1. ACCOUNTING RECRUITING WORKSHOP September 11, 2014

2. Tonight’s Agenda  Introductions, Welcome, Brief Overview  Deborah Medlar General background on careers in Public Accounting  Career Services Staff More about the recruiting process Specifics about who’s hiring and the use of “Husky Jobs” Preparing for interviews  Q&A with Recruiters: Jennifer Kane (Bernston Porter) & Lizzie Rahm (Clark Nuber)

3. Presented by Deborah Medlar Careers in Public Accounting

4. Careers in Accounting  Your accounting degree will open the door to many different career paths!  The Private Sector Companies like Boeing, Amazon, Microsoft and many more  The Government and Not-for-Profit Sectors The State Auditor, IRS, various regulatory agencies, etc.  Public Accounting This is the topic of today’s workshop The recruiting process for public accounting is very structured and it happens very early in the year (now!)

5. Public Accounting Firms  Provide specialized accounting services to their clients (let’s discuss briefly the difference between publicly held companies and private companies):  Annual Audits: Of their financial statements Of their system of internal controls (new with SOX)  Tax Services  Consulting Services Although such services were severely curtailed by SOX

6. Various sizes of public accounting firms Local Firms: Clark Nuber, Sweeney Conrad Berntson & Porter, Bader Martin, Falco Sult Peterson Sullivan RH2

7. Various sizes of public accounting firms  The “Big 4” International Firms  Deloitte  KPMG  PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC)  Ernst & Young  National Firms  BDO,  Grant Thornton,  McGladrey  Regional Firms Moss Adams, Clifton Larson Allen,.

8. Public Accounting Recruiting  Who?  Public Accounting Firms  What?  Recruiting interns for summer and a few winter jobs  and full-time associates to start mostly NEXT Summer  When?  September-December  Why?  To get a great job and explore career options!  How?  Through on-campus interviews and recruiting events

9. Positions Available  Audit, Tax, Advisory  Local or Nationwide  Winter 2015 or Summer 2015 Internship (full- time)  More than 1 year away from CPA eligibility (225 credits)  Audit, Tax, Advisory  Local or Nationwide  Summer or Fall 2015 start date  Will be CPA eligible by Fall 2015 (225 credits) Paid InternshipsFull-Time Professional

10. Process  Events (Now-October)  Meet the Professionals Night  BAP Meetings  Networking Events  HuskyJobs  Resumes and other documents  Upload NOW!  Deadlines begin in early October  On-Campus Interviews (October)  Occur in Career Services (UW Seattle & UW Bothell) throughout mid-October

11. Process (Continued)  Second Round Interviews (October-November)  Interviewing at the firms office  Offers (November-December)  Usually out by mid-November, varies by firm

12. Process (Continued)  Audit vs. Tax  What are firms looking for?  Resume  Cover Letter  Types of Experience  Interview & Professional Etiquette Tips

13. Requirements to sit for the CPA exam  View them yourself at: http://www.cpaboard.wa.gov/CertificateLicense/educat ion_requirements.shtml http://www.cpaboard.wa.gov/CertificateLicense/educat ion_requirements.shtml  Generally speaking:  A college degree  225 credit hours – resulting in the infamous “5 th year” The 180 day provision may be relevant to many people  36 credit hours in accounting, of which 22.5 must be “upper level” (Our program achieves this)  36 credit hours in general business courses (Our program achieves this)

14. Presented by Evan Carman UW Bothell Career Services Specifics about the process…

15. How it works…  Prepare your application materials  Apply for positions online via HuskyJobs and company websites  Receive invitations to interview  Sign-up for interview times  Prepare your interview outfit  Interview on-campus (Seattle or Bothell)  Interview on-site  Receive your offer(s)!

16. Prepare Your Application Materials  Make sure to include on your Resume…  GPA  Graduation Date  CPA Eligibility  Beta Alpha Psi involvement  Leadership positions  For your Cover Letters…  Address which position you are applying for  Address how you plan to complete your 5 th year requirements (ie – when will you be CPA eligible?) Make an appointment and come to the Career Center to have your resume and cover letter reviewed!

17. Apply via HuskyJobs  Log-in  Set up your profile  Complete ALL of the tabs  Upload your application material  Resume, cover letter, transcript, occasionally writing sample  Apply for OCI (on-campus interview) positions  When applying, you can select what application material to include with each application  All of the firms will also ask you to apply via their website as well. YOU MUST DO BOTH.

18. Interview Invitations  At the end of the resume drop period, the employer will review applications  If you are selected for an interview, you will be notified via email as well as in HuskyJobs  On the date interviews open, you will be able to select an interview time  Keep in mind that SOME of the interviews will be at the Seattle campus  Leave enough time for parking and finding your way, 1.5 hrs is suggested

19. Preparing for your Interview…  Resources  Make an appointment for a practice interview  Learn about the Elevator Speech  Visit www.uwb.edu/career

20. Preparing for your Interview…  What to wear  Men: Clean and pressed suit and tie, polished shoes, dark socks  Women: Suit (knee length skirt or pants), panty hose (no bare legs!), minimal jewelry, no perfume, closed toe shoes, small purse  What does this look like? Please see handout

21. Preparing for your Interview…  Mock Interview

22. Bothell Interview Dates  Interviews will be held in a room in the Student Success Center. Come to UW1-160 to check in.  10/8/14 Moss Adams  10/10/14 Peterson Sullivan  10/16/14 Vine Dahlen  10/17/14 Clifton Larson Allen  10/20/14 Clark Nuber  10/21/14 Bader Martin  10/22/14 Rekdal Hopkins Howard  10/23/14 Bernston Porter  10/24/14 McGladrey

23. Beta Alpha Psi  National honorary accounting society  Requirements:  3.0 GPA; Cumulative and upper level accounting  Significant service hours (community service and professional development)  All students are welcome to attend the meetings.  October meetings will have speakers from accounting firms talking about careers in public and private sector  Note on the sign in sheet if you are interested in BAP THIS IS YOUR BEST OPPORTUNITY TO NETWORK AND FIND A JOB! BUT BETA ALPH PSI HAS LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND RELATED OBLIGATIONS, SO DON’T JOIN JUST FOR THE NETWORKING!

24. Upcoming Dates  Presentations will be held in the Discovery Hall Building. Come to DISC-162 to check in.  09/24/14 Falco Sult  09/29/14 Moss Adams  10/01/14 McGladrey  10/06/14 Peterson Sullivan  10/08/14 RH2 (Rekdal Hopkins Howard)  10/13/14 CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)  10/27/14 Bader Martin  11/05/14 Sweeney Conrad  11/17/14 VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)