Hey hey hey! Peeps. This thread is nt meant to miss-inform pple. Aba! it is unfair

akinola02: Hey hey hey! Peeps. This thread is nt meant to miss-inform pple. Aba! it is unfair

Yh its unfair!! Was wondering too,if its only one person dt wud get invite!

Am skeptical about that guys info even tho he may be speaking the truth anyway. Ernst n young can't send out interview invite today for tmw. The crowd was massive and of course they knoe pple travelled from far n wide to attend. They wud giv a day in btw at least. Let's be guided pls as some pples life depends on dis. All jokes shud be in the comedy section. I'd laff when I get dat job am lookin for

I think it is true jare, someone just told me that two of his friends got the invite

On another note, I think everybody should forget about EY joor, they conducted close to three tests for only less than 50 available positions, please think about it, if they should invite just 10 from each batch (test), then the positions are almost filled, don't forget those that wrote before they conducted the general tests, meanwhile that is their style, check out last year test, they invited once and only few for the interview, so what are we saying? Nepotism and high cut-off mark will do justice to that, you get now......anyway, we can still hope, maybe we will get ours anytime soon, but am being realistic here. Jah bless our hustles.

#sit down look and expectant mood activated#

don cassey: @akinola, just seeing ur previous post. I no get blackberry oh

@don cassey no problem jare. In fact I dey vex. See hw dis guy won give my peeps HBP

shullygirl:

Congrats Sir......I wish u success in ur interview in Jesus name

Amen. Thanks a lot Ma

akinola02: Hey hey hey! Peeps. This thread is nt meant to miss-inform pple. Aba! it is unfair

Do I sound like a comedian? I did the test just the way you did yours. I'm just an applicant like you. Is it my fault that I was called up for their interview? Now I know the reason why people only come here to drop their emails for test materials and then keep shut afterwards. Check my post history on nairaland, I don't make silly posts to get people perturbed.

oxygen25: I think it is true jare, someone just told me that two of his friends got the invite

On another note, I think everybody should forget about EY joor, they conducted close to three tests for only less than 50 available positions, please think about it, if they should invite just 10 from each batch (test), then the positions are almost filled, don't forget those that wrote before they conducted the general tests, meanwhile that is their style, check out last year test, they invited once and only few for the interview, so what are we saying? Nepotism and high cut-off mark will do justice to that, you get now......anyway, we can still hope, maybe we will get ours anytime soon, but am being realistic here. Jah bless our hustles.

#sit down look and expectant mood activated#

Trying to apply wisdom. The other batches was after they've marked the first test. So we can deduce dat they needed more hire to sample. As a matter of fact some will be dropped during the interview stage. So it does nt seem like dos dat got an interview invite are guaranteed an offer. Nope! Far frm it. If I didn't see any other post to corroborate dat info, I can't believe it. Like I said, will call a friend dat works with ey tomorrow to confirm frm the hr n will give u guys a reliable info

I once told u guys that we av many spectators and non conformist on NL..

U guys were so sure that d nxt batch of messages wud be for the succesful ones n were ready to devour and contradictory remarks.

I wish u well o, bt dont throw all ur energy on 1 job...

akinola02:

Trying to apply wisdom. The other batches was after they've marked the first test. So we can deduce dat they needed more hire to sample. As a matter of fact some will be dropped during the interview stage. So it does nt seem like dos dat got an interview invite are guaranteed an offer. Nope! Far frm it. If I didn't see any other post to corroborate dat info, I can't believe it. Like I said, will call a friend dat works with ey tomorrow to confirm frm the hr n will give u guys a reliable info

Look at you! Please be wise and shine your eyes, and I can confirm the info, it is TRUE, two close persons just got their invites. I am not lying.

