Ankit Dhanuka - CA|PwC Articeship |EY Transaction Advisory |Corporate M&A at Tata Steel and Mahindra  1. So, Welcome Ankit to the show, so you are a Kolkata+ Marwari+CA. so tell us one thing about your formative years which greatly shaped you as a person. Were you always amongst the studios ones in college and school?   2. All you 3 brothers –are CAs, what drew you to the course  3. Tell me us life in PwC Statutory Audit – Is Big 4 articleship overhyped, is it worth it? Does one get a benefit in placements after CA? What if someone has missed the bus?  4. Post qualification, you got a dream profile – TAS in EY – how did that happen? Is attempts and Big 4 a criteria?  5. How different it is from management consulting? What’s the typical assignment in Due Diligence? How we also get exposure to Valuation? Are work hours long? Is there massive travel? Is career growth phenomenal? What’s the path? In how many years, can one become a Director/Partner?  6. Why the shift to M&A in Industry, the other side of the table? Kolkata factor? Work-Life Balance You have worked in Tata Steel and M&M. Is Financial Modeling a skillset you acquire on the work front? What are the other key attributes of a successful M&A professional? E.g. Networking, Tough negotiation   7. The pros and cons of this life e.g. visibility in the company, pressure etc.   8. Do transactions give you the adrenaline run? You worked in India as well as in UK environment.   9. Your mantra for fun and fitness  10.Advice to youngsters  Playlists  Career Conversations | Motivational | Career Guidance | Financial Planning  https://www.youtube.com/user/poweryourpreparation/playlists  Follow on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuragsingal/  Subscribe For Free Emails : https://anuragsingal.substack.com/  FB  - https://www.facebook.com/anuragsingalYT/  My list of recommendations https://medium.com/@anuragsingal/recommedations-762858c4047d  For branding collaboration - please email anuragsingalonline@gmail.com