Letting your DAP career coach know how your recruiting experience went could have many benefits for you and future DAP students.Please help by considering the following and responding with your comments:
1. Each year there is some hiring activity following the CPA Recruiting. When we know your result we can better understand who to refer to firms and companies when they reach out to us and ask if there are any students we would recommend for future hiring.
E.g. Currently, there may be an opportunity as follows: If you are a DAP student, have previous public accounting firm experience and did not land a position during CPA recruiting this year, please send your resume to dapcareersupport@sauder.ubc.ca
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2. How many applications did you send and to which firms?
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3. How many firms invited you to interview?
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4. What was the first interview process like?
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5. Were you prepared for the interview? Were their any questions or situations that caught you by surprise?
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6. Did you perform follow up and did you receive any feedback regarding your follow up?
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7. Were you invited into a second round of interview? Do you know why or why not?
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8. What was the second round interview like?
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9. Were you invited into any social events between the first and second round of interviews. If so, what the event and what was your experience like?
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10. Were you invited into a third round event or interview? If so, what the event and what was your experience like?
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11. What kind of follow up did you perform following second or third round events and/or interviews? Do you know if they helped with your success?
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12. How many offers did you receive?
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13. Please provide your placement information. (This information will be kept in strict confidence.)
Firm name:
Location:
Position title:
Service line:
Salary:
Start date:
14. Did you take advantage of career coaching appointments or career presentations during CPA recruiting and what area helped you most?
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15. In your opinion, what area of career coaching could be improved that would have bettered prepared you?
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16. What is your DAP academic average (percentage)?
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17. Did you have previous accounting experience when you sent your application in for CPA recruiting positions?
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18. Would you be willing to be part of any future DAP orientation, networking, workshop events/activities for current students as an Sauder DAP Alumni?
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Thanks for your input!
Sincerely,
Russell
Russell Garrett is the Owner of Protocol Business Solutions, a Certified Career Consultant and your DAP Career Coach. He also collaborates with the Business Career Center to support BCom career initiatives from time to time. Russell will be delivering the “Getting Your Accounting Career On Track” workshop November 15th and the Spring Career Workshop Series from January – April 2017 to prepare DAP students for 2017 CPA recruiting and overall job search strategies. Russell is also available to DAP students for online coaching appointments set up through email and will be on-campus from time to time for in-person coaching appointments.
Contact Russell at dapcareersupport@sauder.ubc.ca.