Econ/ managerial econ majors

ilikeoranges
Wed, 09 May 2007 01:59:36 +0000

collegemom, the tech management is meant for engineering students.
fooshy, you need accounting classes to get an accounting job because they won’t hire you if they don’t think you can get a CPA.

Maceco, I am doing an internship at PricewaterhouseCoopers this summer, so I think I can inform you about what’s required. First: high GPA; the guys at Deloitte take 1 glance at resumes and if there’s a gpa <3.5, or barely any work experience they toss it (I saw some guy’s resume get tossed right in front of me; luckily not mine). Second: work experience, anywhere is good but be sure to get tons of it and varied amounts. Third: Davis only offers 3 accounting classes: mgt11a (mang. accting), mgt11b (fin. accting), are118(tax accounting, one of the worst classes on campus, do not take). For CPA, you need 36 qtr units, you’ll still need 24 more quarter units. You can fulfill this one of two ways: Online courses through Berkeley extensions, or drive to Sacramento State and take their classes. You are free to do either one, you don’t need to “be admitted” to either.

Lastly, all of the Big 4 accounting firms hire at Davis (E&Y, Deloitte, PwC, KPMG) for the SF/SJ offices. They are quite competitive. For my PwC interview, oncampus was like 10 people (out of all the people that turned in resumes online and at the career fairs), then 3 people went to 2nd round in SJ; so 3/xxx number of people.

Both Econ and Man Econ will work fine for accounting.

Lastly, collegemom, UC Davis does NOT have one of the largest internship programs in the nation. I honestly have no idea what you are talking about. All of the internships are in SF/SJ, and some in Sac. There is basically nobody that hires from anywhere else. Additionally, a lot of the companies are not big names. There’s GAP, Target, Mervyns, Wells Fargo, the Big 4, etc etc. But then there’s the State internships (don’t do these, you will not learn a thing and will be bombarded with mindless paperwork). Please don’t make Davis out to be something it’s not. I’ve been to so many career fairs, and I’m about to start my 4th internship this summer.