[Anonymous]

First off, I want to say that I have been familiar and acquainted with this web site for a number of years, and greatly appreciate the environment and sense of camaraderie here; it’s fantastic!

So to give you a bit of context- I graduated with a BBA in Accounting back in 2011, and decided to take a job a non-public accounting job. I’m now looking to get into the field (I’m 26 currently). I had a few questions, since I’ve been out of the loop for a while.

1- I was ready to sit for the CPA back in 2012. I signed up for several sections but I ended up canceling the session because of the route I decided to take after college. I’m assuming because I had the 150 hours and met the requirements to sit then, that I would still be able to sit now, no?

2- I know accounting firms typically give bonuses to students who pass the CPA within a certain amount of time since their employees start working there (and big 4 giving 20k bonuses to elijah watt sells award). What are the parameters here? For example, if I had gone and passed all four sections of the CPA this year, then went on to interview for a Fall 2016 position, would that count? And if I had scheduled, but never ended up taking a CPA exam section, would I still technically be able to win the elijah watt sells award)?

3- Any general tips and advice for someone in my position? I know this one is open-ended, but I’m curious to hear if anyone else worked elsewhere for a couple of years straight out of college, and then went back in. What was your experience like?