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    CA cheating controversy

    Anyone hear about this? I have no idea, I just heard a friend asking another if he heard about it. Anyone know what the deal is?
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    Financial Doom and gloom

    Everyone graduating from a finance degree, change now! Everyone currently in a job, look for something else, perhaps in a call centre. Everyone else, dont hold cash in the banks or under your matress, buy Gold!!!
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    what to do?

    I got a call today for an interview for an analyst position in the M&A department of a big energy company. And I have already verbally anyway, accepted an offer from a big4, and Im still waiting for them to send the bloody contract, been waiting ages. So I dont know what I should do, should I...
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    Anyone go to the KPMG online careers fair thingy?

    So anyone go to this thing online that was on over the last coujple of days. abour 20 or so countries had online rooms you could go into rooms and chat with reps about things. And there were a few live seminars on the first day where they just spoke about life at KPMG. Anyway, it was a good...
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    2008 Grads where will you be working next year

    So, lets start up a new mroe recent discussion on this here. Those of you who are beginning grad jobs next year, or maybe sooner, where are you going to be working, and what are you going to be doing. And what are your expectations?
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    Career advice for an older member

    Hi all, havent been on here for a while. Anyway here's the story... I was previously working at GSJbwere in melbourne, worked there for a year, as an analyst in private wealth. Was a tax reporting related, very back officey position. Anyway I saw how the investments and trading and what not...
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    CA study decisions help, please!

    Hi all, I have a choice to make now in the next few days. Basically as I have said before here I am going to Denmark in august, and while I don't want to work in accounting I may have to look in this area as its always a bit easier to get into. Basically I am enrolled to do the australia CA...
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    CA, CPA, CFA helppp

    Hi all, I am employed in private wealth at an investment bank, and have started my CFA. Had my level 1 exam just yesterday. Was pretty hard. Now the thing is, I am considering doing CPA or CA as well. I am kind of swaying towards CPA now as its a lot easier and less stricter with emploment...
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    Career,, HELP ME!!!

    Hi all, Well I got a job at goldman sachs, after leaving a crappy auditing job at a crappy accounting firm. Problem is this job is not all its cracked up to be, its a bit too operational for me. Being an analyst at GS everyone thinks wow, how good, but it aint that good, I feel like id learn...
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    I am so OLD!!!

    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...
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    Why is my salary so low

    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...
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    CFA or Masters of Applied Finance from FINSIA

    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...
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    PwC partner salary

    So how much does a partner make roughly at PWC?? or any of the other big 4's. I heard from someone a junior partners salar is $500,000???
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    investment banking interview. tips

    any tips or advice from anyone who has been there before
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    Swiss Business School MBA

    So what do people think of an MBA from the Swiss business School. Is it worth it, or worthless? They seem to get students who work for some big firms in europe. And I think they are affiliated with the adelaide business school. And you can do the MBA by distance, and they have some nice...
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    Goldman JB Were

    I got an interview with these lads? Any tips form anyone would be most welcome. Thanks
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    Help me with my career... please!

    Well, for those of you who have read my last posts on this you will know my story. I am a mid 2005 accounting / banking and finance double degree graduate from Monash University. I spend 2006 working overseas in europe in an accounting and international taxation job where I didnt learn much...
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    BRW Top 100 Accounting Firms 2006

    Hi all 1. I cant seem to find a list of the BRW top 100 accounting firms on the internet anywhere. There was a post on here with it, but the link doesnt work, anyone have any idea. 2. Also does anyone know if UHY Haines Norton is a form with a good rep, for auditing anyway? 3...
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