articleship/ imp or not?

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Ashish Gupta

28 Points Joined March 2007

hi everybody out there,
let me introduce myself.

i,m ashish, a student with excellent academic record. scored 89 in X, 89 in XII and 87 in ty final. i've secured 60+ in pe2 entirely on self study. my father had a severe cardiac arrest in mid-oct. as a result i could not manage a rank. well. given the circumstances i'm satisfied with my results.

as of now i've started my articleship in a mid-size ca firm. the respone frm the same has been disappointing. i've been made to sit for 3 mnths. i did try to get some work but a la fin i was given the job of sorting files. But ther's some hope as bunch of fellow articles would be going on their study leave and i would get some meaningful work.

but one thing is certain that i'm not getting the right exposure. after becoming a CA i have no desire to enter into practice. i would like to enter an industry.

my query is whether the experience gained during the articleship will determine my success or failure as a CA- employee.

coz if this is not the key factor than i would not think of getting transferred. i would have time to concentrate on my ca final studies and probably join some other course as well.

but if this is not the case than should i trnsf? How would i know that the new one will not b like the former.

pls do guide me.

with rgds,
ashish.

Replies (4)

Cadipak Arora

13 Points Joined March 2007

Friend,
See its only been three months since you joined ur articleship. Give it some time. U will be amazed to see urself improving drastically during the tenure of articleship. The work will come to you..& U will also learn how to work.

But if u want to join Industry then you can opt for Industrial Training as well. But frankly speaking, in Industry u will hardly get any time to study. So, if u follow my view then remain in the present Job, Study hard, do some audits & pass out. Everything will be fine then.

It is just a piece of advice. U may not agree to it.
whtever u decide please Make sure you donot sit Idle.

Varun Maheshwari

28 Points Joined March 2007

Dear Ashish,

As u said earlier, that u r having a good academic and professional record, it seems to me by ur response tht the frm ud selected is not suitable 4 u as u r 2 ambitious and in some how tht frm is not satisfying u r needs e g to get the work exposure.

There are a no. of ca frms in the market where a not only good stipend was being paid but also u got hardly enough time 4 ur selves. I m also working in the same one. However, it is of miedly level frm, but still sometimes work pressure goes to high to tolerate.

Secondly, as far as where u r presently working is concern, then dont think tht a job of file managing or ticking doesn't meant for a CA PE II qualified person. Just take a positive view towards it tht ur eye rotation speed and reading speed is improving and complete the job with ths view.

As far as the difference between u r current frm and good frm is concerned. In ur current frm u can get proper time to study or could get classes or try for a rank which will help u 2 get a better job. If u go for a good exposure and swich over to another CA firm, it may be tht u hardly got time to study. But u will get a good exposure.

However if u judge ur selves tht u have the stamina to work in a good frm along with u can get suff time to study to secure a rank. Then u must go.

Ultimately, u have to decide where u stands and where u want to go.

Regards,

Varun

Ashish Gupta

28 Points Joined March 2007

thanx a lot 4 ur reply.

i ve 1 more query. should i pursue CS alonwith CA? if not CS then any other dat u wld suggest.

& can i infer frm ur reply dat after my CA when i get a corporate jog will i be handicapped by getting limited exposure during my articleship.