<p>I recently graduated with an undergrad degree last summer and planning on teaching english in a foreign country this coming winter. Right now I am 25 years old and realize that by the time I am financially ready to go back to grad school, I feel that I may be too old for the industry. I eventually would like to go into accounting with a public firm (possibly big4) and then obtain my cpa. Do you guys think that recruiters might frown on a 27-28 hire-on with an MSA? (I would expect most entry levels being around the age of 22 or 23).</p>
<p>Go to [accounting.com]...you will find out tons there. But to answer your question...no.</p>
<p>in Accounting in a couple of years or so as well. I've wondered the same thing. </p>
<p>veryspoiled, thanks for the link, but I've had no luck finding a thread on how old is too old. The ideal situation to me would be to start my accounting career with a diverse cohort in terms of age.</p>
<p>Can you elaborate? I know accounting firms hire MBAs too and usually these graduates tend to be older.</p>
<p>I don't know about a diverse cohort at the big 4, most are 21-23 year olds. Maybe you should try your luck at a regional firm, local, state, or the federal government. The one's with MBAs are older, but probably won't start out as a staff auditor, they're managers.</p>
<p>I'm not an accountant and never will be. I thought I wanted to be so I looked into accounting at one time. I'm actually just a 21 year old that was going to get a master's in accounting, but am now getting one in IT management. Maybe you should post your question on the board at accounting.com and they will help you out. Good luck!</p>