zaffar

Hi,

I am about to apply for MACC as an international student. I have some queries which i hope someone will be able to answer.

1- Should I target Top ranked schools or second-third tier accredited schools will be good enough to land me interviews at firms and corporations?

2- Job outlook and acceptability of International student after MACC and CPA?


I have more questions to ask but they depend on answers to above ones.

Thanks.

openedskittles

If you go to a top school, your chances of getting an interview at the big 4 (which are the best places to start your career as an accountant) are higher, but you'll probably get interviewed by local firms at any decent university.

Thetaxdad

*** "best place to start your career" is subjective ***

Dawgie

Pretty damn good place to start your career though.

Thetaxdad

^^^ Yes, indeed.

zaffar

Thanks people for your replies.

I am asking this because, at second and third tier schools , do regional and local firms offer jobs to international students?

I think that at top schools international students have better opportunities at job hunting and they have better career service and more connections?

any thoughts suggestions????

openedskittles

Yes, top schools will generally have better career services and connections.

Also, my earlier comment about the big 4 being the best place to start your accounting career was taken from BusinessWeek, which ranked the big 4 as first through fourth best company to start your career with, so it may be subjective, but the experts agree.

Precision

The question has not been answered so I am bumping this thread.

"Do regional and local firms offer jobs to international students?"

I don't think they do because then they have to deal with alot of paper work and they will have a fat piece of paper saying they must pay $XXXXXXXXX. (Green Card or something)

Dawgie

They do, I know someone that is doing it now.