What other exit opportunities would you like to hear about? Don't forget to download the 'BIG 4 Exit Opportunity Cheat Sheet' 👉 bit.ly/3lgQmtW

@martinlewis1902

4 ай бұрын

I’ve tried 2 email addresses and still haven’t received my cheat sheet

@JamesAlberts

4 ай бұрын

@@martinlewis1902 drop me a DM on LinkedIn

@martinlewis1902

2 ай бұрын

@@JamesAlbertsjust following up, haven’t heard back from you on LinkedIn, anyway I can get this sheet?

Big fan of the channel - thank you for this video! Looking forward to seeing what else is coming.

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark - great to have you in the community. Let me know if there is any other content you'd like to see.

Sage advice as ever, the speed this channel is blowing up is unreal. Looking forward to whatever the hell you pull out a year from now!

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you found it useful! Thanks for the kind words - onwards and upwards!

Amazing value James, thanks for this.

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Jim! Let me know if there is anything else you'd like to see!

I really enjoy your videos man! Im gonna share it with my friends :)

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

Great video, extremely useful combined with the Google document! Videos are getting better each time

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard - good to have you on the journey!

For those of us looking to leave the BIG 4 this is great content, thank you so much!

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I've just released a video on moving into consulting specifically - check it out! Let me know if there is any other content you'd like to see.

Hi James, thank you for your great video.

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Any other videos you'd like to see?

this video is a gem. Thanks so much

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Joarlee!

Thanks James! I really like your channel and the great content! Still waiting for the advice for ibd exit route...

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jane! I'm glad you enjoy the content. The video is on the list and will be up soon!

In regards to it being difficult to move directly from Big 4 Audit into Investment Banking or MBB consulting, I suppose a better option could be to leverage your position within the Big 4 to transfer internally for a few years into Corporate Finance or a certain avenue of Consulting after qualification and build a network and gain some experience. After a few years of this, and enjoying the benefits of Big 4 managerial status, you'd likely be in a far better position to make a leap across to larger, more specialist firms in the areas you're interested in.

Really useful video, thank you so much👍

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it - are there any other you'd like to see?

Love the cheat sheets!

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad they were useful.

I recently joined big 4 in Canada not thinking about the leave. The grow, learning opportunity and health benefits are good here but maybe in the future I'll go back to Europe or Poland and this can definitely top up my resume. Thank you for this content

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad you enjoyed it Marta! Your resume will be very strong with the BIG brand on it.

Great I'd love to have such opportunities the way you have explained it is very much helpful in making my decision

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

There's loads of opportunities open to you! Glad you found the video useful.

Where has this video been all this time????? Feel like I found a treasure😍

Great video and production

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. Let me know if there is any other content you'd like to see.

@shabz_

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesAlberts Maybe a comparison between Big 4 and Mid tier-firms? As a lot of people don't actually go to the big 4, but there's not many videos on for example firms like GT/BDO, which are still big but not as big

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

@@shabz_ That's a great idea - I'll add it to the list!

Thank you. Really helpful, i am a fresh audit associate in PwC. Love your advice, appreciate!

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Let me know if there are any other videos/content you'd like to see.

@sonnguyenthanh9774

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesAlberts I'm considering to choose between ACCA and CPA Aus. I'm currently a CFA level 2 Feb 2022 candidate and also heading to Corporate Finance, or Investment Banking, M&A in the long run. Hope you can have a detailed video about differences between ACCA and other certifications. Thanks!

Your videos are really good!

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it and thank you for the kind words! Let me know if there is any other content you'd like to see.

@wasabisparten3659

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesAlberts im currently doing an ACA training contract for a medium sized accounting firm, in the internal audit department. Only done a month of work so far but I do not think Internal audit will be something I would want to do once I am qualified, would the exit opportunities you list in the video still apply to me or would there be alternatives? Thanks!

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

@@wasabisparten3659 The opportunities will still be open for you, but I think some areas such as Corporate Finance and Investment Banking may be slightly harder. Whereas, you might have a lot of good process experience for consultancy!

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Then again, if your firm has a Corporate Finance department you could transfer into that area get some experience then go down the CF/IB route!

Hi James, love the content. Do these exit opportunities also apply to BDO?

Please do the how to get into investment banking video

There's one exit opportunity you forgot to mention, and that is academia. I know most people in my country South Africa that have existed auditing for lecturing.

I’m a graduate from a non-finance field so these exit opportunities don’t have a lot of meaning to me yet. I don’t know what I want to do really (maybe something outside of finance completely) and I’m not sure if I have the finance knowledge to succeed in these roles. I do however have an audit grad job offer, would you recommend I give it a try? How useful are the skills I would obtain for moving into completely different roles?

Great video. Do you recommend going into big 4 operational consulting from investment banking or is that a step back

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Anne - glad you enjoyed it. I wouldn't consider it to be a step back at all. You will earn less money, however, if it's a career you are more passionate about and want to pursue - go for it! Are you thinking of making the move?

@annesubaby2258

2 жыл бұрын

@@JamesAlberts yes all the videos have been so helpful. I’m thinking of making the move because I thought it would be a good opportunity to get some more project/BA experience

Hi James, do Big 4 take exemptions from degrees into account? The course I want to do has a possible 7 exam exemption for ACA/ACCA.

What's your thoughts about tax area? Great video!!

@tiarehowns

Жыл бұрын

Would like to know this too

What if I have 3 years at big 4 and not done with ACCA... would I still get good exit opportunities?

I still know people who haven’t left the big 4 even twenty years after graduating! :)

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

There are definitely quite a few benefits that are worth staying for!

Yes

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

No

I'm planning to leave the big 4 to work in house in accounting. Would you say the busy periods only last for a week at the end of every month and basically January is always busy?

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

Thats the typical pattern!

Boost sound level a bit plz, ads are 3x LOUUUUUDER than the video :(

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

Will do

Please remove background music. Good content

@JamesAlberts

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Was it too loud, or just not a fan?

@SS-jm2vc

2 жыл бұрын

I’m not the op but it was a bit loud compared to your voice and therefore distracting

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback!

Big 4 is the worst place on earth to even start your career especially after graduating. Such a toxic environment, unhealthy and crappy. Leave as soon as possible, don't think about opportunities. Mental health comes first. always.

@JamesAlberts

Жыл бұрын

Mental health does come first; however, if you can stick it out for 3/4 years the opportunities are great!

@hass3251

Жыл бұрын

@@JamesAlberts they really aren’t. I work at a big 4 within audit and I can safely say this is a huge cope. The big 4 get decent talent fresh from uni and trap them in a god awful job which gives barely any opportunities outside of the sector you were randomly assigned. It’s a shitshow and if I could go back and change it I would. I am not getting paid my worth, the experience is horrid and the exams are pointless because you forget most of what you learn within 3 months of learning it. Audit is a hole and once you’ve spent time in it not only have you lost the majority of your braincells, you’ve ultimately limited the scope where you can go in life and wasted your potential doing pointless crap…

@KungFuWizardOfJesus

Ай бұрын

@@hass3251 Do you have any advice for alternative work? I'm currently starting Uni and was wondering what to pursue as a career.