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As a former employee of one of the "Big Four" audit companies and having a major social network of the remaining 3, I would say IT audit is one of the worst nightmares of any graduate of an IT background - especially at entry-level positions. Here is why: 1. People you work with are mostly going to be computer engineers and scientists (mostly male) and MIS majors (mostly female). A lot of the work is going to be handled by the former since management thinks they have a more solid understanding of IT concepts yet they will all get paid the same amount. Depending on your preference, you could say this is a profitable IT work environment with the higher than average female population though. 2.The position requires practically no IT knowledge, it is a simple interview-and-report job. 3.At entry-level it is a modern sweat shop.(Not due to workload, but the low wages) 4. If you are smarter or faster than other people and get your work done earlier than others, you will be blamed for quality of work by colleagues (who can not review your reports until approved by higher management) rather than be respected for your ability. (can be the case for most jobs out there) 5. Your clients - who pay your company huge per hour charges for your work for the pre-estimated man hours - want you to get out of the client site as soon as possible. 6. YOUR CLIENTS WILL HATE YOU for your high quality of work. (had i already mentioned that?) 7. You will have colleagues and managers who will have role playing character as Federal Detectives; targeting to find illegal activities within the client's organization instead of following standard methodologies. These people will be so very proud of themselves as IT auditors. 8. Annual Job Cycle: Do nothing -> Do nothing -> Do nothing -> Cram a 20 man-day project into 2-5 man-days -> Do nothing -> Cram a 20 man-day project into 2-5 man-days -> Cram a 20 man-day project into 2-5 man-days -> Study for certificate exams -> rinse and repeat. 9. Discover inefficiencies in your companies workflow in the first 3 months of your employment. Well, I could go on... Just don't do it. Once a wise man told me when i did not take his advice seriously: "Advice is the experience of others."