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*2 JOB OFFERS* - Badly need some advice

I have received 2 job offers, and can not for the life of me decide which one I should take. Here are an outline of both;

(1) ACA Training Contract, Bolton, Medium Size firm, Less Friendly, only 4 out of the 15 ACA exam exemptions due to my degree

(2) ACCA Training Contract, Glasgow, Medium Size Firm, Very friendly, receive 8 out of 14

Some advice would be amazing!! :smile:
Original post by Ryan_95
I have received 2 job offers, and can not for the life of me decide which one I should take. Here are an outline of both;

(1) ACA Training Contract, Bolton, Medium Size firm, Less Friendly, only 4 out of the 15 ACA exam exemptions due to my degree

(2) ACCA Training Contract, Glasgow, Medium Size Firm, Very friendly, receive 8 out of 14

Some advice would be amazing!! :smile:


What's the downside to the Glasgow role? From what you've said there

ACA/ACCA = either/or as future qualifications,
Bolton/Glasgow = personal preference,
Size of firm = could work either way,
Friendly firm = much better,
More exemptions = much better.
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Original post by threeportdrift
What's the downside to the Glasgow role? From what you've said there

ACA/ACCA = either/or as future qualifications,
Bolton/Glasgow = personal preference,
Size of firm = could work either way,
Friendly firm = much better,
More exemptions = much better.


The only downside really is that ACA is generally considered more prestigous, & I don't want to limit my progression if I did ACCA. For example the average ACA salary seems to be much greater than ACCA. So I suppose future salary is one aspect that concerns me!

Thank you for the advice!! :smile:
Havent you posted this before?
Im sure i told you to talk to accountants and job agencies to gauge where they thought the respective qualifications would get you.
Original post by Ryan_95
The only downside really is that ACA is generally considered more prestigous, & I don't want to limit my progression if I did ACCA. For example the average ACA salary seems to be much greater than ACCA. So I suppose future salary is one aspect that concerns me!

Thank you for the advice!! :smile:


If you focus on salary that is slightly misleading as salary is more likely driven by which firms/ companies do which qualification. If you think logically ACA salaries will be higher because the biggest firms/ companies do ACA therefore the people that do ACA will be have on average better grades/ work ethic in the first instance.

In other words intelligent people will gravitate towards ACA rather than ACA being a money maker. In the same way if you, as an ACCA at a medium sized firm, decided to move on you may have less options than an ACA from big 4 but this would be because potential employers see big 4 as positive rather than the ACA specifically.

Based on what you've said I would decide by which city you prefer, and if you are going to stay there long term (after your training contract) where has the better job opportunities.

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