On Friday I decided to visit a workshop called the “CPA Fair with PwC”. When I arrived there and peeked in, there were many individuals in business attire. In this workshop students at Baruch who are interested in getting a career in public accounting. They can come here to possibly get an internship or a job from the participating employers like “Citrin Cooperman” or “1800Accountant”. This workshop is beneficial for all because it can be quiet difficult to get a job or internship in public accounting when some businesses wouldn’t accept you. So by joining this workshop you get an internship and gain some experience. Although this workshop is for public accounting I feel is not for me. There wasn’t really anything interesting at the fair to be honest.
Unlike other workshops, this is not worth spending a day here unless you are majoring in public accounting or you have nothing else better to do. At the gym there were lot people were lined up at booths with their resumes and being interviewed at the booths set up. Even though I have no reason to be here, I thought it would be interesting to look around what the recruiters had to offer. There were many public accounting companies I have never heard of. For example, “The New York City Board of Education Retirement System” (BERS) helps workers employed by the city by providing retirement benefits to them. Is it guaranteed? I don’t know.
Hopefully I research about other workshop next time because apparently you need to look professional at the fair. Being the only one in casual attire, I was the odd one out. However, the fair shouldn’t take for granted because they can open opportunities that you can’t get by yourself. But this CPA fair wasn’t really for me.