[Anonymous]

hey guys…..im wanting to go into private accounting and i am graduating in may….I have received an offer from both Georgia Pacific and Turner Broadcasting…..the pay is about the same, i was just wondering if anyone new anything about either company and would share?

[mla1169]

What information do you already have about the benefits package? Even with the same salary you may have been offered two very different compensation packages overall. also how similar are the jobs description?

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[yankeeaccountant]

acctguy12

There is a website you can use to get info on the company (salary, company culture, etc):

https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm

congrats and best of luck!

[rgibson3rd]

Congrats…They are both good companies. With Turner, you would have a lot of opportunities within Time Warner after you get experience. Media and Manufacturing are very different so definitely consider the industry in your decision making process.

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[markiux88]

I would choose Turner…………..

[Anonymous]

Both of the benefit packages look about the same…..So salary and benefits are a toss up.

Mark would you please say any reasons why you would chose turner

Also since Georgia Pacific is privately owned, when i try in the future to get jobs with publicly held companies will they not like the experience from working with a privately owned one…..Or does that really matter?

Thanks all for your help!

[markiux88]

Turner because it has a better website…so..I believe there is more money there….just my $.00002

[kandisjoy]

@acctguy12 – I'd prefer a publicly held company just because you might get some SEC filing experience, which would definitely help you in the future if you wanted to work for a different publicly held company. I guess it depends if you are interested in financial reporting. I've been able to put together some 10Q/10K schedules as a staff accountant and I think that it looks pretty schnazzy on my resume. 😉

Also I'm betting that you will have more opportunities for growth at Turner. And if you ever wanted to move, it might be possible to still have your job at the new location.

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