[jkpoker1]

I just finished up interviews on campus after graduating college this past May. Anyone have advice for getting a job in public? I’ve interviewed with small firms and mid size firms (more prestigious in my area), and I swear it seems like nobody likes me. I’m quiet, my gpa was a 3.0, and I was somewhat involved on campus and I’m currently studying for the CPA exam and I believe I just passed my first part. Why does it have to be difficult to get an entry-level accounting job?

Honestly, I’m not too upset about the on campus interview failures I’m currently experiencing. I interviewed with some solid local firms that typically interview on 3-4 campuses and are only looking to add a few staff accountants. Honestly, on paper and personally I will not compete well with other applicants that have higher gpa’s and maybe are better talkers than me.

Sorry for this rant but I thought a degree in accounting would lead to getting a job easier. I probably will have to take a low end A/P job making pennies or move far away from my hometown if I want to have a shot at getting a decent paying job because all of the jobs in my local area want 3-5 years of experience with LOL low pay (30-40k).

Quest to be a CPA

BEC-74 (7/13),
REG- ?? (8/13)
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[kmaahs]

I hear you and your troubles…. For those of us who graduated, we kind of land in between campus recruitment and experienced hire. A silly procedural block stops us from going through campus hire pipelines and we simply don't have the experience to apply for senior level roles that the experienced hire section of websites offer.

What is working for me now that I've exhausted the larger firms is keeping my sights low, I.e. smaller firms that don't do much campus recruitment. I've landed 3 interviews after only a couple days of reaching out to such firms.

C.P.A.

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