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  1. markc says:

    I’m going to be a senior in the fall at Boston University, majoring in Accounting. I am hoping to get my CPA license once I graduate from college in May 2012. Here is what I feel would be the most important information to a recruiter regarding my college career:

    -2.8 cumulative GPA (I started off in engineering and I struggled with the calculus courses I took, which I am still trying to recover from, GPA-wise)
    -3.0 “major” GPA (my GPA from only my business classes)
    -I have served as a Public Relations Chair and will now be the President of my school’s Caribbean culture group
    -I will serve as the Public Relations Chair for my school’s Accounting Association and will represent my school, along with the group’s President, at a symposium at Grant Thornton in Boston in August
    -I am also a member of my school’s International Business Club, and am looking to join the Finance and Investment Club
    -I will look to volunteer with a group called the Boston Impact Group
    -I have worked a couple of jobs in college, mainly involving administrative and fiscal work
    -I am currently serving as the summer Finance Intern at a non-profit organization in Boston

    Given this list, can anyone give me some good advice as to what else I can do or improve on to maximize my chances of receiving a job offer from a Big 4 or even another really good accounting firm, once I leave college in May 2012? Thanks in advance!

  2. KeithG says:

    I think you are doing all the right things in terms of other activities. Make sure you do not get involved in so much that your “major” GPA slips. A 3.0 GPA is critical for Big 4.

    You did not mention an internship which is common for most accounting major seniors. This is truthfully the best way in. They can hire you for cheap and you get to show what you can do. Just get ready to work harder than you have before.

    Make sure you don’t get so focused in Big 4. There are some really good regional firms that will give even more exposure than you might at a Big 4. As I hire, I am more impressed with a manager at a regional firm than a senior at a Big 4.

    One last thing, do not get discouraged if you do not start your career in Big 4. I started in industry and it gave me a better background to go into Big 4.

  3. markc says:

    I’m going to be a senior in the fall at BU, majoring in Accounting. I am hoping to get my CPA license once I graduate from college in May 2012. Here are what I feel are the highlights/important information from my (so far) three years at BU:

    -2.8 cumulative GPA (I started off in engineering and I got a couple bad grades, which I am still trying to recover from, GPA-wise)
    -3.0 “major” GPA (my GPA from only my business classes
    -I have served as a Public Relations Chair and will now be the President of my school’s Caribbean culture group
    -I will serve as the Public Relations Chair for my school’s Accounting Association and will represent my school, along with the group’s President, at a symposium at Grant Thornton in Boston in August
    -I am also a member of my school’s International Business Club, and am looking to join the Finance and Investment Club
    -I volunteer with a group called the Boston Impact Group
    -I have worked a couple of jobs in college, mainly involving administrative and fiscal work
    -I am currently serving as the summer Finance Intern at a non-profit organization in Boston

    Given this list, can anyone give me some good advice as to what else I can do or improve on to maximize my chances of receiving a job offer from a Big 4 or even another really good accounting firm, once I leave college in May 2012? Thanks in advance!

  4. DonG says:

    A better GPA, assuming 4.0 is tops.

  5. markc says:

    I’m going to be a senior in the fall at Boston University, majoring in Accounting. I am hoping to get my CPA license once I graduate from college in May 2012. Here is what I feel would be the most important information to a recruiter regarding my college career:

    -2.8 cumulative GPA (I started off in engineering and I struggled with the calculus courses I took, which I am still trying to recover from, GPA-wise)
    -3.0 “major” GPA (my GPA from only my business classes)
    -I have served as a Public Relations Chair and will now be the President of my school’s Caribbean culture group
    -I will serve as the Public Relations Chair for my school’s Accounting Association and will represent my school, along with the group’s President, at a symposium at Grant Thornton in Boston in August
    -I am also a member of my school’s International Business Club, and am looking to join the Finance and Investment Club
    -I will look to volunteer with a group called the Boston Impact Group
    -I have worked a couple of jobs in college, mainly involving administrative and fiscal work
    -I am currently serving as the summer Finance Intern at a non-profit organization in Boston

    Given this list, can anyone give me some good advice as to what else I can do or improve on to maximize my chances of receiving a job offer from a Big 4 or even another really good accounting firm, once I leave college in May 2012? Thanks in advance!

  6. postalp says:

    You should be doing an internship with a Big 4 Firm. Maybe you could even get a part time job with one during your senior year.

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