Company: Deloitte
Date: 2014-10-08
Overall rating: 5/5
Employment status: former
Experience level: Confirmed

Audit - First step to a meaningful career in accounting
Pros: Public accounting is an amazing opportunity to work with extremely talented and driven individuals straight out of college just like you.  You can't get better training anywhere else - from classrooms at DU to on-the-job challenges, you are constantly expanding your skillset.  The amount of responsibility and meaningful leadership given to employees with little to no work experience is phenomenal.
Cons: You have to decide if public accounting is the right career choice for you at every stage of your life.  Reassessing your long-term goals is crucial as staying in public accounting longer than necessary to get where you are going is taking years off of your life for little to no benefit.  This job is absolutely no joke as the hours are long, the stress is unimaginable, and your friends and family will forget what you like.