Offers
I got co-op job offers Friday. And so ends a two-month saga - 19 applications, 11 interview invitations, 10 interviews, 3 second interviews, 3 office receptions, a lunch, and 5 offers. The accounting recruitment process is very long. For example, for E&Y there was a first interview on campus, a second interview downtown, an office tour, a lunch, and then an office reception. Most firms do some variant of that, which makes the whole experience very draining.
In case you were interested (which is a rather tenuous assumption), they are:
Solution 105 Consulting - Data Analyst. This company does forecasting and budgeting for companies needing to manage their utilities.
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Tax associate. One of the largest accounting firms in the world.
Auditor General's office - Staff auditor. Audits government agencies and departments on behalf of the people of Alberta.
Running Room - Junior accountant. Chain of stores selling running shoes, apparel, accessories, and offers running clinics; publishes a running magazine.
Merit Contractors Association - HR Research Assistant. Non-profit that provides a benefit program, advocacy, and training to non-unionized workers and contractors in the Albertan construction industry.
Quite a range there. Even the three accounting ones are totally different. I was quite disappointed that I didn't get offers from either of my top two choices, Ernst & Young and KPMG (both large accounting firms)... but I suppose I should count my blessings and so on. I really have no idea what they base their selection process on anyway, so I don't know what I would need to change.
I ended up going with PricewaterhouseCoopers - it was a straight toss-up between that one and the Auditor General.
In case you were interested (which is a rather tenuous assumption), they are:
Solution 105 Consulting - Data Analyst. This company does forecasting and budgeting for companies needing to manage their utilities.
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Tax associate. One of the largest accounting firms in the world.
Auditor General's office - Staff auditor. Audits government agencies and departments on behalf of the people of Alberta.
Running Room - Junior accountant. Chain of stores selling running shoes, apparel, accessories, and offers running clinics; publishes a running magazine.
Merit Contractors Association - HR Research Assistant. Non-profit that provides a benefit program, advocacy, and training to non-unionized workers and contractors in the Albertan construction industry.
Quite a range there. Even the three accounting ones are totally different. I was quite disappointed that I didn't get offers from either of my top two choices, Ernst & Young and KPMG (both large accounting firms)... but I suppose I should count my blessings and so on. I really have no idea what they base their selection process on anyway, so I don't know what I would need to change.
I ended up going with PricewaterhouseCoopers - it was a straight toss-up between that one and the Auditor General.
Labels: co-op, job offers, work
posted by Sam F at 11:57 PM
9 Comments:
whooo, Sam! Will you be with PWC for 8 months?
Well done Sam!
You will be great!
Yes, January to August.
5 offers - that is really great - must have been hard to choose - am sure you chose well and that is hardly a small firm
Does this mean you will need office apparel? And where will you be working?
Maybe they will let you count Oscar votes.
Depending on whether I end up in audit or tax, I will work mostly at clients' workplaces or in the PwC offices, which are downtown near City Centre.
Yes, I will need respectable office apparel as a matter of fact.
One of the funniest things I ever read about 'office apparel' was from Six Feet Under (TV show) -- this 18-year old woman got an office job and had to wear pantyhose, etc. She came home and said to her mother, "Well, I better go take off my hot dog costume now."
That is such great news Sam. Just remember that when you go to client sites, they will treat you with suspicion, the visit of the auditor sends a chill down peoples spine. I speak from personal experience.
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