LOOKING FOR A JOB? COME TO CONNECTIONS05 ON SEPT.30!
On Friday, September 30, CMA Ontario will hold Connections05, its 14th annual career and networking
fair. It will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto from 11:00 am –
4:00 pm. Each year more than 20+ industry employers from across Ontario attend Connections to recruit
CMA-bound students for full-time, co-op, and summer positions in accounting or finance. Over 400
CMA student members attended Connections 2004 and we received rave reviews from students and
exhibitors alike! Last year’s employers included: Daimler Chrysler, General Mills, IBM, Imperial Oil,
Kraft, LaFarge, LCBO, Loblaw Companies Ltd, Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, Ministry of Finance,
Noranda Inc./Falconbridge Limited, Royal Bank, Sears Canada, the Treasury Board of Canada
Secretariat, and many more...
So, what is a CMA?
CMA stands for Certified Management Accountant. A CMA is a strategic financial management
professional who combines business acumen and accounting knowledge with professional management
skills to provide leadership, innovation, and an integrating perspective to organizational decision-making.
CMAs apply advanced management practices in a wide array of business functions, including strategic
planning, sales and marketing, information technology, human resources, finance, and operations. CMAs
hold a wide variety of positions. Whether a Department Manager or the President of a company, a CMA
is a valued member of the organizational decision-making team. CMAs work in virtually every sector of
the economy. Companies, big and small, hire CMAs at all levels and across all functional areas.
How do I sign up to attend Connections05?
Simply pre-register on-line at www.cma-ontario.org/connections. Pre-register by September 23 to be
entered into a Special Prize Draw!
Is there an admission fee to Connections05?
There is no admission fee to Connections05, as it is a free service that CMA Ontario provides to all CMA
student members. This means you must sign up for CMA Associate Membership when you pre-register
to attend Connections05. CMA Associate Membership is only $32.10 and is a risk-free way for you to
explore the CMA profession fully to help you decide whether the CMA designation is the right fit for
you. As a CMA Associate Member you will also enjoy many other benefits and resources, including free
access to the CMA Career Site (with hundreds of job postings), co-op/summer/full-time job postings sent
to you via email weekly, one-on-one resume critiquing and career counselling, 100 CMA business cards,
networking opportunities to meet CMAs and employers, and many more!
Want to know more?
Come to a CMA event on campus! You will find all CMA event dates/times/locations in www.cmaontario.org in the “University Students” section under “Upcoming Events”. In the meantime, you may
direct any questions about pursuing the CMA designation to Santha Tsang or Katie O’Dell. Enjoy your
school term!
Santha Tsang, CMA
Regional Director of Marketing & Communications – GTA
CMA Ontario
stsang@cma-ontario.org
Katie O’Dell
Marketing Information Officer
CMA Ontario
kodell@cma-ontario.org