Report: Employment and Internship
I must confess the sense of relief I had when I realized that I was enjoying accounting, since graduation was just around the corner.
My internship reaffirmed my decision to become an accountant.
I found that nobody expects you to know everything and that mistakes can be tolerated if learned from.
The experience has given me confidence in myself that was severely lacking beforehand.
I have realized that I want to continue working in the area of auditing.
Experience And Academic Benefits.
Experience is always an advantage when seeking employment. An internship provides a relatively nurturing environment for enhancement of your accounting ability as well as professional experience to list on your resume. An internship will provide an introduction to organizational politics and culture. You will come to appreciate more fully the importance of teamwork, exceeding expectations, personal alliances, professional demeanor, professional appearance, mentoring, and personal commitment to excellence.
Contacts made during an internship will often serve as your best leads for full-time employment later.
Many public accounting employers have told the authors that they give preference in their hiring decisions to students with internship experience. Some of these same employers have indicated that at promotion time, completion of a busy-season internship is considered roughly the equivalent of a complete year of full-time experience.
Consequently, the right internship coupled with the right performance often leads to a full-time job offer and early promotion.
When you see the real-world relevance of your academic work, it brings focus to subsequent academic work. While lectures on controls, systems, cycles, etc., etc., are useful, such lectures and exercises are more meaningful when laced with workplace images. A predominant number of students returning to classes after completing internships report an enhancement of their
My internship reaffirmed my decision to become an accountant.
I found that nobody expects you to know everything and that mistakes can be tolerated if learned from.
The experience has given me confidence in myself that was severely lacking beforehand.
I have realized that I want to continue working in the area of auditing.
Experience And Academic Benefits.
Experience is always an advantage when seeking employment. An internship provides a relatively nurturing environment for enhancement of your accounting ability as well as professional experience to list on your resume. An internship will provide an introduction to organizational politics and culture. You will come to appreciate more fully the importance of teamwork, exceeding expectations, personal alliances, professional demeanor, professional appearance, mentoring, and personal commitment to excellence.
Contacts made during an internship will often serve as your best leads for full-time employment later.
Many public accounting employers have told the authors that they give preference in their hiring decisions to students with internship experience. Some of these same employers have indicated that at promotion time, completion of a busy-season internship is considered roughly the equivalent of a complete year of full-time experience.
Consequently, the right internship coupled with the right performance often leads to a full-time job offer and early promotion.
When you see the real-world relevance of your academic work, it brings focus to subsequent academic work. While lectures on controls, systems, cycles, etc., etc., are useful, such lectures and exercises are more meaningful when laced with workplace images. A predominant number of students returning to classes after completing internships report an enhancement of their