Accounting Job Search Question

grgscrjr
Sun, 19 Nov 2017 14:35:26 +0000

Thanks everyone for your input. I appreciate it. She has worked with career services, and I will encourage her to continue doing so.

She did an internship last spring as part of a study abroad program in London. It was with a small nonprofit, though, so I’m not sure how much accounting experience she got.

A couple of factors that I think may be complicating her path:

1. She changed her major twice, and so didn't start taking accounting classes until spring of her sophomore year. When fall of her junior year came, she felt she hadn't taken the coursework needed to apply for internships. At that time, she didn't realize that fall was the main time internships are lined up for the following summer.

2. She's at a university that's well regarded for their engineering college, but not well known for other areas. There are several other local universities that are better known for business. I think she has so far not sent resumes to firms that haven't recruited on her campus. I'll suggest that she apply more broadly.

I don’t see either of the above as insurmountable, but I have recommended she do whatever she can to set an internship for spring quarter. Winter quarter would be harder since she will have a heavier course load, but do you think a small local firm might be willing to take her on to help with tax season? She doesn’t need the college credit, and could even work as a volunteer.