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Originally Posted by nation Jimbo - now that's an incredibly surprising response from a Big 4. I presume you interviewed for audit. Given the increasing compliance costs, increased scrutiny on audit, SOX etc and given that the Big 4's are seen by the majority as a stepping stone to careers in industry (and hence the global shortage) they aren't exactly in the position to be dictating needs beyond qualifications. It seems all locations (HK, NY, London, Tokyo) are screaming out for auditors and it's not uncommon for them to be advertising externally covering visas and relocation costs. Hope your interview wasn't with HR  |
The thing was it wasn't even for a specific role as I sent them my C.V on spec and they called me in for a chat, Even though I do have audit and money laundering experience as well as SAP HR therefore I could of fitted in perfectly, I had prior big 4 experience in London with D&T so would of just slotted in with no problems. But no they thought I was too expensive and reluctant to sponsor me for a permit, I had a chat with another guy who was waiting to be interviewed and he was a fresh grad from a uni in Australia and still living at home so he was even cheaper for salary demands. So I guess he got the job.
I thought my salary demand was more than reasonable considering I was on $36k a month less than 6 months ago in London.
Oh and I forgot to add, The guy assumed I was fluent in Cantonese but I told him no and he said thats a problem as not all the staff can speak English.