[riveranicholas]

Hello everyone. I am a recent grad studying for the CPA exams like everyone else I am having a hard time finding audit position with a public accounting firm. I have great experience and a high GPA, but I haven’t had any interviews with any of the firms I applied to. I recently started temping for a big media company in NYC and was hired, because I am affiliated with ALPFA. My supervisor is currently the CFO of ALPFA NYand loved that on my resume, he really didn’t care about anything else on it, lol. I had a conversation with him about career advice and he told me he recently left PwC as a manager. He told me my experience and high GPA should have gotten me interviews and thinks it is weird I have not heard any responses. After we spoke about him working at PwC, we spoke about the upcoming ALPFA convention in D.C. as a perfect opportunity for me to meet recruiters from different accounting firms and he wants to introduce me to his old PwC colleagues while we are both there. I just wanted to hear some advice from other people on my situation. I am kinda nervous going to this convention and wanted to see if anyone is going to the convention also or has any advice. Thanks in advance to everyone.

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[Mayo]

Have someone look at your resume. Knew a guy who had 3.8, prior experience, yada yada yada. However, he had a glaring typo on his resume that got him turned down from all firms.

He corrected it and got 3 interviews.

And ALPFA will be a great opportunity. Make sure to take advantage of networking opportunities.

Mayo, BBA, Macc

[riveranicholas]

Thanks Mayo for the advice. I have sent different people my resume to look over and they made great suggestions. I will take advantage of the networking opportunity of the convention, hopefully that will open doors for me.

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