The Big Four LinkedIn Group Now Exceeds 30,000 Members

Nov. 18, 2010 - PRLog -- New York, NY - Big4.com, the premier social networking
forum for alumni and professionals of Accenture, Andersen, BearingPoint, Capgemini, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC announced today that its LinkedIn.com sponsored group, the “Big Four Firms Alumni & Professionals Global Network”, has exceeded a landmark level of 30,000 group members. This group is now ranked fourth of over 79,000 corporate groups, and in the top 120 (top 0.02%) of over 750,000 LinkedIn group of all categories.  This achievement coincides with a recent upgrade in LinkedIn Group functionalities to enable a higher degree of engagement and participation from members in such a large group. The group is at http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1022.

“LinkedIn is the leading global social network for professionals, and our group provides a well-recognized platform within LinkedIn for alumni and professionals from all the Big Four firms. The group helps members extend their networks, reconnect with old colleagues, apply to challenging job opportunities and engage in valuable discussions. The group is truly global with members from North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.” stated David Hunter, Vice President at Big4.com. He further said, “We are pleased to see the group growing at more 1,500 members each month. We welcome Big Four alumni and current professionals to join, including those who have worked at Arthur Andersen, Andersen, Andersen Consulting, Arthur Young, Ernst & Whinney, Coopers and Lybrand, Deloitte Haskins and Sells, Peat Marwick, Pricewaterhouse, as also BearingPoint, Resources Global Professionals, Protiviti, and firms affiliated with the Big Four from all countries. We are also enabling group membership to recruiters and search firms who benefit our members by providing job opportunities specific to their background.”

The job board on this group is very active; and the group spans all Big Four firms, making it a unique collection of like-minded professionals.

The group is at Big Four Firms Alumni & Professionals Global Network (Big4.com) and needs prior LinkedIn membership. Both memberships are free.

About Big4.com
Big4.com is the tax and accounting profession’s premier resource for Big Four professionals and alumni. Our goal is to build upon the commonly shared experiences of alumni who have worked or are at any of the Big four firms and provide a trusted online platform for inter-alumni connectivity, enabling users to post and apply to attractive opportunities, get updates on Big 4 news, and happenings through our official site blog. Big4.com has a strong presence on key social media platforms:

•   The Big Four Blog: http://www.big4.com/blog.html with fresh opinions, news, happenings on Big 4 firms, accounting, tax, IT, legal, consulting and related sectors
•   Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/big4alum with 4,300+ followers and real-time updates on jobs, news and alumni spotlights.
•   LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?about=&gid=1022 The Big Four Alumni and Professionals group is one of the largest alumni groups with 30,000+ members.
•   Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/big4page with over 1,500 fans.
•   Xing: http://www.xing.com/net/big4alumni The Big Four Alumni and Professionals group with 1,000+ members.


For more information on Big4.com, please visit the site, call 866.690.5050, or email Big4@Big4.com.

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