Category Archives: CPA Recruit

Participated in 2018 CPA Fall Recruit? CPABC Wants to Hear From You!

If you participated in this year’s CPA Fall Recruit, CPABC wants to hear from you! Complete their survey to share your experience with this year’s recruit process. This survey is open to all students who participated in Fall Recruit 2018, in search of any full-time, co-op or internship positions. The estimated time to complete the survey is 5 minutes and students have an opportunity to win a $50 gift card.

Link to CPABC Public Practice Recruit Student Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JJTRHP7

Deadline for student submissions: Wednesday October 31, 2018

What do I do if I receive multiple job offers during CPA recruiting?

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Multiple offers! What! Is that even possible?!

Well, past recruiting has proven that many students have found themselves in a place that is both rewarding and challenging…when it comes to deciding who to start their career with. After doing the research, networking, preparing compelling applications and interviewing, more than one firm has taken things to the next level by showing elevated interest and/or making employment offers. Now what?

Here are some things to keep in mind as you enter the final interview phase of Fall CPA recruiting and into the offer stage: Continue reading →

Reminder – CPA Recruit Interviews Workshop on August 27th and On-Campus Career Coaching Appointments Available

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As a reminder, DAP Career Coach, Russell Garrett, will be facilitating a workshop on interviews for CPA Recruit this Monday, August 27th, 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm.

Attend the workshop to learn how to make first and lasting impressions through what you say and do. The various types of interviews the Firms are known to use and why they use them will be highlighted along with best practices to prepare for every possible scenario. Anticipating firms’ expectations, creating “talking points” and preparing questions for interviewers will help you put your best foot forward. You will discover how to prepare answers for open-ended, behavioural, value-based and case-based questions as well as prepare for conversational interviews, to help you make the greatest possible impact on your interviewer(s). You will leave the workshop with tools for interview success along with strategies for follow up to protect the investment you made to secure them.

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Off-Campus Event | PwC Open House – August 30th, 3-5 pm (register by August 27th, 11:59 pm)

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PwC is accepting registration for their upcoming open house on August 30th, 3-5 pm. For more information about this event and to register, please see the link below.

Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018
Time: 3pm to 5pm
Location: PwC Place – 250 Howe Street, Vancouver, BC
Dress Code: At PwC we promote a flexible dress code that we call “dress for your day”. As a PwC Professional, we dress according to what is appropriate for that current day and we suggest you do the same
Registration Deadline: Monday, August 27th @ 11:59 PM
Registration Link: https://goo.gl/forms/0BnkmIiiuufL08OQ2