10 Reasons Not to Go to Work
for the Big Four
YOU HAVE A JOB OFFER IN
HAND FROM A BIG FOUR
ACCOUNTING FIRM…
…You can’t quite put your finger on
why you have a sinking feeling as
you open the official job offer you
just received in the mail. You know
you should be excited, but your gut tells
you something different. How do you
make the right decision?
Here’s the deal: you’re scared about
what your future will look like if you
don’t take the offer. I know, I’ve been
there. You know other people would
have killed for the position, but it still
feels wrong.
The real issue here is that you know
the job and company aren’t right for
you, but you feel pressured to accept
the offer anyways . You need a way to
articulate the reasons why you don’t dig
the place and you haven’t been able to
come up with the solution.
To get to the right answers, you need to
understand why you don’t like the job
beyond “it doesn’t feel right” so that you
can explain yourself to others in a
positive manner.
HERE ARE TEN REASONS NOT
TO GO TO WORK FOR THE BIG
FOUR:
1. The hours. If you know anyone who
has worked for the Big Four, then you
know someone who has gone through
periods of living in the office. The hours
can be grueling at times, and as you
move up the org chart it tends to get
worse. If you don’t dig long hours, don’t
put yourself in the position.
2. The work itself. The work at Big Four
firms is highly analytical and
occasionally monotonous. Checking
boxes and retrieving documentation
can only be interesting for so long.
Make sure you understand what kind of
work you will be performing before you
take your offer. If it’s not what you’re
looking for and it doesn’t build a skillset
that allows you to make the impact in
the world you envision, say no!
3. The travel. Depending on your role, it
is quite possible that you’ll spend more
nights in hotels than in your own bed.
It’s not true for every role, but the
travel can get old after a while –
especially when you’re seeing the inside
of office buildings instead of the local
attractions.
4. Excel. Almost any job at the Big Four is
going to require some serious Excel
skillz. If you dread work in excel or you
don’t want to be the resident whiz kid,
this might not be the field for you.
5. The structure and defined upward
mobility. While there are plenty of
opportunities to move up within the
firms, there is a well-defined structure
for getting up the ladder. Some people
are able to buck the system and move
up faster than normal, but you can
expect a pretty consistent experience:
1-3 years as a staffer, 2-3 years as a
senior; 3-5 years as a manager; 5-7
years as a senior manager. And that’s to
get to partner. Something about the
defined time periods drives me nuts,
but it might work better for you.
6. Your responsibilities. For many entry
level roles, your work will be very
defined. You will not be asked to use
much creativity or get outside of your
box very often. If you’re not cool with
defined work flows, this might be a
tough place to thrive. (Exception: some
advisory services, including consulting.)
7. Your (lack of) desire to develop
expertise in the field. Read: lack of
passion, interest, or purpose. If you
don’t have a passion for accounting or
an interest in becoming an expert in the
field, why would you waste valuable
years of your life investing in that field?
If you can’t connect the impact you’ll
have through your work to your
personal purpose, you can count on
running into a lack of fulfillment.
8. Getting pigeon holed. One of the
favorite lines of Big Four recruiters is
that you can create any kind of career
you want by moving between service
lines, exploring different industries, etc.
The reality is that this is much more
difficult to do than they say at recruiting
events. You run a real risk of getting
pigeon holed into a specialty that
doesn’t get you excited. Bummer.
9. Your values and strengths don’t
align. Take a close look at your
personal values and your natural
strengths. Do your values align with
those of the company and the people
that work there? Will you get to use
your natural strengths in your work
everyday? If the answers are no, then
you won’t be fulfilled. That’s true at the
Big Four or anywhere else.
10. The lack of time to do what you
want. The corollary to the long hours is
the fact that you won’t have the time to
do what you want or develop new
hobbies. You’ll sacrifice time with
friends, family, and doing what you love
in favor or working long hours during
busy season. The trade off is good pay,
good experience, a prestigious name on
your resume, and several other
benefits. You’ll have to decide what is
most important to you.

10 Reasons to Go to Work for
the Big Four
YOU’RE ON THE CUSP OF
ACCEPTING A GREAT JOB WITH
A BIG FOUR ACCOUNTING
FIRM.
You have an offer in hand, and your
whole family is proud. But you can’t
quite put your finger on why you should
accept the offer. What are the benefits
of making the decision to say yes, you
ask yourself. What does this mean for
my future? You’re not sure what kind of
lifestyle you’ll end up living. As you
consider what to do, more questions
come up than answers.
The challenge is that you’re making one
of the biggest decisions of your life and
you can’t figure out why you want to
say yes. You know that if you just had a
list of the benefits in front of you, you
could make a great decision. But the
real problem lies in the fact that you
don’t know if you should say yes. It
feels good to get an offer, but you’re
not sure if it’s right for you.
I’ve got the solution for you, and by the
time you get done reading you’ll know
ten great benefits of going to work for
the Big Four.
1. The name. If you ever decide to leave
the firm (and statistics tell us you will),
you will have a prestigious name on
your resume. It will vouch for your
credibility and ability in a way that is
difficult to measure.
2. The pay. Of jobs available to college
grads and young professionals, the Big
Four pay exceptionally well. There are
always higher paying jobs to be found,
but you can rest assured that you will
be paid well and live a comfortable
financial lifestyle as a result. (Always
subject to your spending habits.)
3. The mentors. If there is one thing I
found at each of the Big Four firms I
interacted with, it was great mentors.
In just nine months at the firm I worked
for I developed direct mentoring
relationships with three partners,
several senior managers, and managers
galore. If you’re looking for people with
great business experience, you can find
them everywhere in the Big Four.
4. The experience. Yup, the hours are
long, but they add up to an incredible
set of experiences that vouch for your
ability to perform and tackle big
projects. You will develop immense
business acumen if you put your mind
to it, and little can substitutes for the
raw experience offered by the firms.
5. Certification. If you’re in the running
for any kind of professional certification
and need real-world experience to
make the cert official, this is a great
place to bide your time. You might even
end up with a career out of the deal.
6. The training. The Big Four still invest
heavily in their employees from a
training perspective. They also offer
countless hours of online training on
everything from negotiating to audit
principles. If there’s one thing I miss,
it’s access to great training materials
(even if they didn’t always apply to my
job . Take advantage!
7. The other young people. The nature of
the beast means there is a constant
crop of young people entering the Big
Four firms. You will constantly be
surrounded by a group of peers that
you can relate to and build a career
with. Be sure to surround yourself with
the movers and shakers for an extra
boost in morale.
8. Build up savings. If you want to quickly
build up your savings and get on the
path to a healthy 401k account, the Big
Four are great places to make it
happen. Live off of half your salary (not
difficult) and sock the rest away. When
you’re ready to make a passionate
career move or start your own
business, you’ll be glad you got a head
start.
9. Make your parents happy. Let’s be
honest. If you want to impress your
relatives and make them proud, just tell
them you got a job at a Big Four firm.
Like it or not, the name carries weight,
even during the holidays.
10. Upward mobility. If you’re dedicated
to building a career in public accounting
or business advisory services, it can
certainly be done at the Big Four. For
high performers and ambitious
professionals, there is always a chance
to move up or take on more
responsibility.

