Recent content by Suvat

I disagree with CP marks. In theory they're suppose to encourage everyone to prepare for class and contribute to discussion but often makes people talk for the sake of it.

Having gone through a crapload of recruiting, imho the reputation of the BCom's are as follows. UNSW -> (small gap) -> USyd -> (substantial gap) -> UTS/Macq As for whether any course is more practical than another, I can only speak from my experience at USyd (do note I finished my BCom 2...

I've had many many law exams where I walked out wanting to cry, and holding on to my notes just in case I failed, but I haven't come close to failing yet *touch wood*

If it's a front office position, the UTS resume will have little to no chance. It's already been mentioned plenty of times in this thread, to maximise your opportunities go to a GO8 uni.

I shifted admin and equity over to 5th year

I doubt khosanman will reappear if it actually turns out to be a compliance job

Mid tiers don't 'compete' with big 4. They will ding you immediately if they know or suspect you already have a big 4 offer unless you're super convincing that God placed you on this Earth to work for their firm.

Also note that the big 4 aren't only competing against each other but also against other employers like corporates and banks. It just makes no sense to lose their picking of the best talent just so they can abide by some voluntary code of conduct. Also are the offer deadlines still the same...

Sorry mate, don't know much about audit

Do note that these rankings measure the overall strength and reputation of the firm's entire tax practice. Naturally, each firm will be stronger in some areas than others. For example, EY is particularly strong in the media sector while PwC is a powerhouse in financial services.

If you really need a league table ranking of the firms to resolve your dilemma then here are some examples 2006 http://www.internationaltaxreview.com/default.asp?page=52&PUBID=236&ISS=20728&type=3&SID=591661 2007...

The above :p

You young'uns have no idea at all :p Do you really want to dedicate your life to checking OTHER people's work? Or do you want to be able to create VALUE for your clients?

Whilst its true that there's more places generally available come graduate apps since many companies don't have summer programs, if you want to work in a particular firm which DOES have a summer program, it's actually a lot tougher to get in come graduate recruitment, in terms of the applicants...

newbieeeeee!!! how's NY?