Need advice

[Root beer]

Tomorrow my school is hosting an accounting network day, where 10 CPA firms and couple corporations will be on campus to recruit for accounting jobs and internships.

Other than dressing professional, being courtesy, and having a prepare resume. Any advice on how I should speak to the representatives? I don't want to talk too much, but I don't want give them less information. I need get them interested in interviewing me for an internship. Any advice on how to interact with them would be greatly appreciated. I've already done a small amount of research on the firms I'm most interested in working with, but I'm try make an impression on as many as I can.

[NewAngler]

Firm handshakes, look in the eye and wear a condom.

[BASSclary]

Firm handshakes, look in the eye and wear a condom.

only if you wanna play it safe

We did something similar to this in Culinary arts where we had real companies come in to evaluate or interview skills. A firm hand shake, look in the eyes, and confidence goes a long way. And if you've seen the movie Step Brothers, dont fart really loud ;D

[MMan16]

Be confident. It goes along way in life. It even comes into play while fishing!!!!!! goodluck

[VolFan]

It never hurts to research the companies that will be there, so you have something to talk to them about, and so you genuinely seem interested in their company.

[NateFollmer]

It never hurts to research the companies that will be there, so you have something to talk to them about, and so you genuinely seem interested in their company.

X2 ask them questions too. I purposely miss key points when I interview people to see if they ask about it when I ask for any questions at the end

[bilgerat]

[Long Mike]

Do not, under any circumstances, allow your prospective employers to read your initial post on this thread.  You may be a master at accounting, but your grammar and punctuation skills are atrocious.  Just thought you would like to know, given the circumstances.

[Root beer]

Do not, under any circumstances, allow your prospective employers to read your initial post on this thread. You may be a master at accounting, but your grammar and punctuation skills are atrocious. Just thought you would like to know, given the circumstances.

I would not say I'm a master at accounting, but I'm getting there.  ;D

[Lund Explorer]

You got most of the basics already.

Firm Handshake and eye Contact are important. 

So my advice?

Try to be relaxed, and if you are, it will show in your body language.  The easiest way to do that is simply to be yourself.  I've read many of your posts, and you seem like a fairly straight forward type of guy. 

Be honest above all else.  If you get asked a question that you don't know the answer to, say so.  I've been in this line of work for over 30 years.  It has never bothered me to tell a client that while I might not know the answer, I do know where to look. 

However it goes, I'll wish you Good Luck.  And that includes the answer I just gave you in response to your earlier PM.  Dang I hate questions like that one.  Makes me happy to be way beyond that point!  Hang on, you'll get there too.

[Hook Set]

All good advice, and Lund beat me to it, BE YOURSELF. Unless of course, you are a raging a hole.

JK, good luck, they know you will be nervous, don't let them intimidate you.

[Bassn Blvd]

Don't wear your pants so your ars hangs out.

Make sure you shave.

Be confident with your answers.

Don't chew gum or tobacco.

But most importantly, pay someone to write your resume.  Your grammar and punctuation SUCKS, lol ;D

[Glenn]

Come prepared with questions to ask them.  Remember, you're interviewing them as well.  Worst thing you can do is accept a position simply because somebody offers it to you.  Accept only the position offered by the company for which you want to work!

[Root beer]

Come prepared with questions to ask them. Remember, you're interviewing them as well. Worst thing you can do is accept a position simply because somebody offers it to you. Accept only the position offered by the company for which you want to work!

Unless Eastman Chemical (a Fortune 500 company) offers me a staff accountant internship, I'll be stuck in auditing or taxes. :-/ Many of the public accounting firms that was there, don't do a lot of internship in consulting, valuation, etc. One of the firm was so small, they just hire for auditing and taxes, because they don't always have a consulting case. The ones that usually have a steady line of consulting case do not generally put interns on those case without prior experience. If any accounting firm(s) step forward for an interview or offer me a spot it will more than likely be in auditing.

Part of me saw this coming, but I'm still optimist. lol. It looks like I cannot get into the evaluation, analysis, and consulting until after I get a master or something.

[Chris at Tech]

Tell them you're a big fan of the Fair Tax.

[Lund Explorer]

Come prepared with questions to ask them. Remember, you're interviewing them as well. Worst thing you can do is accept a position simply because somebody offers it to you. Accept only the position offered by the company for which you want to work!

Unless Eastman Chemical (a Fortune 500 company) offers me a staff accountant internship, I'll be stuck in auditing or taxes. :-/ Many of the public accounting firms that was there, don't do a lot of internship in consulting, valuation, etc. One of the firm was so small, they just hire for auditing and taxes, because they don't always have a consulting case. The ones that usually have a steady line of consulting case do not generally put interns on those case without prior experience. If any accounting firm(s) step forward for an interview or offer me a spot it will more than likely be in auditing.

Part of me saw this coming, but I'm still optimist. lol. It looks like I cannot get into the evaluation, analysis, and consulting until after I get a master or something.

I'm afraid all of me saw it coming.  All the education in the world isn't going to help make one of these companies cut loose a rookie in the consulting field.  It just plain takes experience.  There are just so many variables that it takes time to get the working knowledge of how each part of the puzzle not only fits in with others, but how modifying a part of the equation will react with the end result.

My advice would be to tackle the taxes first, as that is one of those parts.  Most audit work is strictly a sideline which won't get you any closer to you goal.