Ernst & Young gave me one of the best practical professional training. As a new recruit in 2006, the then E&Y induction involved understanding the external audit methodology from A-Z. You had to read the whole of it or risk being exposed during the engagement. After reading the entire E&Y audit methodology (so many policies and procedures on understanding the client, engagement acceptance, billing, applying auditing standards, etc) only to realize that my heart was in consulting. I had been recruited as an audit trainee and enjoyed the role until I got access to the firm’s strategy – it prioritized…