Should I accept Big4 or industry?

College Majors Business Major
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<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I currently have two offers. One is from Big4 and another one is from industry. This is an entry level job. The salary for big4 is 55k while industry is 70k. I know I am lucky to have multiple offers... I don't have family and I am still in my early 20's. I thought about big4 for the experience but industry pays more and I can still obtain CPA. My potential manager told me he will sign the paper if I wanted to obtain my CPA. Would it be better to go to industry right of college and get CPA or go public and pay my dues?</p>

<p>Thank you,</p>

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<p>What industry is it? Since you are on your own you should go for the industry and obtain the CPA, assuming you will pass. The Big4 would also be good for the background experience, but I think you can do fine with the industry offer. Of course, this is just my opinion.</p>

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<p>IMO taking big4 is a great way to build up your resume, it is a much better choice if you look at the long term effect</p>

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<p>Big 4 is better exp.</p>

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<p>There is no denying that Big4 experience trumps industry in terms of exit opportunities. I would have taken Big4 if I wasn’t able to obtain CPA. But because I can still obtain my CPA by going to industry, would it make sense for me to choose Big4 with huge pay cut?</p>

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<p>Why would choosing the big4 stop you from taking the CPA?</p>

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<p>It’s harder to obtain CPA because your direct manager has to have active CPA license. This is not the case for many senior analyst in industry.</p>

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<p>both of those are great starting salaries. Don’t know how quickly big4 will catch up if at all…others probably know more than me. but who knows, if your industry job has great opportunities for growth, that one seems like a no brainer. </p>

<p>Personally, I would chose whichever one you think you’d fit in more/be better/be happier at. Because that will have alot to do with your success in the respective companies and your quality of life. </p>

<p>but then again, I am not hugely ambitious and could care less if I make 100K one day. so, really up to you.</p>

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<p>So if you are applying for licensing, you really think a state accountancy board is going to turn down someone working for D, EY, PWC, or KPMG…even if the person above them isn’t a CPA?</p>

<p>I find that hard to believe.</p>

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<p>I was only talking about industry. Again, this position is for financial analyst position and many financial analyst do not have CPA.</p>

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<p>Ah, sorry I misunderstood your post. </p>

<p>This all depends on the industry/company. Is it a F100 caliber company? If this is an analyst position for a local business, then B4 for sure. If this is an analyst position at Google, then I would pick GOOG.</p>

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<p>It’s public company with +2billion annual revenue. For now, I am leaning towards to industry. Thank you for your feedback.</p>

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<p>Its all what you want, but if the job is secure I’d take the industry starting at 70 is a good place to be</p>