any insight on how to get recruited by them/what school or regions they are most active in or just general knowledge about them would be extremely helpful.</p>
<p>I can’t answer your question. I don’t have knowledge of any other school besides the one I attend.
However here’s some stuff to keep in mind.</p>
<p>What you can do to be more employable in Accounting in 2 scenarios:</p>
<p>1) If you go to an average business school:
-Obtain a 3.8-4.0 GPA
or
-If you are a female, be attractive
or
-Be a decent Hispanic/Black student and make sure there are only a few in your program
or
-Be best friends with a recruiter</p>
<p>2) If you go to a top ranked business school:
-Obtain a GPA above a 3.3
and
-Appear competent</p>
<p>This should be published in the AICPA newsletter :D</p>
<p>Any advice how I can become an attractive black female? I’m currently a white male.</p>
<p>I will speak for the majority of the students that have to attend a Masters in Accounting/Tax program for a year after their undergraduate.</p>
<p>You need to call the schools/career service departments and ask which firms actively recruit those schools each fall (B4 recruit in the fall almost exclusively).</p>
<p>Private message me if you want to know all about the process–I received multiple B4 offers.</p>
<p>You don’t have to be an attractive AND black female. You can be an attractive female or just an average black female to get a job.</p>
<p>^Why? It is statistically proven that African Americans have a higher unemployment rate, which means that you are better of being white or Asian, especially in fields like finance or accounting.</p>
<p>Lol thanks for the clarification</p>
<p>You think that unemployment rates for individuals qualified to be applying to B4 firms with accounting degrees are in any way similar to unemployment rates at the national level?</p>
<p>You are comparing apples and oranges.</p>
<p>Well, it is still holds true. The accounting field is flooded with Asian people. Isn’t it? By the way, an attractive white males have always had an advantage in getting a job, but nowadays, an attractive females have it too, and sometimes even more. Can you tell me why do you think that, suddenly, African Americans have gained more advantage? Because of Barack Obama?</p>
<p>I think you are giving a bunch of BS generalizations trying to support what you think is an accurate answer. If you can give some stats on this then I will change my opinion. For companies as large as the B4, the EEOC would rain down on them with an axe if what you are saying were completely true. Are there cases where that might be true? Definitely. But not on the whole of $25bil companies.</p>
<p>If anything, affirmative action would aid any non-white graduate.</p>
<p>What I said are based on observations.</p>
<p>If you are an above-average black/hispanic student in college, firms will quickly want to take you in.</p>
<p>And by the way why are you comparing national unemployment levels to this?</p>
<p>Lol’d at sp1212’s post because it is spot on. The only thing I would add is that you probably still need above a 3.3 even at top ranked schools. Best bet is to be an attractive female. And if you are black you probably don’t even need a 3.0 and they will take you</p>
<p>sp is right, except the 3.8+ is a little too high. 3.6+ will suffice. I’m sick and tired of seeing incompetent Hispanic and African Americans get jobs solely on race and not ability.</p>
<p>Due to the increase in Accounting majors these days, a 3.6, 3.7 wont cut it anymore.</p>
<p>3.8+ will get you offers.</p>
<p>That is incorrect, but a 3.8+ will almost guarantee a person gets an offer, assuming they have the other personal qualities required.</p>
<p>I have a 3.9+ and received offers from every firm I interviewed with this past fall. However, I know a guy that got a KPMG and an EY offer and he has a 3.4. Anywhere higher than a 3.3 and you are ok with a 3.5 being a nice “bump.”</p>
<p>As my former boss told me, “There is a ton of good talent, but there is not much great talent.” For the best, opportunities still exist within almost all firms–it is just the way the world works.</p>
<p>What matters more - overall GPA or GPA in accounting classes only?</p>
<p>Overall is a more consistently gauge. Anyone who says major probably has a bad cumulative GPA.</p>
<p>I also have a question. Does anyone include both GPAs on their resume? Lets say if you have both cumulative and major GPAs above 3.5. I know that people usually include whichever GPA is higher, but is it mandatory to include both?</p>
<p>It’s probably pointless to include major GPA if it’s close to your cumulative GPA.</p>
<p>If your major GPA is significantly higher, though, I’d include it.</p>
<p>I include both. We are told by our career people to include both if they are above 3.0 and put the better one first.</p>
<p>Many companies have a minimum GPA requirement somewhere between 3.0 and 3.5. A few have separate requirements for your major. If I were in charge of reviewing resumes and someone didn’t have the number I needed to see, I’d just throw it in the trash assuming I had enough that definitely qualified. </p>
<p>I’d assume if you put a 3.7 Major GPA and omitted your cumulative GPA that it was probably below 3.5 if not below 3.0.</p>