Accounting Industry

CCD Timeline & Events

Year ​ Activity​ Actions​
Sophomore: Fall ​
  • Research Accounting Externships/Shadow Programs
  • Learn about Companies​
 Join Accounting Club​
Sophomore: Spring​
  • Apply to Accounting Externship Summer Programs ​
 Get Resume Ready​
Junior: Fall​

Big 4 Starts Early!

  • Internship Deadlines: Start Early October
  • Interviews: Early November​
  1. Update Resume
  2. Develop Cover Letter
  3. Practice Interviewing​
Junior: Spring​

Non-Big 4 Firms start Interviewing

  • Internship Deadlines: February
  • Interviews: February/March ​
  1. Attend Internship Fair
  2. Build Network ​
Senior: Fall ​

Apply to Accounting Jobs

  • Deadlines: September/October
  • Interviews: October/November ​
  1. Update Resume
  2. Update Cover Letter
  3. Practice Interviewing ​
Senior: Spring ​

Continue Applying & Interviewing!

  • Don’t forget about accounting positions within different industries ​
 Network with Friends,
Family, Alumni & Professors ​

Learn more about the industry

Download ‘Vault Career Guide to Accounting’
 Instructions:
  1. Go to Horn Library site. 
  2. Search for Vault Career Insider & Go to site
  3. Create Username & Password
  4. Search site for ‘Career Guide to Accounting’ in the Main search
  5. Download PDF & Review

Also check out the Vault ‘Guide to the Top 50 Accounting Firms’

Occupational Outlook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos001.htm

Become an Industry Insider

Join these Social media groups & Twitter Feeds

 

LinkedIn​ Facebook​ Twitter​
Finance & Accounting Professionals​ Accounting & Finance​ AICPANews​
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - CIMA​ Accountants, Real Estate & Finance Peeps.. ​ AccountingWEB​
ALPFA​ ALPFA Babson Chapter ​ @Big4Alum ​
Accounting Professionals (Subgroup of Finance Club)​ AICPA​ @AccountingMA​
​ ​ @CPA_Trendlines ​
Read these Blogs
Attend specialized recurring events

Summer: ALPFA Convention

Inside Interview Information

Online Resources

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Industry news and career resources 

Mass. Society of Certified Public Accountants, Inc.

Site includes articles, helpful links and classified ads

CareerBank.com

Career center network for Accounting, Finance, and Banking professionals. The site provides a nationwide database of job opportunities. 

International Federation of Accountants

Sources of global industry news and information 

CPAnet.com

Where Grads Are Now 

PricewaterhouseCoopers

KPMG 

Ernst & Young

Matson, Driscoll & Damico

PFPC

Feeley & Driscoll, PC

Deloitte & Touche

BDO Seidman, LLP