1. Workshop 1: Introduction
Accounting Society General Body Meeting #1

2. Be Proactive! Career Connections Accounting Society emails!
SmealConnect
Career Fairs
Click on “Events,” lists all for coming weeks and months
-Includes involvement fairs, info sessions, mock career fairs, even small causal things like Walmart’s Hot Chocolate Bar

3. Internship Process It’s never too early to start preparing.
92% of students hired for full-time jobs had at least one internship or co-op experience during their college career (based on 2014 Senior Survey data).
Long, intimidating process but if taken step by step, can be made a lot easier.
Workshops are geared to assist you as you go, starting with the easy stuff and working our way up to interviewing/networking.

4. Resume

6. Formatting Length: 1 Page
Margins: Typically 1 inch but can be half-inch if needed
Font:
Between size (Headings can be larger than bullet points)
Consistent. Use a plain-type font like times-new roman
Black
Spacing: Constant
Good Quality Paper
Chronological Order (typically). Functional also works

7. Resume Tips
Main goal: Describing how your experiences and education are relevant for the position
Got to impress 2 people: the computer and the recruiter (30 sec to impress them)
To the point yet descriptive
Don’t lie- not worth it!
Smeal Corporate Connections, Vmock, other tools and services

8. Talking about yourselves
Practice! Practice! Practice!
Mock Career Fairs/ Interview Practices
Read up on companies descriptions
Greet and step away with a firm handshake
Eye contact- look at the person for a majority of the time- if you’re reading pamphlets or information look up every once and a while
Maintain a subtle smile to show interest
Have good posture, no leaning, sitting, or swinging
Speak clearly, audibly, and enthusiastically

9. Questions?