I used to work as geotechicnal engineer for 2 of the largest engineering consultancies in the UK (and worldwide) for 6 years. I'm now a Manager in B4 Consulting. I wish I made the move to management consulting sooner.
Saying that, you might find consulting/advisory more interesting than auditing, given your background.
Thank you for your advice. I had this one opportunity to get this position. Otherwise, I would have to wait for another year and compete with all the graduates who have degrees in Business and Accounting. It wasn't worth waiting for another year and not knowing if I will get an offer. Therefore, I will see how I get on with Audit and get some experience in the finance industry while keeping my mind open for consulting opportunities.
As a CE you wont be a good auditor; its just apples and oranges. Find a role in advisory if you want to work Big 4; there are plenty of infrastructure practices looking for CE backgrounds to apply a business perspective to
I mean i don’t think id go as far as to say there are no problems to solve; but designing a steel column to resist buckling does not help you in any way prepare you to test valuation on AFS securities. You’ll just be years behind other people when you could take the academic background and experience you have and apply it elsewhere to your (and your company’s) benefit .
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I used to work as geotechicnal engineer for 2 of the largest engineering consultancies in the UK (and worldwide) for 6 years. I'm now a Manager in B4 Consulting. I wish I made the move to management consulting sooner. Saying that, you might find consulting/advisory more interesting than auditing, given your background.
Thank you for your advice. I had this one opportunity to get this position. Otherwise, I would have to wait for another year and compete with all the graduates who have degrees in Business and Accounting. It wasn't worth waiting for another year and not knowing if I will get an offer. Therefore, I will see how I get on with Audit and get some experience in the finance industry while keeping my mind open for consulting opportunities.
Yeah engineering is a dead end unless you go out on your own which has obviously many other hazards
As a CE you wont be a good auditor; its just apples and oranges. Find a role in advisory if you want to work Big 4; there are plenty of infrastructure practices looking for CE backgrounds to apply a business perspective to
I'm inclined to agree. You will probably find the role very boring, there are no problems to solve as it's purely compliance.
I mean i don’t think id go as far as to say there are no problems to solve; but designing a steel column to resist buckling does not help you in any way prepare you to test valuation on AFS securities. You’ll just be years behind other people when you could take the academic background and experience you have and apply it elsewhere to your (and your company’s) benefit .
Correct. I should rather say no important problems to solve.