I quit my first job out of college at PwC after a year. Working at the Big Four has pros — but one con was a dealbreaker.

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Javier left PwC to join Comcast as a senior financial analyst.

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Getting a job at PwC out of college will be a lot tougher. It plans to recruit a third fewer grads by 2028.

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Consulting is changing. Here are 4 unlikely ways the Big Four are reinventing themselves to seem less 'stodgy.'

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The Big Four are expanding into new areas to put them closer to tech innovators and move away from what one expert called their "stodgy audit reputation."

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Inside KPMG's lavish Florida 'Lakehouse,' where interns get drumming parades, soft serve ice cream, and mini-golf

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KPMG's 'Lakehouse' facility in Florida.

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PwC is training junior accountants to be like managers, because AI is going to be doing the entry-level work

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Demand for consulting firms like PwC, McKinsey, BCG, KPMG, and others has increased since Trump's tariff announcements.

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I quit my job at EY after 13 years to launch my own business. Here are the 5 lessons I learned from my Big Four career.

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Uber cofounder says AI means some consultants are in 'big trouble'

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Travis Kalanick joked about a future where you "push a button, get a consultant."

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McKinsey reportedly promoted its smallest new partner class in years amid a consulting slowdown

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McKinsey promoted around 200 people to partner this year, a substantial drop from 2023.

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EY is set to cut 150 senior consultants as the Big 4 battles slowing demand

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The layoffs will affect managers, senior managers, and directors in the 4,700-person unit.

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'Big Four' salaries: How much accountants and consultants make at Deloitte, PwC, KPMG, and EY

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Even an entry-level consultant at the "Big Four" can earn over $200,000.

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