06-08-2005, 07:14 PM
Well CPA guy, from my personal experience I have seen more people moving from hardcore audit to IT audit. Which makes more sense since IT audit is more of a specialisation. I think most firms will encourage you to start in hardcore audit and then 1-2 years down the line give you opportunities to move into IT audit, this has been my experience while working for Big4s in Dubai and London. Unless you can appreciate the technical and practical issue related to an audit you cannot be an effective IT auditor. Having said that, I have also seen people joining in straight as grads in IT audit, but those are few and perhaps a new trend. Unfortunately I have no idea of how it works in the US.
