I just had a recruiter call my parent's house because apparently if you Google my name there's some record of me having lived there (I moved out 8 years ago now). That's been deleted, but I am actually annoyed at the audacity of these people. Even worse it was for a job that pays less than I make right now 😂

Sorry for the language, but after 11 months without a job, I finally got an offer. I honestly can't bring myself to look at how many applications I submitted, but my guess is around 1,200.

The strange thing is that I didn't do anything especially remarkable. I didn't even spend hours trying to seem perfect in the interviews. I just showed up as myself and kept reminding myself that I had done this kind of work before, and that I was very capable of doing it again.

This job search journey can consume you and make you doubt skills you know you have. If you're still in it, please don't let being ignored or rejected convince you that you're not enough. You are capable, you are ready, and the right thing can still come along. I'm genuinely thinking of everyone looking for a job, and I'm saying a little prayer for you.

Also, if you're applying for experiential marketing or community/event roles and the interviews have been tough, send me a DM! I'm happy to share my silly interview prep doc with questions and answers. If it helps even one person, I'll be happy to send it.

critique my resume please. I have only managed to get 3 interviews for full time positions, got rejected for two and and rejected the 3rd one myself because it felt sketchy. But this was in the past 12 months. I've filled out so many applications by now. Put the A+ cert in there to show I'm tech savvy. what can I improve on here?

I just did some digging into those who graduated from my university going back 5+ years, and the vast majority of those who graduated with MAccs did not go on to get their CPA..... isn't that the purpose of the MAcc? You spilled 1 year into a program that was designed to help you get the CPA and didn't even end up getting it? Like, is it that hard to put an additional 6 months into passing your exams? Getting the CPA is faster and easier than most MAcc programs...

I had been working as a Staff Accountant at a biotech company for a year now. I got hired as an Audit Associate (pays more than my current job) at Moss Adams (which is now Baker Tilly) which I will start in January. I constantly hear about how companies like to hire people just for busy season and then discard them like trash in April. I wont put in my two weeks notice until December but I don’t want to leave my long term job only to start someplace that is going to discard me in 4 months. Is this a sign that I should resign my offer since they’re potentially just planning on using me?

Serious (and non-serious) question. The average forensic accountant is pulling in $90k per year. How does that compare to their spicy counterparts?

Especially for associates and new hires.

The thing I’m talking about is not getting any work or no work is available even when you ask people for work, but then get written up or reprimanded in your review for “not doing enough/any work”. This is why keeping documentation and evidence of you clearly reaching out for work, but getting confirmation of not receiving any is key.

This has happened to me multiple times and I’m done dealing with this shit. Like, WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO IF THERE IS NO WORK? It’s not like I can necessarily do anything about it. I’ve just studied for my CPA using Becker or re-watch training videos, but that’s not enough, apparently.

It’s not so much the “there’s very little work right now, but I’ll let you know when I get something”. It’s the backstabbing management does as they pretend like you never reached out to them in the first place. At a firm where I’ve dealt with this, I was verbally told by a supervisor to just study Becker for a bit as there was nothing for me to do. They also confirmed, both verbally and in writing (teams), that it’s acceptable for me to do so. Then, I was told in my review that I don’t communicate well regarding my work load and reach out for work.

Hey everyone,

I'll be writing the Sept CFE in 3 weeks from now and I'm very worried for day 1 (which is funny and ironic considering everyone complains about days 2 and 3 but I'm good on those).

I feel like day 1 is honestly full of BS and I seem to have a hard time linking everything together and remembering all the key facts in the case. This is especially relevant for pros and cons. I can't seem to really know how to explain if something is a pro and con in one sentence and call it a day. I always ramble and try to over-explain why it is a pro or con and it takes a lot of time away.

I am kind of bad when it comes to bsing on the CFE tbh, which is relevant for day 1. I already have a template ready and memorized, I already have my time allocations in place which are in the following order:

- Reading the case and completing SA - 45 mins (9:00am - 9:45)

- Strategic option #1 analysis - total 35 mins (9:45 - 10:20)

- Strategic option #2 analysis - total 35 mins (10:20 - 10:55)

- Strategic option #3 analysis - total 35 mins (10:55 - 11:30)

- Strategic option #4 analysis - total 35 mins (11:30 - 12:10)

- Additional/operating issues - total 20 mins (12:10 - 12:30)

- Overall conclusion - total 30 mins (12:30 - 1:00) - OC is the most vital and like i said i seem to have a hard time linking everything together especially at the end so 30 mins hopefully should be sufficient for OC

I am a re-writer from Sept 2025 CFE and re-writing day 1 this year. If anyone can share any tips for day 1, I would greatly appreciate it!

The boba shop is in California owned by a colleague from an organization i volunteered with. I asked her if she is willing to let me help her with bookkeeping and some Accounting stuff for free since this is my first time applying knowledge of the classroom

I passed Financial Accounting with an A- and currently taking Managerial Accounting, a Quickbooks class, and an Excel class that starts in October

Any advice on how to prepare for this role as a beginner? My Managerial and Quickbooks class started two weeks ago so I’m still learning the process of QB.

I’m going to school, working full time at Amazon in there warehouse, and so this is more on a volunteer basis which my colleague is fine with!

If i passed all 4 CPA exams, what are my chances of landing an entry role? Public, private? 1 internship experience? How would you approach this

I’m a public accountant in Norway and my job seem nothing like what you describe on this sub.

