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How To Get Hired By
Big 4 Accounting Firms

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Today
• Me
• Big 4 Accounting Firms
• Strategy
• Pitfalls
• Your next steps
• Questions

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Me
• Oklahoma
• Costa Rica
• University of Tampa (UG)
• PwC SLA & Internship

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My Story
• Small school
• Small BAP Chapter
• One Big 4 at school
• Snuck into career fair

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Me
• University of Tampa (Macc)
• Cott Corporation
• CPA Exam
• BAP Alumni Rep
• PwC Full-Time

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Me – at PwC…
• Promoted early to Senior
• First year audits
• Tons of responsibility
• Multiple client proposals

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Me – at PwC…
• Amazing experiences
• Great money (10-20%)
• A career for a lifetime
• The Name

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Me – Now
• The Bean Counter
 Resume Reviews
 Courses
 Free stuff every week!

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The Big 4

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Polling Question
How many people are looking
for:
1. Summer Leadership
2. Internship
3. Job

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Normal stuff(not covering)
• Resume
• Career fair
• Interviews
• Etc.

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3 BIG Things:
 GPA
 Work Experience
 Leadership Experience
 & Your WOW Factor

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GPA
Polling Question:
GPA GPA GPA
Work Work
Work
Ldrshp
Ldrshp
Ldrshp
A B C

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GPA
Remember…
GPA GPA GPA
Work Work
Work
Ldrshp
Ldrshp
Ldrshp
A  B C

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Leadership
Accounting is best:
• NABA
• ALPHA
• Beta Alpha Psi
• Accounting Society / Association
• State CPA Society

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Leadership
Don’t have a Chapter?
• Start one
• I became VP of BAP in my
2nd semester

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Leadership
Too busy?
• I don’t care
• You’ll be busy in Big 4
• Do it
• My Story (4 jobs/school)

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Work
• Anything
• Helps with any GPA issues
• Accounting Is Best
• Craigslist / University Site

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GPA
• Get Creative!
 CPA Classes
 Accounting Classes
 Overall
• Overall / UG / Masters?
• Over 3.4 – zero questions!

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GPA
Remember…
GPA GPA GPA
Work Work
Work
Ldrshp
Ldrshp
Ldrshp
A  B C

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The MOST important
Your WOW Factor!

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Hector
• Ballet Dancer
• Escaped from Cuba
• Teach Ballet in the US

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Gina
• Parents killed in hurricane
• Came to the US
• Won an award

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Me
• Costa Rica (kind of)
• BAP Nationals (twice)
• BAP President
• 4 Jobs

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Your Story
A. You Have One
B. You MAKE One
No Excuses.

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Eric
• Traveler
• Sky Diver
• Most interesting man
• Not real, just a story!

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Biggest Pitfalls…
• Lack of preparation
• EVERY single thing watched
• My interview with Deloitte
Recruiter

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The “Pat” Problem
• The story of Pat
• Did everything right
• I was told he had an offer
• But at the last minute…

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thebeancounter.com/accounting-firms

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CBIZ National Recruiter

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Next steps for you:
 Resume Tips
 Resume Critique
 Career fair Guide
 Interviews Questions & Answers
 Email Templates
 Interviews with professionals
 Interviews with Firm HR!
 CPA Exam Advice
 CPA Exam Passing Tips
 How to get promoted
 How to find any job
 How to find purpose and meaning
 Alternative accounting careers
 Transition from student to
professional
 How to find summer leadership
adventures
 Much, much, more!

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