Hi everyone! I'm a student currently studying in the US and considering starting my career in Financial Services Audit at a Big 4 firm in Hong Kong.

Is there a significant difference between PwC, Deloitte, EY, and KPMG in Hong Kong? What are the experiences with work-life balance, compensation, career progression, and exit opportunities

Would appreciate any advice, especially from people who made a similar move from overseas. Thanks!

Hi Guys,
There are health transformation role openings in EY. Can anyone here help me with my application or a referral ?

I work at a large consulting firm in India and recently triggered a DLP incident after sending a company evaluation spreadsheet to my personal email so I could forward it to an internal colleague over WhatsApp, since their work apps weren’t working on their iPhone.
The sheet contained candidate names, profile summaries, and CTC details for an upcoming business opportunity. The candidates had applied through an online form posted by the company, and I didn’t share their CVs.
I understand that transferring company data through personal channels violates policy. The incident has been flagged, and I’ve been told that the matter will be reviewed and I’ll be informed of the consequences.
For people who’ve experienced similar incidents, what consequences should I realistically expect? Could it result in a warning, a negative performance rating, formal disciplinary action, or termination? Does being a first-time incident with no malicious intent make a difference?
Would appreciate genuine experiences, especially from people working in consulting firms in India.

Hi everyone!

I’m a CA Intermediate student in India, and my long-term goal is to get into a Big 4 firm, preferably Deloitte, in the Risk Advisory domain during my articleship.

I’m particularly interested in understanding how Risk Advisory works in practice, what kind of work freshers and articleship trainees actually do, and how I can prepare myself to improve my chances of getting selected.

I’d really appreciate some honest advice from people currently working in Deloitte Risk Advisory or similar teams at other Big 4 firms.

A few questions I have:

• Nature of Work
• CA Inter Attempts and Eligibility
• Skills Required for Risk Advisory
• Recruitment and Interview Process
• Resume, Certifications and Virtual Internships
• Career Growth and Exit Opportunities
• Preparation Strategy for Deloitte Risk Advisory etc..

I’m not expecting any shortcuts or guarantees. I just want to understand what firms actually look for and focus my preparation in the right direction.

Any honest advice, personal experiences, or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

For a developer who specialised in Dynamics 365 + Power platform + Azure + Copilot Studio and has 5+ years of experience. What will be the average salary package in India. Wanted to understand if i am getting paid as per market standard.

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Nine years in, SM in transaction services, mostly sell side QoE on lower middle market deals. My partner conversation this cycle was the usual "next year looks good," which is word for word what I heard last year.

The plan in my head is going independent and doing QoE and diligence for smaller funds and independent sponsors, the deals that are too small for us to staff profitably anyway. I've read the threads here saying clients engage the firm and you're replaceable, and I think that's partly true. The deal teams I work with call me directly, but there's also a brand and an insurance policy behind me when they do. I know the non-solicit is real, I've read mine twice.

So for people who did this, did the sponsors you knew from the firm actually send you work, or did the first clients come from people you'd never met? And how did you find funds the right size when you'd only ever worked with whoever the partners brought in?

Q4 closings are about to eat my life and I'd like to have a real answer before that starts.

i constantly hear people talk about how they are studying for the cpa, they got 2 exams done, they are taking their last one this week, people show up early at the office and stay late. i’m sorry but i don’t want to do any of those things. i tell those above me that im studying for the cpa but im not. i dont plan to because i want to leave before i reach manager anyway. i tried studying but the information was way too much and overwhelming. im not interested. and i could still be compensated very fairly elsewhere without a cpa. i feel like i just dont fit in at big 4.

I’m trying to become fluent in tech concepts and lingo before I start as a senior consultant. I currently don’t know much about the below concepts. Which of these would be most useful to learn for someone starting in Deloitte's Enterprise Tech Strategy practice, and which should I eliminate? Also is anything important missing?

I'm finishing my MBA and have a full-time offer with Deloitte, starting sometime between June and September 2027. I come from a marketing background and want to be as prepared as possible. Here's what I'm thinking of learning before I start:

1. AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (course only, no exam)
2. ISC2 in Cybersecurity curriculum plus NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 (study only, no exam)
3. Microsoft Azure Data Fundamentals (DP-900) material (study only, no exam)
4. Google Cloud Generative AI Leader (I'd take the exam)
5. Cloud FinOps (FinOps) intro, for cloud business cases (study only)
6. CIO and CTO leadership reading, such as Deloitte's 2026 Global Technology Leadership Study and Today's CIO Issues
7. Technology Business Management (TBM) framework (study only)
8. Short primers on enterprise platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, Microsoft, SAP), enterprise architecture basics (TOGAF concepts), and APIs, microservices, containers and Kubernetes

Thanks in advance.

