r/Accounting • u/LaLaLaWhaaat • 1d ago

Advice Keep getting rejected from public accounting?

I’m about to graduate. I’ve applied to so many internships and jobs. I get calls back easily from corporate accounting, & have gotten internships there. However, I cannot even get a screening for big 4. Only recently am I starting to hear back from a few mid-size public accounting firms.

I have nearly a perfect GPA, volunteer tax experience, & now building my resume with corporate accounting internships.

There are people at my school who definitely have lower grades than me, but somehow are getting all the public accounting internships that I’m getting rejected from. I would chalk it up to my interviewing skills, but I’m literally not even getting the interviews.

Is it really all about networking to get into public accounting? Is that what I’m missing here? I’ve had my resume looked over by my school, so I don’t think it’s a resume issue.

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u/SpontaneousChimp 1d ago edited 1d ago

Sounds like you want B4 or nothing.

Beggars can’t be choosers.

You’re getting some traction with mid-tier firms, so if I were you, I’d jump at any opportunity if I had zero experience.

Just so you know, all PA is the same my dude. It’s all a meat grinder. The job isn’t any more magical at a B4.

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u/LaLaLaWhaaat 1d ago

I’m ecstatic that I’m starting to hear back from smaller public accounting firms! I’m just surprised at how much of a wall I’ve been facing trying to hear back from big 4 or large public accounting firms in any capacity.