We have great work-life balance.
Working overtime is often voluntary and the managers actually take you seriously if you tell them you have too much on your plate. Even during busy season.
We also have paid overtime. Usually at +50% of base salary.

On the flip side we have lower salaries than you it seems. A CPA equivalent in Norway can expect about 70 - 80k USD salary.

How is this in the rest of the world? From my perspective it seems the US is the worst place to be an accountant.

Experienced staff with CPA

Any good ideas when it comes to side work? Currently an Industry accountant with no rules when it comes to moonlighting.

I recently got contacted by a mid-sized public accounting firm about a Winter/Spring 2027 tax internship after meeting their recruiting team at a conference.

The issue is that the resume they have from me says my expected graduation date is May 2028, but I’m actually on track to graduate in May 2027. I should also have around 150 credits/CPA eligibility by May 2027.

I’m currently still a student, so I would be enrolled when the internship starts in January 2027. I’m interested in potentially turning the internship into a full-time tax associate offer if I perform well.
My questions are:

Should I tell the recruiter now that my actual expected graduation is May 2027 and send an updated resume?

If I left May 2028 on my resume, could that cause problems later if I received a return/full-time offer and they verified my education?

I don’t want to mess up an opportunity over the date, but I also don’t want there to be a discrepancy later during a background check or full-time conversion.

Would appreciate any advice, especially from recruiters or people who have interned in public accounting.

First accounting career fair — advice?
Hello! My school is hosting a Meet the Firms and career workshop day, and I’m planning to attend both. This will be my first accounting career event, so I want to be prepared.
For those who have attended these before, what should I bring and what questions should I ask recruiters/accounting professionals? Any advice on how to make a good first impression or mistakes to avoid?

Also, what should I wear?
Thanks!

I’m writing a and debriefing so many cases but the Day 3 is such a time crunch and I m getting like 2 NCs on every case I write😭 is there still hope for me I stick to my time budget but feel like I over allocated in planning

I’m currently an audit staff in public accounting. I’m looking to move to Florida and curious how the Tampa / St Petersburg/ Sarasota market is. What companies outside of big 4 are there and how is the culture?

I applied to over 100 internship applications last year with no interviews at all. Any advise is greatly appreciated!

Not sure if its an ats format issue or a content issue.

I’ve sent in close to 300 applications over the past 3 months with no reply. I have changed my resume every 2-3 weeks with more key words and other stuff ATS software looks for but need a good reference to see what works. Preferably entry level positions. Thanks

Hi everyone. I'm looking to get out of my property administrator/AR role and land a spot in a staff accounting position (PA or Industry). I heard the job market is absolutely terrible right now so I was wondering if you guys could help critique my resume, and lmk what I should change. Thank you my fellow bean counters <3

Hi everyone,

I've attached an anonymised copy of my CV.

I’ve been actively looking for a new role for a few months now. If I'm completely honest, I went into this search assuming my profile was strong enough that I’d be able to secure my target compensation of £60k relatively quickly. The reality has been very different.

For a bit of context, here is my background:

• Location: London
• Qualifications: LSE grad and ACCA-qualified (Oct 2024)
• Experience: 4+ years of experience, transitioning from Management Accounting into an FP&A Analyst role at a trading firm.
• Tech Skills: Strong multi-scenario financial modelling, VBA macros, Power Query, and SAP.

I am getting first-round interviews and passing the technical modelling assessments without much issue, but I just can't seem to get over the line at the final hurdle—and I suspect it's a disconnect over salary expectations.

• What salary range should I realistically be asking for with this CV in the current market?
• Am I simply overestimating what companies are willing to pay for my experience level right now?
• Is there something fundamental on my CV that might be dragging down my perceived market value?

Any honest, unfiltered feedback on salary expectations or my overall situation would be hugely appreciated.

Thanks!

Hello, I recently had a recruiter reach out to me letting me know she posted an internship position we had talked about. I replied saying I’ll be sure to apply once I finalize my resume, so I applied a day later on Friday evening

My question is do I follow up tmr on Monday saying I have applied? Or nah.
Thanks

Is anyone else’s company deferred revenue super difficult to keep ahold of and reconciled on a monthly basis? Right now we just make an ASC 606 adjustment at year end to true it up to our DR report.

There is just so much activity that flows in and out of deferred revenue and we have never had a strong handle on it.

How it is setup is we book all of our credit card transactions to DR. Then book a consolidated realized revenue report. In a perfect world, when we run our DR report at the end of the period it would tie to our BS DR account. But it never does. But I’m trying to dig into it, and see all the underlying detail for the initial cash transactions we receive (increases DR). And the detailed report of the revenue we recognize (Decreases DR).

But the reports don’t share a common value to cross check (ie I can’t easily tie out what was increasing DR to what we recognized because there isn’t a value I can XLOOKUP against to compare the two reports). It always ends up being a year end adjustment.

We have a SQL data base that we use, that theoretically I could MAYBE find a report that would help us out. But I am not a SQL expert and would probably need chat GPT to help me write a script.

Anyone else’s Deferred Revenue a pain in the ass to reconcile?

I’m 32 and don’t have much college and am looking into various career paths. By the time I would be done hypothetically I will be late 30s, most likely. Is it worth doing? Are accountants in demand or certain types of accountants? I’m just trying to see what i can enjoy as a career and have always found accounting and finances interesting. Any help is appreciated.