Originally Posted by
buns
If you want to study about some guy creating double entry accounting with a bone against a cave wall do Accy hons. The Gdip lets you choose some specialist areas in accounting, or outside - go for that.
Why does everyone see the Big 4 as the only option? Me for one never considered them. They are super hierarchical and in my books groom you to there needs, and quite often pigeon hole some grads.
The other thing is what kind of person are you - as we are on share trader I'm assuming you have interest in competition and corporate activity. Do you like to work for yourself/your own company? Or don't mind solving accounting issues for other companies? If so go big 4.
There summer programmes will give you a good taste of it, but I find a lot of grads getting lured in from the excitement of that first job and don’t consider other possibilities after the summer programmes.