06-07-2011, 12:22 AM
Seriously, I don't know what kind of picture this guy is trying to paint. The only three guys who cleared CA inter without any failures were not called upon by any of the big four. Let alone big four, at medium sized firms they aren't hiring anyone without reference and let me tell you there's a huge load of ACCA qualified guys' CV's in those firms. Even when you get inducted with a reference, you have to serve there for at least six months without registration. At PWC its much more than that. Now this is the reality. For those who really agree with YNWA, I'd say just give it a try. ICAP reduced training term for CA foundation from 5 to 3.5 years for only one reason. That is- firms had no place for new chaps. Getting into big four without a reference is a rosy dream that we all had while studying. Once you're done studying, you step into reality.
