[Anonymous]

Without sounding like your desperate for a job. I have an open ended interview that’s kind of like a discussion and I want to get hired but don’t want to limit my options without sounding desperate. I really am fine with doing either and enjoy both.

[overapplied]

As others have mentioned be able to converse knowledgeably in both areas. I have had recruiters ask me which I was more interested in. However I knew that the firms that I was applying for actually had programs in place that allowed people to experience both sides before picking a specialty. So I talked instead about how I thought it was a strength of the firm that they allowed people to experience the many facets of accounting before specializing.

Most recruiters I talk to comment on how they wonder students know for certain that they wanted to do just tax, or auditing out of school since they had yet to really do the job.

AUD - 75 - 07/06/2012
FAR - 72, 74, 82 - 05/30/2013
BEC - 84 - 01/16/2013
REG - 60ish, 84 - 08/16/2013

CISA - Passed

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