Career Services

There is no charge for the services provided to you by Career Services. Become familiar with Career Services and the Wright Search at http://career.wright.edu. Be sure to attend Career Services activities including mock interviews and etiquette lunches. Learn how to dress as a professional [avoid scents, cover tattoos, remove visible piercing, groom nails and hair, cover midriffs, avoid clunky shoes and short skirts (women), wear a t-shirt under the dress shirt (men), ensure shoes are polished and heels are not worn down].

Resumes

An orientation is required before your resume can be referred to employers and to participate in on-campus interviewing and the Career Fair. Review the Orientation to the Wright Search at the Career Services web site. Download the Registration Agreement, and mail it via U.S. Mail or take it to Career Services, E334 Student Union. The Registration Agreement MUST have your original signature. Office hours for Career Services are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Electronically upload your resume to The Wright Search. This will ensure that your resume is available for employers to review. Upload your resume every 30 days to ensure that your resume remains in the active database for employer review.

Carefully review resume preparation techniques at the Career Services web site (http://career.wright.edu) and below.

Recruiters for accounting positions want GPAs to be listed on resumes. Recruiters want information about the studentÃƒÂ§s intention/eligibility to take the CPA examination. The following is a suggested format for the education section of the resume.

EDUCATION

Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Business, graduation date
Accountancy [Accountancy and Management Information Systems; Accountancy and Finance]
Minor in Management Information Systems
Master of Accountancy or MBA, graduation date
GPA x.x (no need for three decimal places)
Eligible to take the CPA examination in month, year

Interviewing

Wright State Career Services offers mock interviews with video taping and personalized feedback sessions. Details on the Career Services web site under the Career Employment link. Review interviewing techniques, particularly behavioral interviewing questions, at http://www.blog.emurse.com/2007/05/21/complete-list-of-behavioral-interview-questions/.

The manner in which you handle yourself during the interviewing process reflects not only on you, but also on your peers and Wright State University.

Please,

Show up for scheduled interviews and accept interviews only with employers and in fields that interest you.
Do not schedule an interview for practice. Missed and practice interviews waste the time of the interviewer and deprive another student of an opportunity to interview. If you wish to practice your interviewing skills, schedule a mock interview with Career Services at 775-2556.
R.S.V.P. when invited to recruiting events.
Reflect carefully before accepting a permanent position and regard the acceptance of a job offer as definite. Employers are annoyed by students who accept jobs months before they graduate and who, at the last minute, decide to work for another company. Often the position is subsequently filled with a graduate from another university.

Sample Resume

Student Name

________________________________________________________________________

Street address, City, State, Zip - telephone number - e-mail address

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a [full time, part time, co-op, internship] position in Accountancy

EDUCATION

Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University Dayton, Ohio

Bachelor of Science in Business Graduation Date

Accountancy [Accountancy and Management Information Systems; Accountancy and Finance]

Minor in Management Information Systems

GPA: x.x (no need for three decimal places)

Eligible to take the CPA examination in month, year

COURSEWORK

ONLY for those seeking co-op, internship, part time positions before graduation u` list relevant business/major courses

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, FrontPage)

Other software/skills such as Visual Basic, C++ Programming

RELEVENT PROJECTS

Access Database Project Wright State University

Month, year

Created database from scratch using Access and entered information into organized tables
Implemented tables to create professional reports for presentation
Maintained working database that could be used in any environment

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer Location

Title Dates to present

Audit |
Perform | Use present tense, start with active verbs
Develop |

Employer Location

Title Dates

Prepared |
Applied | Use past tense
Utilized |

ACTIVITITES

Show leadership, membership; omit personal information such as (reading, hiking, cooking)

Do NOT use personal pronouns such as I, you, we, us.

Careers in Accounting

Public Accounting—About half of the nation's CPAs work in the field of public accounting. CPAs work for both large and small firms, offering their services to businesses, industries, and individuals who contract for their services on a fee basis. The principal specialties within public accounting are:
- Auditing —CPAs examine clients' financial statements and express a professional opinion on the fairness of the presentation. Investors, consumers, creditors, and other interested parties rely on accountants' opinions in using the audited financial statements for making decisions.
- Tax Advisory Services—Tax accountants have broad responsibilities, including tax advice and planning, preparing tax returns and supporting documents, representing clients before governmental agencies, and helping clients comply with tax laws.
- Management Advisory Services—Companies engage independent CPAs for assistance on such matters as devising reporting systems for better control and decision making, installing cost accounting systems or computer operations, improving production control mechanisms, and developing organizational plans and defining duties and responsibilities.
Management Accounting
Management accountants are trained to determine the financial effects of contemplated management actions to achieve the objectives of an organization. Management accountants' responsibilities include preparing records and reports on which operational planning and control depend. These reports and analyses are essential ingredients of most decisions about finance, investments, and pricing policies. Management accountants participate in virtually every phase of business problem solving and decision making and are usually members of the top management group.
Not-for-Profit Accounting
The need for financial measurement, reporting, and control over the activities of governmental, educational, religious, and charitable agencies is now fully recognized. The public sector of our economy has grown greatly in the last quarter century. Noncommercial organizations, have become more affected by inherent requirements for financial reporting and controls, require professional accountants.
Governmental Accounting

The federal government hires accountants in many of its agencies, such as the Internal Revenue Service, the FBI, General Accounting Office, and the Defense Contract Audit Agency. The Internal Revenue Service, among other things, audits individual and company tax returns. The General Accounting Office is the audit arm of the U.S. Congress; it assists in investigations to determine policy compliance and performs a broad range of other activities. The Defense Contract Audit Agency concentrates on audits of defense contractors and their operations.

Forensic Accounting
Forensic accounting deals with using accounting evidence to assist in various investigations involving financial matters. The U.S. Post Office, and various law enforcement agencies such as the FBI, CIA, state, and local police departments utilize forensic accountants to help trace the sources of various financing schemes. Forensic accountants are frequently used in fighting terrorism, unraveling insurance frauds, gathering evidence against drug dealers, and providing expertise in divorce settlements.

Career Opportunities

Accounting Educator
Accounting-System Expert
Appellate Conferee
Appraiser
Auditor
Bank Examiner
Budget Accountant
Bursar
City Auditor
Controller
Corporate Accountant
Cost Accountant
Cost Analyst
County Auditor
FBI Agent
Field Auditor
Finance-Records Examiner
Forecast Accountant
Forensic Accountant
Fraud Examiner Government Auditor
Governmental Accountant
Internal Auditor
Machine-Processing Accountant
Management Accountant
Office Auditor
Payroll Auditor
Procedures Accountant
Program Analyst
Property Accountant
Public Accountant
Public Finance Specialist
Rate Engineer
Revenue Agent
Systems Accountant
Tax Accountant
Tax Analyst
Tax Auditor
Tax Examiner
Valuation Engineer

Who Hires Our Grads

Battelle & Battelle
Brady Ware
Champion International
Clark, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.
Deloitte & Touche
Erhardt Petroleum
Ernst & Young
Flagel, Huber, Flagel & Co.
LexisNexis
Ohio Casualty
Pohlman & Talmage, CPAs, Inc.
Premier Health Partners
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Procter & Gamble
Reynolds & Reynolds
Speedway Super America
Standard Register
State of Ohio Auditor's Office
Wright Patterson Air Force Base