Trying to break into Big 4
Hey all, I have an informational interview with BKD in a few days. If i can get an internship there, will that help my chances to get into one of the Big 4?
Whether its KPMG Deloitte PwC or EY, as long as I get Big 4 experience I will be very pleased.
Is an Internship at BKD good enough? If I end up not getting Big 4 experience, would BKD be a good enough career to land a controller or CFO spot later on in life?
If anyone knows more about BKD I would love to hear.
I have heard they are a sweat shop and don't care about their employees, but I won't judge before I know first hand. I have also heard their salaries are well below that of Big 4.
Thanks for any insight!
Join the big 4 group here as a member just posted something useful pertaining to your question. If you internship and then look for a full time position you should be set up nicely as long as you explain why you didn't accept your BKD offer because they will probably assume you then didn't get a offer.
Thank you very much for the advice
Big 4 is definitely a step above BKD, but it doesn't mean that it is required for CFO. Additionally, many people transfer from national/regional firms and work for a big 4 after 2 years or so. Don't kill yourself if you don't get an offer.
Your "chances" at getting a FT offer with a big 4 will largely depend on your schools recruiting. Having an internship is definitely a plus. If you go to a school that the big 4 recruit heavily from, your chances are good depending on your resume. If they are not actively recruiting at your school, you will need to network in.
Ok perfect, I have a couple of people from a KPMG firm that are talking with me and helping me with networking. I wouldn't mind KPMG even if they are at the bottom of the Big 4 food chain. I hear that they are actually pretty laid back, so it attracts me to it even more.
I like the idea of maybe working at BKD for a couple years and then transferring into a Big 4. That will give me experience in both a Big 4 and a large top 10.
EY just started coming to OCR at my university this year, so I'm pretty pumped about that.
Thanks for the advice
You really can't project generalizations onto different offices. I remember hearing the same stuff (PwC is stuffy, KPMG is more laid back) but it 100% depends on the individual office. I remember interviewing with a firm similar to BKD and they were the most stuffy/geeky people I had met.
Also KPMG is at the bottom in terms of revenue, but that really only matters for bragging rights within the big 4 (although the top 2 have a larger % of the F50).
Definitely go for all options available and see what works out.
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