
Joe Link
Partner; Financial Services (FS) Leader
EY
New York, NY USA
“It's good to evaluate your options, as it helps you know what else is out there and can strengthen your commitment to what you are already doing.”
EY
New York, NY USA
“It's good to evaluate your options, as it helps you know what else is out there and can strengthen your commitment to what you are already doing.”
Partner; Financial Services (FS) Leader
I run EY's FS Audit practice, serving as the Americas leader for both FS Audit and Assurance Banking & Capital Markets.
Not sure I ever have a typical day! Any day could entail developing our market strategy, helping clients through difficult problems, working with our teams to help them through their difficult issues and being involved with active pursuits for new client accounts.
Here's the first step for college students
Study accounting with a minor in STEM – science, technology, engineering or math. The world's changing, and knowledge in those areas will be increasingly valuable. I don’t think an MBA is required but it can provide some extremely valuable experience.
"Earlier in my career, I had friends who were in different industries. They couldn’t understand the hours I was putting in. They were working 25-30 hours a week, and I was working considerably more than that."