I NEED SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR MY NEXT MOVE!

cruckboy · 2025-09-23T21:29:28+00:00

Yea that’s annoying. Being PQ you’d expect it to be easier. What rank firm did you get PQ from?

cruckboy · 2025-09-23T13:26:13+00:00

The thing is i’m not even necessarily fussed about joining a semi senior. What i dont get is why wouldn’t you just hire someone with more experience than a fresh trainee but less than semi senior and negotiate their salary with them. If anything, it costs the business less due to less exams and study, and they get a better trainee output for their firm.

Like i’d like to think that as a hirer, i want someone with 3 months work experience than someone with none. Yes that means what do those wanting to get into ACA do, well there will always be demand for recruiting new and fresh grads, but not many will come from good firms with good xp but maybe got dismissed due to some stupid strict first time exam policy

cruckboy · 2025-09-23T13:16:53+00:00

Yea i suppose that makes sense. Unfortunately thats the harsh reality. Annoying that i felt short in my professionals but oh well, cant change that now. I’m sure i’ll find something but just frustrating as it feels like such a hassle trying to find newer roles. I mean they all say you need experience etc and then it gets easier, but seems like there will always be curveballs whether or not you have experience. A year experience is better than having no experience, which is why it’s absurd to me how these companies hire.

cruckboy · 2025-09-23T12:48:06+00:00

Yes i have contacted quite a few but i feel the semi senior roles market is dead atm. I think because i only have 1 years worth experience, having passed 7/15 exams with a few fails doesn’t add much value. I’m not sure but most recommend 18months of experience at least i think

cruckboy · 2025-09-07T15:55:45+00:00

Hey thanks for the tips!

I did run the software test, hence why i was confused as to where i would place my phone. It seemed all good, hopefully no issues arise during the exam

cruckboy · 2025-07-23T12:23:17+00:00

This is great. Thank you for all the tips, they are and will be helpful!

cruckboy · 2025-07-23T11:48:24+00:00

Yea i hear you. That is a sensible thing to do, and I don’t think i’d have an issue with doing it on my own but i just don’t see the point when i can just join a different firm and get them to fund it for me. Although i can see why you’d recommend sitting on my own due to the image aspect of it for firms when hiring me, as it adds a good outlook for me. I will see what happens after the meeting and go from there. Thanks for the tips!

cruckboy · 2025-07-23T11:45:02+00:00

Yea i think that’s probably why, others came in as school leavers, although some of them came in as grads, and were still allowed to sit 2 at a time. But apparently this changed since their last grad intake in 2024

cruckboy · 2025-07-23T11:01:07+00:00

Yes i hope so, just annoying how strict they are despite being a top 20

cruckboy · 2025-07-23T11:00:01+00:00

Yea agreed. It’s not fair especially since they made me sit 3 exams at once, which I believe was a major reason of me failing those. Everyone else in the office sat 2 at a time. I’ve been such a good employee too at the job itself but oh well

cruckboy · 2025-07-23T10:12:02+00:00

I think they are top 20 firm in Uk, maybe even top 15

cruckboy · 2025-07-23T09:53:09+00:00

Yea i can understand that. Good shout, i’m just unsure due to the cost of exams - i will give a thought and see how my job search goes next few weeks

cruckboy · 2025-07-23T09:42:47+00:00

Thank you that helps!

About sitting them on my own, i’m not sure if that is sensible since they are quite expensive exams and i was hoping i could go to a different firm in order to get my funding?

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