02-25-2009, 06:28 AM
Kamran,
The problem with various members here is their lack of experience (I know people will start lynching me on this, but that my dear friends is the truth) and some members have never worked in Pakistan, but feel they are fully qualified to comment, infact advocate. As an ICAP student I (and believe me all students have done this, if some one denies it they are just in denial) too cursed the Institute and the CA Articles system, stipend, work load and the burden of trying to juggle two qualifications together. However, once you are pass your articles (having gone through the rigorous experience)and qualify you appreciate the training, the skills you acquire and the knowledge. Nothing will prepare you for practical professional life than an articles in Pakistan. What people fail to understand is articleship is training its an apprenticeship you are not paid for it, the stipend you receive is a stipend ! it does not come under the purview of minimum wage. I have quoted this on this forum before and will do so again what the Late Ashfaque sb. of PAC used to tell students on the first day
"Consider yourself to have joined the army, you have no social life here on, the only wedding you are permitted to go to is yours (if you are stupid enough to get married during your articles)gentleman you have joined the army!"
That is all you need to understand, really.
On a lighter note a freshly qualified ACCA is paid some thing over 35k in Financial Services, perhaps a little less outside of London and other industries,the 18k seems to be a very low figure that is some thing trainees in Big4 make.
Rabia, this 80 countries mantra is, well,how do I put it delicately get real. There are only a few countries where you can actually make a career, the Anglo Saxon / Commonwealth, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa (not really people are migrating out, the Gulf (not included US, given the complexities), I am sure no one plans to move to Nigeria or Belize for that matter. So be rest assured you are getting the ingredients of an A Class career, its upto you how you use these ingredients.
The problem with various members here is their lack of experience (I know people will start lynching me on this, but that my dear friends is the truth) and some members have never worked in Pakistan, but feel they are fully qualified to comment, infact advocate. As an ICAP student I (and believe me all students have done this, if some one denies it they are just in denial) too cursed the Institute and the CA Articles system, stipend, work load and the burden of trying to juggle two qualifications together. However, once you are pass your articles (having gone through the rigorous experience)and qualify you appreciate the training, the skills you acquire and the knowledge. Nothing will prepare you for practical professional life than an articles in Pakistan. What people fail to understand is articleship is training its an apprenticeship you are not paid for it, the stipend you receive is a stipend ! it does not come under the purview of minimum wage. I have quoted this on this forum before and will do so again what the Late Ashfaque sb. of PAC used to tell students on the first day
"Consider yourself to have joined the army, you have no social life here on, the only wedding you are permitted to go to is yours (if you are stupid enough to get married during your articles)gentleman you have joined the army!"
That is all you need to understand, really.
On a lighter note a freshly qualified ACCA is paid some thing over 35k in Financial Services, perhaps a little less outside of London and other industries,the 18k seems to be a very low figure that is some thing trainees in Big4 make.
Rabia, this 80 countries mantra is, well,how do I put it delicately get real. There are only a few countries where you can actually make a career, the Anglo Saxon / Commonwealth, UK, Canada, Australia, South Africa (not really people are migrating out, the Gulf (not included US, given the complexities), I am sure no one plans to move to Nigeria or Belize for that matter. So be rest assured you are getting the ingredients of an A Class career, its upto you how you use these ingredients.
