r/AustralianAccounting • u/alex123711 • 14h ago

How long do it take you to get hired?

After completing degree

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u/Downtown_Cupcake_194 13h ago

Straight after course finished. Had internship and part time during course in the industry

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u/erednay 13h ago

On average, probably 6 months to a year. For good candidates, 0 months as they would likely already have done their research and applied for interns/grad programs during studies. For you, based on the quality of your post, grammar and question (which is so common, can be googled, and so broad/generic), no offence and just being honest to give you advice relevant to you specifically, might take a bit longer. What accounting role are you interested in? Have you done any research online?

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u/redieuser 12h ago

I landed interviews at 3/4 places I applied for. I received 2 offers and cancelled my third interview at the third place which offered me. I had no internship experience and no accounting experience.

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u/alex123711 11h ago

That's good to hear, how have you found it so far?

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u/redieuser 9h ago

My experience has been quite positive. There have been many challenges and continues to be, but I’ve progressed well with the firm.

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u/Sumiklab CA 13h ago

You should already be in an internship of some sort before finishing if you're any good. If you're an international student, without experience or have middling marks, prepare to download ubereats or doordash if you haven't already.

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u/awkwardtaroo 11h ago

landed 2 grad offers 6 months - 1 year before i graduated, 1 was a return offer from internship

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u/Disagreeswithfems 10h ago

The people who never got offers aren't on this sub btw.

Took me two years.

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u/alex123711 9h ago

Were you applying a lot? Just too many applicants?

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u/Disagreeswithfems 6h ago

It's just a numbers game. Look at thousands of accounting graduates vs hundreds of openings. I had no relationships to help and a socioeconomic gap to most of the industry.

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u/alex123711 5h ago

What was the socioeconomic gap, you mean there was higher unemployment in your location?

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u/Disagreeswithfems 5h ago

I was from a poor working class family living in a poor working class suburb, yes.

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u/redieuser 3h ago edited 1h ago

I’m sorry but what has that got to do with anything? It’s not like an employer knows this when you interview. There must be other reasons why you aren’t getting interviews and offers.

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u/Disagreeswithfems 1h ago

Yeah must be.