Before I start I will just say i have been stalking this forum for a few months now but just decided to register!
I have been lucky enough to recieve an offer from both EY and PwC for a cadetship position, however I am completely confused regarding which offer I should be accepting, in terms of remuneration both are almost identical (PwC slightly more) and in both I would be entering the Tax divisions. In EY i would be entering Private Client Services (most likely) or possible Human Capital and for PwC in the Specialist Tax department, possibly R&D or transfer pricing, but that is just an educated guess.
Would appreciate opinions/feedback regarding my dilemma, thanks in advance!
PwC all the wayyyyy.
This time last year I also had to choose between 3 firms, but at the end of the day I think my choice was more heavily influenced by whether I wanted to do fs audit or private clients, so I guess my decision was different in that sense.
I guess if its so similar for you, it really comes down to little things. Eg. A lot of my friends were going to be cadets at the same firm, and the partner who interviewed me made an effort to call me a few times when I was still tossing up between the firms. Are they giving you the chance to go to uni for the first year and start work later?
Also, at pwc, do you really want to be attached to a specialised accounting career so early on when you don't really have much knowledge or experienceof what to expect? At the moment I think I've been placed in the tax division of private clients, but my interviewer said if I wanted they could arrange for me to move around and see what working in the other service lines would be like. So unless you're extremely set on tax, is either firm going to offer you the same flexibility?
And so I'm not completely biased, I think ey has an advantage in that their cadets return as seniors upon graduation, whereas pwc makes you a senior graduate (but I don't really know whether there are actual benefits attached to this)
But yeah, there's some things to think about. Good luck with your decision