Intern/Co-op At A Big 4
I'm thinking about interning at a Big 4 Accounting Firm to build up my hours to obtain my CPA designation. From what I've heard students can build up half their hours while at school, and complete the rest after graduating. Once they have enough hours, they can write the exam and obtain their designation?
After that I'd like to continue working for a Big 4 for a couple years. After gaining experience I'd like to find more prestigious work on Bay or Wall street.
I'm wondering what others thoughts on this are. I've read about newly designated CPA's being head-hunted for banking jobs. I've also read that having worked at a Big 4 firm looks great on a resume and when applying for jobs.
Big 4 internship questions (Originally Posted: 07/14/2014)
I'm 19 going to be a sophomore in the fall, I have been researching a lot this summer about careers in the future. My biggest issue is the internships at places like the big 4. I will be graduating in 2017, and you need 150 hours for the CPA and that could even change by then. When I graduate in 4 years I will most likely have 120 hours, what some professors told me is to get my masters(they offer a masters pretty much to fulfill the 150). I have seen different answers when researching, such as most students get internships between their junior and senior year. Or students get internships between their senior and MAcc year. The Masters at my school is 15 months (July-Sept) So I don't know if that will conflict with a summer internship. So which option do you think is best for me. Do I intern after my junior year, try and get offered when I graduate and work while i'm doing my masters. Or do I intern after my senior year, and probably get offered when I'm close to finishing up my masters. Thank you.
I would try to get an internship during the summer before senior year. That way you could have the chance at a full time job offer as soon as your start your final year of undergrad. This has a few benefits. You can just focus on classes and CPA exam studying instead of recruitment(I doubt the credit requirements will change that much between now and 2017) you don't have to get into a top tier(ie expensive) grad program since you already have the job. Also the firm will most likely pay for your study material which can cost $3k+. Kind of strange that your grad program ends in September. Most Big 4 new hires start in September too. No break but doable
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