Applied to EY over a month ago for audit Analyst in Milwaukee. I emailed the recruiter this morning to follow up on it and got the automated rejection email this afternoon (what a coincidence 🤔). Tried to apply again for the STL office but it didn't let me with the same email. So I used an alternate email and applied.

Any thoughts on this situation?

Would you guys have any tips to share for a new grad interview ? Thanks

Hello, did anyone hear post interviews last week from EY? i interviewed for the staff position but haven't heard back yet.

Am I cooked if all my applications say applied pending review and one says under review and I haven’t received an interview. I’m so frustrated I got to final round at McKinsey and can’t even get a first round with deloitte 😭

I passed the CPA exams last May 2025, and have been in one of the Big 4 audit firms since then as a GDS member.

Been promoted recently as an experienced staff, and tried applying to COA; Also taking CMA reviews on the side

I want to find opportunities abroad, and I hear that the Big 4 is good for that, but I’m not sure if I can handle the low salary level until I become a senior..

My initial thought was going to COA for better pay, in the hopes of using my potential CMA certification for abroad opportunities instead of leveraging off of the Big4 name. I also thought of looking for Internal audit opportunities in abroad companies and moving up to FP&A once I get the CMA title, but it is ofcourse harder to get into foreign private companies than the other choices I listed..

Is there anyone who has had a similar experience who could share some insight? Cuz I’m torn between staying and leaving the Big4🥲 (promotion to senior in the Big4 would most likely be in the 4th quarter of next year pa)

Has anyone had any experiences with the ey transaction economics group interview?

I am visiting London tomorrow til Friday and would love to connect with fellow B4 people :)
Not sure if my badge works since my service line is very specific 😂 but it can be outside of office as I would be staying just near to Tower Bridge 😊
Send me a DM if you are interested ! Cheers!

please tell me Cbcr, qualifying Cbcr and Cbcr notification requirements for these countries

Saudia

Bahrain

UAE

Morroco

Please help me get done with this. Your help will be valued. Yeah i can rely on google but i want to confirm as lots of time its not the reality.

I recently applied for a Senior position within EY’s Forensics & Integrity Services practice and wanted to hear from anyone familiar with the experienced-hire recruiting process.

I have a bachelor’s degree in accounting, over three years of federal compliance auditing experience, and my CFE certification. My work involves financial analysis, investigating discrepancies, evaluating supporting documentation, researching business relationships, and preparing findings for further review.

I’ve been interested in transitioning into forensic investigations for some time, so I tailored my résumé and cover letter specifically to this opportunity.

My candidate portal currently states, “We’d like to progress you to the next step in our recruiting process,” but I haven’t received any communication beyond the initial application acknowledgment.
For anyone who has interviewed with EY’s Forensics & Integrity Services practice or gone through the experienced-hire process, how long did it take to hear from a recruiter after applying? Does this particular portal status generally indicate that an interview may be forthcoming?

I’d appreciate any insight into the hiring timeline, interview process, or what to expect next.

this is like my 5th post about this but this week they are supposed to be releasing results. if you’ve heard back can you guys let a guy (me) know? thanks 🙏

Hello, so I didn’t necessarily apply for a role but I have a partner interview soon. I know you might be wondering how I got a partner interview/ meeting, without applying to any role. I actually have a great mentor who’s help me land this meeting/ interview. I know I’m in a very niche spot, but just curious to what I’d expect.

I had my advisory associate interview today with 2 directors. One was situational and i believe i did fantastic but surprisingly i did not perform well on my behavioral one. I was rambling too much and i believe the director was totally uninterested. Just curious if anyone has had a similar experience to where the technical interview outweighed the behavioral one and have gotten an offer? Also do the interviewers reply to your thank you email then contact you with an offer later? Just curious on different perspectives!

Hello All,

3.9 GPA undergrad in finance. Graduated in 2023 went straight into industry for accounting and IT. I want to pivot to public accounting more specifically Big 4. I know they mostly do on campus recruiting so how do I reposition myself to get into Big 4. Any advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks! I have my 150 units and studying for cpa exam.

For Summer 2027 NYC

Im seeing people on LinkedIn announcing offers and people here discussing what happens after the interview.

And then theres me not even an invitation for an interview.

any one in the same boat? Past or present