๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ โ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ Hi everyone, Iโm ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ต๐ถ๐น ๐ค๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ, and I cleared my ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ. After multiple interviews and firsthand job-market experience, here are some ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ every CA Final student should know. ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ โ the CA job market has ๐ฐ๐๐-๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ฅ If youโre appearing for ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, give it your best and clear it this time. ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ? People often say attempts donโt matter, but the reality is different, especially when it comes to ๐๐ถ๐ด ๐ฐ & ๐ ๐ก๐ ๐ต๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐น๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด. The same applies to ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐, where company shortlisting is ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ โ if your attempts are higher, many companies wonโt shortlist you at all. In my experience with EY, the very first HR call starts with ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ? If you have more than 3 attempts, you are simply told ๐ช๐ฒโ๐น๐น ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ โ without your technical knowledge or potential even being evaluated. So yes, attempts matter in the real job market, especially at the initial screening stage. ๐๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ. If you are currently doing your articleship, donโt treat it as just a formality. Your ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ถ๐น๐ฒ, 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 ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ. ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ Donโt study just to clear โ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐น๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐๐. ๐ ๐๐ฅ: Ind AS 115, 116, 2, 101 & 36 ๐ ๐๐๐ : Mutual Funds, Forex Basics, Security Valuation, etc. ๐ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐: CARO, Assertions & Audit Procedures, etc. ๐ ๐๐ง: TDS Rates, Trust Provisions, DTAA, Transfer Pricing, Recent Amendments, etc. ๐ ๐๐๐ง: GSTR-1, GSTR-3B, GSTR-9, GSTR-9C, ISD, POS, Notices, Registration, Recent Amendments, etc. And remember, CA qualification is just the beginning โ English communication, confidence, body language, technical knowledge, practical exposure and skills like ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น, ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐, ๐ฃ๐๐๐ต๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฆ๐ค๐ and ๐ฆ๐๐ฃ matter in the job market. From ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ก ๐๐ผ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ก โ work hard, stay focused and make ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ count. โค๏ธ ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ป ๐ https://www.linkedin.com/in/caquraishi ๐๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐! ๐
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