Looking back on my first year, I'm not sure if I've made much progress in developing skills since I started articling in government. Some of it has to do with the responsibilities I'm given (mostly data entry with some audit). Should I be feeling this way if I'm getting my designation at the end of this year? I thought I'd be feeling more confident in being able to market my abilities. Like another post mentioned, no one at work will care about my development and career but me. I've made several mistakes, some significant and resulted in spending more time to fix, hurting the budget. Having second thoughts about whether I'm cut out for this. To figure out where I'm most in need of work, I want specific expectations where my supervisors have been reticent to give any. Hoping to get some general guidance.

One of my peeves is when I ask my supervisor something and they say: "Well, (insert rambled mess of words not leading to an action)". I would rather have them say "(action)".

Worst comes to worst, I'm moving out and going for public where I think I'll be bombarded with so much work my skills will have to develop.

What are the expectations of a designated auditor (2 to 3 years of experience)?

Hoping to get into Big4/8 as an experienced hire. 1) Is it worth it going as an experienced hire for learning and development (i.e., the magical 2-year mark)? 2) Do I have a chance in hell? Where else is it easier to get employed?

Side question: Anyone made a successful switch to another industry? If so, what? Do skills developed in auditing carry over well?

Thoughts?

Edits: I originally went into audit because I thought it was one of the few professions where you can "experience" different industries but it just didn't pan out that way. For anyone that hasn't gone into auditing yet, I would say don't jump in for this reason.