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I am a mere double bachelor of accounting / banking and finance graduate. With 1 year experience working overseas for a small firm in copenhagen doing international tax type accounting, company admin work. But I wasnt really asking for help. Just an answer to that question, and to let out...

Well I just turned 25, I am so much older then all of you. I only really started about getting my career started these past few months. I feel so far behind, while many of you are already a couple of years into jobs at top notch accounting firms and other firms, here I am only about to begin my...

Yeh I agree, and I think the main point is since I hated auditing so much Im better off not doing it for my own sanity. And I mean they do offer a good education program with this job and they told me it leads places and you can move through the ranks quickly, so it should be good. hard work...

Also involves quite a bit of reconciliation work I believe. Man I hope I havent screwed myself leaving auditing for this. !!!

Dunno, But my role is at analyst level they say, and my title is assistant premium analyst. They tell me I will be reporting on performance, Capital Gains tax positions, other things I cant remember, and admin duties for clients. They tell me that it will quickly involve a lot of client and...

So is my role an ops role pretty much with my shitty salary? I dont even know what im getting into!!! hehe

bloody hell. Hope Im not doing that. Its crazy how hard they expect you to work, really leaves no time for anything during the week. And not to mention on taht salary

what sort of hours you pulling? And whats so good about citi?

Also congratulations on getting this position. Sounds like a great role. Heard its a pretty tough environment at macca though compared to goldman sachs, a lot mroe backstabbing to get to the top.

Yeh good way to put it. Although just as much if not more demand for IBD, but i guess they want the best, and offering a higher salary justifies more the crazy hours they will work and get the best out of them.

Havent asked yet, cos i havent started, but definately will. Also do you know if its not too hard to move from private wealth to IBD at a later stage? or anyone else have any idea?

knock knock....

Bloody auditors! (cant tell you how many times I heard that from clients thinking they were funny) Glad I left that after 2 months and serving out my notice now. I was getting 42K. But lots of money to be made in auditing, as big shortage

Yeh yeh, im not complaining, I was comparing it to all these stories you hear of all these first year grads in investment banks getting 70+ Can anyone tell me what is the average salary for a first year grad straight into an audit job with a big 4? Very itnerested in this.

Yeh. I guess it will lead to a much higher salary in the future with them. Well I hope so anyway

As you might know I just got an Analyst level role in private wealth management at a top investment bank here, and I am only getting 43K?? Why is it so little, I hear all these stories about first yearers at investment banks getting so much? Is it my division? Is it because I got the role not...

So which one do you people think I should do. I have the option to do either at the investment bank I am going to. i will be in private wealth management. Although I could foresee a move into corporate finance in the future, if tahts even possible to do from private wealth. So what do you...

Agreed. I should not just dismiss it like that. It is for some and not for others. Apologies. There certainly are some areas of it that can be quite interesting. I guess im just not committed to put in the boring hard work at the start of a career. I just couldnt sit there deciding if they...

Plus its pretty tough competition, as you can imagine, lots of people want to make partner. Not to discourage you, but go for it if you think you can make it, and all the best with it too. Plus lets not forget how damn boring accounting is. Would probably be easier aswell to make partner in...

If you are motivated by money you probably wont make it. Youve got to be prepared to work bloody hard, and give up a decent social and family life and everything else. Its just not worth it, ull get to 35 or something like that and think, well im making lots of money but ive missed out on...