Job Searching in Accounting

I’ve heard it can take less than just 9 months to complete the CPA process but surely this isn’t true? That seems like hardly any time at all to achieve a top qualification

Currently struggling to sleep because I’m constantly worrying about my job search. I’m being laid off in a few weeks time and I’ve managed to make no progress at all in securing another job. I don’t k...

Just got an offer from one of the big 4 after 4 rounds of interviews but their offer came in $12k below what I told them my minimum was in round 1. Do I walk away or negotiate? I'm currently at a regi...

Does anyone else ever feel like they're behind because they didn't go the Big 4 route? A huge portion of my graduating class headed straight for the big firms. Now I’m sitting here in industry and won...

Do not bother getting your CPA if you have no PA, tax, or internal audit experience. It is a waste of your time. I'm saying this from an industry accounting perspective only. The majority of my experi...

Had a recruiter tell me this week that big tax firms avoid hiring people over 30 because they assume older workers won't want to report to younger managers. It feels like a massively unfair stereotype...

My manager clearly knows I'm job searching as she pulled me off a high-profile client project last week and I've been excluded from a planning meeting I'm usually in. Should I address it directly, spe...

Recently got laid off as a senior associate in audit. How do I get back into the job searching world?

With gas prices going up and up I’ve been seriously thinking about whether I should I take on a hybrid/fully-remote job (I’m currently full time in the office). Are there even companies that still off...

I recently graduated with a high GPA, but I only have one internship. How do employers realistically view candidates with strong academic backgrounds but not much hands-on accounting experience?

I’m searching for a new job and trying to figure out what actually works in this market. If you’re recently employed, how did you secure your role? I’d love to know if there was a specific tip or tric...

I used my former supervisor as a reference as they were someone I worked with for 4 years and thought I had a great relationship with. Just found out from a recruiter friend she's been giving me lukew...

A job posting listed a range of $70k–$110k which admittedly is quite large. I said $95k in the screening call and they scheduled me for interviews. Final offer came in at $72k and they simply said tha...

I’ve seen a lot of people recommending to use recruiters but how do you distinguish between the good and bad ones before actually contacting them? Don’t want to waste my time with a bad one when I don...

I'm a career changer from education to accounting, and I've interned a mid-sized firm this past tax season (smaller local office, about 25 employees). I received a return offer for a Spring 2027 inter...

I’m seeing tons of openings on LinkedIn and Indeed, but I’m starting to wonder if they’re even real. I can't figure out if the market is just super competitive, or if companies are being pickier than ...

Is it a bad time to job hop in accounting? I’m anxious to leave my current firm for a higher salary, but with AI changing everything so fast, I can’t tell if it’s safer to stick it out where I am or i...

Is it true that companies sometimes post positions they've already filled internally or through a referral? I've heard this happens, but the logic doesn't add up to me. Why would an employer spend mon...

Are companies even hiring anymore? I've submitted almost 20 applications this month, and they always seem to be getting stuck in the automated screening loop. Any tips on how to spot which companies a...

Is it worth applying to jobs that have been posted for months? I can't tell if the company is just constantly hiring for a growing team or if people keep leaving because the culture is toxic. Is there...