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26 Things You Should Know Before Working for a National Accounting Firm by Dr. David Satava Originally Published 1999 Every year millions of salmon take one of the most interesting and arduous trips undertaken by any animal. After three years away from home, salmon instinctively try to return to their birthplace. Along the way, salmon encounter danger at every corner. For one thing, hungry bears wait patiently upstream for the unsuspecting salmon to jump into their paws. Strangely enough, while nature instinctively draws the salmon home, only one in a thousand will succeed. Nine hundred and ninety-nine will fail to reach home. They will not fail because of a lack of effort or preparation. They will fail because nature only permits one in a thousand to succeed. The odds may be worse for accounting graduates who dream about becoming a partner with a national accounting firm. For years now, I have tried to learn what it takes to become a partner in a national accounting firm. Each time I asked recruiters this question, they refused to answer. One recruiting partner stated in writing that this information was proprietary. One would think that the recruiting department would gladly release this information because it could help improve the chances of one becoming a partner. Unfortunately, as far back as the early 1970s, the accounting literature indicates that the national firms were adamant about making sure that this information was not given to researchers. Why would national accounting firms conceal the principles of success within their industry? One purpose of this article is to answer this question. Each year, national accounting firms hire tens of thousands of individuals who represent the top ten percent of the graduating accounting majors in the nation. National accounting firms carefully orchestrate a public relations campaign that portrays their working environment as a magnificent journey. Unfortunately, the journey is wond