| There is a unanimous belief that a Big 4 company | | | | at interview. Also be very personable, clean cut |
| is the best way to start a career for | | | | and articulate. |
| accountants, financial consultants, tax specialists, | | | | 4. Leadership. Leadership achievements would |
| etc. Most of us are well aware of those 4 brands: | | | | also be an asset for you. Try to list your lifitime |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, | | | | achievements as much as possible. This may |
| Ernst&Young and KPMG. | | | | include leadership in school or university projects, |
| Of course this highly regarded repuation makes it | | | | involvement in the community, some records in |
| more difficult for job seekers to secure place at | | | | team leader role. |
| those firms. To better understand whom they | | | | 5. Readiness to work hard. Demonstrate that |
| are looking for and get some help for being hired | | | | you are not scared of working hard and staying |
| by Big 4 go through below list of useful points: | | | | long hours if needed. Job at the Big 4 could be |
| 1. Education. As the main fields of Big 4 | | | | seasonal and busy seasons may force you to |
| business are accounting, tax and finance, of | | | | stay really late and extend yours work day up to |
| course some educational background in those | | | | 10-11 hours. |
| areas would be useful. However it well may be | | | | 6. Diverse experience. If you have been |
| the case when people with totally different grades | | | | involved into many areas of business and social |
| are hired. | | | | life it could really promote your nomination. More |
| 2. Communication skills. Among the soft skills | | | | diversfied you are more value you can bring to |
| that is critical for working in Big 4 we may | | | | clients. |
| definitely put Communication on the top of a | | | | 7. Languages. Regardless of the country of |
| page. Reason behind it is that most of the | | | | your residence English would probably be the |
| working time Big 4 employees closely interact | | | | compulsory requirement. Speaking more languages |
| with the high level personnel of client companies. It | | | | would be only advantage in your favour. |
| carries more importance as those outside | | | | 8. Excel skills. As working at Big 4 presumes |
| contacts often changes and you have to find | | | | much interaction with external companies, you'll |
| common language with the very diversified range | | | | always have to deal with pretty different formats |
| of personalities. Once your communication skills | | | | of data. Fast processing of various file formats |
| are not well-developed, you may be just omitted | | | | would help you much and spare your time |
| regardless of your education, professional | | | | significantly. |
| qualification and other hard skills. | | | | 9. Internship. Try to grab this opportunity. |
| 3. Creative. Big 4 companies always looking | | | | Readiness to work for free is very valuable for |
| for bright and creative personalities. So try to | | | | recruiters. They will obviously consider you first |
| demonstrate maximum of your creative nature | | | | once vacancy arise. |