[NumberCruncher4lyfe]

Current Dilemma: I am 25 years old and recently graduated from university in Virginia with a BS in Accounting this year. I am interested in going into public accounting and test the waters with auditing. However, it has been months on my job search and have had maybe 3 or 4 accounting firms contact me and after the interviews no offers. I just decided to enroll in the MS in Accounting program from Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA to enhance my chances of getting a job. In the meanwhile, I was just offered a job as an accounting clerk for a manufacturing company back home and the controller assures me that this position will help me get some kind of experience as some of the job duties include some operation audits (very light). Should I take the clerk position and use it for experience while I work on my MS in Accounting and then when i’m done with that move to public after having the masters degree? The reason that I am so eager to get the masters now is because a lot of jobs that I see even entry level staff accountant positions prefer someone who has completed the CPA or someone with a masters degree. Also, does the prestige of your school really matter? I’m afraid that since Liberty is not a well-known or even a less respected school that I won’t get hired by any of the big 4’s or any good larger company. Thoughts please!

[NumberCruncher4lyfe]

@MarathonRunner thank you so much for your feedback I will keep this in the back of my mind as I continue the fight into public accounting.

[NumberCruncher4lyfe]

@MarathonRunner thank you so much for your feedback I will keep this in the back of my mind as I continue the fight into public accounting.

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