Siddharth Singh (CA-Final) (202 Points)
21 July 2012FRIENDS, I REALLY WANT TO KNOW AND I AM VERY AFRAID OF THIS, AS I SEEING AND READING A LOY THAT THERE IS UNEMPLOYMENT FOR MANY C.A. PASSED STUDENTS, PLZ TELL ME SHOULD I LEAVE C.A. COURSE BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO WASTE MY LIFE'S 4 YEARS WHERE ARE NO JOB OPPORTUNITIES.... PLZ HELP ME....THANKS IN ADVANCE....
SidSen
(Ca final group 1 clear)
(145 Points)
Replied 21 July 2012
my friend, when my uncle passed out of IIM in 1990 he spent 8 months looking for a job, but got it once opportunities were available. The job market is going through a bad phase. Also there is a lack of good quality CA's as regards communication skills, practical knowledge(one CA in my cousin's company asked her if DEFRRED TAX should be paid NOW... he didn't know that deferred means "later" and even if he didn't he should know what defered tax means), grooming, people skills etc. A visiting professor CA in my college said that the CA's these days were all rogues. Also you need some degree of specialisation. A lot of jobs in africa and dubai ask for SAP certification or some certification in indirect/international tax. Also now being just a CA pass isn't good enough, you need to be one of the top scoring CA's WITH practical knowledge as well. I myself will be doing CIMA/international tax after CA.
ashisha
(Practising CA)
(261 Points)
Replied 21 July 2012
I completely agree with SidSen. A degree alone can not assure a job. The important thing is to nail the interview with good communicaton, confidence and wide practical knowledge..
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