[Never_Give_Up1]

What is the typical time you should expect to hear back on an offer? I interviewed with one of the big 4 on Wednesday and I thought I would hear back by the end of today.

What a nightmare of a day it was too… the interviews went good, but the day was horrible. I ended up missing my flight to the city I was interviewing in. Luckily I am about 6 hours away from the city I was interviewing in. So I called them up and asked if it would be possible to push the interviews back two hours and I would drive there. They pushed the interviews back and had a ton of laughs at my expense when I got there (which was expected). I am hoping they see my willingness to jump in the car and drive 6 hours as a positive and that I really want the position. But FML… really I missed my flight. I can’t help but think it is going to automatically close the door.

FAR - 81
REG - 81
AUD - 82
BEC - 81

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[barelystayingsane]

I would not recommend accepting a job on the phone, because you don't get the actual details of your offer until a few days later when they email it to you. I always said something along the lines of “Thank you very much for the offer! I am very interested in working for your firm, and I'm looking forward to reviewing the details of the offer” or something like that. If you're interested, definitely show that you're interested and excited, but do not commit. You could even say “I don't want to commit at this time” if you wanted to. Nobody would/should expect you to accept the verbal offer. If they're trying to pressure you into accepting, that throws up a red flag.

The initial time you are given is usually around 10 days. However, you can request a reasonable extension of this time, especially if it's the first firm you interviewed with. The recruiters should want you to make an informed decision and choose what you feel is right for you. If they give you a hard time about the extension (and don't really provide a reason why), that should also raise a red flag. All of the recruiters I talked to told me it was standard practice to allow a reasonable extension.

[UCMCPA]

My UG GPA was a 3.8 and my graduate is a 4.0 as of now. However, I'm letting that drop.

My advice would be to get involved, I was heavily involved in BAP and was the committee chair and held an officer position. Also, having a strong network plays a HUGE role.

I think my offer came quick because I interviewed on the last possible day and they were needing a decision by that afternoon, luckily I got it.

FAR - 84
AUD - 94
REG - 86
BEC - 86

[UCMCPA]

My UG GPA was a 3.8 and my graduate is a 4.0 as of now. However, I'm letting that drop.

My advice would be to get involved, I was heavily involved in BAP and was the committee chair and held an officer position. Also, having a strong network plays a HUGE role.

I think my offer came quick because I interviewed on the last possible day and they were needing a decision by that afternoon, luckily I got it.

FAR - 84
AUD - 94
REG - 86
BEC - 86

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