How to tell your manager you want to quit industry and go into public accounting - Page 2

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    jlondon
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    Here’s my story: I currently work in the industry doing accounts payable (like an accounting clerk basically; I’m 28 and have never done public accounting) , and the entity is in the public sector. We have 2 of the big 4 firms auditing us (internal audit & external audit). I got to know the auditors from both firms, and started talking to them and anyway, long story short..the topic of employment came up while speaking with the external audit manager.

    I told him I was very interested, and he gave me this advice – to bring this topic up to my controller and have him push my resume in instead of him taking it from me. He says, it’s more of a courtesy issue since it wouldn’t be right for him to “recruit his client’s employees”.

    I’m kind of hesitant to bring this issue to my controller; since it’s almost like telling them “hey, i’m going to quit”.. Anyway, I’ve been thinking about this, and I feel like it’s worth the risk – so now I’m just contemplating on how to start about in this conversation. Does anyway have any advice for me? How should I start , and when would be the right time to bring it up? Or should I even do this at all?

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    jlondon
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    @jaredo155 very good advice. Thanks!

    BEC: 69, 57, 72, 73, (anticipated for 4/4/2015)
    AUD: 65, 63, 74, 84!!! (expires 7/31/2015)
    FAR: 63, 57, (scheduled for 4/1/2015)
    REG: ... 42, (Anticipated to be around 5/20~)

    -Every Set Back is a Set Up for a Major Come Back #motivation

    "I've missed over 9,000 shots in my career. I've lost over 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot, and missed. I've failed, over and over and over again in my life. And that is why, I succeed." - Michael Jordan

    "You are not your past, but the resources and capabilities you glean from it" -Jordan Belfort

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