[ramirezp3]

Hey everyone,

Just to tell you a little about my background. I

graduated with BS in Accounting, with Minors in

International Business and Military Studies (I did ROTC)

with a 3.45 GPA from Penn State University (Main Campus)

in 2010. I’m also pursuing my MS in Accounting &

Financial Management at Temple University and currently

have a 3.89 GPA with only two semesters left.

Okay here is my question. I recently did an Assurance

internship with Mitchell & Titus (member firm of EY) in

NYC, and they offered me a full-time position at $50,000

starting in Sept 2012. However, I feel the starting

salary is too low for NYC, and I feel I can do better. I

have only 2 weeks from today to accept/reject this offer.

I want to apply to Big 4 and see if I can get a better

offer for next year. I am such a hard worker and I want

to be rewarded a bit better for it. Your thoughts?

Thanks in advance for any feedback!

[Peanut]

I lived in NYC for a few years, and their starting salary for me was garrrrrrbage. I had a BS in accounting and a 3.8 GPA. That's why I took on the CPA exam. Honestly fresh out of college at 50K isn't too bad. It's the fact that NYC is so expensive that makes it a toss up. I can't really give you career advice but, why don't you check out indeed.com and look at starting salaries for what you want to do. I had a friend that started at a big 4 fresh out of college in NYC at 55k plus a 5k sign on bonus. Depends what you really want to do instead of how much you want to get paid! (so they say..)

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[rknight21]

OP how was your experience at Mitchell & Titus? I have heard of them before?

[jelly]

That's about right for a first-year in a firm that size, unless you are bringing a black book of billable clients. The differential for other first years is not that much higher, just a smidge higher on the tax or consulting size, but not significantly more.

Couldn't pass again!

[rknight21]

^^ I agree.

OP what is M&T's overtime policy? If am I not mistaken these big4 firms do not pay overtime for the extra long hours that is expected of workers?

[Anonymous]

In California, that sounds like the average rate if you are a non-exempt employee and they are paying you overtime. If you are exempt and arent getting paid overtime, then I would expect the rate to be alot higher. I know the cost of living is higher in NY than CA, so I would expect starting rate to be even higher than this.

Also, starting sept 2012? i dont know if i would take an offer that far in advance. What happens if you get a better offer in the next year?

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