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Hi!
I am a student of ACCA, I have cleared 11 papers and only left with 3 papers. Currently, I am doing an internship at a telecom company with a very low learning opportunity. It is a paid internship and I am getting a stipend. Now I got a chance of internship in PwC but they will not give any stipend as it is not paid internship. I am too much confused right now and need your recommendations?
Should I join or not?To get a chance to work at a place like PwC is absolutely amazing! Congrats on that note.
Well, I will be honest here. Its a huge opportunity to work at a Big Four…
-You will surely have immense learning opportunities
-There are possibilities, if you do your work excellently, to get permanently hired by them.
-Even if you don’t get hired permanently by them, it is a brilliant experience to put it on your CV, increasing your chances of getting a great (hopefully high paid) job somewhere else ( may be it could be one of the other Big 4)
-Then since they are ACCA Approved Employers, you can get your PER objectives exempted (if you have any remaining)As you said, you have low learning opportunities at your current work, working at PwC will be a great boost to your career…at a time when you are approaching your final lap
Now you just need to decide, is it possible for you to work without being paid. Because there are many ACCA students that use their own earnings to pay off their all ACCA related fees.
An advice, do your work really well and give it your best when working at PwC as i mentioned earlier, there are chances of them hiring you permanently if you do so… Because they find possible employees for the future in interns.
And even if they don’t hire you permanently, no can deny that they have a Brand Name! Will surely help your CV stand out.Then, i will advise you to do your last 3 papers slowly and gradually… Because it may be difficult for you to balance work and studies together.
Hope this helps.
Thanks for your advice. Yes, you are right. Getting chance of working in big 4 firms is a great opportunity. Currently, I am paying my ACCA fees from my own earnings which will not be possible if I join PwC. But I think I have to make a sacrifice regarding earning.
If you can, join PwC. Looks good on your CV though not the best company to work for on the long run. Amazing stepping stone though.
Don’t just focus on exams, focus on getting your PER objectives ticked. You don’t want to end up finishing all exams and not being able to apply for membership for x years because you don’t have any or much experience to get them signed off etc. Work experience is often even more important than paperwork.
I am also done with 11 out of 14 papers but I now have nearly 8 years of professional services (6years of Big4 and 2 years of other professional firm) experience so I am done with the 36 months of work experience and already completed all my PER objectives, they are all signed off in the system.
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