If You’re Quitting Public Accounting Try Not to Burn Bridges on Your Way Out In Case You Need to Come Crawling Back
A few months ago business sections across .coms everywhere were getting blown up with articles about “the boomerang,” an imaginary trend whereupon corporate quitters discover the grass is not in fact greener on the other side and come crawling back to their former employers. Like this March piece from Forbes: According to experts like Anthony […]
The Boomerang: Who Says You Can’t Go Back to Public Accounting?
Most people who leave public accounting have absolutely no intention of going back. These days public accounting would probably take you back in a heartbeat if you changed your mind. But if you feel like you could use another “drink from the firehose” to help propel your career forward and provide you a missing experience […]
Some Big 4 Alumni Just Can’t Quit Their Old Firms
#DidYouKnow? #EY alumni, aka "Boomerangs," account for 11% of the firm's total US workforce: http://t.co/I8FINXqzw6 via @HRExecMag — EY US Careers (@EY_CareersUS) October 7, 2014 And it's actually 20% for partners, principals and executive directors, according to article. Then there's this gem from KPMG: Each year, 10 percent to 15 percent of KPMG's 4,500 "experienced […]
McGladrey and Dave Scudder Can’t Quit Each Other
The man who once led McGladrey as its managing partner, Dave Scudder, is now returning to the firm he once led, McGladrey, as…well, not managing partner. It's a…well, here, read the Mickey G's press release: McGladrey LLP, the nation's leading provider of assurance, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market, recently launched a […]