𝗖𝗔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗔 🎓
Hi everyone, I’m 𝗖𝗔 𝗦𝗮𝗵𝗶𝗹 𝗤𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶, and I cleared my 𝗖𝗔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.
After multiple interviews and firsthand job-market experience, here are some 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 every CA Final student should know.
𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 — the CA job market has 𝗰𝘂𝘁-𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 🔥
If you’re appearing for 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, give it your best and clear it this time.
𝗗𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿?
People often say attempts don’t matter, but the reality is different, especially when it comes to 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝟰 & 𝗠𝗡𝗖 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.
The same applies to 𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗜 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, where company shortlisting is 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 — if your attempts are higher, many companies won’t shortlist you at all.
In my experience with EY, the very first HR call starts with 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲? If you have more than 3 attempts, you are simply told 𝗪𝗲’𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 — without your technical knowledge or potential even being evaluated.
So yes, attempts matter in the real job market, especially at the initial screening stage.
𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗼.
If you are currently doing your articleship, don’t treat it as just a formality. Your 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗲, the size and reputation of the firm, the number of partners, and the kind of practical exposure you get matter significantly when you start looking for a job after qualification.
Make the most of your articleship by gaining 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲.
𝗖𝗔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝘀
Don’t study just to clear — 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝗸 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗔 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀.
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📌 𝗗𝗧: TDS Rates, Trust Provisions, DTAA, Transfer Pricing, Recent Amendments, etc.
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