Firm Survey

Thank you for taking the PASA Accounting Firm Survey below. By participating in this survey, not only are you benefiting the PASA community and its members, but you are also sending a message to the industry as a whole about what is working and what needs to be imporved. This kind of clear, honest communication means that thousands of public accounting professionals and college students will be able to make better career decisions.

Your comments will be published ANONYMOUSLY online at ThePASA.org. This is in order to create an environment of honest communication and a free exchange of ideas.

PASA publishes this "insider information" as a service to its members and other website visitors. The survey results are used by prospective job applicants to learn what it is "really" like to work at each accounting firm. PASA believes that by increasing communication in this area, accountants will be more satisfied with their chosen firm and public accounting firms will have higher employee retention. Employees need to know what they are getting into before they start work. By completing the PASA Accounting Firm Survey you can help achieve these goals.

Sponsors of the PASA community (including accounting firms, PASA members, and other accounting organizations) so strongly beleive in the effectiveness of these annonymous surveys, that they are offering a $100 cash prize for the best and most detailed surveys.

Thank you again for your support. Please fill out the following survey with as much detail as possible:

Name of Accounting Firm:
Department:	Assurance Tax Other
Your e-mail: (Optional: We need this only to contact you if you win the $100 Cash Prize.)
Employment status at the Firm:

Your Comments
1. Work Environment and Corporate Culture
Your job title:
Office location: (City and U.S. state)
Approximate dates of employment:
From:
To:
Comments: Please provide a detailed account of what working at your Firm is (was) like, including, but not limited to corporate culture, annual chargehour goals, diversity, dress code, and advancement opportunities.

2. Salary and Bonuses
Title of position:
Office location: (City and U.S. state)
Approximate date that the salary information reflects:
Comments: Please provide as much detail as possible about either : a) Your current salary package (if you are still employed by the employer) b) Your most recent salary package (if this is for a former employer), or c) The salary package you received (if you interviewed with the firm but did not become an employee) Please include information about base salary, signing and year-end bonuses, retention bonuses, vacation time, etc.

3. Interview Questions and Hiring Process
Title of position:
Office location: (City and U.S. state)
Approximate date of interview:
Comments: Please provide a detailed account of the recruiting process and interviews (how many rounds of interviews, who did you interview with, and especially, were there any specific interview questions you remember of note).

Firm's Overall Business Outlook
Title of position:
Office location: (City and U.S. state)
Comments: What do you think is the overall business outlook for this accounting firm? Discuss the strengths and weaknesses in competition, employee morale, employee retention/turnover, client niches, etc. that would be helpful for someone considering employment at this company.