ecolime: I've been invited for an interview.

Congratulations, ecolime!

@ecolime..pls wat time is the interview and venue.

How come nobody else has been invited for interview on nairaland.

oggy89: @ecolime..pls wat time is the interview and venue.

U wan gate crash

just want to have an idea of the time n venue of the interview.

oggy89: @ecolime..pls wat time is the interview and venue.

Mine was 2pm... 2A Bayo kuku road, Ikoyi.

Layiwoo:
U wan gate crash

Person no fit gatecrash am oo. Dem get info of everybody.

Hello house, I've also just been invited for an interview.
1. I'm not lying.
2. I studied Zoology.
3. I gatecrashed.
Guess they're calling in batches afterall.

I can tell categorically dt ey has started calling 4 interview. @ ecolime my apologies. I ws skeptical because it ws very unusual. Traditionally, dos dt passed get mails same time, thou in batches. Ey is d firm I knw so well. No nepotism. Recruitment is based on merit. I calld a friend as promised to corroborate the info n ws told it s true. Pls note: it will be in batches. @ ecolime congrats bro. Wish u success in ur interview

ecolime:
Mine was 2pm... 2A Bayo kuku road, Ikoyi.

How was your interview bro?

pls those that have gotten the invite, what and what did they ask you?

Yes..pls wat questions did they ask u all?

Ornaments':
pls those that have gotten the invite, what and what did they ask you?

Don't you mean those that have gone for the interview?

@Akinola: No probs boss. I'm good with you.

@Everyone: Apart from the first question which was "describe yourself". The rest of the questions were strictly on my CV. Just be able to defend what you wrote on your CV. Also, be able to relate how your course of study makes you fit into their organisation.

ecolime: @Akinola: No probs boss. I'm good with you.

@Everyone: Apart from the first question which was "describe yourself". The rest of the questions were strictly on my CV. Just be able to defend what you wrote on your CV. Also, be able to relate how your course of study makes you fit into their organisation.

GOD BLESS YOU Bro... Pls hw many of you were there for today's interview? When exactly did you do your own test?

dolapobello1: Hello house, I've also just been invited for an interview.
1. I'm not lying.
2. I studied Zoology.
3. I gatecrashed.
Guess they're calling in batches afterall.

Please when exactly is the interview?Because am yet to get any invite...

ecolime: @Akinola: No probs boss. I'm good with you.

@Everyone: Apart from the first question which was "describe yourself". The rest of the questions were strictly on my CV. Just be able to defend what you wrote on your CV. Also, be able to relate how your course of study makes you fit into their organisation.

Your a great man bro. A philosopher once said "they wud first of all doubt u, den come back to u for help" lol. Bros abeg I wan ask u. Hope they don't ask u soo much about the course u read? Like technical stuff coz the last big 4 interview I went for, they drilled me seriously on Accounting

Ugoo-Josh:

GOD BLESS YOU Bro... Pls hw many of you were there for today's interview? When exactly did you do your own test?

We were 7. However, some other new guys were entering on my way out.

michaeled45:

Your a great man bro. A philosopher once said "they wud first of all doubt u, den come back to u for help" lol. Bros abeg I wan ask u. Hope they don't ask u soo much about the course u read? Like technical stuff coz the last big 4 interview I went for, they drilled me seriously on Accounting

Thanks bro. I studied engineering. No technical questions at all. They just wanted to know why an engr. graduate would want to build his career in an Accounting firm.

dolapobello1: Hello house, I've also just been invited for an interview.
1. I'm not lying.
2. I studied Zoology.
3. I gatecrashed.
Guess they're calling in batches afterall.

Congrats. Am next