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AssuranceNora2026-04-24
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How should I reset an internal-audit career decision when I feel stuck or burned out?

A real Reddit thread titled 'Advice pls' raised a practical CIA or internal-audit issue that deserves a cleaner decision framework than the usual forum back-and-forth. I want the exam-ready or career-ready version of the problem using the actual source signal rather than generic advice. Source context: starting an internal audit internship at a consulting firm soon and just trying to figure out what i’m walking into tbh for anyone who’s done this before — what’s the first month actually like? is it mostly excel + SOX/compliance stuff? and like when people say “excel work”, what are you actually doing day to day? also

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