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Accounting or Law

vikings2012 · 2016-03-28 11:09:35

Hey Everybody, I am 20 years old and will be graduating this year with a degree in Commerce. I have specialized in accounting modules throughout my degree program. I have a graduate position for 3.5 years with one of the big 4 accounting firms but I am questioning myself do I really want to become an accountant and work in…

28-03-2016 12:09pm

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vikings2012

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Hey Everybody,

I am 20 years old and will be graduating this year with a degree in Commerce. I have specialized in accounting modules throughout my degree program. I have a graduate position for 3.5 years with one of the big 4 accounting firms but I am questioning myself do I really want to become an accountant and work in auditing for the next 3.5 years.

Lately, I have been researching about a career in law and training as a solicitor. I don't have any experience except for undertaking a few corporate law modules in college, which I found quite interesting. If I was to consider pursuing this career, I would be hoping to obtain a trainee position with one of the big 5 (Which I know can be quite hard to obtain). Do law trainees find their jobs interesting or is it similar to auditing where the work can be quite tedious and boring?

Anyways, I would really appreciate any views or opinions you have on the above professions and what you might regard as a better career and qualification to pursue. At the moment I am unsure about what career I would like to pursue.

Also, what are the average ages of people starting out in accounting or law trainee positions?

Thanks for reading this and I would appreciate any responses.

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