Accounting Association Minutes (10/8/2014)
Career Connections – Courtney
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NH Career Connections Office (Mon-Thur 8am-12pm, 1pm-4pm)
Strategic Business Program (SBP)
o Offered through UCSB Extension
o Units that help fulfill the CPA Educational Requirements
o Website: extension.ucsb.edu
Meet the Firms
o Date: Oct. 17
o Location: Fess Parker Double Tree Hotel
o Time: 4:00-7:00pm
o Opportunity to network with professionals from over 35+ Accounting Firms that are
actively recruiting UCSB students
o Dress
 Business Professional Attire
 Do not wear anything flashy – like a purple suit
 What you want is to blend in with the way people dress, and stand out when it
comes to your networking skills
 Suit jacket, tie, suit pants
o Resumes
 Template resumes on word documents
o Extra Preparation SBP X430.65 Business Communication and Etiquette (1 unit)
 $140 for 1 unit
Jo Ann Salvador – Career Services Advisor
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Contact info:
o Career Services Building
o Hours: 8:30am-4:30pm
o Phone: (805) 893 4412
Monday through Friday
o Bring in resume for resume critique
o Tuesday (2-4pm) – Resume+
CalCPA
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Opportunities for:
o Networking
o Professional education
o Discounts on CPA Preparation
o Scholarships
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Visit: www.calcpa.org/join
o Student Membership is Free!
Be the next UCSB Campus Ambassador, applications are due: November 10, 2014
Student Panel
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Andy Pardo, Audit Inter, PwC LA
Shaun Ho, Audit Intern, Deloitte SF
Scott Hardesty, Audit Intern, EY SF
Jake Orens, Audit Intern, PwC LA
Lianne Abanilla, Audit Intern, KPMG LA
Do your research about the company beforehand
Know where you want to work, whether it’s LA or SF
Questions:
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Why choose audit?
o Everyone has own specific reasons
o Audit works in groups, feels more well-rounded, more broad
o Preference to work in client office and in teams
o Tax side still works in teams
Will you all be attending Meet the Firms? Does everyone have an offer?
o Everyone will be there with their respective firms
Do you have any advice for first year students?
o Get involved with an organization
o Do well academically
o Introduce yourself to firms
o Case competitions that each firm has
Does summer leadership lead to internships?
o It can lead to internship but not guaranteed
o A good way to get to know the culture of the firms
Does anyone have previous work experience before interning at these companies?
o Worked part time jobs throughout school, but not necessarily accounting related
Do they have internships abroad?
o Yes, can apply to do internships abroad, for instance PwC sends some interns
abroad for a week
What experience is more important? Networking or gpa?
o A mixture of both
How many interviews do you go through?
o 2 interviews: 1 on campus, 1 at the firm
What’s the farthest you’ve travelled to get to a client’s place?
o 10-50 miles usually, some about an hour drive away from the office
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Tips:
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Can request where to go a lot of the time
Bring a padfolio, put as many resumes as possible in there
Ask for a business card after talking to a professional, write a few notes on the back
about what you talked about
Email them the next morning to follow up and etc.
PwC Case Competition
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Rachel Kpec, Campus Recruiter
o Email: Rachel.l.kopec@us.pwc.com
Angie Nastasi, Experienced Associate, LA Tax
o Email: angeline.r.nastasi@us.pwc.com
Last year UCSB had the most students
Team with 4-5 students and presented with a case
Given 2 weeks to make a presentation with a solution to a panel of managers to associates
Meet the partners and other firm reps
What kind of knowledge do you need?
o Oct. 21 is when the case will be released
Mission Meeting
o Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014
o 6:00pm-7:30pm – Chem 1179
www.pwc.com/challenge for more information
PwC Application