The majority of Deloitte consultants will spend a lot of their time traveling. But why is this? And how much travel do they actually do? Deloitte consultants will often travel several times a month, often for days at a time. They travel to visit their clients in their locations, attend training and conferences, and attend …

The ‘Big 4’ firms (Deloitte, KMPG, EY, and PwC) are the largest and most prestigious professional services firms in the world. In comparison, Grant Thornton is a mid-sized professional services firm. Both offer similar services – but what are the differences? 8 major differences between the Big 4 and Grant Thornton are: I’ve been researching …

As one of the largest professional service corporations in the world, working at Deloitte comes with a lot of prestige. However, what are the real pros and cons of working at Deloitte? Some pros of working at Deloitte include the opportunity for rapid career advancement and their reputation and brand recognition. Some cons include the …

Getting a job at one of the ‘Big 4’ firms will set you down a completely unrecognizable work path as compared to working at a regional firm. The job title may be the same, but pretty much everything else will be different. In the time I’ve spent researching becoming a consultant, the differences between the …

The Fortune 500 is the annual list published by Fortune magazine, that ranks the top 500 corporations by revenue in the United States. The ‘Big 4’ – Deloitte, PwC, EY, and KPMG – all make multiple billions of dollars per year, so are they on this list? Yeah!? The ‘Big 4’ are not on the …

It’s true that most management consultants spend a lot of time out of the office, in their client’s locations. It’s a continual part of the job. Management consultants travel to meet with clients, gather information, and engage in on-site analysis. They get to understand the businesses they are assessing and helping by seeing them operate …

Price Waterhouse Coopers is known as one of the largest auditing firms in the world, and a member of the ‘Big 4’ auditing companies. When I’ve been researching becoming a consultant, I’ve been really interested in the question of who actually audits them. Who audits the biggest auditors? Although the specific firm that audits PwC …

It is certainly possible for partners at the ‘Big Four’ firms to be fired, though it’s pretty rare. Partners at Big Four firms (KPMG, EY, Deloitte, and PwC) are part owners of their respective firms. Firing a partner would require a thorough investigation and review. It would normally be because of reasons such as financial …

KPMG is obviously known as one of the ‘Big Four’, the leading conductors of audits of other major companies. When I was researching becoming a consultant, I was interested in the question – who actually audits KPMG themselves? Although it changes from year to year, KPMG is always audited by another large accountancy firm, such …